Privacy Policy

Changes to this Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use and Notices:
This Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use will change over time and the use of information which we gather now is subject to these Notices and Terms as modified. Please check this page periodically as you continue to use our site to see if any changes have been made. This privacy notice was most recently changed on July 27th, 2004. If you visit our Web site your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms of Use , including the application of the laws of the Commonwealth of Delaware.

Personal Information Collected By Sound of Tri-State:
Sound of Tri-State uses information that we collect from our visitors to personalize and improve your visit at soundoftristate.com, teamsots.com, and sound-of-tri-state.com. We gather the following types of information:

Information you give us: Sound of Tri-State collects any information which you enter on our Web site. This information is normally provided when you search, buy, participate in a contest, sweepstakes or on-line survey, or when you communicate with any of our departments such as customer service or sales through our Web site, telephone, mail or fax. Examples of the type of information you may supply us with include your name, address, telephone number, credit card information, e-mail addresses, and financial information.

 
 Orders: If you place an order we use a secure order form which requires you to provide contact, billing, and financial information. This information is transmitted to your credit card company to authorize your purchase. If you use a financing option information provided by you (such as your address, birth date, social security number, and credit card number) may be used to request a credit report from third parties or may be sent to a third party for processing.

Sharing of Information with third-parties:
Affiliated Businesses and Sound of Tri-State: We may share any information that you supply to us with any affiliated business that is substantially controlled by Sound of Tri-State. Any information that is shared this way will be subject to this Privacy Notice.

Independent Contractors: We may employ other companies or individuals to provide certain services to us such as sending e-mail, analyzing customer lists and data, providing marketing assistance, or consulting services. These third parties will have access to the information needed to perform their functions but cannot use that information for any other purpose.
 
Orders and Catalog Requests: When you place your order and/or when you request that we send you a catalog we may share your name and mailing address with a few carefully selected marketing partners. When you place your order, you will be given a clearly labeled opportunity to opt out of sharing this information. If you request a catalog and wish to opt out of sharing this information, please email info@soundoftristate.com.  We will never share any telephone number(s), or financial information which you have given us with any marketing partner(s).

Aggregate information: We provide aggregate information to some of our business partners. This information does not allow them to identify you individually.

Vendors: We provide some of our vendors with your contact information so that they may contact you directly with product support information.

Credit card companies and shippers: When you buy something from us we send your credit card information, name, billing address and the amount of your purchase to your credit card company to verify and authorize the purchase. Your name, telephone number and shipping information must be provided to third party shippers such as UPS, Federal Express and the United States Postal Service to deliver your purchase.

Third Party Ads, Surveys and Promotions: We may use third parties to display ads, surveys and various promotions on our site. These will always be labeled with the third party name. These third party applications may contain cookies or other code which are outside of our control. Although we will attempt to only work with third parties who respect your privacy we are not responsible or liable for any information collected by these third parties or how it is used. You should contact the third party directly or check the third party's privacy Notice to see how any information that they may gather will be used.

Link to Third Party Site: Our Web site contains links to third party sites, such as our vendors. Sound of Tri-State is not responsible or liable for the privacy practices or content found on these sites. We suggest that you check the Privacy Notice of each site you visit.

Law Enforcement and Protection of Users:
We will release personally identifiable information to third parties and organizations when we believe it is appropriate for us to do so to comply with the law. We will also do so to cooperate with law enforcement investigations, comply with court orders or subpoenas, protect the legal rights of us and our users, or when we believe it is needed for fraud protection and/ or credit risk reduction.

Business Transfer:
Sound of Tri-State has been in business independently for years, and our intent is to continue for at least another 30 years. However, in the unlikely event that Sound of Tri-State is sold, has substantially all of its assets acquired or merges or becomes affiliated with any other individual or entity any customer information owned or under the control of Sound of Tri-State may be one of the transferred assets.

Security:
Our Web site protects the security of personal information you transmit to us by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We do not reveal your credit card number when we confirm your order. In order to protect against unauthorized access to your account you should sign off when you finish visiting our site.

Choice/Opt-Out:
Our Web site gives you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us. If you no longer wish to receive communications from us you may opt-out by emailing info@soundoftristate.com       

Children's Online Policy

Sound of Tri-State is committed to the preservation of online privacy for all of its web site visitors, including children. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Soundoftristate.com, teamsots.com, and sound-of-tri-state.com sells products intended for purchase by adults. If you make a purchase on Soundoftristate.com, teamsots.com, and sound-of-tri-state.com, you are representing that you are an adult. If you are a child under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian to assist you in using Soundoftristate.com, teamsots.com, and sound-of-tri-state.com.

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