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Statement
Affordable
Laptops (Micon Computer Company's website,
Micon.com ("Micon")) is a leading
Internet-based reseller of laptop products. Our
goal is to offer a superior product selection,
industry-competitive prices, fast delivery, and
the highest level of personalized service found
online -- all through innovative use of today’s
latest technology.
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The following text
was taken from Micon's Privacy Policy. Please read it
carefully as it could impact your personal privacy. Please
continue reading Micon Privacy section at the bottom of
this page.
Information Collection and Use
Micon! collects personally identifiable information when
you register for a Micon! account, when you use certain
Micon! products or services, when you visit Micon!
pages, and when you enter promotions or sweepstakes.
Micon! may also receive personally identifiable
information from our business partners.
When you register with Micon!, we ask for your name,
email address, birth date, gender, zip code, occupation,
industry, and personal interests. Once you register with
Micon! and sign in to our services, you are not
anonymous to us.
Micon! also automatically receives and records
information on our server logs from your browser
including your IP address, Micon! cookie information and
the page you requested.
Micon! uses information for three general purposes: to
customize the advertising and content you see, to
fulfill your requests for certain products and services,
and to contact you about specials
and new products. (Advertising)
Information Sharing and Disclosure
- Micon! will not sell or rent your personally
identifiable information to anyone.
- Micon! will send personally identifiable information
about you to other companies or people when:
- We have your consent to share the information;
We need to share your information to provide the
product or service you have requested;
- We need to send the information to companies who
work on behalf of Micon! to provide a product or
service to you. (Unless we tell you differently,
these companies do not have any right to use the
personally identifiable information we provide to
them beyond what is necessary to assist us.);
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal
process; or
- We find that your actions on our web sites
violate the Micon! Terms of Service, or any of our usage
guidelines for specific products or services.
Cookies
- Micon! may set and access Micon! cookies on your
computer.
- Micon! allows other companies that are presenting
advertisements on some of our pages to set and access
their cookies on your computer. Other companies' use
of their cookies is subject to their own privacy
policies, not this one. Advertisers or other companies
do not have access to Micon!'s cookies.
- Micon! uses web beacons to access our cookies within
our network of web sites and in connection with Micon!
products and services.
Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account
Information and Preferences
- Micon! gives you the ability to edit your Micon!
Account Information and preferences at any time,
including whether you want Micon! to contact you about
specials and new products.
- You may request deletion of your Micon! account by
sending an email to account-remove@Micon-inc.com.
Please click here to read about what information may
possibly remain in our archived records after your
account has been deleted.
Security
- Your Micon! Account Information is
password-protected for your privacy and security.
- In certain areas Micon! uses industry-standard
SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions.
- Changes to this Privacy Policy
- Micon! may amend this policy from time to
time. If we make any substantial changes in
the way we use your personal information we
will notify you by posting a prominent
announcement on our pages.
Micon
Computer Company Privacy Policy
It is Micon responsibility to guard our customers
personal information from any unauthorized use. We take
this responsibility seriously and promise to our
customers that Micon does not and will not knowingly
distribute, sell, or otherwise transfer any customer's
personal information for any reason other than a lawful
order from a court of law.
If you enter our store through Micon!
Shopping, or if you are signed up with Micon! Wallet, or
you "check" the box on the order screen
allowing Micon! to use your personal information, then
your buying behavior and personal information is subject
to use by Micon! as per Micon's Privacy Policy. Micon
can and will distribute this information to other Micon
Stores for their marketing efforts. You will most likely
receive advertisements via e-mail by these Micon
merchants.
However, if you link directly into our store by opening
a new browser window and typing in www.Micon.com
, or if you order by phone,
your privacy and personal information will not be
collected nor distributed.
Privacy
Policy
Since Micon takes your
privacy very seriously, our state-of-the-art site employs
the very best security measures available to protect you.
Our primary means of protection is SSL technology, which
encrypts all your personal information, including your
credit card data, and prevents it from being intercepted
over the Internet. In addition, access to your online
account is always protected by a personal password of your
choice. Finally, we will never share or sell your personal
information, including your email address, to other
companies for any reason, except as required by law.
Of course, if
you still don’t feel comfortable sending your credit
card information over the Internet, you can always call us
to place your order by phone. Our customer representatives
will be more than willing to help you.
1. What
information do we gather?
At Micon, we use
cookies to track your stay at our store. The cookie does
not gather any information from your computer or profile
your system.
There is only
one place on our website where we collect your personal
information: During the checkout process. Depending on the
information needed to complete your order, you may be
required to submit a maximum of your name, company, email
address, telephone number, shipping address, and type of
payment.
2. What
organization is collecting the information?
Micon collects and
stores information in our secure and confidential
database. Intermediaries are used only to handle credit
card processing and product fulfillment. A 3rd party
credit card verification company handles all credit card
processing. Orders are processed and shipped by Micon.
3. How do we
use your information?
We have three main uses for your personal information:
Tracking your visit at Affordable Laptop, processing and
shipping your order, and being able to contact you a) at
your request, b) because of an issue with your order, or
c) for occasional special offers.
We do not track
your visit by name but rather, by buying habits. We use
this information to stay informed about our customer's
needs and to make sure we are offering the best products
and services available. Your telephone number is used only
if we have questions or need to reach you immediately
regarding your order.
We do not store
credit card information on our site along with your order;
nor do our 3rd party credit card verification company.
This information is always requested on a purchase by
purchase basis and it is used to process your order only.
Your name, address, telephone, email, and shipping address
all remain private in our secure database.
E-mail addresses
supplied for Micon
Newsletter are also private and used only for the
newsletter's distribution list. If you currently receive
our newsletter and would like to 'unsubscribe,' simply
visit our Newsletter page, and separately fill in your all
your email addresses in the "Unsubscribe"
section.
Micon
Newsletter feature is currently disabled due to technical
problems.
4. With whom
will your information be shared?
We will never share or sell your personal information,
including your email address, to other companies for any
reason, except as required by law.
5. What
choices are available to you regarding collection, use,
and distribution of the information?
In order to complete any request/order/service, it is
necessary for you to enter a minimum amount of
information. The required fields of entry are always
indicated on the form. All other fields are optional. You
always have the option of entering your credit card
information on our site or calling one of our Customer
Care Representatives to provide it over the phone.
6a.
Correct/Update Policy
Micon offers you the ability to correct or change the
information you submitted during checkout at any time and
as often as necessary. You can access and change it from
the checkout pages during the checkout phase of the buying
process. Users who are experiencing problems or who have
any questions about how our services work can contact us
at websupport@Micon.com.
6b.
Delete/Deactivate Policy
If you would like your information to be deleted or
deactivated from our site, please contact websupport@Micon.com.
Last updated
on February 21, 2000
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