Privacy Policy
Privacy is an important part of how we do business. We would like to make sure all of our customers understand our policy concerning information collection and use. This notice explains our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way information is collected and used.
Information We Collect
At Advantage Oil Company, we respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We do not collect personally identifiable information about you through our website unless you voluntarily provide it. However, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information and the page(s) you visited. Advantage Oil Company will not sell your personally identifiable information to anyone. At any time, you may opt out of providing such personally identifiable information by simply not providing it or by discontinuing your use of the Advantage Oil Company website.
Examples of personally identifiable information that you may provide to us while using our site include:
- Name
- Home Address
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Account Number (if you are current customer)
- Computer and Browser Information
If you want to customize some areas within our site, ask detailed questions or request information that meets your specific needs, you will need to supply some personally identifiable information. This may include identifying topics of interest, supplying your title and function for business users, providing a home/office address or filling out account information for billing questions.
To improve our website, we collect information on the number of visits to our site, the time visitors spend on the website, the number of pages viewed and the domains from which visitors visit our website. This information is only analyzed by us in the aggregate; it is not associated with any specific individuals.
Parts of our website use cookies. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive or in your computer’s memory containing information about your visit and preferences. You may receive a cookie that compiles site usage information (number of visitors, most popular pages, etc.) and enhances your experience on our website. Many popular browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.
How We Use the Information We Collect
Advantage Oil Company uses the information you voluntarily provide to:
- Answer Your Questions
- Help You Quickly Find and/or Receive Information About Our Company
- Alert You About Updated Information and Services
- Fulfill Your Request
- Provide Better Customer Service
- Improve Our Website Content
In some cases, Advantage Oil Company may contact you to let you know about new products or services.
Information Sharing
Advantage Oil Company does not sell the personally identifiable information you provide for financial gain nor does Advantage Oil Company share such information with third parties for the purpose of sending you advertisements for products or services unaffiliated with Advantage Oil Company or with its affiliates or business partners. Advantage Oil Company may, however, share personally identifiable information that you provide to us for legitimate business purposes, including without limitation the following:
- Transferring such information to Advantage Oil Company affiliates and subsidiaries, unless such transfer is prohibited by law.
- Transferring such information as part of a merger, consolidation, acquisition, divestiture or other corporate restructuring (including bankruptcy).
- Making such information available to third parties who are providing the product, service or information that you have requested (but never your password).
- Making such information available to third parties who are providing services to Advantage Oil Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, e.g., providing such information to third parties performing computer-related services for Advantage Oil Company or its affiliates (but never your password).
- Forming a good-faith belief that disclosure of such information is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding any illegal activities or regarding interference with the operation of our site or violation of its terms of use; or
- When disclosing such information is allowed by law or when our legal counsel forms a good-faith belief that such disclosure is required by federal or state law, subpoena or court order.
By providing personally identifiable information, you expressly consent to these privacy practices.
Also, Advantage Oil Company reserves the right to share any aggregated information (i.e., non-personally identifiable information) with any third parties for any reason, unless prohibited by law.
Security Policy
Advantage Oil Company uses the highest available industry-standard practices to protect your personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration and destruction. Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name and address, so that it cannot be read over the Internet. However, no security system is completely fail-safe, and Advantage Oil Company cannot guarantee the information you provide will never be obtained by unauthorized persons. The yellow lock at the bottom right-hand corner of a Web page indicates that a user is on a secured site. In some areas of our website, we require a user ID and password for you to access certain information. Advantage Oil Company will not disclose such password to third parties; however, you are responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of your password.
Obtaining and Collecting Personally Identifiable Information
If you wish to obtain a copy of the personally identifiable information that we have obtained from you through your use of this site, or you believe that we have personally identifiable information about you that is in error or you wish to delete any personally identifiable information that we have obtained from you through your use of our site, please contact us.