Utility Savings Solutions (USS) Privacy Policy

USS believes strongly in protecting the privacy of the personally identifiable information you share with us, and respecting the permission you give us to use that information. (Personally identifiable information is information that can identify you by, for example, your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address.) We also believe it is important to disclose how we will use your information, and to give you choices about how it will be used.

Why should you share information with USS?
Sharing your personally identifiable information enables us to offer you a number of benefits. This will make it easier and more convenient for you to:

• Buy USS products from online information
• Register your purchase so you can receive all the benefits to which your purchase entitles you
• Request information specific to your interests
• Participate in online communities
• Receive personalized messages and special offers that are relevant to your interests
• Save time by storing your preferences

Your choices
We want to know you better so we can serve you better. But the choice of whether you want this kind of service is up to you. We do not require visitors to USS web sites to share personally identifiable information. We will only collect, use or share your personally identifiable information if you give us an explicit permission to do so. By completing any online questionnaire, you are giving us permission to use and share your information under the rules set out below.

Special information for children and parents
While this USS web site is generally not targeted to children under the age of thirteen, it is USS policy to comply with the law when it requires that a parent's or guardian's permission is secured before knowingly collecting, using or disclosing personal information of children under the age of 13.

We strongly recommend that parents take an active role in supervising the online activity of their children. For more information we recommend that you visit the following web sites:

• The Direct Marketing Association
  www.the-dma.org/comsumers/parents.html
• The Online Privacy Alliance
  www.privacyalliance.com/kidsprivacy

• European Union
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/intenal_market/en/dataprot/index.htm
• The Better Business Bureau
  www.bbb.org/subpages/consumpg.asp
• Trust-e
  www.etrust.com

1. Thank you for examining our privacy statement.
2. We collect/hold information for the following purposes:
   • To understand your personal or company's current requirements, your current purchasing flow/requirements your current vendor details, your product needs.
   • To provide you with services/information you have requested.
   • To inform you of goods/services we think you might be interested in and/or invite you to participate in other promotional and marketing activities.
3. Information is collected:
   • When you complete a questionnaire found on our website, through our direct mail campaigns and/or face-to-face/tele surveys conducted by us or by our appointed agency.
4. We hold your information in a combination of computer storage facility and paper based files and other records. These facilities and records are located at our office.
5. You can access, update or correct your personal information upon request by providing your basic information (Name registered in our database, contact method) and your information you wish to update, update or correct, and send to us by any one of the channel above, subject to any applicable exemptions under individual country's Privacy legislation.
6. Unless otherwise notified by you, we may disclose your information:
   • To our related companies
   • To organisations which provide services to us
   • To organisations which have requested us to provide services to you or who cooperate with, or assist us, in providing or offering products or services to you.
   • To a credit reporting agency in connection with us extending credit to you or recovering from you amounts that you owe under any contract you may have with us.
7. We may also disclose or use your information without your consent in the following circumstances:
   • For a reasonably expected purpose which is related to the purposes for collecting the personal information as contemplated by this Privacy Statement; or
   • We reasonably believe it is reasonably necessary to assist an enforcement body to perform its functions; or
   • We suspect that an unlawful activity has been, is being, or may be engaged in and the information is a necessary part or our investigation or reporting of the matter; or
   • We reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent a threat to life, health or safety; or
   • We are authorized or required by law to do so.
8. To safeguard your personal data, all electronic storage and transmission of personal data are secured with appropriate security technologies, including secure servers, firewalls and encryption of financial data.
9. This site may contain links to non-USS sites whose data protection and privacy practices may differ from ours. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these other websites and we encourage you to consult the privacy notices of those sites.
10. For any general queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact:
    
    Utility Saving Solutions
    PO Box 44
    Klemzig, SA, 5087
    
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