Palmetto State Transportation is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology
that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the Palmetto State Transportation Web site and governs data collection and usage.
By using the Palmetto State Transportation website, you consent to the data practices described
in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Palmetto State Transportation collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Palmetto State Transportation also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by Palmetto State Transportation. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This
information is used by Palmetto State Transportation for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the Palmetto State Transportation Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Palmetto State Transportation public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Palmetto State Transportation
does not read any of your private online communications.
Palmetto State Transportation encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Palmetto State Transportation so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. Palmetto State Transportation is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Palmetto State Transportation
and Palmetto State Transportation family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Palmetto State Transportation collects and uses your personal information to operate the Palmetto State Transportation
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Palmetto State Transportation also uses
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from Palmetto State Transportation and its affiliates. Palmetto State Transportation may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
Palmetto State Transportation does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Palmetto State Transportation may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Palmetto State Transportation
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services to Palmetto State Transportation, and they are required to maintain
the confidentiality of your information.
Palmetto State Transportation does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such
as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Palmetto State Transportation keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within
Palmetto State Transportation, in order to determine what Palmetto State Transportation services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising
within Palmetto State Transportation to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
Palmetto State Transportation Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Palmetto State Transportation or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of Palmetto State Transportation; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of Palmetto State Transportation, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Palmetto State Transportation Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Palmetto State Transportation pages, or
register with Palmetto State Transportation site or services, a cookie helps Palmetto State Transportation
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same Palmetto State Transportation Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Palmetto State Transportation
features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the Palmetto State Transportation services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Palmetto State Transportation secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. Palmetto State Transportation secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Palmetto State Transportation will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Palmetto State Transportation encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Palmetto State Transportation is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
Palmetto State Transportation welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that Palmetto State Transportation has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact Palmetto State Transportation at scottj@palmettostatetrans.com.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.