- Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms
Independent Stationers is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement
sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect
when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing uscommunities.isgroup.org/demo,
you acknowledge and fully understand Independent Stationers’ Privacy Statement and
freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this
Website Privacy Statement.
- Participating Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites,
have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding
links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate
in Independent Stationers services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy
initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However,
since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating
merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices
or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the
privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal
information or complete any transaction with such parties.
- Information We Collect and How We Use It
Independent Stationers collects certain information from and about its users three
ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.
- Web Server Logs
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and
analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
- Your Internet protocol address.
- The kind of browser or computer you use.
- Number of links you click within the site.
- State or country from which you accessed the site.
- Date and time of your visit.
- Name of your Internet service provider.
- Web page you linked to our site from.
- Pages you viewed on the site.
- Use of Cookies
Independent Stationers may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience.
A cookie is a small 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. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site,
a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site
navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well
as providing personalized functionality.
Independent Stationers reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with
partner companies, but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website
unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging into uscommunities.isgroup.org/demo
a site that relies on third-party cookies).
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 reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this
may disable some of the functionality on our Website.
- Personal Information Users
Visitors to our website can register to purchase goods and services. When you register,
we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone
number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information. If you
are purchasing a product or service, we will request financial information. Any
financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the products or services
you purchased. If you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded
to your credit card provider. For other types of registrations, we will ask for
the relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose personal information
to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. For example, such
data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to
third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
- To fulfill your requests for products or services.
- To protect ourselves from liability,
- To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.
- Use of Web Beacons or GIF Files
uscommunities.isgroup.org/demo Web pages may contain electronic images known as
Web beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that allow Independent Stationers
to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services.
Independent Stationers may include Web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or
newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.
Some of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers to help
determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email communications.
These Web beacons may be used by these service providers to place a persistent cookie
on your computer. This allows the service provider to recognize your computer each
time you visit certain pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation
to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers to learn
which advertisements and emails bring you to our website and how you use the site.
Independent Stationers prohibits Web beacons from being used to collect or access
your personal information.
- Accessing Web Account Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information
in your web account file is correct and current. You may review this information
by contacting us by sending an email to our support attendant at
iscustomercare@iscustomercare.com
- Changes to This Statement
Independent Stationers has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement.
When we do, we will also revise the "updated" date at the top of this Privacy page.
We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed
about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued
use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any
updates.
- Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure
to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact
us at 317-579-1111 or send your comments to:
Independent Stationers
Attention: Privacy Statement Personnel
250 E. 96th Street, Suite 510
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Independent Stationers will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond
and resolve any problem or question.