Privacy StatementThis policy outlines our personal information handling practices for both online and offline data. If you give LEX your personal information, LEX will treat it according to this policy. This policy covers the Lincolnland Express corporate LEX Express Website and is applicable worldwide (via Internet).
Collection of your personal informationLEX will always tell you before LEX collects any personal information and inform you of the purpose of the collection, i.e. reservation system “fields”. “Personal Information” is any information that can be used to identify an individual, and may include, but is not limited to, name, email address, postal or other physical address, credit or debit card number, title, occupation, and other information required to provide a service, deliver a product, or carry out a transaction you have requested. Some of the reasons LEX collects your personal information include: - registration for an account
- use of certain features of our products or services
- requesting service and support for our products or services
- placement of a transaction or order
- registration to attend a seminar
- participation in an online survey
- submission of an entry for a sweepstakes or other promotion
- participation in discussion groups or forum
- collaboration efforts
- registration to membership programs or newsletter subscriptions, etc.
Which shall administrated as “Entered” and intended.
Uses of your personal informationLEX will only use your personal information in the way LEX specified when it was collected. LEX will not subsequently change the way your personal information is used without your consent. Some of the ways LEX may use your personal information include:- To process your reservation and/or deliver the products and services that you have ordered.
- To keep you up to date on the latest product announcements, software updates, software upgrades, system enhancements, special offers, modification of route changes (i.e., pick up and /or location) and other information. This may occasionally include information as other technology and/or about products and services that can add value to your LEX products/ services.
- To provide support and assistance for our products and services, including the provision of security patches.
- To provide the ability to create personal profile areas and view protected content.
- To provide the ability to contact you, and provide you with shipping and billing information.
- To provide customer feedback and support.
- To provide contests, sweepstakes or other marketing or promotional activities on the LEX or affiliate LEX websites. Personal information may be collected to administer those programs.
- To conduct questionnaires and surveys in order to provide better products and services to our customers and end users.
- Your completion of any questionnaires is voluntary: To understand more about you, so LEX can personalize newsletters and LEX websites to your preferences. For example, allow you the opportunity to request specific information on products and services that may be of interest.
- To allow you to forward information to another individual such as a friend or co-worker. LEX does not store the personal information of the third party. LEX collect the information for the sole purpose of sending a one-time email. If you choose to use our referral service to inform a colleague or friend, LEX will only ask for a contact name and email address.
- To meet contract obligations.
Accessing and updating your personal informationLEX needs your help in keeping the personal information you have shared with us accurate and up to date. Please notify us of any changes to your personal information.
If you are a registered user, you may make these updates yourself online via your account.
Sharing your personal informationLEX does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes unless you have granted us permission to do so.
LEX may share your personal information within LEX or any of our worldwide subsidiaries of LEX only, for purposes of data processing or storage.
LEX may also share your personal information with business partners, service vendors, authorized third-party agents or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction, including processing orders, processing credit card transactions, hosting LEX websites, hosting event and seminar registration and providing customer support. LEX only provide these third parties with the minimum amount of personal information necessary to complete the requested service or transaction, and the third parties are not permitted to use your personal information except for limited purpose of completing the requested service or transaction (i.e., Elavon, Inc. or virtualmerchant.com).
LEX may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process by disclosing your personal information and other related information, if necessary. LEX also may choose to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
LEX may collect and possibly share personal information and any other additional information available to us in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of LEX’s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
While navigating LEX’s website you may be directed to content or functionality that is hosted by a third-party supplier, (not on LEX’s website). This is typically done to host special events, such as contests. When information is collected on behalf of LEX exclusively, LEX’s privacy policy will be referenced on the site and will govern how your information is used. For other non-LEX sites, the site owner’s privacy policy will be referenced. It is LEX’s practice to require such suppliers to handle information in a manner consistent with LEX’s privacy and security policies.
LEX will ask for your consent before LEX uses or shares your information for any purpose other than the reason you provided it or as otherwise provided by this policy. In order to let us know your preferences, LEX will require an action on your part, such as checking the appropriate option, to indicate your consent.
Security of your personal informationLEX is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. LEX utilizes a combination of industry-standard security technologies, procedures, and organizational measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When LEX transfers sensitive personal data (for example, credit card information) over the Internet, LEX protects it using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology.
While LEX strives to protect your personal information, LEX cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit.
LEX recommends you to take every precaution in protecting your personal information when you are on the Internet. For example, change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers when creating passwords, and make sure you use a secure browser.
CookiesLike many websites, LEX may uses technologies, such as cookies which allow LEX to make your visit to our website easier, more efficient and more valuable by providing you with a customized experience and recognizing you when you return.
If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website or via HTML-formatted emails, you can set your browser to warn you before it accepts cookies or refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, however this may effect the website functionality.
Data retentionLEX will not retain your personal information longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations.
Linked WebsitesLEX’s websites may provide links to other third-party websites which are outside our control and not covered by this policy. LEX encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) sites you visit.
Children’s privacyLEX does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If LEX learns that LEX has collected Personal Information on a child under the age of 13, LEX will delete that data from our systems. LEX encourages parents and guardians to go online with their children. Here are a few tips to help make a child’s online experience safer:- Teach children never to give personal information (such as name, address, phone number, school, etc.) unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult.
- Know the sites your children are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
- Look for website privacy policies. Know how your child’s information is treated.
Please visit the FTC’s website for more tips on protecting children’s privacy online.
Policy updatesLEX may amend this privacy statement from time to time, and at any time. LEX will post a notice whenever this privacy statement is materially changed. Your continued use of the LEX website after any change will signify and confirm your assent to those changes.
Last update: October 30, 2009
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