Privacy Policy

Pierman Communications is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users.  Our privacy policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.

For purposes of this Agreement:

  • The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to our company, Pierman Communications.
  • “You” refers to you, as a user of our web site.
  • By accessing our web site, you accept our privacy policy and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your non-personal information as described herein.

I.   Information We Collect

1.   Information Collected via Technology

To use our web site you do not need to submit any personal information. However, we collect non-personal information about each visitor to our web site using Google Analytics. This information includes data that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types and the number of clicks.

We also track information provided to us by your web browser, such as the web site you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to our web site, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you.

2. Children’s Privacy

Our web site is not directed to anyone under the age of 13, and does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13.

In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal or non-personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible.

If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us at sue@piermancommunications.com.

II. How We Use and Share Information

In general, we use non-personal information to help us improve our site and to customize the user experience. We also aggregate non-personal information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on our web site using Google Analytics

At no time is your non-personal data stored on our web servers or on any offline devices, nor will your information be traded, bartered, sold or shared with third parties.

If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our web site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We strongly suggest that you check our web site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.

III. Links To Other Websites

We may provide links to other websites or applications on our web site. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those web sites or the information or content they contain.

This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Pierman Communications. Therefore, this privacy policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link on our web site.

We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.

IV. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

Pierman Communications reserves the right to change this policy at any time.  We will notify our web site visitors of significant changes to this privacy policy by placing a prominent notice on our site that reflects the date of each policy update. You should periodically check our web site and this privacy page for updates.

V. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or the practices of this site, please contact us by sending an e-mail to sue@piermancommunications.com.

Last Updated: July 6, 2018

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