Our Privacy Commitment to You
EquipmentEngine has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy.
We understand that you entrust us with your private information to provide various services described at the web
site located at www.EquipmentEngine.com (the “Web site”). In exchange for your trust, you expect and deserve our
commitment to treat your information with respect and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Rest assured that
we protect your privacy. Under no circumstances will EquipmentEngine sell or share any personal information about
you to or with any person or organization except (i) as authorized by you, (ii) with licensors, (iii) as may be
required by law or court order, or (iv) as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy below
describes the standards we adhere to in handling information about you and any personal information you submit
through the Web site.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY OF EQUIPMENTENGINE’ SERVICES. BY USING ANY SUCH SERVICES
YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS POLICY AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, SIMPLY EXIT THIS PAGE WITHOUT ACCESSING OR
USING OUR WEB SITE OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES.
A Special Note About Children. Children are not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors (under the
age of 18) do not submit any personal information to us or use the service. EquipmentEngine does not collect or
maintain information from those actually known to be under the age of 18, and no part of the Web site is structured
to attract anyone under the age of 18.
Important Categories of Information for you to Know:
- Who we are
- Information we may collect at the Web site
- How your information is used
- Altering the information you submit through the Web site
1. Who We Are. EquipmentEngine owns and operates the Web site, the purpose of which is to serve as a directory
and listing resource for business equipment. Depending on the products or services selected by you, we may make
information submitted by you at the Web site available to (i) licensors to the extent the service you have selected
involves use of intellectual property owned by such licensors, and (ii) third party vendors to the extent you
have purchased any services or products from such vendors through the Web site.
2. Information We Collect. There are several areas on the Web site where you may be asked to enter both personal
and non-personal information. We DO NOT sell or share any personal information about you to or with any person
or organization except (i) as authorized by you, (ii) as set forth herein, or (iii) as may be required by law
or court order.
- Information we receive from you - To use certain of EquipmentEngine services, when you come to the Web site you’ll
need to provide personal information such as your name, phone number, e-mail address and other information.
- Technical information we collect - In order for EquipmentEngine to ensure that we are providing the best possible
consumer experience on the Web site, we collect and track certain user information. When you visit the Web site,
our Web server sends a cookie to your computer. This cookie stores a limited amount of information about your
site visit. The cookie tracks aggregate information on how our site is being used, including session counts, navigation
patterns, pages visited, etc. . When you submit an inquiry, we store your cookie identification in our system.
This cookie allows our site to recognize you when you return. EquipmentEngine may also utilize Web Logs to track
aggregate information about how our site is being used. Web Logs track anonymous user information, including the
number of visitors to the Web site, operating systems, Internet Provider addresses (if publicly available), and
browser type. If you come to the Web site from an online banner ad, an anonymous identification number may be
passed to the Web site. This information cannot be used to gather any personally identifiable information about
you. It will only allow us to track the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, marketing and banner
advertisement campaigns.
- Information from surveys - You may have the option of completing an online survey at the Web site from time to
time. Participation in surveys is completely voluntary and it is your choice whether or not you wish to disclose
your personal information to us in connection with any such survey.
- Information from the “Contact Us” section of the Web site - You may contact EquipmentEngine through the “Contact
Us” feature. Participation in this area is completely voluntary and it is your choice whether or not you wish
to disclose your personal information to us.
- Information collected on other sections of the Web site - EquipmentEngine may, from time to time, make various
resources available to you at the Web site. At times we may collect personal information in connection with providing
such services.
3. How your information is used. We use the information you provide us to provide services to you as described
throughout the Web site. EquipmentEngine may also share certain aggregated data with third parties for general
marketing and demographic purposes. Some of our services may be offered in conjunction with partner companies,
affiliates or other companies or web sites with which we work. In order for us to provide these services to you,
it may be necessary for us to share your personal information with one of such entities. These parties are not
allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services. If you
do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer by not using that particular service.
In addition, EquipmentEngine may disclose account or other personal information when we have reason to believe
that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may
be causing injury to or interference with EquipmentEngine’ rights or property, other Web site users or anyone
else that could be harmed by such activities.
4. Altering Information You Submit Through a EquipmentEngine Web Site. You may be able to review and change personal
information you have submitted to EquipmentEngine at the Web site. If you are unable to complete this online,
you may contact our customer care department at support@EquipmentEngine.com.
- Deleting your information - Federal and state regulations may require that we store your information for various
periods of time. In order to comply with these regulations, we may be unable to delete information from our databases.
- Request to stop receiving emails from us - Periodically, EquipmentEngine may send you emails to alert you to money
saving tips or special offers. If you do not wish to receive any of these offers, please send an e-mail to info@EquipmentEngine.com
to remove yourself from our mailing list.
Security
EquipmentEngine uses extensive and sophisticated secure technology to protect your data and transmissions between
you and EquipmentEngine. Transmission between browsers and our web server is implemented using Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) technology. This technology requires an SSL-capable browser. Our database is physically separated
from our web server and is protected by a physical firewall. Although EquipmentEngine has taken these reasonable
and appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is delivered and disclosed only in accordance
with your instructions, EquipmentEngine cannot and does not guarantee that the personal information you provide
will not be intercepted by others and decrypted.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we make a change to our Privacy Policy in the future that will affect how we treat your information, we will
notify you by e-mail of the change to the extent such change is material. Otherwise, we will post such change
at the Web site, and such change will be deemed to be effective 10 days from the date of such posting. In that
case, your ability to opt out of the new policy will be determined by applicable laws.