Privacy
This
privacy statement covers the Websites published and
maintained by the subsidiaries of Transcontinental
Depository Services, LLC, which are collectively referred to
as "Transcontinental Depository Services," or "TDS." TDS
takes the privacy concerns of its customers very seriously.
We have created this Privacy Policy to let you know what
information we collect when you register with or visit our
Website, why we collect it, and how it is used.
This
Privacy Policy explains the data collection, data security,
and use practices of the TDS's Website. The terms "you,"
"your," and "yours" refer to the customer utilizing our
Website. The terms "TDS," "we," "us," and "our" refer to
TDS. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and made a
part of our Terms and Conditions, which governs your use of
this Website in general.
By
using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This
is our entire and exclusive Privacy Policy and it supersedes
any earlier version. Our Terms and Conditions take
precedence over any conflicting Privacy Policy provision. We
may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we
will also revise the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy
Policy. For material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will
notify you by placing a prominent notice on the home page of
our Website or by email. We encourage you to periodically
review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are
protecting the Personally Identifiable Information we
collect. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your
agreement to this Privacy Statement and any updates.
I.
What Information Is Collected?
"Personally
Identifiable Information" means any information that may be
used to identify an individual, including, but not limited
to, a first and last name, home or other physical address,
an email address, phone number or other contact information,
whether at work or at home. TDS collects certain Personally
Identifiable Information from you when you become a
registered user of our Website. Information we collect may
include your name, phone number, address, email address; and
where applicable, credit card or other payment information,
demographic information, purchases, auction activity and
bidding history.
In some cases you can choose to modify,
edit, or delete your Personally Identifiable Information by
visiting the My Profile page.
In order to provide the most convenient experience possible
for our customers, the servers on the TDS's Website also
automatically receive and record information from your
browser on our server logs when you visit our Website,
including your IP address, cookie information and the
page(s) you request. You can set most web browsers to inform
you when a cookie has been sent to you and provide you with
an opportunity to refuse the cookie, or generally not to
permit cookies and other types of automated data collection.
However doing so will impact critical functionality and user
experience. Automatically collected information is not
linked to a user's Personal Identifiable Information.
You may communicate with us through the Contact
page on our Website, via email, or via telephone. If you
choose to contact us via the Website, email, or telephone,
we may ask you for information such as your name, address,
company, telephone number and email address so we can
respond to your questions and comments. We also may use the
information you provide to communicate with you about topics
that we believe may be of interest to you.
Our
server automatically collects data about your server's
internet address, known as an IP Address, when you visit our
Website. Your IP Address is used to help us identify you and
gather demographic information, but does not include
Personally Identifiable Information.
II.
How Is The Information We Collect Used?
We use
Personally Identifiable Information to support the products
and services offered on our Website, notify you of technical
updates or changes in policy, and to deliver other customer
services. With your permission, we also may use Personally
Identifiable Information to offer you new products and
services.
We also
analyze server log data and certain Personally Identifiable
Information in an aggregate form, such as aggregate purchase
price and preferences, in order to develop new products or
services that you can use. This information will only be
used for aggregate analysis, and will never be presented or
used in a way that identifies an individual customer without
that customer's permission.
In
addition, we may use your Personal Identifiable Information
to send you notices about upcoming events or otherwise
correspond with you about products and services. You may
opt-out of receiving such notices.
From
time to time, we may contract with third parties for
services, such as the provision of operational support to
the Website's server or marketing data analysis; these
services may need to obtain access to Personally
Identifiable Information in order to provide the service. If
we disclose such information to third parties, it will only
be for these limited purposes and we will take every
precaution to keep such information secure; we will never
disclose your Personally Identifiable Information to any
third party for that party's marketing purposes without your
explicit permission. Your Personal Identifiable Information
will be sent to third parties used to process credit card
information for billing purposes.
III.
Is The Information Shared or Disclosed?
TDS
does not rent, sell or share Personal Identifiable
Information it collects about you to with third parties
outside of the TDS without your permission except as noted
in the previous section. However, TDS may disclose Personal
Identifiable Information if required to do so by law or in
the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1)
protect and defend TDS's rights or property, or (2) act in
urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of TDS
users, our Website, or the public.
We may
use third parties to help us operate our Website and deliver
our products and services, and may share Personal
Identifiable Information with affiliates, service providers
and other third parties to provide products and services for
or through this Website.
IV.
Right to Opt Out
You have the right to "opt out" of certain
of our uses of your Personal Identifiable Information. For
example, at the time you are requested to provide Personal
Identifiable Information on this Website, you may have the
opportunity to elect to, or not to receive correspondence
from us (either on our behalf or on behalf of an affiliate
or third party). You may also make this request by sending
us an email to service@tdsvaults.com.
Please understand that if you opt-out of receiving
promotional correspondence from us, we may still contact you
in connection with your relationship, activities,
transactions and communications with us. You may control how
you receive such non-promotional correspondence from us by
updating your account preferences.
V.
The Security of Your Information
TDS
will take reasonable steps to protect the security of all
Personal Identifiable Information provided to this Website.
However, due to the inherent nature of the Internet, we
cannot guarantee that information, during transmission or
while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be
absolutely safe from intrusion by others. TDS operates
secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall
and password protection systems. Our security and Privacy
policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary
and only authorized individuals have access to the
information provided by our customers. TDS protects the
security of your information during transmission by are
encrypted by VeriSign w/ "VeriSign Class 3 Extended
Validation SSL" certification. The connection encryption is
at least "TLS 1.0, RC4 with 128 bit encryption (High); RSA
with 1024 bit exchange". Credit card information stored
electronically is only accessible by authorized individuals.
It is stored encrypted in our databases which are also
secured and only authorized individuals have access to those
servers. We will have no liability for disclosure of your
information due to errors or unauthorized acts of third
parties during or after transmission.
VI.
Email
TDS
seeks to avoid sending unsolicited bulk email (spam). TDS
sends email messages to customers who have provided us with
their email address and have elected to receive mailings. If
you opt out of promotional emails, TDS may still send email
messages related to your purchase of products or services.
VII.
Legally Compelled Disclosures
We may
disclose user information to government authorities, and to
other third parties when compelled to do so by government
authorities, at our discretion, or otherwise as required or
permitted by law, including but not limited to in response
to court orders and subpoenas. We also may disclose user
information in connection with investigations or when we
have reason to believe that someone is causing injury to or
interference with our rights or property, other users of the
Website, or anyone else that could be harmed by such
activities.
VIII.
Business Transfer
TDS
regards its databases of customer information (which will
include your Personal Identifiable Information) as a
valuable asset. In the event that TDS sells all, or
substantially all of its or their assets, are acquired by
one or more third parties as a result of an acquisition,
merger, sale, reorganization, consolidation or liquidation,
such databases containing Personal Identifiable Information
may be one of the transferred assets. By using the Website
you consent to such transfer of your Personal Identifiable
Information.
IX.
Your Access Rights
To the extent required by law, we will
provide you with reasonable access to the Personal
Identifiable Information provided to us, a portable copy of
the information, and the ability to review, correct, delete,
restrict or object to the processing of such information. In some cases you
may review and edit the Personal Identifiable Information
that is stored in your user account on this Website (e.g.,
your passwords and other contact information) by visiting
the "My Profile" page or by emailing service@tdsvaults.com or
calling
310.587.1408. You may send us new or updated information at
any time. For example, clients may change their passwords
and validation reminder at any time. We will endeavor to
respond to your request to access, update or delete your
information as soon as practicable. Before we are able to
provide you with any information, correct any inaccuracies
or delete any information, however, we may ask you to verify
your identity and to provide other details to help us to
respond to your request.
Although we will make good faith efforts to
provide you with access to your Personal Identifiable
Information, there may be circumstances in which we are
unable to provide access, including but not limited to:
where the information contains legally privileged
information or would compromise others’ privacy or other
legitimate rights; where the burden or expense of providing
access would be disproportionate to the risks to the
individual’s privacy in the case in question; or where the
information is commercially proprietary. If we determine
that access should be restricted in any particular instance,
we will endeavor to provide you with an explanation of why
that determination has been made and a contact point for any
further inquiries.
X.
Third Party "Linked-To" Websites
When
you are on our Website you may have the opportunity to visit
or link to, other sites, including other Websites operated
by other members of the TDS or by unaffiliated third
parties. Websites not operated by TDS may collect Personal
Identifiable Information about you. TDS does not control
sites that are operated by these unaffiliated third parties
and is not responsible for the information practices of
these sites. This Privacy Policy does not address the
information practices of those other Websites.
XI.
Data Retention
We will
retain the Personal Identifiable Information we receive as
described in this Privacy Policy for as long as necessary to
fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide
our services and products, pursue legitimate business
purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with all
applicable laws.
XII.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
TDS
reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy,
or any other of our policies or practices, at any time, and
will notify users of this Website by posting such changed or
updated Privacy Policy on this page. Any changes or updates
will be effective immediately upon posting to this Website.
Under certain circumstances, we may also elect to notify you
of changes or updates to our Privacy Policy by additional
means, such as posting a notice on the front page of our
Website to sending you an email.
XIII.
Contacting TDS
If you have questions about this policy or
about TDS's practices, we will respond promptly when you
contact us by email at service@tdsvaults.com or
by
postal mail at:
TRANSCONTINENTAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES, LLC
Attn: Privacy Policy
2121 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 6300
El Segundo, CA, 90245
EU residents may report privacy complaints directly to their
local data protection authorities. You may also
contact us to be directed to the relevant authorities.