AlleWest Consolidated, LLC

"Website Privacy Policy" 

This Privacy Policy describes the terms of AlleWest Consolidated, LLC’s commitment to your privacy.

PERSONS OR PARTIES COVERED
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover all visitors to the AlleWest website (referred to herein as “Website”), all subscribers to lists or newsletters whether paid or free, all members or affiliates whether paid or unpaid, and all customers. Persons who visit or view this website, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether solicited or unsolicited, are described herein as "Visitors" and are parties to this Privacy Policy. Subscribers to available property lists or newsletters are referred to herein as "Informational Subscribers", and Subscribers who post information to the AlleWest website are referred to herein as “Posting Subscribers,” and both groups are parties to the Privacy Policy. Persons who order, attempts to order, or receive a product sold (recipients) or promoted on or delivered from this website, even at no cost, is called a "Customer" herein and is subject to this Privacy Policy not only by passive acceptance, but by virtue of the Purchase Agreement contract. The website, its agents, owners, operators, and employees are referred to collectively herein as "Website," "Site," and/or "Seller".

PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE STILL COVERED
In the event that a person excluded from this Website because of AlleWest’s Terms of Use or from denial of service by the Website, who nonetheless unlawfully views this Site, that person remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and is in violation of the Terms of Use.

PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS WEBSITE
This Website is not lawfully accessible to persons under the age of 18 or who are otherwise covered by the provisions of the Child Online Privacy Act of 1998 (COPA). If you are under the age of 18 you must leave this site immediately. Fraudulent use of this Website may make you subject to civil or criminal sanctions.

VIEWING AND/OR USE IS CONSTRUED AS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY
Acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy is a portion of the consideration required for your right to visit the website. If you do not accept these terms, you have no right to visit this site and you are fraudulently using this site.

ABOUT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION THIS WEBSITE COLLECTS AND HOW IT IS USED
This website routinely collects information about its visitors, subscribers, members, and customers. This information is obtained as follows:

VISITOR, SUBSCRIBER, MEMBER, OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM 'REGISTRATION'
Registration means that the Visitor, Informational and/or Posting Subscriber or Customer takes active, positive steps to communicate information to this Website. This includes pages where you register for newsletter subscriptions or available property mailings; requesting information from the website via email, mail, or courier; or from ordering a product.

ONLINE ORDERING
In an effort to minimize operating costs while maximizing security, AlleWest Consolidated, LLC conducts all online financial transactions via PayPal invoicing services which is then supported by merchant service companies like Visa and Master Card. Therefore, while in the process of online ordering, the customer provides name, address, city, state, email address, phone number, and a CVV2 (back of card) number. All this information is maintained by the merchant service companies and is not made available to AlleWest Consolidated, LLC.

VISITOR EMAIL INQUIRIES
Website visitors who wish to communicate with the Website do so under two conditions: one, they give their permission for contact by the website; two, they are subject to any ‘submission’ provisions of the Terms of Use, Purchase Agreement, or this Privacy Policy. While your email address may or may not be used to solicit you, it is added to the Website's general database.

CUSTOMER EMAIL OR TESTIMONIALS
If you are a customer and send an email to the Website, or if you communicate with the Site by phone or mail, the Website collects information about your communication and by communicating with the Site you give your permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and otherwise use any information collected as the Site sees fit.

Any communication which, in its sole discretion, the Site deems to be a testimonial, may be publicized for marketing purposes.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ELECTRONIC MEANS AND 'COOKIES'
Many websites, including this one, collect information about your computer, your email address and your IP address. You must assume that your web-viewing or web-use activity is monitored, tracked, and information collected. This information is not usually of a personal nature, but it may help define your viewing habits and product preferences even though the website may or may not have any idea who you are.

"Cookies" is a web term for the bits of computer code placed on your hard drive. Websites use this tool to keep you 'logged in', to keep track of search criteria, to monitor use, to password protect use of the site or use of products sold by the site. Cookies can also be used to obtain information about your computer configuration or your computer use.

Cookies can be used to electronically gather information about you. Again, it may or may not be personal information, but it is information and by using this site you are expressly giving the Website permission to use 'cookies' and to use the information gathered from their use to benefit you. You also give permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and use any information collected for product design, product offers to you, and general commercial solicitation purposes by this site.

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE USED
The use of information as described below may or may not be how information that is collected is customarily used by this site. While actual use of any information collected may be used quite conservatively, you must assume that it is not. You must assume that information collected is shared with other persons or entities for commercial purposes. While this is uncommon in practice, you must assume that it is as you make your decision whether or not to view or interact with this website. This type of shared information may include your name, address, phone number, email address and buying habits, as well as other information. This information may be used for general commercial solicitation by this website or other persons it is sold to, rented to, or shared with.

INFORMATION THAT IS NOT SHARED
Due to AlleWest’s complete reliance on PayPal for all the Website’s financial transactions, credit card information or other financial information is completely unknown to the Website. However, in the event that it is made known, that information is never revealed to anyone except to processing authorities or law enforcement agencies. However, the provider of such information gives express permission to use it in fraud investigation or for litigation.

SPAM
By providing to this Website information that forms the basis of communication with you, such as an email address, you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited email or spam from this Website since, by providing such information, you agree to receive communication from AlleWest. However, all email communication with you will contain an 'unsubscribe' link where you may notify the Website that you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information from the Website, and your information will be removed from the general database.

DATA SECURITY
This Website takes measures to protect its data that contains information related to you. However, as a consideration for viewing this site or interacting with this site in any manner, you waive all claims of any nature against this site concerning the loss, alteration, or misuse of information. You must assume that it is possible for your personal data to be obtained by others, such as "hackers," and used in an inappropriate manner that may cause you harm and that you agree that the site is not responsible for damages to you.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR REPORT OF INCIDENTS

Please direct questions, comments or reports to:

Laura Ries
AlleWest Consolidated, LLC
2001 Kingsbury Estates Drive
Plainfield, IL 60586
Re: Privacy Policy

REVISIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WITHOUT NOTICE
In an effort to keep current with ever-evolving internet privacy laws, AlleWest’s Privacy Policy is dynamic and will continually change. You may not assume that it remains the same and you agree to check the policy each time you visit the Site for changes. Unless, in the sole opinion of the Website, this policy changes so drastically as to suggest a posted notification on the site or via email, you will receive no notification of changes to our Privacy Policy nor, under any circumstances, does this Site promise notification. Your continued use of this Site always evidences your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy or any modification(s).

LATEST UPDATE
This Privacy Policy was last updated on April 1, 2008.

DISPUTES
As part of the consideration that the Website requires of the Visitor to view, use, or interact with this site, Visitor agrees to use binding arbitration for any claim, dispute, or controversy ("CLAIM") of any kind (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to usage of this Website, including solicitation issues, privacy issues, and terms of use issues.

Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, which are in effect on the date a dispute is submitted to the American Arbitration Association. Information about the American Arbitration Association, its rules, and its forms are available from the American Arbitration Association, 335 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10017-4605. Hearings will take place in the city or county of the Website.

In no case shall the Visitor have the right to go to court or have a jury trial. Visitors will not have the right to engage in pre-trial discovery except as provided in the rules; you will not have the right to participate as a representative or member of any class of claimants pertaining to any claim subject to arbitration; the arbitrator's decision will final and binding with limited rights of appeal.

The prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the other party for any and all costs associated with the dispute arbitration, including but not limited to, attorney fees, collection fees, investigation fees and travel expenses.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE
If any matter concerning usage of this Site shall be brought before a court of law, pre- or post-arbitration, Visitor agrees to that the sole and proper jurisdiction to be the state and city declared in the contact information of the web owner unless otherwise here specified. Plainfield, Illinois, Will County. In the event that litigation is in a federal court, the proper court shall be the closest federal court to the Website’s host address.

APPLICABLE LAW
Visitor agrees that the applicable law to be applied shall, in all cases, be that of the state of the Website owner(s).