Privacy Policy Statement
Meinecke-Richards Agency is committed to protecting your online privacy when you visit our Website. We do not collect and keep any personally identifiable information from you unless you volunteer it. Please review the information below to familiarize yourself with our policies on Website privacy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
When you visit our Website, Meinecke-Richards Agency does not automatically collect any information that could personally identify you. Personal information includes your name, street address, e-mail address, billing information, credit card number and expiration date, and any other personally identifying information you may provide (collectively "Personal Information"). Your Personal Information is only collected when you voluntarily submit it, for example, when you sign up to receive services from us. In addition to the ways described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy or at the time information is requested, we may use Personal Information received from visitors to our Website for any of the following purposes: (1) to confirm, process and fulfill member registration or orders; (2) to respond to specific requests; (3) to send e-mail; or (4) to protect the security or integrity of our Website when necessary.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND TRAFFIC DATA
Each time you come to the Meinecke-Richards Agency Website, our web server (like most on the web) may collect some basic technical information, including your Internet Protocol address, the domain name of your Internet Service Provider, referral data (for example, the address of the last URL you were at before clicking through to our Website), and browser and platform type (collectively "Technical Information"). Meinecke-Richards Agency may use this Technical Information to improve our Web site and make it more responsive to our visitors (see "Cookies" below").
Meinecke-Richards Agency will count, track, and aggregate your activity on the Website into our analysis of general traffic flows at the Website, allowing us to identify broad demographics about who uses the Meinecke-Richards Agency Website ("Traffic Data"). This Traffic Data is kept anonymously so that any such information does not personally identify you. We may share this Traffic Data with others, for example, in press releases.
COOKIES
A "cookie" is a small file stored on your computer by a Website that assigns a numerical user ID and stores certain information about a user's online visit. Cookies help Website owners to recognize prior visitors and allow the Website owner to serve special features, which might be of interest to a user. Most major Websites use cookies for this purpose. Cookies, however, cannot tell who you are or where you are so we will not store any Personal Information about you using the cookies technology. Meinecke-Richards Agency Website does not use cookies at the present time; however, Meinecke-Richards Agency may use cookies in the future without notice.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Our Web site provides a variety of opportunities for your involvement with Meinecke-Richards Agency products, services and Website features. Specifically, we may collect Personal Information upon your voluntary submission for the following circumstances:
1. E-mail
When you sign up for the Meinecke-Richards Agency e-mail update, Meinecke-Richards Agency will send you information about our products, services, and Website features via e-mail. Further, if you request specific information via e-mail, we will use your Personal Information to respond to your request, but we will delete your Personal Information once we respond.
2. Promotions
Meinecke-Richards Agency may offer promotions from time to time. To participate in our promotions, you may be asked to provide an e-mail address, screen name, real name or home address so that we can let you know if you win a prize. This information may be disclosed to third parties as required to process and fulfill the contest or sweepstake rules and to award prizes. If we offer promotions, we may contract with these third parties to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information. Your Personal Information, however, will not be sold or used for other purposes unless described in this Privacy Policy or unless otherwise required by law.
3. Resumes
From time to time, we may allow for the online submission of resumes. Personal Information collected from resume submission will be used solely for the purpose of accepting and evaluating candidates for job postings. Your Personal Information may be shared within our company.
OTHER DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
With your consent, we may also share your Personal Information with our corporate affiliates, or outside companies that offer products or services that may be of interest. If and when we do share Personal Information with third parties, they must agree to maintain the confidentiality and security of your Personal Information.
Except for the circumstances described in this Privacy Policy, Meinecke-Richards Agency will not otherwise use or disclose your Personal Information to third parties unless we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Meinecke-Richards Agency Website, or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public.
SECURITY
Meinecke-Richards Agency uses reasonable security safeguards to protect the information obtained against unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure and stores such information on secure servers. However, due to computer hackers, electronic malfunctions, and other events, Meinecke-Richards Agency cannot guaranty that such safeguards will always protect such information.
UNSUBSCRIBE AND DATA REMOVAL
If you would like to unsubscribe from any of the Meinecke-Richards Agency Website services and features as described in this Privacy Policy, you can do so by sending an e-mail and identifying in the subject of your e-mail the service you wish to unsubscribe from. Meinecke-Richards Agency will remove your name from our database and the Website service you designate.
CORRECTION OF INFORMATION
Where necessary, you may correct or update any Personal Information that you have provided to us by e-mailing us or by following the instructions listed on the e-mails you receive from us.
YOUR CONSENT
By accessing and using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time and will post such revisions on our Website. Please visit our Website from time to time to check on such revisions. Continued use of our Website following the date of any revision to this Privacy Policy shall constitute your agreement to any such revisions. In the event you do not consent to these revisions, you may discontinue use of our Web site, or unsubscribe to our services or features.
Text messaging opt-in data and consent is not shared with any third parties​.
ANY QUESTIONS?
If you have any further questions about Meinecke-Richards Agency Privacy Policy and use of Personal Information, please e-mail us or contact Meinecke-Richards Agency, Attn: Customer Service, 801 West Platt St., Maquoketa, IA 52060.
