Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10-25-06

Personal Information

The info we collect.
If you setup an account in our store, we ask for and collect your name and address(es), both billing and shipping, telephone number, e-mail address. If you place an order with us we collect current purchase data and possibly some sensitive information such as credit card numbers.

Use of Info
We use the collected information to process your order. We retain any sensitive data only long enough to complete your order. Your other data is retained and generally used to respond to your requests, communicate with you and for you to see what you have purchased. In the future we may offer the opt-in option to be contacted about promotions and other specials.

Aggregate Data and Information Usage

In addition to personal information, we also collect and retain information about the products sold, the Web pages viewed and files downloaded by our Web site visitors. We use this data in an aggregate form to see customer paths through the Web site as well as behavior patterns. With this information we work to improve the PortlandCompressor.com experience.

Our Web servers collect information automatically about each guest who views our Web pages. This includes info such as; guest computers IP (Internet protocol) address(es), browser type and version, length of stay. We use this info to also improve the experience at PortlandCompressor.com. Occasionally we may provide portions of this aggregate data to consultants to help us with site improvements or to plan for improvements.

Information Sharing
We do NOT distribute your information outside of our organization! We respect your privacy and want you to come back! We think you are worth much more in the long-term than a quick buck today. We do not rent, sell or otherwise dispense your information to a third party. The only possible exception would be if that in good faith we believed the law required it.

Miscellaneous

Links from or to other sites
Some of our affiliates as well as others link to our site and Portland Compressor may present links to Web sites outside of PortlandCompressor.com as an added convenience to you the guest. This does not necessarily mean we endorse those sites, companies / organizations or individuals. Portland Compressor is not responsible for their privacy policies, terms of use or other policies.

Additionally
Please be aware that whenever you post to a message board, use chat, send e-mail etc. that the data usually publicly accessible and is not normally encrypted so take great care in not disclosing personal information. Be cautious and responsible out there on The Net.

Policy Changes
This policy can change at anytime and without notice, we will post any changes to this policy here with the effective date.