Advanced
Poly-Packaging, Inc. (APPI) is a manufacturer and reseller
of packaging materials and packaging equipment. APPI
produces poly bags, bagging equipment, parts counters,
scales, conveyors and complete packaging systems. What
follows is APPI's online privacy policy, which governs
personal information gathered on our Internet site consistent
with the policy established by the APPI Board of Directors.
APPI's Commitment to Online Security
Physical, electronic and managerial procedures have been employed
to safeguard the security and integrity of personal information.
The APPI encrypts billing information wherever APPI requests
it. All APPI agents and contractors with access to personal
information obtained on the APPI web sites are also bound to
adhere to this policy as part of their contract with APPI.
To protect the security of information supplied by businesses
applying for participation in the APPI OnLine privacy
program, businesses are provided user names and passwords to
access their information. Your information will be protected
whether online or offline.
Registration
To perform certain tasks on our web site, you may be required
to complete registration or contact forms. During registration,
you will be required to give certain information (such as name,
address, phone and email address). This information is used
to contact you about the products/services on our site in which
you have expressed interest. Your option, you may also provide
demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself,
but it is not required.
Personal Information that APPI May Collect
Online
The APPI collects personal information online, including names,
postal and e-mail addresses, phone and facsimile numbers, billing
information. APPI may also collect business information from
sole proprietorships that apply for program participation,
some of which could constitute personal information, as well
as personal information from individuals acting solely in their
business capacity. The APPI does not knowingly collect
or maintain any personal information from children under the
age of 13. In addition, no part of our sites are designed with
the purpose of attracting any person under age 13.
How APPI Uses Personal Information Collected Online
Unless you otherwise consent, we will use your personal information
only for the purpose for which it is submitted, such as to
reply to your emails, handle your inquiries, and process billing
and business requests related to program participation, and
we will use such information to provide operational notices,
in program record-keeping and to conduct research on industry
marketplace practices. Our research may lead to the publication
of aggregate demographical data but will not result in the
reporting or publication of any personal information provided
to us. At certain points where personal information is collected
on our site, there may be a box where you may indicate you
would like to be on a mailing list to receive information about
other APPI programs and services and about ways to support
APPI. At any time you can add or remove your name from
APPI’s list by contacting us at sales@advancedpoly.com
Your Information May Be Shared
We never sell or rent your personal information. APPI
may release personal information under the following circumstances:
- Where
release is required by law (for example, a subpoena)
or regulation or is requested by a government agency;
- Where
our records indicate a company may be engaged in fraudulent
activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental
agency should be made aware of;
- To
appropriate governmental authorities, where warranted
by a company's failure to participate in the advertising
self-regulatory process or respond to an online privacy
complaint, or where a company fails to honor the recommendations
of the National Advertising Division, Children's Advertising
Review Unit, National Advertising Review Board or;
- To
appropriate persons, where your communication suggests
possible harm to others.
Help
Us Keep Your Personal Information Accurate
If your personal information changes or you would like to
review the personal information we may have on file, please
e-mail us with the new information or your review request
at also know what led to your submission of personal information
so we may efficiently locate your information.
Computer Tracking and Cookies
Our web sites are not set up to track, collect or distribute
personal information not entered by visitors. Our site logs
do generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data,
such as the number of hits and visits to our sites. This
information is used for internal purposes by technical support
staff to provide better services to the public and may also
be provided to others, but again, the statistics contain
no personal information and cannot be used to gather such
information.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser
from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive.
APPI uses non-identifying cookies to provide easier site
navigation and access to forms. You can still use the APPI
sites if your browser is set to reject cookies. Our cookies
do not generate personal data, do not read personal data
from your machine and are never tied to anything that could
be used to identify you.
Links
This web site contains links to ther sites. Please
be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users
to be awsare when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable
information.
Problems or Complaints with APPI Privacy Policy
If you have a complaint about APPI compliance with this privacy
policy, you may contact us at sales@advancedpoly.com or
contact us immediately via telephone at 330-785-4000.
Privacy Policy Review: We infrequently
review our privacy policy based on changes to
our web site. Complaints are reviewed internally
by our quality assurance staff with a prompt
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