InterCallSite as a
division of Horizon Mobiles we following the Horizon
Mobile's Privacy Policy
Horizon Mobile’s Privacy
Policy
This Privacy Policy
identifies and describes the way Horizon Mobile uses and
protects the information we collect about you, including
Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”). All use
of Horizon Mobile’s products and services, including visits
to our web site, are subject to this Privacy Policy, so
please read it carefully and contact us with any questions.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
This policy applies to
personally identifiable information (“personal
information”), which is information that we directly
associate with a specific person or entity (for example,
name; addresses; telephone numbers; social security number;
call records; wireless device location). Personal
information does not include “anonymous” or "aggregate"
information – neither of which are associated with a
specific person or entity.
Collection of
Personal Information
We collect personal
information about you when you use our services or otherwise
interact with us. Such information includes:
Information you provide.
We collect personal information when you sign up for and use
our services, and when you e-mail, call, or otherwise
communicate with us. For example, we may collect personal
contact, billing, and credit information when you sign up
for voice or data services or purchase other products or
services. We may also collect personal information when you
call or e-mail our customer service representatives, enter
information on our Web sites, submit survey responses, pay
for service, or submit a job application or résumé. If you
provide personal information to us in connection with a
co-sponsored Web site, this policy will apply to our use of
the information and the co-sponsor’s policy will apply to
their use of the information.
Information automatically collected.
We automatically collect certain information, some of which
may be associated with personal information, whenever you
use our services or Web sites. For example, our systems
capture details about the type and location of wireless
device(s) you use, calls and text messages you send and
receive, and other data services you use (for example your
ringtone purchases). When your computer Web browser or other
communication device accesses our Web sites or wireless deck
pages (Horizon Mobile wireless Web pages designed for access
by wireless device browsers), we automatically receive
certain information, such as your IP address, browser type,
date and time, and the Web page you visited before visiting
our site. Our network also automatically captures necessary
routing information when you use our services to access the
Internet from your wireless device.
Information from
other sources. We may also obtain personal information about
you from other sources. For example, we may obtain updated
address information from our shippers or other vendors. We
may also purchase personal information (for example, e-mail
lists, postal mail lists, demographic and marketing data)
from others.
Use of Personal
Information
We use personal
information for a variety of business purposes, including
for example, to complete transactions and bill for products
and services; verify your identity; respond to your requests
for service or assistance; anticipate and resolve actual and
potential problems with our products and services; create
and improve products and services; suggest additional or
different products or services; make internal business
decisions about current and future offers; provide
personalized service and user experiences; and protect our
rights and property. If you submit a job application or
résumé, we use personal information to communicate with you
and, subject to applicable law, evaluate your qualifications
for employment. We may also use personal information to
contact you about Horizon Mobile or third-party products,
services, and offers that we believe you will find of
interest. We may contact you by telephone, postal mail,
e-mail, or other methods. You may opt-out of receiving
marketing communications from us at any time.
Disclosure of
Personal Information
We do not sell,
rent, or otherwise provide your personal information to
unaffiliated third-parties (parties outside the Horizon
Mobile corporate family) to market their services or
products to you. We may, however, disclose your personal
information to unaffiliated third-parties as follows:
With your consent.
We may disclose personal information about you to
third-parties with your consent. We may obtain your consent
in several ways, such as in writing; online, through
"click-through" agreements; orally, including through
interactive voice response; or when your consent is part of
this policy or the terms and conditions pursuant to which we
provide you service. Your consent is sometimes implicit. For
example, if you purchase a product and ask that it be
shipped to your home, you implicitly consent to our
disclosure of your name and address to a third-party
shipping company to complete delivery.
To the primary account holder.
We may disclose personal information of an account user to
the primary account holder (the party financially
responsible for the account). If a business, governmental
agency, or other individual obtains service for you, that
entity or individual is our customer, and we may provide
personal information about you or your use of the service to
them or others at their direction. When you are the primary
account holder, but you receive special or discounted
pricing, terms, or other benefits through another party’s
agreement with us (for example, an employee discount), we
may provide enough personal information to that party to
verify your initial and continuing eligibility for benefits
under their agreement with us and to calculate any
associated discounts.
Transaction processing.
We may disclose personal information to third-parties who
complete transactions or perform services on our behalf (for
example, billing, shipping, customer service, and
marketing), transactions on your behalf (for example,
verification of your account information at your request to
some third-party business), or transfers related to your
service (for example, number portability). We typically
restrict by contract the manner in which these third-parties
may use and disclose personal information about you without
your consent.
Third-party services.
Your personal information may be disclosed when the use of
our services allow you to take advantage of services and
products offered by other companies.
Business transfers.
We may disclose personal information as part of a corporate
business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, joint
venture, corporate reorganization, financing, or sale of
company assets, or in the unlikely event of insolvency,
bankruptcy, or receivership, in which personal information
could be transferred to third-parties as a business asset in
the transaction.
Legal process & protection of Horizon Mobile
and others. We may disclose
personal information or communications where we believe in
good faith such disclosure is necessary to comply with the
law or respond to legal process (for example, lawful
subpoena, court order, E-9-1-1 information); to enforce or
apply agreements; to initiate, render, bill, and collect for
services and products; to protect our rights or property; in
connection with claims, disputes, or litigation; to protect
users of our services and other carriers or providers from
fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of, or subscription to,
such services; to facilitate or verify the appropriate
calculation of taxes, fees, or other obligations due to a
local, state, or federal government; or if we determine
disclosure is necessary in an emergency situation.
Security and
Retention of Personal Information
We use a variety of
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect
personal information from unauthorized access, use, or
disclosure while it is under our control. For instance, when
you provide sensitive information (such as credit card
numbers) to our Web sites, we use transmission encryption
technologies like Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Although we
cannot guarantee that loss, misuse, or alteration of your
personal information will not occur, we strive to prevent
such occurrences.
Our practices and procedures are designed to limit personal
information access to those Horizon Mobile employees and
agents with a legitimate need to access such information.
Horizon Mobile employees are bound by confidentiality
obligations, which obligate them to protect the
confidentiality of our customers’ personal information.
Violations subject employees to disciplinary action, up to
and including termination.
We retain personal information for as long as we have a
business need or as applicable laws, regulations, or
government orders require. When we dispose of personal
information, we use reasonable procedures to erase or render
it unreadable (for example, shredding documents and wiping
electronic media). We will make reasonable attempts to
notify you if we determine that a security breach involving
your personal information has occurred and creates a risk of
identity theft or service disruption, or as otherwise
required by law.
ACCESS AND CHOICE
Access to Your Information
You may access and modify your
contact information by visiting my.simplemobile.com or a
Horizon Mobile retail store, or by contacting Customer
Service. We will make good faith efforts to resolve requests
to correct inaccurate information except where the request
is unreasonable, requires disproportionate technical effort
or expense, jeopardizes the privacy of others, or would be
impractical.
Choices Regarding Use of Your Information
We want to provide
you with meaningful choices regarding our marketing
communications and you may choose to limit or opt-out of
certain communications from Horizon Mobile at any time.
While you may elect not to receive marketing information
from us, if you subscribe to our services or buy our
products, you will continue to receive invoices,
customer-service and transactional notices, and similar
communications.
If you are a
Horizon Mobile customer and you manage your account online,
you can change your marketing preferences by logging in
www.horizonmobiles.com My Account. If you are a Horizon
Mobile customer but do not manage your account online, you
can change your marketing preference by completing our
customer opt out form. If you are not a Horizon Mobile
customer and would like to opt-out of marketing
communications from Horizon Mobile, you can do so by
completing our non-customer opt out form. You may also
manage your marketing preferences by contacting Customer
Service by dialing or 1-888-252-1112 from any phone, or,
with respect to marketing e-mails, by following the
“unsubscribe” instructions on any marketing e-mail we send
you.
Not all marketing
communications you receive on your device are sent or
authorized by Horizon Mobile. When you provide your mobile
number or other contact information to others, you may
receive unwanted calls, text messages, or e-mails on your
device. We take steps to reduce unsolicited advertising, but
we cannot block all such advertisements or unwanted
communications.
OTHER PRIVACY
INFORMATION
Caller ID Blocking
When you use
Horizon Mobile communications services, your name and
telephone number may be transmitted and displayed on the
receiving party’s communications device and/or phone bill
unless you block that information, which you can generally
do by dialing *67 prior to dialing the called party’s
number. Refer to the specific instructions for your
communication device regarding Caller ID Blocking. Caller ID
Blocking does not prevent the display of your information
when you dial certain business numbers, including 911, 900
numbers, or toll-free numbers.
Children
We do not solicit
children to purchase our services or products. If, however,
you authorize a child to use our services or products by
providing them a device associated with your Horizon Mobile
account, any personal information associated with such use
will be treated as your information in accordance with this
policy. Our Web sites are not designed to attract children
under the age of 13 and we do not intentionally or knowingly
collect personal information on our sites from anyone under
the age of 13. We encourage parents to be involved in the
online activities (including wireless Internet browsing) of
their children to ensure that no information is collected
from a child without parental permission. We may offer
security features designed to allow the customer to
implement restrictions to adult orientated content, but such
features are not foolproof.
Cookies, Web
Beacons, and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies
(small data text files placed on your computer or device) or
similar technologies to identify the computer or device and
record your preferences and other data so that our Web sites
can personalize your visit(s). We may also use information
collected from cookies to improve our sites, make
recommendations, and complete transactions you request. You
may be able to set your browser(s) to reject cookies or
delete cookies, but that may result in the loss of some
functionality on our sites. We may also use Web beacons
(small graphic images on a Web page or an HTML e-mail) to
monitor interaction with our Web sites or e-mails. Web
beacons are generally invisible because they are very small
(only 1-by-1 pixel) and the same color as the background of
the Web page or e-mail message. If we combine or link cookie
or Web beacon information with personal information, we will
treat the combined or linked information as personal
information under this policy. We may employ third-parties
to place advertisements about our products and services on
other Web sites. The use of cookies, Web beacons, or similar
technologies by such third-parties is subject to their
privacy policies – not this policy.
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI)
Customer Proprietary Network Information, or "CPNI", is a
form of personal information that is generated in connection
with the telecommunications services we provide to you. CPNI
includes, for example, call details; call location
information, and certain information about your rate plans
and features. CPNI does not include your name, address, and
phone number. Under federal law, you have a right, and we
have a duty, to protect the confidentiality of CPNI and we
have adopted policies and procedures designed to ensure
compliance with those rules. We won’t intentionally disclose
your CPNI to third-parties without your permission, except
as allowed under FCC rules, applicable law, or explained in
this policy. However, you may designate other “authorized
users” (for example, a spouse) to access and manage your
account information, including CPNI.
We provide password protected online access to your account
information through www.horizonmobiles.com. For multi-line
accounts, the primary account holder is authorized to access
online account information for all the devices on the
account. Other users may generally access online account
information related only to their respective device (for
example, if a parent provides a device to their child, the
child may access online information about that device –
including CPNI). The primary account holder, however, may
designate additional or more limited access rights for other
users.
Customer
Service Monitoring
We may monitor and
record phone calls, e-mails, or other communications between
you and our Customer Service representatives or other
employees for training and quality assurance purposes and to
review specific transaction requests.
Directories
We do not publish
directories of our customers’ wireless numbers. Nor will we
provide or make such numbers available to third-parties for
listing in their public directories, without the customer’s
prior consent.
Forums and
Chat Rooms
If you use or link
to a public forum, bulletin board, chat room, or social
network on or from a Horizon Mobile Web site, be aware that
any personal information you submit can be read, collected,
or used by other users of these forums, including to send
you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for access
to or use of personal information you choose to submit or
share with others.
Location-Based Services
Our network detects
your device's approximate location whenever it is turned on
(subject to coverage limitations). This location technology
makes the routing of wireless communications possible and is
also the basis for providing enhanced emergency 9-1-1
service, which permits us to provide your general location
to a public safety answering point, emergency medical
service provider, or emergency dispatch provider. We may
also use this technology to disclose, without a user’s
consent, the approximate location of a wireless device to a
governmental entity or law enforcement authority when we are
served with lawful process or reasonably believe there is an
emergency involving risk of death or serious physical harm.
With your consent,
we may also provide location-based services or provide
third-parties access to approximate location information so
they may provide such services to you. You should carefully
review the specific Horizon Mobile terms and conditions
applicable to your use of location-based services for any
special privacy implications or rules. You should also
carefully review the privacy policies and other terms of
third-parties with whom you have authorized the sharing of
your location information, and you should consider the risks
involved in disclosing your location information to other
people. Where a wireless device user requests that their
location information be revealed to other persons (through a
Horizon Mobile application or a third-party application you
place on your device), the wireless device user will be
provided options for managing when and how such information
should be shared (except in the case of certain parental
controls or similar services associated with enterprise or
multi-line accounts, which may be managed solely by the
primary account holder or their designee). Horizon Mobile
follows the CTIA’s Best Practices Guidelines for
Location-Based Services.
Network
Information Storage
Some devices may
automatically upload to Horizon Mobile network servers
information you have stored on the device and/or SIM card in
order to facilitate specific functions. For instance, some
devices back-up your address book. You may choose to disable
such uploads but this may affect functionality of the device
or your services. Refer to instructions for your device and
service for details or contact Customer Service for more
information. We may also provide you the ability to upload
other information from your device to Horizon Mobile network
servers. For instance, you may have the option to upload
pictures, recordings, calendars, tasks, or notes. Uploaded
information will not be used by Horizon Mobile for purposes
other than as disclosed in connection with those services,
this Privacy Policy, or applicable Terms and Conditions, and
will not be shared with third-parties for their use, without
your prior consent.
Services and functionality offered through certain devices
are provided in conjunction with other entities. As a
result, personal information from your devices may be
uploaded and stored on their servers. For instance,
___________ services are provided in conjunction with
_________, and personal information from your device is
stored on the _________ servers. Their specific terms and
conditions, terms of use, and privacy polices apply to those
services.
Other
Governing Terms
This policy does
not modify or alter any applicable agreement you have with
Horizon Mobile. For example, our Terms of Use govern your
use of our web sites. Additionally, if you use our products
or use or subscribe to our services, our Horizon Mobile
Terms and Conditions and certain other terms may apply to
your use, purchase, or subscription. If this policy
conflicts with any portion of those terms and agreements,
those terms and agreements govern to the extent of the
inconsistency.
Protecting
Your Own Personal Information
You play an
important role in ensuring the security of personal
information, including protecting against unauthorized
access to your device. Many devices store information both
in the phone and on the SIM card. Therefore, before
discarding, trading in, or giving away your device, be sure
you remove and retain your SIM card and follow the
manufacturer's instructions for deleting personal
information or other data on the device. (This can be found
in your owner's manual or on the manufacturer’s Web site.)
If you provide a third-party access to your device, you
should understand that personal information will remain on
the device and may be accessible, deleted, altered, or
transferred to another device or our network servers by the
person using the device, and that we will treat that user as
you for purposes of this policy.
We encourage you to use passwords to prevent unauthorized
access to your device, your online account, and your
voicemail. You may also establish an optional password to
identify yourself during calls with our Customer Service
representatives. We recommend that you use unique,
non-obvious passwords, that you periodically change your
passwords, and that you not share your passwords with
others. Notify us immediately if you believe your device has
been lost or stolen or if you believe your personal
information has been accessed without your consent.
Third-Party
Applications for Your Devices
When you install
third-party applications (for example, programs, widgets,
etc.) on your device, you may give your consent for the
third party to access certain information you have stored on
your device (for example your contact list). You may also
give your consent for the third party to access information
stored on Horizon Mobile’s network to facilitate the
application’s functions (for example, you may consent to
third-party access to your location information – see
Location Based Services). In either case, the manner in
which such third-parties may use, share, or disclose such
information is governed by their terms and conditions and
their privacy policy – not this policy.
Wireless
Communications Security
We cannot guarantee
that your communications using our services or devices will
be private or secure. Although it is illegal for
unauthorized persons to intercept or access your
communications or information, such interceptions or access
can occur.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY
RIGHTS
California Civil
Code Section 1798.83 entitles California customers to
request information concerning whether a business has
disclosed personal information to any third parties for the
third parties' direct marketing purposes. As stated in this
Privacy Policy, Horizon Mobile will not sell or share your
personal information with non-Horizon Mobile companies for
their direct marketing purposes without your consent.
California customers who wish to request further information
about our compliance with this law or have questions or
concerns about our privacy practices and policies may
contact us calling Customer Service at 1-888-252-1112.
POLICY UPDATES AND
CONTACT INFORMATION
Changes to This
Policy
We may update this
policy if we materially change our practices or if legal or
regulatory changes require it. If we decide to use or
disclose personal information in a way that is materially
different from that which was stated in this policy at the
time the personal information was collected, we will notify
you by posting notice of the change on our Web site's home
page for at least 30 days before we implement that change
and will give you an opportunity to opt-out of the proposed
use or disclosure of previously collected personal
information. You should refer to this policy often for the
latest information and the effective date of any changes.
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