Our
mission is to build users trust and confidence in the Internet and our web
site by promoting the use of fair information practices. These
practices are as follows:
Information
Collection and Use
Larry's
Private Car & Limo Service is the sole owner of the information collected
on this site. We will not
sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from
what is disclosed in this statement. Larry's
Private Car & Limo Service collects information from our users at
several different points on our website.
Reservations
/ Feedback
In order to make online reservations or submit feedback, a user must first
complete the reservation form and or the feedback form. During
reservations or feedback a user is required to give their contact information
(such as name and email address). This
information is used to contact the user about the services on our site
for which they have expressed interest. It
is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as income
level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security number),
but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our
site.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form. Here
a user must provide contact information (like name and billing address) and
financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This
information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If
we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to
get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage
of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information
while on our site. Once the
user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For
instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log
in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If
a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The
only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our
site. For example, the user
will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly
Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target
the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Some
of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However,
we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log
Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked
to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
We
use an outside billing and credit card processing company to bill users
for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or
use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
We
partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user
signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information
that is necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These
parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except
for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains
links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Larry's Private Car & Limo
Service, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We
encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement
applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Newsletter
If
a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, currently under development,
we ask for contact information such as name and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our
site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation
in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore
has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information
requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address),
and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey
information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use
and satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to
use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them
for the friend’s name and email address. Larry's
Private Car & Limo Service will automatically send the friend a one-time
email inviting them to visit the site. Larry's
Private Car & Limo Service stores this information for the sole purpose
of sending this one-time email. The
friend may contact Larry's Private Car & Limo Service at service@larryslimo.com to
request the removal of this information from their database.
Security
This
website takes every precaution to protect our users’
information. When users submit
sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both
online and off-line.
When
our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information
(such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information
is encrypted and is protected. We also do everything in our power
to protect user-information off-line. All
of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned
above, is restricted in our offices. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example,
our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access
to personally identifiable information. Our
employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their
desk. When they return,
they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore,
ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every
quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are
notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and
what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected. Finally,
the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are
kept in a secure environment, behind a locked cage.
If
you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send
an email to larry@larryslimo.com
Supplementation
of Information
In
order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to our customers,
it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information
from 3rd party sources.
In
order for this website to enhance its ability to tailor the site to an
individual’s preference, we combine information about the purchasing
habits of users with similar information from our partners. When
a user makes a purchase from any of these partners, the companies collect
and share that purchase information with us so we can tailor the site
to our users’ preferences.
Special
Offers
We send all new members
a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will
occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and
a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the
option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice
and opt-out below.
Site
and Service Updates
We also send the user
site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe
from service announcements, which contain important information about the
service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in
regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating
Personal Information:
If a user’s personally
identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no
longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct,
update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us. This
can usually be done at the member information page or
by emailing our Customer Support. [Some
sites may also provide telephone or postal mail options for updating or
correcting personal information].
Choice/Opt-out
Our
users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their
information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point
where we ask for the information. For
example, our order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so users who
buy a product from us, but don’t want any marketing material, can keep
their email address off of our lists.
Users
who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials
from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying
to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at service@larryslimo.com
Users
of our site are always notified when their information is being collected
by any outside parties. We
do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should
proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.