Privacy Policy

 

Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information that DS Waters of America, Inc ("DSW") collects from you as part of our normal operations at this Site and describes what may happen to that information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that DSW may gather from other sources, and does not govern personal information about our employees, which is addressed by other internal DSW policies.

 

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because it identifies certain legal rights afforded to you. By accessing, viewing and/or using this Site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and all other terms and conditions set forth in the Site. If you do not agree, please do not access, view or use the Site. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or require access to your personal information, please contact Ryan Owens, Privacy Officer in the manner indicated at the end of this Privacy Policy.

 

What Constitutes Personal Information?

Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual, but does not include certain business contact information including the name, title, business address or business telephone number of an employee of any organization.

 

Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

When any visitor links or connects to the Site, and requests information about DSW products and services, places an order, participates in contests, offers, surveys or other activities at the Site, DSW may ask you to provide certain personal information, which may include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card information product and service preferences, other personally identifying information and other information as required or permitted by law. All credit card information submitted to the Site is done through a secure connection and used exclusively for the purchase of DSW products or services.

 

The primary purpose of DSW in collecting personal information is to respond to your queries, allow you to participate in activities at our Site, to provide you with the products and services you have ordered, to update you about our product and service offerings from time to time, and to deliver superior customer service. DSW only collects personal information about you that is necessary to achieve these purposes.

 

If you do not wish to receive communications from us about our offerings, we encourage you to opt out of the receipt of certain communications as described below.

 

DSW does not sell, rent, or knowingly distribute the personal information it receives from a Site visitor to any third party without permission. DSW may share personal information as required or permitted by law, and to the following persons or entities:

• to affiliated companies, contractors and agencies that work with us to provide our products and services to you, who will be provided with access to personal information as needed to perform their functions, but we shall not authorize them to use your personal information for other purposes;

• to credit bureaus to conduct credit checks as we believe necessary;

• to financial institutions and their affiliated companies for the purpose of processing your payments to us;

• to collect any debt you may owe to us;

• to affiliated companies contractors and agencies for the purpose of customer follow-up and to seek your input and advise you about the products and services of DSW and its affiliated companies, but for this purpose we shall not share more than your name, address and telephone number; and

• to another company or business, in the event of a proposed transfer or actual transfer of ownership of all or part of our company to that other company or business, but for this purpose, we shall not authorize use of your personal information beyond the scope of any such transaction or this Policy.

 

Use of Cookies

The Site uses data collection devices such as “cookies” on certain pages of the Site as a convenience to users so that users do not need to repeatedly input the same information in different parts of the Site or on repeat visits to the Site. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from your browser to a Web server which a Web site can use to recognize a repeat visitor to the Site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, which gives you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. While DSW uses cookies to track your visit to the Site, our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer. This information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided DSW with your personal information.

 

Opt In/Opt Out

Visitors to the Site who previously provided information to DSW can change or remove the information upon request to DSW. Visitors who do not want DSW to share non-public personal information about them with affiliates and non-affiliated third parties may opt out of information sharing. By opting out of information sharing, DSW will not share your personal information other than as permitted by law. Information sharing that is permitted by law includes, but is not limited to, sharing personal information with DSW affiliates about transactions as may be required to provide you with the products and/or services you have requested. If you wish to opt out of personal information sharing you may do so when prompted on the Site or by contacting our Privacy Officer in Customer Service at 1-800-682-0246.

 

Correction of Information

The Site gives all registered visitors the opportunity to update or correct your contact and billing information previously provided. You can assist DSW to maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any change to your address, telephone number(s), e-mail address(es) or any other information by sending a written request to us at DS Waters of America, Inc, c/o Nursery Water, Post Office Box 43382, Atlanta, Georgia 30336, specifying the information to be updated or corrected.

 

Safeguards for Personal Information

The security of your personal information is important to us, and we use various technical, contractual, administrative and physical security measures to protect personal information that you provide to us. We instruct our employees to comply with privacy laws and with this Privacy Policy. We strive to regularly improve the security of personal information that you may provide to us through our website or via other means, but please note that there is no method of transmitting or storing data that is 100% secure.

 

Links and Other Associated Sites 

Our Site may contain links to other sites, including sites of affiliated companies. We do not endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of these sites. You should carefully review the privacy statements and other terms of use for such sites. These other sites may collect, use and disclose personal information in a very different manner from this Site.

 

Changes to this Privacy Policy 

We regularly review our Privacy Policy and procedure, and this Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time.