OAK
TREE STORAGE PRIVACY STATEMENT
Oak
Tree Storage, LLC Web Site Privacy Policy
YOUR
PRIVACY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OAK TREE STORAGE.
This
Policy Is adopted By: Oak Tree Storage, its participating
subsidiaries, joint venture partners and other entities which
directly or indirectly are controlled by Oak Tree (each, an
Affiliate, with Oak Tree and its Affiliates being collectively
referred to as Oak Tree).
Oak
Tree understands your concerns about the privacy of data you may
submit through this Oak Tree or Oak Tree affiliated Web site. This
Privacy Policy provides you information about what type of
information is gathered and tracked on the Web site, how the
information is used, and with whom the information is
shared
The
information we collect.
Oak
Tree may collect two types of information about users of this Web
site; "Personal Information" (including, but not limited to,
your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address) and
non-personally identifiable and anonymous "Aggregate
Information" (such as information about how many users log onto
our Web site). Unless you provide it to us voluntarily or the
information is collected via cookies in the manner described in this
policy, Oak Tree does not collect Personal Information in connection
with your use of this Web site.
Please
read this policy carefully to learn how you can verify the accuracy
of any Personal Information we have concerning you and how you can
request that Oak Tree delete or update your Personal
Information.
How
we use the information we collect.
We
will use the information you submit (a) to answer your specific
inquiry; (b) at your option, to send you additional materials
relating to Oak Tree and services that may be of interest to you;
(c) in the administration of the Web site; and (d) as otherwise
described in this policy.
Oak
Tree may, from time to time, share your Personal Information with
marketing consultants, in which case, the consultants shall be
prohibited from using your Personal Information except specifically
with respect to assisting Oak Tree in the sale of its services and
products, and the consultants shall also be required to comply with
the terms of this policy.
How
we use cookies and other technologies.
General -
When you visit this site, information about your browser type,
operating system, IP address, and the domain name from which you
access this site (e.g., yahoo.com) is collected. In addition, we may
collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the number
of times you have visited the site, the date you visited the site
and the amount of time you spent viewing the site. In addition, Oak
Tree may track your response to Oak Tree's advertisements, e-mails
and site content, determine your ability to receive HTML-based
e-mail messages, learn how many users open an e-mail and allow our
service providers to compile aggregated statistics about an e-mail
campaign for Oak Tree. This information is used solely for our
internal purposes in managing the site and improving its
functionality, as well as to assist us in better targeting
interactive advertising, thereby enhancing customer support and site
usability. The collection of such information, whether by us or by
data aggregators, is subject to the terms set forth in this
policy.
Transparent
GIF Files -
In addition to our own cookies, we use pixels, or transparent GIF
files, on our sites to help manage our online advertising and e-mail
marketing. These GIF files are provided by one or more third-party
service providers, based on our specification as to where they are
used. The files enable our service providers to recognize a unique
cookie in your Web browser, which, in turn, enables us and our
service providers to learn which advertisements and e-mails bring
you to our website and how you use the site.
Examples
of the ways in which Oak Tree and our third-party service providers
use GIF files include:
- Tracking
customer response to our advertisements, e-mails and site
content.
- Determining
your ability to receive HTML-based e-mail messages. This
capability helps us or our service providers send you e-mail in a
format you can read.
- Knowing how
many users open an e-mail, thereby enabling our service providers
to compile aggregate statistics about an e-mail campaign for
us.
- Allowing us to
better target interactive advertising; enhancing customer support
and site usability; and providing offers and promotions that we
believe would be of interest to you, if you have given us
permission to do so by opting-in to receive them.
To
conduct these or other activities, we or our service providers
sometimes may link Personal Information you previously provided us
(such as, for example, your name and e-mail address) to the
information the GIF files provide about how you arrive at, navigate
through and leave our sites.
Your
right to reject use of cookies.
You
will be given the opportunity to accept or reject the use of cookies
on the Web site in a pop-up box when you first access the Web site.
You may choose not to accept the cookies [and our service may still
work if you choose to do so]. However, this may restrict the
services that you can access at the Web site.
The
information we disclose.
Subject
to applicable law, we and our service providers (as defined below)
disclose and share your personal information as
follows:
- Among Oak Tree
and its Affiliates;
- To
unaffiliated third parties that are under contract to perform
services for or on behalf of Oak Tree (Service Providers),
and are required to uphold and maintain policies with respect to
privacy and the treatment of your Personal Information (e.g.,
aspects of this web site or other vendors providing services of
the nature referred to in this Privacy
Policy);
- To a third
party in connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger, or
transfer of all or a portion of a business or division;
and
- To other
persons as permitted or required by applicable law or
regulation.
- For credit
card payments, we employ third parties to process these payments
on our behalf. These third-party credit card processing parties
will only have access to the personal information which you
provide directly to them when you make a credit card payment. They
are required under their contract with Oak Tree to process this
personal information securely and in accordance with all relevant
and applicable privacy and/or data protection
laws.
Any
access to such information will be limited to the purpose for which
such information was provided to us or our Service Providers. Oak
Tree, its Affiliates and Service Providers are located throughout
the world. Accordingly, your Personal Information may be sent to
countries which have a different level of privacy protection than
the United States of America (USA) or your country of
residence. For instance, if you inquire about services Oak Tree
provides in
Germany
and in
Argentina,
Oak Tree will forward your inquiry to the Oak Tree location or
affiliate in such countries. Oak Tree will, at your request, provide
you with details of companies and countries to which your
information has been sent, if applicable.
Links
and third-party websites.
This
policy applies only to this Web site. This site includes links to
both our Affiliated Web sites and to non-affiliated Web sites,
including access to content, products and services of such
Affiliated and non-affiliated sites. In some cases, these other
sites are made available via certain technologies tha may appear to
be part of our Web site. Although some of the entities controlling
these sites are under contract with Oak Tree, we urge you to
familiarize yourself with the individual privacy and other terms for
each linked Web site prior to submitting your personally
identifiable information.
How
to opt out or request changes.
You
are entitled to request that Oak Tree:
- provide you
with a copy of your Personal Information that it
holds;
- cease
processing your Personal Information, in whole or in part, as you
direct us, for the purposes of direct
marketing;
- correct any
errors in that Personal Information; and
- update that
Personal Information as required.
If
you would like to receive a copy of the Personal Information we have
about you as submitted to us via this Web site, or if you wish to
opt out of receiving marketing related communications from us,
please send a request to custserv@oaktreestorage.com.
If this information is incorrect or incomplete, please let us know
by sending a request to custserv@oaktreestorage.com,
and we will make every reasonable effort to correct or update it
promptly (unless we require further information from you in order to
fulfill your request). You may also ask us to remove your name and
other Personal Information from our databases. In each of the
foregoing cases, we will make all reasonable efforts to honor your
request promptly, subject to legal and other permissible
considerations.
In
order to accommodate your information request, we ask you to submit
your name, title, company affiliation (if any), mailing address,
telephone number and e-mail address. At your option, you may also
provide us with the best time at which to contact you, the annual
revenues of the company with which you are affiliated, the number of
employees of the company you are affiliated with and any other
relevant information or comments you choose to share with us [if a
comment field exists for the information you have
requested].
If
you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry from custserv@oaktreestorage.com,
or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should
first contact Oak Tree's offices directly at 212-983-5050. If you
continue to have questions thereafter, then you may file a request
for mediation of an online privacy issue with the American
Arbitration Association at 335 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York,
New York 10017-4605, USA; telephone: 212-716-5800; fax: 212-716-5905
and e-mail:websitemail@adr.org.
Any mediation shall take place at a location mutually agreed to as
being convenient to both parties; if mutual agreement cannot be
achieved, then it shall take place at a location convenient to the
party which did not initiate the mediation
request.
Notification
of changes.
Oak
Tree may, in its sole discretion, update this policy at any time and
from time to time, by posting the amended policy on this Web site.
If we make material changes to this policy that affect our treatment
of your Personal Information, we will provide you with e-mail or
postal mail notice and a choice to opt in under the terms of the
revised policy. After the changes take effect, all newly collected
Personal Information will be subject to the terms of the revised
policy and all previously collected Personal Information will be
handled in accordance with your response to our opt-in notice (in
accordance with the revised policy if you opt in and in accordance
with the previous policy if you do not opt in). If no material
changes have been made to this policy that affect our treatment of
your Personal Information, the amended policy shall be effective
upon posting, and your access to or use of the site following an
update shall be deemed consent to the revised policy. If you have
asked to receive marketing and other materials, and you regularly
receive electronic communications from us, amendments to this policy
may be sent to you via e-mail. We urge you to refer back to this
page regularly and especially prior to providing any Personal
Information via this Web site. This policy may not be otherwise
amended without the written consent of Oak Tree.
How
we protect and store your information.
Oak
Tree takes seriously the security of the information it collects.
Oak Tree has therefore implemented technology and security policies
and procedures intended to reduce the risk of accidental destruction
or loss, or the unauthorized disclosure or access to such
information appropriate to the nature of the data
concerned.
Personal
Information collected via this Web site is stored on servers in the
USA,
and these servers are subject to Oak Tree's IT security policies and
procedures. If you are located in another jurisdiction, you should
be aware that your Personal Information once collected will be
transferred to our servers, and the
USA
currently does not have uniform data protection
laws.
Children.
Oak
Tree is concerned about the safety of children when they use the
internet, and will never knowingly collect Personal Information from
minors (children under 13 years of age, or any other age defined
under applicable law) without prior verifiable parental consent. If
we become aware that a minor is attempting to or has submitted
Personal Information via this Web site, we will notify the user that
we may not accept his or her Personal Information. We will then
remove any such Personal Information from our
records.
Questions
regarding this policy.
If
you have questions concerning this Policy, please contact our
offices via e-mail at custserv@oaktreestorage.com
or by writing to Director of Privacy, Oak Tree Storage, LLC,
553 Park Avenue,
New
York,
NY
10065,
U.S.A.
Oak
Tree's Privacy Principles
Oak
Tree commits to the following:
- Oak Tree only
collects information that is needed. Oak Tree collects customer
information that will enable it to administer customer accounts,
to provide marketing information about Oak Tree's services and
products, to provide "white papers" containing articles that may
be useful to customers, to obtain information that may be helpful
to Oak Tree in administering and enhancing its Web site, and to
fulfill any regulatory or legal requirement. We keep our customers
informed as to what information we are collecting and how that
information will be used.
- Oak Tree
collects employee information that will enable it to manage
employee benefits and related benefit plan administration, for
human resources management purposes and staff training and for
immigration purposes, as well as to fulfill any regulatory or
legal requirement.
- Customers must
"opt in" prior to Oak Tree using Customer information online. You
have the option of determining whether to supply Oak Tree with
information that it may use for purposes of sending you
information, whether it is sent through online marketing efforts,
by telephone, by fax or by mail. At any time, you may "opt out",
and Oak Tree will use its best efforts to promptly cease
processing the Personal Information you previously supplied. In
connection with the offline activities of Oak Tree, the Customer
may simply notify Oak Tree in writing that it wishes to cease
receiving additional information from Oak Tree ("opt out"), and
Oak Tree will use its best efforts to promptly honor any such
request.
- Oak Tree uses
security procedures and safeguards that it considers appropriate
for the level of Personal Information our customers or employees
are providing to Oak Tree. Oak Tree's goal is to prevent
unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, ensure the
appropriate use of information and use professional industry
standards to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of
information under Oak Tree's control in connection with its
information management services.
- Release of
Information. In addition to using customer or employee information
to fulfill requests received from its respective customers or
employees, Oak Tree discloses information provided to it when
required to do so by law or by a regulatory agency. In addition,
Oak Tree may share, as appropriate, with its Affiliates, with
unaffiliated third parties that are under contract to perform
services for or on behalf of Oak Tree (Service Providers)
(who are required to uphold and maintain policies with respect to
privacy and the treatment of your Person Information) and/or to a
third party in connection with a proposed or actual sale, merger
or transfer of all or a portion of a business or
division.
- Oak Tree's
expectations for its Service Providers. Oak Tree expects its
Service Providers, who may have access to Personal Information
furnished to us by our customers or employees for purposes of
providing services to Oak Tree, to honor the privacy principles
set forth herein, whether such Service Providers are accessing
customer or employee information and considers a Service
Provider's commitment to privacy and security as part of its
decision-making process as to which Service Providers it selects
as its business partners.
If
you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact our
Director of Privacy at custserv@oaktreestorage.com
or by writing to Director of Privacy, Oak Tree Storage, LLC,
553 Park Avenue
New
York,
NY
10065,
U.S.A.