Autotether Wireless Lanyard for Boating Safety

Autotether Privacy Statement

Effective Date: 6/17/08

Autotether’s Privacy Statement covers the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information that may be collected by Autotether anytime you interact with Autotether, such as when you visit our website at www.autotether.com or when you call or email our support associates. Please take a moment to read the following to learn more about our information practices, including what type of information is gathered, how the information is used and for what purposes, to whom we disclose the information, and how we safeguard your personal information. Your privacy is a priority at Autotether, and we go to great lengths to protect it. Autotether respects your right to privacy and shares your concern about the security of any information you may submit to Autotether.

This website is owned, operated, and maintained by:
Autotether, Inc.

145 Dividend Road, Bldg 10 Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: 888-593-4181
Fax: 913-397-8282
E-mail: info@autotether.com

What information about me does Autotether collect and how is it used?

Autotether only collects personal information about you if you voluntarily choose to share it with Autotether. Autotether does not share, rent or sell information concerning Autotether’s customers to third parties in ways other than disclosed in this privacy statement.

When you visit autotether.com, unless you voluntarily disclose personal information, Autotether does not collect or store any personally identifiable information about you. However, Autotether does collect and store certain data about the use of Autotether’s website. This is done on an anonymous basis, and the same information is collected for all hits on Autotether’s servers. The information collected may include the time and date you visited the site, the pages you looked at, and your IP address and domain name. Autotether does not link this information to anything personally identifiable to you. Autotether only uses this information for system administration and to help Autotether develop ideas about how it might tailor its site to improve your visit. This information is not rented or sold to third parties and will not be used by Autotether to contact you in any way.

When you place an item into your shopping cart at www.autotether.com, a cookie will be stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that help the Autotether web site keep track of the items in your shopping cart as you move from page to page. The information in the cookie is only a number or token that associates with your browser with the shopping cart.

On the autother.com shopping cart you are asked to share personal information about yourself with Autotether. This may include information about you such as your name, and your mailing address and e-mail address. Submission of this information is necessary to process your order. Autotether may store the information and use it for internal marketing research and other marketing purposes, including e-mailing you with special promotions and other programs of interest. Autotether may also, in the event that this information is collected as part of a warranty registration process, use this information to contact you later. If the information is sent as part of a website evaluation, Autotether may also use the information to contact you about your comments. However, Autotether does not share, rent or sell your information to another company in ways other than disclosed in this privacy statement..

You may decide to send Autotether personally identifying information in an e-mail message which might contain information or inquiries about Autotether’s products or services. Autotether will use this information to identify you as a Autotether customer and to respond to the electronic mail. Autotether will only use the information obtained to resolve the issue identified in the e-mail. Autotether never sells e-mail addresses. You may change your personal information by contacting us at our toll free # 888-593-4181.

When you interact with our support associates via email, telephone, or in person we may collect personal information relevant to the situation, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and contact preferences; information about the Autotether products you own, such as their serial numbers and date of purchase; and information relating to a support or service issue.

Except as specified above, Autotether will only share your personal information with third parties if:

Autotether has your consent;
Autotether determines that it is required to do so by law;
it is necessary in Autotether’s opinion to do so to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute criminal offences or attacks on the technical integrity of Autotether’s site or its network;
it is necessary in Autotether’s opinion to do so to protect the rights, property, or safety of Autotether or its employees, the users of its website, or the public; or
it is necessary to fulfill your product or service order. Autotether may use an outside shipping company to fulfill your order, and a credit card processing company to process your credit card information as required for your order and to ensure that your transaction is secure. These companies do not retain, share, store or use your personally identifiable information for any other purposes.

What does Autotether do to protect the data I transmit to Autotether’s Online Store?

Autotether 's online store, at www.autotether.com, uses industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of personal information such as your name and address, as well as critically sensitive information such as your credit card number. Autotether 's website is also registered with site identification authorities so that your browser can confirm Autotether’s identity before any personal information is sent.

What can I do to help make sure online shopping works correctly?

To help ensure that these measures are effective in preventing unauthorized access to your private information, you should be aware of the security features available to you through your browser. You should use a security-enabled browser to make purchases at Autotether’s online store. Please note: If you do not use a SSL-capable browser, you are at risk for having data intercepted. Autotether will not be responsible for any compromise of data that is intercepted due to the customer's use of an unsecured browser.

If my credit card company determines that there are fraudulent charges on my account, what should I do?

If your credit card company determines that there are fraudulent charges on your account that are the result of your purchase at autotether.com and they hold you liable for the unauthorized changes, please contact Autotether immediately. You can contact Autotether by e-mail at mailto:sales@autotether.com, phone at 888-593-4181, or postal mail:

Autotether
145 Dividend Road
Building 10
Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Does Autotether offer opt-out or opt-in services?

When purchasing an Autotether on the website, you will receive emails from Autotether regarding updates on the company. As stated above, Autotether may also send you special promotions and other programs of interest via email. If you choose to stop receiving these emails in the future, please email the info@autotether.com with the subject unsubscribe in the email and we will remove you from future email communications. Autotether will not provide or share any mailing lists or other information about you to another company or service for promotional purposes..

What if information I have previously submitted has changed?

If you need to change the information you have sent to Garmin on a product registration, please e-mail sales@autotether.com. Autotether will respond to your email request within 10 -15 business days.

Is Autotether responsible for all of the material I see on Autotethers website?

Autotether does maintain responsibility for and authority over all information contained on its website. However, Autotether may post links to sites that Autotether does not control. Autotether is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these sites.

What about testimonial copy?

Testimonials submitted to info@autotether.com may be used on the website, in promotional newsletters, and other publications. If you submit communications—either written or electronic—to Autotether, please indicate if you do not want your submission published or if you would prefer Autotether to use your initials rather than your full name.

Where can I learn more about using the Internet and protecting my privacy?

The United States Federal Trade Commission has a web page http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html devoted to providing you with information about protecting your privacy online. Autotether encourages you to familiarize yourself with the concepts discussed on this page.

Privacy/Security Policy changes

If Autotether makes changes to any terms or conditions of this Privacy/Security Policy, these changes will be posted on Autotether’s websites in a timely manner. If Autotether decides to materially change its privacy policy, it will post those changes to this privacy statement and other places Autotether deems appropriate, which may include its website, for a period of time Autotether deems appropriate, so that you are aware of what information Autotether collects, how Autotether uses it, and under what circumstances, if any, Autotether discloses it. Autotether reserves the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently.

Disclaimer

While Autotether continues to work hard to protect your personal information, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure and Autotether cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Autotether over the Internet. Transmitting personal information over the Internet is done at your own risk.

Tell Autotether what you think

Autotether welcomes your questions and comments about security and privacy. Please send e-mail to info@autotether.com.