Privacy Policy
Last Updated June 8, 2009.
We at Home Instead, Inc. ("Home Instead" or "we" or "us" or "our") appreciate your interest in this web site (the "Site"). Your privacy is important and we and are committed to protecting the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that you disclose to us. We want you to understand our practices with respect how we gather and use the information we collect from visitors to the Site. This Privacy Policy is subject to change without prior notice. For that reason, we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically and to make note of the date of the most recent revision. If you disagree with the manner in which we intend to use the Personal Information you provide to us, you may opt out of these uses by following the instructions below. By using our Site, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect, at that time. Information We CollectWe collect both Personal Information and non-personally identifiable information through this Site in order to help us to learn more about how our visitors use this Site, to measure areas of interest, and to provide our users with important information on our network and our services. Collection of information allows us to build features and functionality that will enhance your experience. You are not obligated to provide us with Personal Information in order to use the Site. However, we do require that you register and provide certain Personal Information in order to send us inquiries, to access certain restricted pages of our Site, to receive confidential information about our network and how to become a independently owned and individually operated franchise ("Franchise"), and to receive newsletters and other special offers. We collect non-personally identifiable information through the use of General Tracking Information and Click Path Tracking (cookie technology) described below. Collection of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
1.) General Tracking Information
2.) Click Path Tracking
3.) Collection of Personal Information
4.) What we do with the Personal Information We Collect
5.) Sharing of Personal Information
Links to Third Party WebsitesOccasionally we may include on our Site a hyperlink (a "Link") or a banner advertisement ("Banner Ad") containing a Link which allows you to connect to the home page of third party website ("Third Party Site"), or the website of a Franchise ("Franchise Site"). Home Instead provides these Links to you as a convenient method of accessing information that may be useful or of interest to you. This Privacy Policy and the practices that we follow under this Privacy Policy do not apply to Third Party Sites or Franchise Sites which are operated independently from Home Instead. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed on any Franchise Site or Third Party Site or for the privacy practices of our Franchises or any third party. We will not, and are under no obligation to, investigate, monitor or check the Franchise Sites or Third Party Sites for accuracy or completeness, or for any obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, indecent, profane, defamatory or unlawful content or materials. Inclusion of any Link or Banner Ad to a Third Party Site or Franchise Site that is placed on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the Third Party Site or Franchise Site. You understand and agree that by clicking on a Link to a Third Party Site or Franchise Site, you have left this Site, and the Home Instead Privacy Policy stated on this Site is no longer in effect. SecurityWe are committed to ensuring that your Personal Information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We have recently rebuilt our hardware/software/security infrastructure as well as our internal standards for this Site to meet current industry standards and technology. In addition, we will be using standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to secure all pages used for inputting user Personal Information. However, due to the open communication nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that communications between us will be free from unauthorized access by third parties. Opt-OutYou may choose to have your name taken off of our registration list, cease receiving correspondence from us; or you update the Personal Information that you have provided to us, via one of the following methods:
You understand that by terminating your registration that you will no longer have access to certain secured pages of our Site. DisclaimerThe data contained in our Site is for informational purposes only and is not represented to be error free. Home Instead attempts to ensure that the data provided or otherwise displayed on our Site is accurate. However, the Site and its contents are provided on an "as is, as available" basis. Use of the Site and its contents is at your sole risk. Home Instead does not warrant that any functions of the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site will be free from viruses or other harmful components. Home Instead makes no warranties, either express or implied, concerning the content of such site, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability of such site. Guidelines for ChildrenIt is our policy to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. We do not specifically collect information about children nor market our products or services to children. We have no reason to believe that this Site will attract children, or that children will access this Site or provide Personal Information. Termination of UseYou agree that we may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or any part of the Site with or without notice and for any reason. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity may be grounds for terminating our relationship, and if we believe that you have committed such acts, we may report you to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Site, please contact:
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