ProValue.Net Privacy Policy
ProValue.Net (“We”) know our customers (“You”) take the privacy of their personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) very seriously. The purpose of this document is to share with you the details on what information we collect and how we use it.
When you use the Service, Personal Information you send and receive is transmitted over a wireless network, and may be subject to interception by unauthorized third parties. While ProValue.Net does take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized third parties from intercepting information you send and receive, we cannot and do not make any guarantee that transmissions over the Internet are 100% secure and free of errors.
We recommend that you use caution when sending any Personal Information over the Internet and use encryption whenever possible. You can determine if a website uses encryption if it has the “https” designation in the address and shows a padlock icon in the browser’s window.
What information do we collect and how do we use this information?
Personal Information
Personal Information is information you provide to ProValue.Net voluntarily or passively through account signup, your use of the Service and/or website, and which is directly associated with or reasonably linked to a specific person, computer or device. For example, through the sign-up process, when equipment to provide the Service is installed, maintained, or upgraded at your premises, when you contact us regarding the Service, and through your account settings, we collect and store Personal Information such as your name, email address, phone number, billing address and billing information (such as credit card account number or other financial account information), service address, and the nature of any of your devices or other property making use of the Service. You may be required to provide certain Personal Information to us in order to register with ProValue.Net, to assist us in improving your Service or troubleshooting problems you experience with the Service, your computer or device, or otherwise improve your experience with the Service.
Non-Personal Information
Website Information, Use of Cookies and other Similar Tracking Technology
When you visit our website, we will collect various types of Non-Personal Information, such as information on our server logs from your browser or device, which may include your IP address, unique device identifier, "cookie” information, the type of browser and/or device you’re using to access the Service, and the page or feature you requested.
We use Personal Information and Non-Personal Information to enhance the ProValue.Net website and Service offerings. For example, such information can tell us how often visitors use a particular feature of our website and which products and services are most interesting to current and potential customers, and we can use that knowledge to make the website useful and interesting to as many users as possible and to enhance and refine our Service offerings. We will continue to conduct analytics on our website performance; you may not opt-out of this use of cookies or other Personal Information or Non-Personal Information
Technology is improving every day and to improve our Services’ operation and function we may introduce new technologies and monitoring techniques without advance notice or consent from you. We may also use third party providers to conduct such internal analyses.
Network Information
We also collect and store Network Information, information about your access to, and use of, the ProValue.Net network, which may or may not be directly associated with a specific person, computer, or device. For example, we may collect and store information about the performance of the Equipment installed on your property or premises, when you are using the Service, the various devices you use to access the Service, the amount of data you are transmitting and receiving, the content of the data you are transmitting and receiving, the websites you are visiting, and any other information that is transmitted over our network. We may also aggregate Network Information from multiple subscribers and we will share such aggregated Non-Personal information about the overall performance of our Service and network with our Affiliates and other third parties. Aggregated information does not identify a specific individual, computer or device.
How We Use Network Information
We use Network Information to monitor and enhance the performance of our network. We will not monitor the content of the websites viewed or email communications as part of our standard network management. Generally, we will only monitor and preserve the following Network Information:
- When you are using the Service;
- How you are using the Service, such as monitoring traffic patterns regarding websites visited, amount of data being sent or received, or other activity;
- The amount of data you are transmitting and receiving through the Service; and
- General information regarding the performance of the Equipment installed on your property or at your premises, and its interaction with the rest of our network.
However, we reserve the right to, and may monitor, access, review and preserve any Network Information and/or content in the following situations:
- In response to an inquiry from you or another Authorized User on your account regarding your or their use of the Service or problems you or they are experiencing using the Service;
- If we have reason to believe you are using the Service in violation of your Service Agreement or any applicable statutes, rules, ordinances or regulations;
- If we have reason to believe your use of the Service is negatively affecting other Customers; or
- When we are required by law or legal process to do so, or when we have a good faith belief that we are required by law or legal process to do so.
How is Personal Information used for marketing and advertising purposes?
We will use Personal Information to send you marketing and advertising messages related to our Service and website using your email address, postal address, or telephone number.
Will ProValue.Net share your Personal Information?
We will use Personal Information to send you marketing and advertising messages related to our Service and website using your email address, postal address, or telephone number.
How is Personal Information used for marketing and advertising purposes?
Your Personal Information will only be disclosed to third parties (including ProValue.Net’s Affiliates) as listed in this Privacy Policy, if we have received your prior consent.
ProValue.Net will not rent, sell or disclose Personal Information to anyone not related to ProValue.Net for marketing or promotional purposes, unless in connection with a potential or actual sale, merger or corporate restructuring by or of ProValue.Net. We will share your Personal information with our Affiliates and with other third parties as described in this section for the following reasons:
- To Operational Service Providers: We contract with other companies and people to perform tasks or services on our behalf and need to share Customer Personal Information to provide products or services to Customers. For example, we may use a payment processing company to receive and process Customer’s ACH or credit card transactions for ProValue.Net, or we may contract with third parties to assist us in optimizing our network. W we do not grant Operational Service Providers any right to use the Personal Information we share with them beyond what is necessary to assist us.
- For Protection of ProValue.Net, and our Employees, Operational Service Providers, Users and Subscribers and Public Safety: We reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any Personal Information we have access to if we believe doing so will implement and/or enforce the Service Agreement, Website Terms of Use Agreement, Privacy Policy or any legal document; protect our Network(s), website(s), and company assets; protect the interests, rights, property, and/or safety of ProValue.Net, employees, Operations Service Providers, Users and Subscribers, agents, or the general public.
- When Required by Law or in Response to Legal Process: We reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any Personal Information to which we have access if we are required by law or legal process to do so, or if we have a good faith belief that we are required by law or legal process to do so.
Is Your Personal Information Secure?
We endeavor to protect the privacy of your account and other Personal Information we hold in our records using reasonable administrative, technical and physical security measures. However, we cannot and do not guarantee complete security. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of Personal Information at any time.
Your account is protected by a password for your privacy and security. It is your responsibility to prevent unauthorized access to your account and Personal Information by selecting and protecting your password and/or other sign-on mechanism appropriately and limiting access to your computer, tablet or device and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your account. You are required to notify us immediately if your password or account has been disclosed to a person whose name does not appear on your account, even if you have allowed such disclosure. You understand, acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for any use of our Services via your username and password.
Additionally, if you contact us, we will ask you for verification of your identification and account. We will not send an email or text, nor should you respond to any email or text communications asking for any sensitive or confidential Personal Information, such as social security number, band account or credit card account number, or a driver’s license number. If you receive an email or text requesting any such information from ProValue.Net or someone that claims they are with ProValue.Net please contact our Administrator immediately: abuse@provalue.net.
What Third Party Disclosure Choices do Customers Have?
You can always choose not to disclose Personal Information to ProValue.Net; however, certain Personal Information is necessary for ProValue.Net to provide the Service to you.
You may opt out of email marketing and advertising from ProValue.Net using the “Unsubscribe” mechanism in each email. Before we send you a text for any reason we will secure prior express consent. You may opt out of receiving text messages any time by replying “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” to the text message.
You may not opt out of our use of cookies or other similar technology, or use of your Personal Information and Non-Personal Information for our internal analytics used to monitor activity on our website, measure ProValue.Net Internet Service performance, or to operate and protect the ProValue.Net network.
Will this Policy Ever Change?
Yes, we are constantly working to improve the Service, so we will need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our business practices change and service offerengs increase, and/or there are changes in laws.