Scott County Telephone is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Scott County Telephone Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Scott County Telephone website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Scott County Telephone collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Scott County Telephone also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Scott County Telephone . This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Scott County Telephone for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Scott County Telephone Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Scott County Telephone public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Scott County Telephone does not read any of your private online communications.

Scott County Telephone encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Scott County Telephone so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Scott County Telephone is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Scott County Telephone and Scott County Telephone family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Scott County Telephone collects and uses your personal information to operate the Scott County Telephone Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Scott County Telephone also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Scott County Telephone and its affiliates. Scott County Telephone may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Scott County Telephone does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Scott County Telephone may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Scott County Telephone may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Scott County Telephone , and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Scott County Telephone does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Scott County Telephone keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Scott County Telephone , in order to determine what Scott County Telephone services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Scott County Telephone to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Scott County Telephone Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 Scott County Telephone or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Scott County Telephone ; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Scott County Telephone , or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Scott County Telephone Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Scott County Telephone pages, or register with Scott County Telephone site or services, a cookie helps Scott County Telephone to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Scott County Telephone Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Scott County Telephone features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Scott County Telephone services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Scott County Telephone secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Scott County Telephone secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Scott County Telephone will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Scott County Telephone encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Scott County Telephone is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Scott County Telephone welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Scott County Telephone has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Scott County Telephone at jasonb@sctc.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.