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Privacy Policy Statement

Atlanta’s Top Chimney Sweep, LLC is committed to promoting and protecting the privacy rights of individuals, as enumerated by state and federal laws.

Atlanta’s Top Chimney Sweep, LLC company policy (the “Company”) to limit the collection and safeguard the privacy of personal information collected or maintained by the Company. The Company’s information management practices conform to the requirements of the Information Practices Act (Civil Code Section 1798 et seq.) and other applicable laws pertaining to information privacy.

The Company adheres to the following principles in connection with the collection and management of personal information:

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Company collects personal information on individuals only as allowed by law. The Company limits the collection of personal information to what is relevant and necessary to accomplish a lawful purpose of the Company, as defined at Government Code Section 11549.5. For example, the Company may need to know an individual’s home address, e-mail address, or telephone number, in order to answer the individual’s questions or in order to provide requested assistance. Personal information, as defined in the Information Practices Act, includes information that identifies or describes an individual including, name, Social Security number, physical description, home address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, and medical or employment history.

The Company does not collect home, business or e-mail addresses, or account information from persons who simply browse the Company’s Internet Web sites. The Company collects personal information about individuals through the Company’s Web site only if an individual provides such information to the Company voluntarily through e-mail, registration forms, or surveys.

COLLECTION OF NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

The information that the Company automatically collects includes items such as:

• Your Internet domain and Internet Protocol address.
• The type of browser and operating system you used to access our site.
• The date and time of your visit to our site.
• The Web pages or services you accessed at this site.
• The IP address of the website from which you came to this site.
• The website to which you go when you leave this site.
• If you downloaded a form, the form that was downloaded.

COOKIES

The Company makes every attempt to avoid the use of “cookies,” the simple text files stored on your computer by your Web browser. Cookies may be used on our site when needed to maintain the functionality of an interactive application and is used only during the session in which you access the interactive application.  The cookie feature is used only to store a randomly generated identifying temporary tag on your computer. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods. However, if you turn off your cookie option, you may not be able to access some of the features in our interactive applications. Cookies created on your computer by using this Web site do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security.

GENERAL USES OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED

The Company endeavors in each instance to tell people who provide personal information to the Company the purpose for which the information is collected. The Company strives to tell persons, who are asked to provide personal information, about the general uses that Company will make of that information. The Company does this at the time of collection. With each request for personal information, the Company provides information on the authority under which the request is made, the principal uses the Company intends to make of the information, and the possible disclosures the Company is obligated to make.

The Company allows individuals, who provide personal information, to review the information and contest its accuracy or completeness.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

The Company uses personal information only for the specified purposes, or purposes consistent with those purposes, unless the Company obtains the consent of the subject of the information, or unless required or allowed by law or regulation. Some pages provide you with an opportunity to order products, make requests, and register to receive materials and/or services. This information is used only by the Company and is not passed on to third-party providers, but a copy of this material is maintained by the Company's marketing administrator, solely for use by the Company. The types of personal information collected on these pages may include:

• Business Name
• Contact Name
• Address, City, State and Zip
• E-mail Address
• Phone Number
• Fax Number
• Business Type
• Credit/Debit Card Information

SECURITY SAFEGUARDS

The Company uses information security safeguards. Regarding the personal information of individuals collected or maintained by the Company, the Company takes reasonable precautions to protect such information against loss, unauthorized access, and illegal use or disclosure. The Company uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption software to protect the security of individuals’ personal information during transmission of such information through the Company’s Web sites. Such personal information is stored by the Company in secure locations. The Company’s staff is trained on procedures for the management of personal information, including limitations on the release of information. Access to personal information is limited to those members of the Company’s staff whose work requires such access. Confidential information is destroyed according to the Company’s records retention schedule. The Company conducts periodic reviews to ensure that proper information management policies and procedures are understood and followed.

THIRD PARTIES

Google Analytics

The Company uses Google Analytics to help improve the Web site. The Company uses this information to evaluate and improve the content of our site and to make our site more useful to our visitors. The Company also uses it to diagnose problems with our server, to keep our server running smoothly, and to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology they use. This information does not identify or track you personally. The Company allows Google to use only anonymous data of the type described above. You can read the privacy policy for Google Analytics.  You can chose not to have your data collected by Google Analytics by downloading their opt-out browser add-on.

PayPal

The Company uses PayPal for payment transactions on their websites. You can read the privacy policy for Paypal.

Facebook

The Company uses Facebook as a social networking platform. You can read the privacy policy for Facebook. Various 3^rd Party Applications are used on Facebook including Causes.com, ChimpMail.com, YouTube.com

Government or Law Enforcement

The Company may be required to disclose information to law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties when

• we are compelled to do so by a subpoena, court order or similar legal procedure
• we need to do so to comply with law or credit card rules  

PERSONAL COMPUTER SECURITY

In general, the Company encourages all individuals to use appropriate safeguards to secure their computers and the information on those computers including, installing a firewall, use of anti-virus software, use of anti-spyware software, manage your system and browser to protect your privacy and secure your wireless network. Set your social networking account privacy levels.

EMAIL MESSAGES

If you send us an e-mail that includes personal information, normally we will use the information provided only to respond to your message and for no other purposes. Sometimes we may forward your e-mail to a different company that may be better able to help you. We do not use the information to create personal profiles, or give it to others for commercial use or other purposes without your consent. Please note, communications you send to the Company are not confidential or protected by any professional privilege or relationship.  And, if you send us a threat or message that describes or promotes unlawful activity, the Company reserves the right to share such threat or message with law enforcement authorities.

The Company will provide additional explanations of this privacy policy, if requested. If any individuals have any further questions about the Company's privacy policy, they are encouraged to e-mail