Website Privacy Policy

Privacy policy - This privacy policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to personal data collected by Before and After through its websites energytools.biz. The term "personal data" refers to personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date, e-mail address or mailing address, and any other information that is identified with you personally.

Notification of changes - We are continually improving and adding new features, products, services, and information. Because of ongoing changes in the law, and the changing nature of technology, our policy could also change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, we will post the changes on our websites to notify you. This policy was last updated on July 25, 2006.

Personal data collected - Other than cookies, as described below, the only personal data we currently collect is the information you voluntarily give us when you use our sites.

For example, you may use this site to contact us with questions and comments. When you fill out a form on our websites you may provide your name and other contact information, including your company's name, your e-mail address, and your mailing address or the mailing address of your company or other personal information. If you do not wish to fill out all of the information on the form you are not required to do so. However, certain personal information is required for credit card use. You will receive a confirmation e-mail if you enter a valid e-mail address. When you use our websites to search for information, you are not providing us with any personal information other than your email addrreess.

Use of personal data - We us the personal data information you provide to answer any questions you might have, and to provide you with any requested information. At times, we may also use this information to better understand our customers and markets and to improve our products and services. We may also use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about products or services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future communications.

Similarly, we may provide "subscription" e-mail services which enable you to receive current news about our products or services. For all such instances, we will provide an opportunity to "opt-out" of, or cancel, the subscription.

Anonymous data collected - In addition to the information you provide when you use our websites, Guidant uses technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our websites. For example, we use technology to track how many visitors access our websites, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed our site. This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our sites.We do not use this anonymous data to share with third parties.

Cookies - A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer and they cannot be used to discover the identity of a user. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not and whether you are required to accept the cookie to view certain content. For example, a "shopping cart" application records purchases up until the user reaches checkout.

Disclosure of your personal data. Before and After does not share any personal data collected through this website. There may be some other, limited circumstances in which we must share or transfer the personal data in our databases, for example, to comply with a legal requirement for the administration of justice as required by law. While no method of data transmission is guaranteed against unlawful third party interception or other misuse, we use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure protection of your data including industry-standard encryption and offline security methods in our physical facilities.

Children. Before and After does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen, please do not give us any personal data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to our websote, please contact us, and we will try to delete that information from our databases.

Link to Other Sites. This privacy policy applies only to our websites. If you visit a linked website, please take a moment to review the privacy policy posted on that site to learn what personal data may be collected through that site and how it is processed.

Our website might contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their operators. We do not control these websites and we are not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself.

Governing law. This privacy policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina.

Questions about our privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or concerns about the way we processes your personal data, please contact us.