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Protecting your privacy is important to the Knox Company. We strive to
keep your personal information confidential. By ensuring that you are
aware of and understand the Knox Company Privacy Policy, we can provide
you with better service. Please take a moment to read the following policy
to learn how we handle your personal information.
Why we collect personal information
Knox collects and uses your personal information to give you superior
customer service, to provide you with convenient access to our products
and services, and to make a wider range available to you. In addition,
we use your personal information to keep you up to date on the latest
product announcements,special offers, and other information we think youd
like to hear about. From time to time, we may also use your personal information
to contact you to participate in a market research survey, so that we
can gauge customer satisfaction and develop better products.
How we collect personal information
We collect information about you in several ways. For example, we might
ask for your contact information when you correspond with us, call us
to make a purchase or request service, register to attend a seminar, or
participate in an online survey. In addition, when you register a new
fire department, sign up to access your account, or ask to be included
in an email mailing list, we collect and store the information you provide
in a secure database.
To save you time and make our web services even easier to use, some areas
of the Knox website allow you to create a"Knox ID" using your
personal information. Here's how it works: Simply fill out a brief profileyour
name, phone number, and email addressthen choose a user name/password
and password hint (such as the month and day of your birth) for security.
The system saves your information and assigns you a personal Knox Account.
Next time you order something from the knoxbox.com or register a new department,
you can simply enter your user name and passwordthe system will
automatically look up the information it needs.
How we protect your personal information
Knox safeguards the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures. We urge you to take every precaution to protect
your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords
often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use
a secure browser.
The Knox Company uses industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
on all web pages where personal information is required. To make purchases
from the Knox Company, you must use an SSL-enabled browser such as Netscape
Navigator 3.0 or later, or Internet Explorer. This protects the confidentiality
of your personal and credit card information while it is transmitted over
the Internet.
Our companywide commitment to privacy
To make sure your personal information remains confidential, we communicate
these privacy guidelines to every Apple employee.
Knox Company does not knowingly solicit personal information from children
or send them requests for personal information.
If we are going to use your personal information differently from that
stated at the time of collection, we will try to contact you via email
using the most recent information we have. If you have not given us permission
to communicate with you, you will not be contacted, nor will we use your
personal information in a new manner.
The Knox Company Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time. We encourage
you to review the privacy policy regularly for any changes.
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