Privacy Policy
South Chicago Lighting Partners has created this Privacy Policy in order to set forth the principles governing our information-gathering and dissemination practices, including but not limited to such activities as forums, chat rooms, personal profile pages, product reviews, article commentary, blogs, RSS feeds and newsletters, among other offerings.
South Chicago Lighting Partners has a strong commitment to the privacy of our users. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by South Chicago Lighting Partners and not to information collected by any third-party sites to which South Chicago Lighting Partners may link or information provided to or collected by third parties through third-party cookies, web beacons, and other third-party technologies served during your visit to the Websites.
South Chicago Lighting Partners has updated its privacy policy to clarify how it collects, uses, stores and shares data and to provide more details around these practices. Please read this Privacy Policy as you consent to these data practices by using this Website.
Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy describes and governs the information collection, use, and sharing practices of South Chicago Lighting Partners and its corporate affiliates (collectively, “we,” “us,” and “our”) with respect to websites and interactive services that link to this Privacy Policy from the Privacy Policy link included on such sites and services (together, the “Websites”).
Effective Date
May 1, 2016
Information We Collect and How We Collect It
Personal Information
We collect both personal and non-personal information. For the purpose of this policy, when we use the term “Personal Information” we mean information that is collected in conjunction with a name and which would allow someone to identify you or contact you. This may include a first and last name and:
-an email address
-home address
-business address
-phone number
-username and password associated with your account
-or other such information about you that you provide directly to us through the Websites
We may collect Personal Information from you when you register to use a particular feature of one of our Websites, when you register to participate in a community forum, when you sign up to receive email newsletters, when you request a price quote from one of our vendors, when you purchase a product or service from one of our Websites, when you use a third party website or services, or in other instances where you affirmatively provide such information to us. In addition, if you order a product or service that we offer for sale on one of our Websites, in addition to your name and contact information, we will also collect and may maintain your billing address, shipping address, product selections, your order number and information about your computer’s internet address and website which may have referred or directed you to the Site (e.g., the referring URL).
We do not currently collect financial information, such as your payment method (valid credit card number, type, expiration date or other financial information); that information is collected and stored by our third party payment processing company (the “Payment Processor”), and use and storage of that information is governed by the Payment Processor’s applicable terms of service and privacy policy.
Collected Information
When we use the term “Collected Information” we mean information other than Personal Information that we (either directly or through our service providers) collect whenever you visit the Websites or otherwise interact with us online.
For example, when you visit a Website, our systems, or those of our service providers, may automatically recognize your domain name and IP address(es), date and time of visits, the type of browser you use, the website from which your visit originated, page visits, time spent on web pages, the subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over and other data that we collect automatically or otherwise as a matter of course.
Technology is always changing, but we generally acquire Collected Information in the following ways:
IP Address. Your IP Address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider whenever you are on the Internet. When you view pages from any of our Websites, our servers may record or “log” your IP Address and sometimes your domain name.
Cookies. Cookies are text files created by a website and stored on your computer. Cookies may be set to store information during a visit or for a longer period of time. Our Websites use cookies to customize your experience. Cookies may also track where you travel on any of our Websites, what advertisements and content you look at, and where you go after you leave one of our Websites.
Your “Clicks”. Our server also may record the page that linked you to us and related information such as any ads you may have clicked.
Device IDs. You may be visiting one of our Websites from your mobile device such as a mobile phone or tablet. Certain mobile service providers uniquely identify mobile devices. We or our third-party service providers may receive such information if you access our Websites through mobile devices. Some of our technology partners also may assign Device ID numbers to personal computers or other devices. Some features of the Websites may allow for the collection of mobile phone numbers. We may associate that phone number to mobile device identification information. Furthermore, some mobile device providers operate systems that pinpoint the physical location of devices that use their service. Depending on the provider, we or our third-party service providers may receive this information as well.
Other Websites. We may use certain technologies, such as tracking pixels, to see websites you visit after you visit our Websites.
Email. If you receive email from us, we may use certain tools to capture data such as when you open our message or click on any links or banners our email contains. Some email messages may also contain tracking pixels or other technologies that collect and provide data to us.
Future Technologies. Technology is always changing. We are constantly working with our technology partners to find and experiment with new ways to better understand how we can provide an optimal experience for our users and better execute our business strategy.
The technologies listed above and other similar technologies that are used by us to collect “Collected Information” are referred to herein as “Tracking Technologies”. This Privacy Policy covers our use of Tracking Technologies only, and does not cover the use of Tracking Technologies by third parties. We do not control when or how third parties place Tracking Technologies on your computer. For example, third party websites to which a link points may set Tracking Technologies on your computer.
In some cases, we may link the Collected Information we receive through the Tracking Technologies with some of your Personal Information. You may set your web browser software to reject certain Tracking Technologies. If you do so, certain functionality of the Website that you are visiting may be affected.
Facebook Connect; Social Media Share Links
When you “like,” “follow,” or engage with us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn or other social media sites, we may collect your information. This information may include your name, e-mail address, and any comments or content you post relevant to us. We may also collect your information if you sign up for one of our promotions or submit information to us through Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or another social media site.
Our Websites may also contain links to other websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest that are not under our control. These links may include the use of so-called “share links.” A “share link” is a button and/or text link appearing on our Websites that launches a sharing mechanism that allows you to post links to, and content from, our Websites or application onto other websites.
Remember that if you submit information through social media sites, your information is also governed by their privacy policies, and the general public might see the information you share.
Combining Information
We may combine your Personal Information with Collected Information. We may also obtain information about you from our business partners or other outside sources and combine it with your Personal Information and Collected Information. For example, we may research demographic and other marketing information from third-parties to help us better serve you or to inform you about services that may be of interest to you. We may also rent lists containing your Personal Information (e.g., postal address, phone number, email address) for advertising and marketing purposes.
How We Use Personal Information and Collected Information
We use your Personal Information and Collected Information:
-to provide services to you,
-to process a transaction when your purchase a product or service from one of our Websites,
-for administrative purposes,
-to improve our services,
-to customize the advertising and content you see,
-to contact you, and
-for internal business purposes.
We may also use your email address to send you news and information about our company and products that might be of interest to you. You can opt-out of receiving future communications from us about special offers and new product information. You can unsubscribe by following instructions contained in the messages you receive. Even if you opt-out of receiving these messages, we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the services we provide.
We may also use anonymous information, such as information pertaining to web or mobile pages you have viewed, in order to analyze trends, track user’s movements, provide a better user experience and gather demographic information for aggregate use.
Please see the section titled, “Behavioral Advertising” to learn how to make choices regarding how we use Collected Information in connection with the delivery of advertising to you. As stated above, we do not currently collect financial information, as that information is collected and stored by our Payment Processor. However, we may from time to time request and receive some of your financial information from our Payment Processor for the purposes of completing transactions you have initiated through the Services, enrolling you in discount, rebate, and other programs in which you elect to participate, protecting against or identifying possible fraudulent transactions, and otherwise as needed to manage our business.
How We Share the Information We Collect
Our Service Providers
We may share your Personal Information or Collected Information with third parties that perform services for us. Third-party service providers may, among other things:
-help us to provide services that you request,
-to prepare and distribute communications, or
-to respond to inquiries.
We may also share your Personal Information or Collected Information with certain third-party service providers to:
-operate the Websites,
-provide general statistics regarding the use of the Websites,
-analyze and develop our business strategy,
-determine how you found out about us,
-determine your interests regarding our products and services,
-help improve our Websites,
-create marketing programs for you and others, and
-for other purposes.
Law Enforcement and Legal Process
We may report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we believe to be unlawful. We may also report any activities that we believe may aid a law enforcement investigation into unlawful activity. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary, in our sole judgment, to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety, the public, or another user. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and spam/malware prevention.
Sharing Your Information as Permitted By Law
We may share your information with others as required by law. We may also share your information with others as permitted by law. This may include sharing your information with government entities or third parties in response to subpoenas, court orders, and other legal process. We may also share your information if we believe it is necessary to exercise our legal rights, to defend against legal claims that have been brought against us, or to defend against possible legal claims that we determine might be brought against us.
Business Transition
As we continue to develop our business, we may buy, merge or partner with other companies. If that happens, we may acquire customer information. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. Similarly, if a portion or all of South Chicago Lighting Partners’s assets are sold or transferred to a third-party, customer information (including your email address) would likely be one of the transferred business assets.
Behavioral Advertising
We may use third parties (such as network advertisers) to serve advertisements on our Websites, and we may use traffic measurement services to analyze traffic on our Websites. Network advertisers are third parties that display advertisements based on your visits to our Websites and other websites you have visited. This practice is sometimes called “behavioral advertising.”
Third-party ad serving allows us and third parties to target advertisements to you for products and services that may interest you (behavioral advertising). Our Websites’ third-party ad network providers, the advertisers, the sponsors, and/or traffic measurement services may set and access their own cookies and other Tracking Technologies on your computer. Cookies may also track certain behavioral information regarding users of your computer via a Device ID. These third-party cookies and other Tracking Technologies are set to, among other things:
-help deliver advertisements to you for products or services that may be of interest to you,
-prevent you from seeing the same advertisements too many times, and
-help us and the third parties understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements that have been delivered to you.
Any images (or any other parts of a web page) served by third parties in association with third-party cookies may serve as web beacons, which enable third parties to carry out the previously described activities.
Third-party cookies, web beacons, and other third-party Tracking Technologies are governed by each third-party’s specific privacy policy, not this one.
We use a variety of companies to serve advertisements on our Websites.
You may wish to visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/ (the “NAI Site”) and http://www.aboutads.info/principles/ (the “DAA Site”) to learn more about online advertising including behavioral advertising. The NAI Site provides information about the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”), its members, and your choices regarding having information used by NAI companies, including the “opt-out” procedures of NAI members, which are located at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. The DAA Site provides information about the Digital Advertising Alliance and the companies who participate in its transparency and choice program around interest-based advertising. You can opt-out of having the participating companies collect Web viewing data for interest- based advertising by visiting this page: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
You may also wish to visit Google’s advertising opt-out page located at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/. There you will find information about “opting-out” of Google’s use of cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Websites.
You may also wish to visit AdRoll’s advertising opt-out page located at:
https://help.adroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/216599538. There you will find information about your opt-out options.
Please note that if you delete, block, or otherwise restrict cookies, or if you use a different computer or Internet browser, you will need to renew your opt-out choice. Also, if you choose to opt out of having your information used to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests, you will continue to see advertisements on this website, but these advertisements may not be as relevant to you.
For additional information on cookies and web beacons, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
How We Secure Personal Information
We take reasonable and appropriate measures to help keep information secure and to help prevent it from becoming disclosed to individuals who are not described in this policy. Even though we follow reasonable procedures to try to protect the information in our possession, no security system is perfect, and we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your information will be secure in all circumstances. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user information at any time.
Your California Privacy Rights
Residents of the State of California, under certain provisions of the California Civil Code, have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third-parties to which the company has disclosed certain personally identifiable information as defined under California law during the preceding year for third-party direct marketing purposes.
You are limited to one request per calendar year. In your request, please attest to the fact that you are a California resident and provide a current California address for our response. You may request the information in writing at:
Privacy
South Chicago Lighting Partners, 7300 S Kimbark Ave Chicago, IL 60619
Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers and devices allow you to broadcast a preference that your activities online not be “tracked”. At this time, the Websites do not take action in response to “do not track” signals.
Children
We do not provide products and services to children. We do not knowingly collect or solicit information from children under the age of 13.
If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of thirteen (13) and believe he or she has disclosed personally identifiable information to us, please contact us at [email protected].
A parent or guardian of a child under the age of thirteen (13) may review and request deletion of a child’s personally identifiable information as well as prohibit the use thereof. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we take steps to remove that information and terminate the child’s account.
South Chicago Lighting Partners has a zero-tolerance policy towards advertising this domain, company, and website by way of unsolicited email messages. We have rules and regulations all our users have to abide by. You must follow South Chicago Lighting Partners’s anti-spam requirements and any other laws that may apply to your business. Here’s an overview of what you’re responsible for.
You must abide by South Chicago Lighting Partners’s anti-spam requirements, which comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act.
You must determine whether any additional anti-spam or data protection laws apply to you based on the country where your business is located, and comply with those laws.
You must determine whether any additional anti-spam or data protection laws apply to you based on the country where your contacts or customers are located, and comply with those laws.
Phone
Organizations are required to obtain prior written express consent from their contacts before sending messages. The E-SIGN Act requires prior written consent and may include electronic or digital forms of signature (i.e., agreements obtained via email, website form, text message, dial pad or voice recording).website form submissions or text message opt-ins.
SMS/Text Messaging and TCPA Compliance
The consumer’s consent to receive such solicitations must be unambiguous, meaning that the consumer must receive a “clear and conspicuous disclosure” that he/she will receive future calls/text messages.
When asking your contacts to participate in your service (either through a web form, point of sale, mobile opt-in, or paper document), you must disclose the following: “By participating, you consent to receive text messages sent through an automatic telephone dialing system.”
This disclosure must be made clear and conspicuous to your contacts before they have opted into your SMS service. This means that you should disclose the use of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (equipment which has the capacity to dial without human intervention) in close proximity to the mobile phone number input.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service is permitted. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by posting the revised privacy policy on our Websites. Material changes will only affect the information we collect after the effective date of the change to our privacy policy unless we clearly express otherwise.
Public Forums
Our Websites may offer publicly accessible blogs and community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blogs or community forums, please contact us. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
Please also remember that if you choose to provide Personal Information using certain public features of the Websites, then that information is governed by the privacy settings of those particular features and may be publicly available. Individuals reading such information may use or disclose it to other individuals or entities without our control and without your knowledge, and search engines may index that information. We therefore urge you to think carefully about what you choose to disclose publicly and make sure it’s information you want to share with everyone.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or any other issue with our Websites, you may contact us at: [email protected]
