Privacy Policy
Avanti International (hereinafter “Avanti”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Avanti website and governs data collection and usage, but does not apply to our collection of information from other sources. By using the Avanti website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Certain visitors to our website choose to interact with us in ways that require us to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that we gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for our e-mail newsletters or complete the Contact Us form on our website to provide name, company, e-mail, and phone number. We also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, preferences, and interests.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by us. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. Our purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use our website. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Avanti public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: We do not read any of your private on-line communications.
Our website may contain links to external, third party sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of every site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.
Use of your Personal Information
We collect and use your personal information to operate our website and deliver the services you have requested. We also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from us and our affiliates. If you are a user of our website and have supplied your e-mail address, we may occasionally send you e-mail to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Avanti and our products.
We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, we may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to us, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
We keep track of the website and pages our customers visit within our website in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Avanti to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Our website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Avanti or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Avanti; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Avanti, or the public.
Use of Cookies
Our website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, register with our website or services, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to our website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use our website features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
We secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
A Special Notice about Children
Children under the age of 16 are not eligible to use our website unsupervised, and we ask that children do not submit any personal information to us. If you are under the age of 16, you may only use this website in conjunction with, and under the supervision of, your parents or guardians.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time, and in our sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Opt Out
You may “opt out” of having your personal information shared for purposes of receiving product offers via written notice identifying which communications you choose not to receive. In writing: Avanti International, Attn: Marketing, 822 Bay Star Blvd. Webster, TX 77598. By e-mail: