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Privacy Policy

accuFRATE is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of those who entrust us with their business or personal information. We have created this privacy policy to show our commitment to and our concern for your privacy. This policy applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of information that may be collected from users of this site. By using this site, you affirmatively consent to the provisions herein.

Information We Collect

When you visit our site, we may collect certain non-personally identifiable information, such as:

  • The type of browser you use (e.g., Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox)
  • The type of operating system you use (e.g., Windows 2000, Mac OS)
  • The domain name of your internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink)

We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our website, and to gather data about repeat users and broad demographic information. When users sign up for updates or request information about our services, we collect certain contact information, such as user email address. In addition, when users choose to purchase our services, we collect shipping, billing, and payment information.

Registration Information

Some of the extra services we offer, such as the web-based tools we offer to our business customers (e.g., tracking, rate quotes, e-bill of lading, and other e-business interface services), require users to complete a registration form. This registration form requests certain contact information, such as:

  • Name
  • Job title
  • Company name
  • Company address
  • Work phone number
  • Email address
  • Business location information

Information Sharing

Registered users may elect to allow accuFRATE to share personally identifiable information with unrelated third parties (e.g., marketers) to enable them to provide opportunities to learn of services in which they may be interested. Please see the “Your Choices” section below for more information on how you can express your preferences regarding our sharing of information.

We may also disclose personally identifiable information in the following instances:

Legal Action:

We may disclose information about our users, including personally identifiable information, when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website or applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website.

Corporate Change:

We may transfer rights to, or otherwise disclose user information, including personally identifiable information, in the event accuFRATE becomes party to a completed corporate merger, consolidation, asset sale, or other corporate change or combination of assets involving us.

Your Choices

With your consent, as provided in the user registration process, we may use the personally identifiable information we collect from you to offer you services that may be of interest to you. If you would like to opt out of future promotional materials from us, you may indicate this preference by following the “unsubscribe” instructions at the end of any email communications or by logging into your account and changing your preferences accordingly.

Cookies

To ease your use of our site, many of our web pages use the common practice of using “cookies.” Cookies are text files placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. We may use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. Enabling cookies on your browser is not required to use our site but will assist you with using its various functions and tools.

Review/Update

Users may review and/or update information they have previously provided us via our website by emailing us at info@accufrate.com or using our change form, found under the “Update Profile” tab in the Registration menu on the main page of the website.

Contacting the Website

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact:

accufRATE, Inc.
25060 Avenue Kearny, Suite 206
Valencia, CA. 91355
661-257-7000

International Visitors

Information we collect will be transferred to, and processed in the United States, if it is not already being processed there, which is where our central database is operated. Though U.S. privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as similar laws found in the European Union and elsewhere, please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure your privacy is protected. By providing us with your personally identifiable information, you consent to its use in accordance with this privacy policy, including the transfer of your personally identifiable information to our computer systems in the United States.

EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield

The United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission have agreed on a set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions to enable U.S. companies to satisfy the requirement under European Union law that adequate protection be given to personal information transferred from the EEA and Switzerland to the United States. The EEA and Switzerland also have recognized the Privacy Shield as providing adequate data protection. Consistent with our commitment to protect personal privacy, accuFRATE adheres to the principles set forth in the Privacy Shield. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit U.S. Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield List.

Updates

From time to time, we may update this privacy policy. We may notify you of material changes to our privacy policy by placing a notice on our website, but please check it regularly for any changes. Please check this policy periodically to learn what information we collect, how we use it, and with whom we share it.