Privacy Policy

At www.poles.com, we respect our customers and understand that you are concerned about privacy, so we have instituted policies intended to protect your personal information. The purpose of this privacy policy is to let you know what kind of information we collect, with whom it may be shared, what choices you have regarding our use of your information, and how you may review and change some of the data you provide to us.

As we continue to develop our website and take advantage of technologies to improve the services we offer, this policy likely will change. We will not be notifying you directly but will post the changes here in the Privacy Policy. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy.

This privacy policy covers the use of the website located at http://www.poles.com and the services provided by Poles, Inc., including how Poles, Inc. treats personal information that Poles, Inc. collects and receives. Pursuant to the Terms and Conditions, you must be 18 years and older to use this site or have permission from a legal guardian. Therefore, this policy makes no provision for individuals under 18 years old.

What Information Do We Collect?

We collect various types of information depending upon how you use our site. The categories of information we collect are:

• Your first and last name

• A business or other physical address, including street names and name of a city or town

• Your email address

• Your telephone number

• Your credit card number and related information

Do We Share Your Information?

The information gathered is not shared with anyone.

Poles, Inc. site automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies, and the pages you request. This data is only used in the aggregate.

Poles, Inc. uses information for the following general purposes: products and services provisioning, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, research, and anonymous reporting.

Like other companies, www.poles.com may use an outside company to place its advertising banners or links on other sites or to permit other companies to place advertising on www.poles.com. In certain cases, the advertiser may collect information on people who click on the banner or link. Additionally, www.poles.com may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law or to protect our interests or property. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, credit bureaus, agents, or government agencies in connection with issues related to fraud, credit, or debt collection.

And in the event that some or all of the business assets of www.poles.com are sold or transferred, we generally would transfer the corresponding information about our customers.

Thank you for shopping with www.poles.com. If you have any questions or comments about this policy, please contact us at jennifer@poles.com.

Poles, Inc. will send you service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so.

Security
Is a credit card transaction of this type really safe from fraud? The short answer is "Yes." The long answer is... Most consumers do not realize that security protocols and technologies currently exist to protect them. Most of the reported credit card fraud over the Internet has involved people emailing their credit card account numbers to merchants, or websites accepting credit cards without using any security protocols.

SSL Server Certificate Poles, Inc. uses is an SSL server certificate. What's a server certificate? A company wanting to do business on the Worldwide Web must prove to a trusted third party, such as VeriSign Inc. or Thawte Consulting, that they really exist and have the right to use a particular domain name (Internet address). An SSL Certificate is then assigned to that business that authenticates their domain. When a customer uses a modern web browser (such as Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer), the browser can automatically check the business's authenticity. If the browser can't verify that VeriSign or Thawte vouches for the business, it will refuse to start an encrypted session, or at least pop up a window warning the customer that the browser can't determine authenticity. The encryption mechanism used for SSL certificates is so secure, the U.S. government prohibits its export outside the United States.

So shopping with us at Poles, Inc. is very safe.