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Privacy Policy

We value your privacy very highly. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the website. This website is operated by 526 Media Group, Inc. and this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.

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Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to 526 Media Group Newsletters, and 526 Media Group Inc and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to 526 Media Group Inc include https://526mediagroup.com, 526 Media Group, Surface & Panel, Building Products Digest, Deck Specialist, surfaceandpanel.com, building-products.com and deck-specialist.com. The 526 Media Group application is a news and information application. By using the 526 Media Group application, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, 526 Media Group may collect personally identifiable information, such as your: 

 -          First and Last Name
 -          Mailing Address
 -          E-mail Address
 -          Phone Number

If you purchase 526 Media Group's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

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Use of your Personal Information

526 Media Group collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.

 526 Media Group may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from 526 Media Group and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

526 Media Group does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

526 Media Group may share data with trusted partners to help 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 526 Media Group, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

526 Media Group may disclose your personal information, without notice, 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 526 Media Group or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 526 Media Group; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of 526 Media Group, or the public.

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Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

•     Delete your personal information from our records; and

•     Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records. 

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

•     Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;

•     Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;

•     Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;

•     Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;

•     Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;

•     Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;

•     Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;

•     Comply with an existing legal obligation; or

•     Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

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Children Under Thirteen

526 Media Group does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this application.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, 526 Media Group may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from 526 Media Group or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from 526 Media Group, you may opt out of such communications by Click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email sent by us. Or, you can send us an email: info@526mediagroup.com. Make sure to provide your name, your email, and the email list (e.g. publication) you'd wish to be removed from..

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

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Changes to this Statement

526 Media Group reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our application, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the application and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy. 

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Contact Information

526 Media Group welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that 526 Media Group has not adhered to this Statement, please contact 526 Media Group at:

Address:
526 Media Group Inc
151 Kalmus Dr., E200
Costa Mea, California 92626 

Email Address:
info@526mediagroup.com

Telephone number:
(714) 486-2735

 

Effective as of October 30, 2023