Security & Privacy

Last Updated: 11/19/2007

Secure Shopping Guarantee
Garthwireless.com understands your concerns about Internet security. We make every effort to protect your personal information by employing a secure web server that supports industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption.

Here's how it works: SSL encryption is active in all areas where customer information is requested. You can check to see that you have entered an SSL-active area by looking in the lower right-hand corner of your browser. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser), you will know that SSL technology is in place and ready to encrypt your information. You can also check by looking at the URL line of your browser. When you are in an SSL-active area, the first letters of our website address will change from "http:" to "https:" (the ‘s' stands for 'secure'). When you place your order with us online, your information is transmitted across the Internet in an encrypted (scrambled) form, which is then decoded when it gets to us. We want you to feel comfortable placing your order online. Please send any additional questions or comments regarding this secure technology to info@garthwireless.com.

Website Log Information
When your Web browser requests information from our site, our Web server automatically records the date, time, and IP address from which your request came. From this information, we can sometimes, but not always, determine the domain and host name of the network provider to which you are connected, such as MSN, America Online, your local ISP, etc. This information does not identify you individually, and we do not seek to do this. You are an "anonymous" user unless you choose to send us email, fill out an online form to request more information, add your name to one of our email lists, or purchase one of our Garthwireless.com products. We use the aggregate information in our visitor files to determine usage and "popularity" of various parts of our web site. Sometimes we share web site log information with our business partners for advertising, promotional or merchandising purposes, and to help improve our site and make it more useful to you.

Co-Branded Websites
We may at times direct you to co-branded sites for the purpose of purchasing products and services. Examples of co-branded websites include phone offers powered by Inphonic and GoAmerica, two wireless carrier approved activation enablers.

Please note than, once exited Garthwireless.com, the applicable privacy policy is the one posted by the co-branded sites. Co-branded sites are operating independently from Garthwireless.com. Garthwireless.com is not responsible for the effectiveness of their privacy policies.

We will not share, rent, or sell your personally identifiable information in ways other than disclosed in this privacy statement.

Credit Card Information
Keeping your personal credit card information private is vitally important to us. Garthwireless.com will never rent or sell the information gathered in a credit card transaction. Knowing that you use certain services or purchase certain products may help us to offer you better service and more popular products. Please note that there are places in Garthwireless.com where you can transmit credit card information in order to complete a purchase transaction. Any time we ask for a credit card number we transmit that credit card number in an encrypted format. We use industry-standard, SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. Garthwireless.com does not sell or provide any third parties with any personal credit card information.

Email Addresses
We may collect your email address when you choose to send us an email message, choose to fill out one of our online forms to request information about our products and services, or purchase one of our Garthwireless.com products. We may use your email address to respond to your inquiry and to communicate with you when necessary to provide customer service and/or follow-up information related to a product purchase or shipping information. We may also use your e-mail address to contact you about special offers from Garthwireless.com from time to time. Garthwireless.com does NOT sell or provide any of your personal information to third parties.

Postal Addresses
We may collect your postal address when you choose to fill out one of our online forms to request information about our products and services, or purchase one of our Garthwireless.com products. We may use your postal address to respond to your inquiry and to communicate with you when necessary to provide customer service and/or follow-up information related to a product purchase or shipping information. We may also use your postal address to contact you about special offers from Garthwireless.com from time to time. Garthwireless.com does NOT sell or provide any of your personal information to third parties.

Telephone Numbers
We may collect your telephone number when you request that we contact you by telephone, or choose to fill out one of our online forms to request information about our products and services, or purchase one of our Garthwireless.com products and we need to communicate with you about billing or shipping information. Garthwireless.com does NOT sell or provide any of your personal information to third parties. However, Garthwireless.com may disclose the information listed above when required by law or court order.
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Garthwireless.com. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

We hope this Security, Privacy Policy and Conditions of Use statement answers your questions about how we handle the personal information you provide us. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email (info@garthwireless.com)