With Parts Talk, your privacy is taken
seriously ....
These computer systems are owned and
operated by Parts Talk, a Value Added Network provider for The United
States Government which is attached to the DoD Electronic Commerce
Infrastructure and also participates directly in Electronic Commerce Networks
with other Governments around the World.
Usage
Data
Any and all use of the public or non-public areas of this website are
subject to monitoring without warning.
Monitoring
Raw data logs will be used to
identify individual users and their usage habits for authorized law enforcement
investigations or national security purposes. These logs may be kept for an
indefinite period and/or released to law enforcement or national security
personnel.
Site
Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that this and all other hosted
services remain available to all users, this computer system employs software
programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload
or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Unauthorized
Use
Unauthorized attempts to deny service, upload information, change
information, or to attempt to access non-public areas of this system without
proper authorization and permission are strictly prohibited and may be
punishable under applicable U.S. and International laws.
Personal
Information
Parts Talk does not offer users' personal information for sale to
any third parties. We retain current and previous user information and will, at
times, use this information for our own purposes (including but not limited to:
mail, e-mail, fax and telephone contact). Inactive subscribers of any of our
services can be removed from future contact by submitting a written request to
Parts Talk
Statistical
Information
In addition to monitoring, information concerning all visitors is
collected for analytical and statistical purposes, such as assessing what
information is of most and least interest, determining technical design
specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
Online
Transactions
If you decide to use the Site to make an online transaction, Parts
Talk will collect information from you to facilitate the transaction, and
such information may include, but is not limited to, contact information (such
as your name and shipping address) and financial information (such as tax
identification number and credit card number).
Parts Talk’s primary goal in collecting this information is to complete a successful transaction. PLEASE
NOTE THAT IF YOUR TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTS TALK ARE GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, THEN THE TERMS OF SUCH COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT WILL CONTROL.
Order
Fulfillment
Parts Talk uses outside shipping companies to ship orders,
and, if requested, a credit card processing company and/or other financial
institutions to bill you for goods and services.Your information will be
provided to these companies and other companies, as may be necessary, to
facilitate order processing. Additionally, Parts Talk may disclose
information about your online transactions to Parts Talk’s business partners
for the purpose of facilitating other transactions, including without
limitation, disclosing order information to a supplier for inventory management
purposes.
Financial
Information
Parts Talk participates in supplying information to Dun & Bradstreet
pertaining to payment performance of its customers. More information on how
this information is used can be found directly from Dun & Bradstreet.
Guidelines
For Usage of This Site By Minors
This site is not targeted at children/minors under the age of
18. Parts Talk will not, and does not knowingly, collect or use any
personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18.
Changes
Parts Talk reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy from time to
time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post notice of those
changes on the Site’s homepage. If at any point we decide to use your
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify you by way of an e-mail to the latest email address
we have for you to obtain permission.