Privacy Policy
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Last Updated: July 25, 2023
Viking Pest Does NOT Sell Customer Information to 3rd Parties
This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains how personal information is collected, used, disclosed, and secured by Viking Pest Control LLC. when a user accesses the Company web sites at vikingpest.com, thedailypest.com, or offers.vikingpest.com. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use the Site(s).
We reserve the right to change the provisions of this Policy at any time. We will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the Policy the date it was updated. We encourage you to review this Policy from time to time to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used. Your continued use of the Site(s) following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Table of Contents
How Do We Collect Information, and What Types of Information Do We Collect?
How Do We Use the Personal Information We Collect?
What Personal Information Do We Share With Third Parties?
How Can You Modify Or Delete Your Personal Information?
Does This Policy Apply to Other Websites Linked To From the Site(s)?
Do We Collect Information From Children Under the Age of 13?
What Steps Do We Take To Protect Your Information?
What Is Personal Information?
As used herein, the term “personal information” means information that specifically identifies an individual (such as a name, address, telephone number, mobile number, e-mail address, date of birth, credit card number, social security number), or information about that individual that is directly linked to personal information. Personal information does not include “aggregate information”, which is data we may collect about the use of the Site(s) or about a group or category of users, from which individual identities or other personal information has been removed. This Policy in no way restricts or limits our collection and use of aggregate information.
How Do We Collect Information, and What Types of Information Do We Collect?
We collect several types of personal information about you in several ways when you visit or use the Site:
Active Collection:
We collect certain information when you voluntarily provide it, such as if you send us an email, submit a form, participate in a live chat, schedule/buy service, participate in contests, sign up for our newsletter. or you otherwise provide or request information. Such information may include various types of personal information. Additionally, we may also collect demographic information such as your age, gender, country, and zip code of residence, recent purchases, and preferences. This demographic information may be associated with your personal information. If this demographic information relates to personal information, we will treat the demographic information as personal information.
For some features of the Site, you may be able to submit information about other people. For instance, if you submit a bug-a-friend referring a friend for Viking’s service, you may submit someone else’s personal information. Company will use any such information that we collect from you about another person to carry out your request.
Passive Collection:
When you use the Site, some information is also automatically collected, such as Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system, browser type, activity on the site. We treat this information as personal information if we combine it with or link it to any of the personal information mentioned above. Otherwise, it is used in the aggregate only.
We may also automatically collect certain information and monitor user activity using “cookies” (including persistent and/or session cookies) or web beacons (also known as web bugs, pixel tags, tracking pixels, or clear gifs) on the Site. A “persistent cookie” is stored on a user’s hard drive until it expires (persistent cookies are set with expiration dates) or until the user deletes the cookie. Persistent cookies help websites remember your information and settings when you visit them in the future. “Session cookies” are cookies that expire upon the conclusion of your visit to a website. These types of cookies are widely used to facilitate a consumer’s interaction with a website. Viking utilizes “cookies” to automatically fill form fields if a user has previously completed a form submission. If you wish to block, erase, or be warned of cookies on the Site, please refer to your browser manufacturer to learn about these functions. However, if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect certain features on the Site. In addition to the above, information provided by cookies, web beacons, or other devices may be used, among other things, to analyze data, determine the popularity of the content, deliver targeted advertisements, and track user actions/behavior on the Site.
How Do We Use the Personal Information We Collect?
We use personal information we collect through the Site for the purposes described in this Policy or elsewhere on the Site. For example, we may use personal and other information we collect to process transactions, request feedback, communicate with user, contact users about their account/desired service, respond to user inquiries, send service and promotional messages from our text line at 732-838-9996, conduct surveys, monitor site trends, and for any other purpose for which the information was collected.
If you no longer wish to receive emails, phone calls, text messages, or direct mail from us, you may opt-out of all future communications by emailing customerservice@vikingpest.com
Further, we may make collected personal information available to third parties to perform ads measurement services, for their marketing, and/or for promotional purposes. If you decide that you do not want us to share your personal information with these companies to perform ads measurement services, for their marketing, and/or for promotional purposes, please send an e-mail by clicking here. In this email state that you would like Viking Pest to not share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. Your opt-out request will be processed within thirty (30) days of the date of which we receive it.
What Personal Information Do We Share With Third Parties?
We will not share the personal information we collect from you through the Site(s) with third parties, except as described in this Policy or on the Site(s). For example, we may share personal information as follows: to service providers in connection with the operation of the Site.
Purchase or Sale of Businesses:
From time to time, we may purchase a business or sell one or more of our businesses and your personal information may be transferred as a part of the purchase or sale. If we purchase a business, the personal information received with that business would be treated in accordance with this Policy, if it is practicable and permissible to do so. If we sell a business, we will include provisions in the selling contract requiring the purchaser to treat your personal information in the same manner required by this Policy (including any amendments to this Privacy Policy). The provisions of this paragraph will also apply if we are sold as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
Disclosures Required By Law and Disclosures to Help Protect the Security and Safety of Our Websites and Others:
We will disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that such disclosures (a) are required by law, including, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena, or (b) will help to: enforce our policies; enforce contest, sweepstakes, promotions, and/or game rules; protect your safety or security, including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; and/or, protect the safety and security of our Site(s) or third parties.
How Can You Modify Or Delete Your Personal Information?
You may modify or delete the personal information collected through the Site at any time by emailing us by clicking here or calling Viking Pest at 1-800-618-2847 to speak to a customer care center representative. S/he will be happy to assist you in updating your account information.
Does This Policy Apply to Other Websites Linked To From the Site(s)?
The Site(s) may contain links to other websites. Any personal information you provide on linked pages or applications is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Policy does not apply to such linked sites, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of these websites or any other sites that are linked to or from the Site(s). We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information.
Do We Collect Information From Children Under the Age of 13?
The Site(s) is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and Company does not knowingly collect or use any personal information from such children. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.
What Steps Do We Take To Protect Your Information?
We take measures designed to protect your personal information to prevent loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. To protect the confidentiality of personal information maintained in your account, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses of the Site(s) by any person using your password. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
Miscellaneous
This Policy and the privacy practices of Company will be subject exclusively to the laws of the State of New Jersey in the United States. Company makes no representation that this Policy and our practices comply with the laws of any other country or jurisdiction. Users of the Site who reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If you reside outside of the United States, by using the Site, you consent to the transfer, processing and use of your information outside your country.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us by clicking here or by phone at 1-800-618-2847
