Privacy Policy - Alta Mere - Alta Mere w/ Smartview

Privacy Policy

The operator of this Site is Moran Industries, Inc., dba, Moran Family of Brands^®, an Illinois corporation (“Moran Family of Brands” or “we” or “us”) that owns the Alta Mere^®Automotive Outfitters and SmartView^® Window Solutions business concepts. Although this Site located at www.altamere.com (http://www.altamere.com), is presented by Moran Family of Brands, we allow our independent franchisees to operate Web pages on this Site if they choose to do so. The franchisees who have pages on this Site have agreed to be bound by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy will apply to the collection of personal information on the Web pages they operate within this Site.

Please note, however, that Moran Family of Brands is not responsible for the content of the franchisees’ Web pages or for their privacy practices. If a participating franchisee engages in unlawful or inappropriate online conduct, or violates our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy, we may at our discretion remove the franchisee’s page(s) from this Site until we receive assurances that the franchisee’s online conduct will conform to applicable law, industry standards, and Moran Family of Brands policy. If you have any questions or concerns about the Web page of an Alta Mere^® or SmartView^® franchisee, please contact us at: [email protected].

This privacy policy applies to the personal information we collect via this Site, but it does not apply to personal information that Moran Family of Brands, its affiliates, or its franchisees collect offline.

This Moran Family of Brands Site may contain links to other Web sites not maintained or related to Moran Family of Brands. These links are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this Site or Moran Family of Brands. Moran Family of Brands has not reviewed any or all of the sites hyperlinked to or from this Site and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other Web sites. The links are accessed at the user’s own risk, and Moran Family of Brands makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these links or the sites hyperlinked to this Site. Web sites that are accessible by hyperlinks from this Moran Family of Brands Site may use cookies. Moran Family of Brands encourages you to read the privacy statements provided by other Web sites before you provide personal information to them. Moran Family of Brands does not implicitly endorse third-party sites hyperlinked to this Site.

Consent

By submitting your personal information on our Site (for example, if you complete an online form), you agree that we may collect, use, store and disclose your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on this Site.

Moran Family of Brands Privacy Policy

Moran Family of Brands is committed to both protecting the privacy of users of this Site and to providing those users with as many opportunities and services as possible. This Privacy Policy covers Moran Family of Brands’ treatment of personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information that Moran Family of Brands collects when users and visitors to this Site use the Site’s features. Except as otherwise required by law, this policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Moran Family of Brands does not own or control, or to people that Moran Family of Brands does not employ or manage.

What Types of Personal Information Does Moran Family of Brands Collect?

Personal Information means information that identifies or can be used to identify an individual. It includes, for example, name, home address, telephone number, and email address.

Moran Family of Brands collects the following personal information on this Site:

If you complete an online form, we will collect your name and contact information, plus any other information you give us.
Mobile Apps may collect information about the location of your mobile device via GPS or Wi-Fi. Moran uses this information for location-based services that you request such as locating the nearest Alta Mere^® or SmartView^® You are able to withdraw your permission through the settings on your mobile device.
Also, like most Web sites, this Site gathers traffic patterns, site usage information, and other aggregated data to evaluate our visitors’ preferences and the effectiveness of our Site. This data may identify your site usage information.

If you send an email to a franchisee, he or she may store any personal information that you include in the email. Some franchisees utilize their own centralized software system to maintain such information. Each franchisee is independently owned and operated and Moran Family of Brands is not responsible for their individualized privacy policies.

We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. This Site is directed to adults at least eighteen years old. When a user discloses personal information on this Site, the user is representing to us that he or she is an adult.

What Does Moran Family of Brands Do With The Personal Information It Collects?

We may use your personal information for various purposes. For example, we may use it to provide you with the information and/or services you request. (Please note that in order to fulfill your request, we may need to share your information with our affiliates, franchisees, agents, and/or vendors.) We also use your personal information to analyze the effectiveness of our online and offline marketing efforts and to develop products, services, and marketing programs.

We do not sell or rent to third parties any of the personal information that you disclose to us.

Does Moran Family of Brands Share My Personal Information With Others?

We may share your personal information with our affiliates, franchisees, agents, and lenders to or investors in our company. For example, we may share your personal information with a vendor so that the vendor can help us deliver promotional mailings and coupons to you. You can opt out at any time of direct marketing from Moran Family of Brands by sending an email to: [email protected] with “UNSUBSCRIBE” or “OPT OUT” in the subject line. If you wish to opt-out of direct marketing from a franchisee, please contact the franchisee directly. We are not responsible for and do not control franchisees’ communications with you, for any purpose. We do not authorize third parties unaffiliated with Moran Family of Brands to make independent use of your information for their own purposes, such as for direct marketing. However, our franchisees and affiliates may use the information to contact you. Please contact them directly if you do not wish to continue to receive such communications.

We may disclose information to law enforcement agencies or others if we are legally required to do so. In addition, certain statutory authorizations allow us to disclose personal information in emergency situations.

Will This Privacy Policy Ever Change?

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. If this Privacy Policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.

Use Of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record keeping purposes. The use of cookies is an industry standard; you will find them at most major Web sites. This Site uses cookies. By showing how and when visitors use the site, cookies enable us to see which areas are popular and which are not. Except as described below, Moran Family of Brands does not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is that information shared with any third parties whatsoever. Moran Family of Brands does not use cookies to identify specific individuals, except on a per session basis to confirm the rights of the user to access the Site and confirm that the user remains constant during a session. You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers and partners. Moran Family of Brands does not control these cookies, and a different cookie policy may apply to them. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some parts of the Site will not function properly if you do so.

Moran Family of Brands tracks users’ navigation of our Site. We do not engage in any other tracking. Our Site has no capacity to respond to “do not track” signals or similar tools or settings. If we received a “do not track” request from a user, our response would be that we do not track your online activities over time and across different websites, we track your navigation of our Site only. Your use of our Site and services does not enable us or other parties to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites.

Security Of Personal Information

Moran Family of Brands has implemented technology measures to protect any personal information you submit from misuse and loss, such as firewalls and password-protected areas using established industry standards. These measures are also designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure, but please be aware that no data protection measures are entirely foolproof when data is transmitted and stored over the Internet. We will update these measures as new technology becomes available, as appropriate.

Other Alta Mere and SmartView Web Sites

This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site. The policies of other Web sites operated by Alta Mere^® and SmartView^® franchisees may vary because of local customs, practices, or laws or due to circumstances unique to that Web site. Please review the privacy policy of each Web site to determine the privacy policies of that Web site.

Contacting Moran Family Of Brands

If you have any questions or need any further information, please send an email to the following address: [email protected]. You may also contact us at the following address: