Your personal privacy is of the utmost importance to us here at ANI International, Inc. We are deeply committed to protecting the security and welfare of all our clients, our policy is to respect and protect the privacy of every visitor to our company web site as well. The purpose of this policy is to provide you with a description of the type of information we collect on our website and how we use that information.
Information Collection and Use
There are many ways we collect your information on our website. You offer us your personal information when you:
- Make a general inquiry to us via email
- Request to be added to our company mailing list to receive newsletters and periodic sales information such as quotations, price lists and data sheets
- Contact us directly via email through any of our posted e-mail addresses
Obtaining Your Consent to Collect Your Information
By using any of these services, you automatically consent to the collection and use of your personal information by ANI International as described in this policy. Where required by law, an acknowledgement of that consent will be included in the form you are asked to complete. It is important to note that you may withdraw your consent at any time simply by contacting us via email. If you do not give consent, or you later withdraw it, you may not be able to receive certain services that rely on the collection and use of personal information.
ANI International, Inc is the sole owner of the information collected both on our web sites, email newsletters, and off-line activities. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. Your identity is kept anonymous.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that ANI International, Inc is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Personal Information
From time-to-time ANI International, Inc obtains personal information from users via requests for information, surveys or contests. Requesting information through our online form and/or participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as postal code, age). Contact information will be used to contact clients – or in the case of contests, notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of our web site and business services. Users’ non-aggregated specific personal information is not currently sold, rented or made available to anyone other than ANI International, Inc or its affiliates.
Cookies
These days, it is not uncommon for sites to use “cookies” to identify and learn about site visitors. Cookies are miniature identifiers that work as a license plate because they help us to identify you if you visit our site again. These identifiers are sent from a web server and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. We may set and access cookies on your computer because they help us to see how you found our website. Under no circumstances would we ever use them to get data from your hard drive, your email or any other personal information about you.
To ensure your privacy is secure, we do not use cookies to pass on or store any personally identifiable information about you online. You have the option of rejecting cookies by changing your browser settings, but this can cause some web pages not to load properly and can result in denied access to certain information.
Disclosure by Law
ANI International, Inc may disclose your personally identifiable information if required to do so by law or belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the requirements of the law or comply with governmental orders, court orders, or legal process served on ANI International, Inc or any of their related companies. (2) Protect and defend the property or rights of ANI International, Inc.
Notification of Changes
By using our web site, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in this policy. ANI International, Inc reserves the right to update or modify this privacy policy at any time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. So that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it, we recommend that you review this page regularly.
Any questions about this privacy policy may be directed to: info@aniinternational.com
Data Privacy and Records Retention Policy
Categories of Personal Information Collected:
- Identifiers: Names, aliases, postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, or other similar identifiers.
- Employment Information: Occupation, job title, and licenses.
- Demographic Information: Age.
- Characteristics of Protected Classifications: Gender (as defined under state or federal law).
- Location Information: Geo-location data.
- Commercial Information: Records of personal and commercial property.
- Website Interaction Data: Search queries, details of visits, traffic data, location data, logs, communication data, and resources accessed.
- Credit Report Information: Information typically found in credit reports.
Sources of Personal Information:
- Creditors
- Consumers: Information received through telephone conversations, mail, and email.
- Publicly Available Databases: Including credit bureaus, private investigators, search engines, social media, and neighboring businesses.
Use of Personal Information:
ANI International Inc. utilizes personal information for business purposes, including but not limited to:
- Performing collection services for clients.
- Ensuring the security and integrity of the business.
- Conducting business analysis, such as analytics and projections, and identifying areas for operational improvements.
- Fulfilling legal functions or obligations.
Personal Information Sold in the Last Twelve Months:
ANI International Inc. has not sold any personal information in the preceding twelve months.
Personal Information Disclosed for Business Purposes:
To perform collection services, ANI International Inc. may collaborate with third parties, sharing specific private information for business purposes, such as:
- Auditing: Names for legal and regulatory compliance.
- Security: Detecting and preventing security breaches and fraud.
- Debugging: Identifying and fixing technical errors.
- Performing Services:
- Account maintenance.
- Legal services.
- Processing transactions (including names for payment processing).
- Skip tracing (names, addresses, phone numbers).
Retention Period:
Information will be retained as long as necessary or permitted based on the purpose(s) for which it was obtained. Retention periods are determined by:
- The duration of the ongoing relationship and service provision.
- Legal obligations.
- Advisability of retention in light of legal positions (e.g., statutes of limitations, litigation, regulatory investigations).
