When you give us information through DSC online, we respect your privacy. It is essential for you to know what information we collect about you during your visit and what we do with that information. Your visit to this website is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy only regulates information given to DSC online and communications from DSC online. It does not control any other information or communications that may refer to DSC. This Privacy Policy was most recently updated on September 25, 2007.
1. Collection of Personally Identifiable Information by DSC
We do not gather personally identifiable information about you except when you give it to us. For instance, if you choose to complete a registration form or make a purchase, you may be asked to provide particular information such as name, email address, mailing address, and telephone number. If you choose to place an order, we must also get your delivery and billing address, credit card number and expiration date. To safeguard your personal information, people registering at the website also needs to enter an email address and password. If you would not wish for us to collect any personally identifiable information from you, please do not give us any of that information.
When you submit your personally identifiable information on the website, you are giving us the permission to collect, use and disclose your personal information as stated in this Privacy Policy.
2. Utilization of Personal Information by DSC Online
a. Opt-In Emails
If you opt-in during the website registration or at other times when you submit personally identifiable information, the information you give may be used by DSC online to create and send you emails such as our newsletters or other email messages containing product and event information or promotions (“Opt-In Emails”). If you do not wish to obtain these Opt-In Emails, please do not opt-in. If you opt-in and later decide that you would not prefer to obtain these Opt-In Emails any longer, see Section 14 below.
b. Email Communications
If you have given us your contact information either by registering at the website, emailing our Customer Service department or placing an order, we may provide you with service related announcements about the website or contact you about your order or requests. We may also contact you regarding questions or concerns that you may express. These types of communications are essential to serve you, reply to your questions/concerns and to offer the high standards of customer service that DSC online provides for its customers.
3. No Release of Personal Information to Third Party Marketing Without Your Permission
We will not give your personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing their products or services to you without your permission.
4. Release of Personal Information
a. Fraud Protection and Abidance with the Law
We may release any information, including personally identifiable information, we consider necessary, in our sole discretion, to abide by any relevant law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. In addition, we may exchange information, including personally identifiable information, with other companies and organizations for credit fraud protection and risk reduction.
b. Service Providers
We may keep hold of other companies and individuals to do tasks complying to our Privacy Policy on our behalf. These companies and individuals include customer support professionals, web hosting companies, fulfillment companies, and email service providers. Such companies and individuals may be given access to personally identifiable information required to do their tasks, but may not use the personally identifiable information for any other reason.
c. Promotion/ Events
If you decide to participate in any promotions or other events during your visit to our website, the terms and conditions for those events may specify that your personally identifiable information will be disclosed to third parties. By deciding to partaking and submitting your personally identifiable information to such events, you give us approval to release your personally identifiable information to these third parties. DSC online is not accountable for and disclaims all legal responsibility for any use of the information you decide to give to these third parties.
5. Transferring Data to Other Countries
The DSC online and third parties referenced in Sections 3 and 5 who will obtain your information only for the reasons expressed in this Privacy Policy, the third parties with whom you give us permission to disclose your information referenced in Section 4 and the databases in which your personally identifiable information may be kept may be located inside and outside the United States. By giving personally identifiable information to this website, you acknowledge and accept that the DSC online or third party which obtains your personally identifiable information may be situated in the US or within a state or country which does not ensure the same level of security for personally identifiable information as the one in which you live in.
6. Tracking Technology
A cookie is a bit of data that allows us to trace your preferences. We may put a cookie on your computer's hard drive so we can identify you as a return client and personalize your visit to our website. The cookie will be kept on your computer's hard drive until you delete it. In addition, we may use temporary cookies to help you shop. These cookies will terminate when you place an order. We may also utilize flash cookies to personalize your visit. You can have your browser and/or plugs to your browser inform you of or automatically disallow cookies. If you disallow our cookies, you can still use the Site, but you may be restricted in using some of the features. We may use IP addresses to study trends, manage and run the website, trace traffic patterns, and gather demographic information for collective purposes and in combination with your personally identifiable information for credit fraud protection and risk reduction.
Our other partners and service providers may also use cookies on the website. However, we have no control over these cookies and disclaim any responsibility for the use.
When you visit the website or view our emails, we may utilize pixel tags, tracking links and/or similar technology to record pages you visit on our website. We may use pixel tags to find out what types of email your browser sustains. We may use the information obtained from the pixel tags, tracking links and similar technology along with your personally identifiable information.
7. Utilization of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
We may use the information you give in a non-personally identifiable manner for internal business reasons, such as producing statistics and building marketing strategies. We may obtain, keep or gather specific non-personally identifiable information regarding your use of the website including information as regards to which of our pages are the most popular. We may exchange or release non-personally identifiable information with or to our licensees and partners.
8. Children under the Age of 13
If you are under the age of 13, you may look through our website, but you may not give us any personal information. For instance, you cannot register or place an order. This website is not intended for children and we cannot knowingly obtain personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13.
9. Links
This website may have links to or from other websites. Please acknowledge that we are not liable for the privacy practices of other websites. This Privacy Policy pertains only to the information we obtain on the website. We highly recommend that you read the privacy policies of other websites you link to from this website.
10. Security
We execute many different security actions in accordance with industry standards to safeguard the security of your personal information online and offline. Your personal information may be kept in databases established inside and outside the US. If you have any questions about the security of this website, you can email us at info@dsc.com.
11. Announcement of Changes
We may amend this Privacy Policy when necessary. If we choose to revise our Privacy Policy in any way, we will post the amended policy here. We highly recommend that you refer to this Privacy Policy occasionally since we will make changes from time to time. Please be aware that our rights to utilize your personal information will be in accordance with this privacy policy at the time the information is used.
12. Updating Your Information
You can look through and/or correct the personal information you give us by emailing us at info@dsc.com. If you are registered, you can look through and update your personal information at any time by logging in. If you would like to cancel your account, please email us at info@dsc.com.
13. Avoiding Future Emails
You can avoid receiving future Emails from DSC online when you register on the website or give your contact information to DSC online by emailing us at info@dsc.com. Please be aware that this opt-out only pertains to DSC online emails and does not pertain to communications described in Section 2b of this Privacy Policy or to communications that may reference DSC.
If you have any questions and/or concerns about the website’s privacy policy, please feel free to email us at info@dsc.com.
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