Technology Assurance Cooperative

Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains how TAC-USA collects, uses, protects, and shares information.

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature. When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

We also collect information about gift recipients so that we can fulfill the gift purchase. The information we collect about gift recipients is not used for marketing purposes. Like many websites, we use “cookies” to enhance your experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to the “Do we use cookies?” section below for information about cookies and how we use them.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase products, enter a contest or promotion, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

  • To personalize your site experience and deliver content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
  • To better service you in responding to customer service requests.
  • To quickly process your transactions.
  • To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.

Email communications

If you have opted in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us, please refer to the section below on opting out, removing, or modifying information you have provided to us.

If you have not opted in to receive e-mail newsletters, you will not receive these e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and members-only content will be given a choice whether they would like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications from us.

How do we protect visitor information?

When you place orders or access personal information, we offer the use of a secure server.

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons with special access rights who are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive or credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and encrypted in our databases.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or service provider transfers to your computer through your web browser, if you allow it, to recognize your browser and remember certain information.

For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process items in your shopping cart. Cookies help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, provide improved services, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction.

We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in understanding site visitors. These providers may use information collected on our behalf only to help us conduct and improve our business. You can choose to have your computer warn you when a cookie is sent or turn off cookies through your browser settings. If you turn cookies off, some services will not function properly, though you can still place orders by telephone through customer service.

Information disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without advance notice, except as described in this policy. TAC-USA, website hosting partners, and parties that assist us in operating our website or servicing you may access information when they agree to keep it confidential.

We may release information when appropriate to comply with the law, enforce site policies, or protect rights, property, or safety. Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

How can you opt out, remove, or modify information?

To modify your e-mail subscriptions, update your preferences in the My Account section. Due to email production schedules, you may receive emails already in production.

To delete online account information from our database, sign into My Account and remove your shipping addresses, billing addresses, and payment information. We may maintain information about an individual sales transaction to service that transaction and for record keeping.

Third party links

We may include third party links on our site to provide increased value. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy policies, and TAC-USA has no responsibility or liability for their content or activities. We welcome feedback about these linked sites, including if a specific link does not work.

Changes to our policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on August 6, 2003.

Questions and feedback

We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about privacy. Please send us feedback pertaining to privacy or any other issue.

Online Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.

Your consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.