Solar-Part.com Privacy Policy
Information We Collect and How We Use It
We will never
sell any customer information, including e-mail addresses, to anyone. This is our pledge to you, our customer. Any information gathered on
this site will be used only by Solar-Part.com for the purpose of setting up
commercial accounts and communications regarding orders placed with Solar-Part.com.
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"What
Personal Information About Customers Does Amazon.com Gather?
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually
improve your shopping experience at Amazon.com. Here are the types of
information we gather.
* Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on
our Web site or give us in any other way. Click here to see examples of what
we collect. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you
might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the
information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your
requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and
communicating with you.
* Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information
whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use
"cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser
accesses Amazon.com or advertisements and other content served by or on
behalf of Amazon.com on other Web sites. Click here to see examples of the
information we receive.
* E-mail Communications: To help us make e-mails more useful and
interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from
Amazon.com if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our
customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid
sending unnecessary messages to our customers. If you do not want to receive
e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your Customer Communication
Preferences.
* Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you
from other sources and add it to our account information. Click here to see
examples of the information we receive.
What About Cookies?
* Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's
hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your
browser and to provide features such as 1-Click purchasing, Recommended for
You, personalized advertisements on other Web sites (e.g., Amazon Associates
with content served by Amazon.com and Web sites using Checkout by Amazon
payment service), and storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits.
* The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to
prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser
notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies
altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by
browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or
visiting the Web site of its manufacturer. However, because cookies allow
you to take advantage of some of Amazon.com's essential features, we
recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or
otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to add items to your
Shopping Cart, proceed to Checkout, or use any Amazon.com products and
services that require you to Sign in.
Does Amazon.com Share the Information It Receives?
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we
are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer
information only as described below and with subsidiaries Amazon.com, Inc.
controls that either are subject to this Privacy Notice or follow practices
at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Notice.
* Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control: We work closely with affiliated
businesses. In some cases, such as Marketplace sellers, these businesses
operate stores at Amazon.com or sell offerings to you at Amazon.com. In
other cases, we operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines
jointly with these businesses. Click here for some examples of co-branded
and joint offerings. You can tell when a third party is involved in your
transactions, and we share customer information related to those
transactions with that third party.
* Third-Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals
to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders,
delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive
information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing
assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and
links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service.
They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions,
but may not use it for other purposes.
* Promotional Offers: Sometimes we send offers to selected groups of
Amazon.com customers on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do
not give that business your name and address. If you do not want to receive
such offers, please adjust your Customer Communication Preferences.
* Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell
or buy stores, subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions,
customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets but
remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Notice
(unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the unlikely
event that Amazon.com, Inc., or substantially all of its assets are
acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred
assets.
* Protection of Amazon.com and Others: We release account and other personal
information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law;
enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the
rights, property, or safety of Amazon.com, our users, or others. This
includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for
fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does
not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally
identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation
of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice.
* With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice
when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an
opportunity to choose not to share the information.
How Secure Is Information About Me?
* We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by
using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you
input.
* We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when
confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to
the appropriate credit card company during order processing.
* It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your
password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a
shared computer. Click here for more information on how to sign off.
What About Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Websites?
Our site includes third-party advertising and links to other Web sites. We
do not provide any personally identifiable customer information to these
advertisers or third-party Web sites. Click here for more information about
our Advertising Policies and Specifications.
These third-party Web sites and advertisers, or Internet advertising
companies working on their behalf, sometimes use technology to send (or
"serve") the advertisements that appear on our Web site directly to your
browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They
may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (also known as action tags or
single-pixel gifs), and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of
their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to
or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the
information practices of these advertisers and third-party Web sites are not
covered by this Privacy Notice. Please contact them directly for more
information about their privacy practices. In addition, the Network
Advertising Initiative offers useful information about Internet advertising
companies (also called "ad networks" or "network advertisers"), including
information about how to opt-out of their information collection.
Amazon.com also displays personalized third-party advertising based on
personal information about customers, such as purchases on Amazon.com,
visits to Amazon Associate Web sites, or use of payment services like
Checkout by Amazon on other Web sites. Click here for more information about
the personal information that we gather. Although Amazon.com does not
provide any personal information to advertisers, advertisers (including
ad-serving companies) may assume that users who interact with or click on a
personalized advertisement meet their criteria to personalize the ad (for
example, users in the northwestern United States who bought or browsed for
classical music). If you do not want us to use personal information that we
gather to allow third parties to personalize advertisements we display to
you, please adjust your Advertising Preferences.
Which Information Can I Access?
Amazon.com gives you access to a broad range of information about your
account and your interactions with Amazon.com for the limited purpose of
viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. Click here to see
some examples, the list of which will change as our Web site evolves.
What Choices Do I Have?
* As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even
though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of such
Amazon.com features as Your Profile, Wish Lists, Customer Reviews, and
Amazon Prime.
* You can add or update certain information on pages such as those
referenced in the "Which Information Can I Access?" section. When you update
information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records.
* If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust
your Customer Communication Preferences. (If you do not want to receive
Conditions of Use and other legal notices from us, such as this Privacy
Notice, those notices will still govern your use of Amazon.com, and it is
your responsibility to review them for changes.)
* If you do not want us to use personal information that we gather to allow
third parties to personalize advertisements we display to you, please adjust
your Advertising Preferences.
* The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to
prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser
notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies
altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by
browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or
visiting the Web site of its manufacturer. However, because cookies allow
you to take advantage of some of Amazon.com's essential features, we
recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or
otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to add items to your
Shopping Cart, proceed to Checkout, or use any Amazon.com products and
services that require you to Sign in.
Are Children Allowed to Use Amazon.com?
Amazon.com does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell
children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use
Amazon.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Does Amazon.com Participate in the Safe Harbor Program?
Amazon.com is a participant in the Safe Harbor program developed by the U.S.
Department of Commerce and the European Union. We have certified that we
adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles agreed upon by the U.S. and the
E.U. For more information about the Safe Harbor and to view our
certification, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Web site.
If you would like to contact Amazon.com directly about the Safe Harbor
program, please send an e-mail to safeharbor@amazon.com.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit Amazon.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy
is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations
on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state
of Washington. If you have any concern about privacy at Amazon.com, please
contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. Our
business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of
Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and
conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our
Web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our
current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and
your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never
materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of
customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected
customers.
Information You Give Us
You provide most such information when you search, buy, bid, post,
participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with customer
service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product;
place an order through Amazon.com or one of our third-party sellers; provide
information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have
used more than one e-mail address when shopping with us) or Your Profile;
communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise; complete a questionnaire
or a contest entry form; compile Wish Lists or other gift registries;
provide employer information when opening a corporate account; participate
in Discussion Boards or other community features; provide and rate Reviews;
specify a Special Occasion Reminder; share information with Amazon Friends;
and employ other Personal Notification Services, such as Available to Order
Notifications. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such
information as your name, address, and phone numbers; credit card
information; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including addresses
and phone number; people (with addresses and phone numbers) listed in
1-Click settings; e-mail addresses of Amazon Friends and other people;
content of reviews and e-mails to us; personal description and photograph in
Your Profile; and financial information, including Social Security and
driver's license numbers.
Automatic Information
Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet
protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login;
e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as
browser type, version, and time zone setting, browser plug-in types and
versions, operating system, and platform; purchase history, which we
sometimes aggregate with similar information from other customers to create
features such as Purchase Circles and Top Sellers; the full Uniform Resource
Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date
and time; cookie number; products you viewed or searched for; and the phone
number you used to call our 800 number. We may also use browser data such as
cookies, Flash cookies (also known as Flash Local Shared Objects), or
similar data on certain parts of our Web site for fraud prevention and other
purposes. During some visits we may use software tools such as JavaScript to
measure and collect session information, including page response times,
download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction
information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used
to browse away from the page.
Information from Other Sources
Examples of information we receive from other sources include updated
delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties,
which we use to correct our records and deliver your next purchase or
communication more easily; account information, purchase or redemption
information, and page-view information from some merchants with which we
operate co-branded businesses or for which we provide technical,
fulfillment, advertising, or other services (such as Target.com); search
term and search result information from some searches conducted through the
Web search features offered by our subsidiaries, Alexa Internet and A9.com;
search results and links, including paid listings (such as Sponsored Links);
and credit history information from credit bureaus, which we use to help
prevent and detect fraud and to offer certain credit or financial services
to some customers.
Co-branded and Joint Offerings
Examples of businesses with which we offer joint or co-branded products and
other offerings include Target, CD Now, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile,
AT&T, Shutterfly, J&R, Godiva, Avon, Macy's, PacSun, Eddie Bauer and
Northern Tool + Equipment.
Information You Can Access
Examples of information you can access easily at Amazon.com include
up-to-date information regarding recent orders; personally identifiable
information (including name, e-mail, password, communications and
personalized advertising preferences, address book, and 1-Click settings);
payment settings (including credit card information and gift certificate,
gift card, and check balances); e-mail notification settings (including
Alerts, Available to Order notifications, Delivers, Recommended for You,
Special Occasion Reminders, Weekly Movie Showtimes, and newsletters);
recommendations (including recent product view history, prior order history,
and Favorites); shopping lists and gift registries (including Wish Lists and
Baby and Wedding Registries); Marketplace seller accounts; and Your Profile
(including your product Reviews, Requests, and Recommendations, Listmania
lists, "So You'd Like to..." guides, personal profile, people you tagged as
interesting, and Amazon Friends).
Self-Service"
Limitations:
Even though we try our best to ensure your privacy and security and always
look to use the best available and tested technologies to guard and protect
our Web site and our customers, we face the same risks as all Internet
companies.
