I.
General
This Privacy Policy applies to the
"Settlement Website", which has been established by Rust Consulting, Inc.
(the "Settlement Administrator") to provide information about, and to
receive and process claims for, the Settlement. For purposes of this Privacy
Policy, we refer to the Settlement Administrator and Class Counsel as
"we" or "us".
This Privacy Policy applies to
information that you submit through the Settlement Website, on paper Claim
Forms, or otherwise. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information that
is publicly available, that is lawfully obtained from outside sources, or that
you may submit to other websites or in connection with other programs.
We will only use your
information pursuant to this Privacy Policy or as authorized by you.
We reserve the right to change
this Privacy Policy at any time, so long as the change is consistent with the Settlement
Agreement. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure
that you are familiar with our privacy practices. If at any time you have
questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the email or
postal addresses in the last paragraph of this Privacy Policy.
If we use a capitalized term in
this Privacy Policy, that term has the same meaning as in the Settlement
Agreement, unless we define it otherwise in this Privacy Policy.
The Settlement
Website may contain links to information at other websites.? By clicking on one
of these links, you are moving to another website.? We encourage you to read
the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policy may differ
from ours.
II.
Information Collected
A. Personally Identifiable
"Personally Identifiable
Information" as used in this Privacy Policy is information that identifies
you or can be used to identify or contact you, including your name, street
address, email address, telephone number, social security number, taxpayer
identification number, and your computer?s unique identifier information. We
collect Personally Identifiable Information in a variety of places on the
Settlement Website, such as when you:
- Sign up
to receive the Notice of Class Action Settlement and other information
about the Settlement;
- Contact
us through the Settlement Website to request information from us or for
other purposes relating to the Settlement;
- Submit a
Claim Form your to participate in the Settlement;
B. Other Information
We may receive data sent by
your browser or as a result of the Settlement Website?s use of
"cookies."
When you visit the Settlement
Website, we send one or more cookies - a small file containing a string of
characters - to your computer. We use cookies for various reasons, including to
enable us to recognize when you are logged in to the Settlement Website and to
provide access to your account while you are logged in, to store your language
preferences and to facilitate your use of the Settlement Website. You may be
able to control how cookies are used by consulting your Internet browser
software.
In addition, your browser may
send us information, such as your requests to the Settlement Website, Internet
Protocol address, browser type, browser language and the date and time of your
request.
III.
Use of Information
We will only use or disclose
your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as authorized by
you. We may use your information to administer the Settlement, including to
respond to your inquiries, directions and requests regarding the Settlement,
for the processing and administration of claims and payments (e.g., to send you
amounts due under the Settlement), to effectuate the Settlement (including to
use your content in accordance with the Settlement), and to improve our
Settlement administration services. We also may use your information to
communicate with you about the status of the Settlement and matters relating to
the Settlement.
We will not associate Personally
Identifiable Information collected from you through the Settlement Website with
any of your Personally Identifiable Information that we obtain from sources
other than you or other than through the Settlement Website except for the uses
specified by this Privacy Policy, unless such information is public or as
authorized by you.
Except as provided in this
Privacy Policy or as authorized by you, we will not share any of your
Personally Identifiable Information with any other person. We may disclose
information that you provide about your Claim so long as we do not disclose
your Personally Identifiable Information. In addition, we may share information
from you and others in aggregated, non-personally identifiable form with any
other person, including members of the general public.
The information you provide in
connection with opting out of the Settlement may be disclosed to the Court and
parties to the Settlement.
We may also use information, or
share information with third parties, when we have a good faith belief that
access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably
necessary to (a) comply with legal process or otherwise satisfy any applicable
law or regulation; or (b) prevent fraud or imminent harm, ensure the security
of information or address technical issues.
We may use independent
contractors, vendors, and suppliers ("Outside Contractors"). If we
use Outside Contractors to assist with the processing of your information, we
may disclose your information to them or receive your information through them.
Before disclosing any information to an Outside Contractor, we will, at a
minimum, require that it agrees to comply with our obligations under this
Privacy Policy with respect to information it receives from us or from you as
our Outside Contractor.
IV.
Access to and Removal of Information
At any time, you may request
access to our copy of your Personally Identifiable Information by contacting us
at the email or postal addresses below.
You may request that we delete
your Personally Identifiable Information stored by us in electronic form. We
will honor your request but we are unable to guarantee that all such
information will be deleted because some residual information may remain on
back-up storage and other media. Please note that deletion of some or all of
your Personally Identifiable Information may affect your ability to participate
in the Settlement.
If you have questions about this
Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at privacy@rustconsulting.com or by
postal mail via Privacy Policy, c/o Rust Consulting, Inc., 201 South Lyndale
Ave, Faribault MN 55021.