Privacy Statement
General Statement
Welcome to Crystal Window & Door Systems, Ltd. and www.crystalwindows.com.
We understand that keeping your personal information private is very
important to you. As such, this privacy statement alerts you to how
we collect, use, disclose or otherwise manage the personal information
you provide information to Crystal Window & Door Systems, Ltd. and
its subsidiaries or affiliates ("Crystal").
When you provide Crystal with personal information,
you are consenting to the manner in which Crystal collects, uses,
discloses or otherwise manages such information as set forth below.
Crystal strives to maintain the security of your
personal information and allow you the opportunity to make choices
regarding how that information may be shared. We protect your information
by training our employees how to identify and handle personal information
and putting in place safeguards that comply with applicable laws.
About This Statement
Crystal's Privacy Statement is applicable to Crystal's
Web site, www.crystalwindows.com and to those customers who purchase
products from us. To limit the information Crystal discloses, please
see the Privacy Opt-Out section of this statement.
Personal Information We May Collect and Use
The term, “personal information,” as
used in this statement, means information that identifies you personally.
Crystal may use information that does not identify you personally
to help us manage our business, regardless of your indicated Privacy
Opt-Out preferences.
The personal information we collect can come from the following sources:
• Information that you give to us, such as your name, address,
e-mail address, and telephone number
• Purchases, orders, or requests for information about our products
• Requests for quotes
• Requests for warranty or repair services
• Contact with our sales, marketing, or counter-sales teams
• Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies and
other sources such as your credit bureau reports and other information
relating to your creditworthiness
Crystal may disclose any of the above information that we collect
to affiliates and nonaffiliated third parties as described below.
Crystal’s website, www.crystalwindows.com, also collects information
about you, but not information that personally identifies you, unless
you provide it. Crystal’s website collects information about
traffic patterns and statistics.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Crystal will not sell, rent, trade, or share your
personal information, without your consent, except as provided herein.
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
Our subsidiaries and affiliates are the group of enterprises that
are controlled by Crystal. We may disclose personal information to
our subsidiaries and affiliates who are engaged in various businesses.
Our subsidiaries and affiliates include, among others, companies doing
business under the name of Crystal Curtain Wall Systems Corp.; Vista
Skywall Systems, Ltd.; and Crystal Extrusion Systems, Ltd.
Nonaffiliated Third Parties
Nonaffiliated third parties are those parties that are not a part
of the Crystal group of enterprises. We may disclose personal information
with
companies that work with us to provide marketing and sales support.
We also may disclose personal information with credit bureaus or similar
organizations when required or permitted by law. Additionally we must
provide personal information in connection with a subpoena or similar
legal process or as required by law.
Sale of Business
Crystal reserves the right to transfer any personal information we
may have in the event we sell or transfer all or a part of our business
or assets to a third party.
Children
Crystal’s web site is not intended to be used by children under the age
of 13. We understand the great need to protect the privacy of children
and will not encourage the use of Crystal’s web site or market
the use of it to children. For information about the Children’s
Online Privacy Protection Act, please visit the Federal Trade Commission
web site: www.ftc.gov/privacy.
Third Party Links
Crystal’s websites may include links to third party websites,
such as those of our business partners and vendors. Except as provided
herein, we will not provide any personal information to these third
parties without your consent.
Links to third party websites are provided merely as a convenience
to the user. Their inclusion in no way implies Crystal’s endorsement
of any other company, its products and services, or its websites.
These websites and companies have their own privacy policies and statements
that are wholly independent and separate from Crystal’s Privacy
Statement. We have no control over such websites and therefore no
liability or responsibility for the manner in which your personal
information is collected and treated by them. We recommend that you
carefully read these third parties’ privacy policies. Third
party websites are accessed at your own risk
Privacy Opt-Out Options
In accordance with applicable law, Crystal offers our customers the
opportunity to opt out of having their personal information shared
with certain third parties. This can be accomplished by contacting
us via mail, email, facsimile, or phone at the contact information
below.
You may request that Crystal limit the information that it shares
with nonaffiliated third parties and/or the information that we share
with our subsidiaries and affiliates.
How to Contact Us
Your privacy is important to Crystal. We encourage you to share privacy
preferences, questions, or concerns with us by:
Calling us at 1-800-472-9988
Faxing us at 1-718-460-4594
E-mailing us at info@crystalwindows.com
Writing us at:
Crystal Window & Door Systems, Ltd.
Att’n: Marketing Department
31-10 Whitestone Expressway
Flushing, NY 11354
Changes to the Privacy Statement
As technologies and business practices change we will periodically
make changes to our website and internal procedures to better serve
our customers. Accordingly, this Privacy Statement may change. To
aid in tracking the changes to it, the history of material changes
will be noted below, beginning with any published changes after July
21, 2008.