AWNINGCONNECTION.COM

Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 12, 2002

At awningconnection.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and to using technology that gives you the most powerful and secure online experience. You can travel through most of our site without giving us any information about yourself, but sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of awningconnection.com; it does not apply to other online or offline Scottie's sites, products or services. Please read the complete awningconnection.com privacy statement.

Collecting your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. This information is requested to complete your shopping at the Site.

Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• For Billing - to ensure proper billing when ordering features, services, and products from awningconnection.com
• For Shipping - to ensure your purchases are delivered to your desired location.
• For sharing with all vendors that provide the products and services you have purchased through the Site.
• Periodically, with your consent, for sharing with other Scottie's groups and non-Scottie's companies not directly involved in your purchase.
• Periodically, with your consent, for sending you information about special online promotions.

We hire or partner with other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer questions about products or services and sending mail. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

Scottie's may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Scottie's or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Scottie's and its family of Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Scottie's, its Web sites, or the public.

Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Scottie's or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Scottie's abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.

Control of your Personal Information
When you purchase products from us, awningconnection.com will not share that information with third parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.

awningconnection.com asks your permission before sending you information about additional products and services. If you do not want to receive such information, do not check the box on the Checkout page (or on other pages where personal information is collected) which says: Yes, I would like to receive other offers through awningconnection.com.

awningconnection.com occasionally allows other companies to offer our registered customers information about their products and services. If you do not want to receive these offers, do not check the box on the Checkout page (or other pages where personal information is collected), which says: Yes, I would like to receive other offers from non-Scottie's companies.

awningconnection.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service issues related to a product or service you requested. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service or product you have chosen.

Access to your Personal Information
You can ensure your personal information is correct and current by contacting one of our Customer Service representatives Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST at 1-800-780-8677. Through the Customer Service representative you can:

• Edit any of the personal information you have already given us.
• Tell us whether or not you want awningconnection.com, other Scottie's groups, or 3rd parties to send you marketing information.

Security of your Personal Information
awningconnection.com strictly protects the security of your personal information. Personal information is stored in password-controlled servers with limited access, and we carefully protect this information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Protection of Children's Personal Information
The awningconnection.com site does not knowingly collect any personal information from children and does not publish any content that is targeted to children.

Use of Cookies
To ensure we are publishing content customers need and want, awningconnection.com collects site-visitation statistics using cookies. We only use this information in aggregated form and only use site-visitation statistics for improving our site.

When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously.

Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, assist in delivering the cookie. This technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics) on a awningconnection.com Web page. We do not use this technology to access your personally identifiable information on awningconnection.com; it is a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about awningconnection.com Web site usage. We may share aggregated site statistics with partner companies but do not allow other companies to place clear gifs on our sites.

If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the awningconnection.com Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however you will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to subscribe to the service offerings on the site.

Changes to this Statement
awningconnection.com will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this Statement, awningconnection.com will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web site.

Contact Information
Scottie's welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy please contact us by e-mail, or postal mail.

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