Here at GPNS Corporation we believe that the privacy of our online visitors is paramount and that our online visitors have a right to know our practices regarding the information we collect when you visit our web site gpns.com and what type of information is collected. Our statement contained herein applies only to your visit to our web site operated by or for GPNS Corporation and the entities it controls, (GPNS). These sites include reference to Global Portable Navigation Systems LLC. Sites which are linked to/from our web site may have different policies; therefore, please review the privacy policy notices on those sites for details.
While GPNS Corporation does not generally require that you provide us with personally identifiable information to visit and use the gpns.com site, please note that in order to participate in our franchise programme, it will be necessary for you to provide this information. If you choose not to provide it for that purpose, you may not be able to participate in the franchise program.
GPNS takes great care in maintaining the security of your personal information and in preventing unauthorized access to it through the use of appropriate technology and internal procedures. However, GPNS does not guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.

Collection of Information: Cookies; Personal

For each visitor to the GPNS Web site, GPNS’s Web server automatically recognizes and stores information such as the visitor’s IP address/Domain name combination. We use this information to follow visitor traffic patterns to our site for purposes such as enhancing its usability. Your computer provides this information automatically each time you log on, unless you’ve activated blocking technology available in some browsers. When you visit the GPNS site we may use an industry-wide technology called “cookies” which stores certain information on your computer and which will allow us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences or to simply facilitate your signing in to use the services. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, if you block or erase cookies, we may not be able to restore any preferences or customization settings you previously specified and our ability to personalize your online experience would be limited. Please refer to your browser instructions or “help” screen to learn more about these functions.
Additionally, GPNS may ask you to provide “personal information”, meaning individually identifiable information such as your email address, name, mailing address, telephone number, which is associated with individually identifiable information, to enable you to fill out a registration. GPNS may combine such information as you provide on our Web site with information we may collect offline from you or from third parties so that we can more effectively tailor our site, services and offerings to you.
Unless or until you instruct us otherwise, GPNS may contact you to provide information about products, services, promotions, contests, or other activities or offerings that may be of interest to you. You can instruct us whether or not you wish to be contacted by checking or un-checking the box indicating your preference at the place where your information is collected, or by other means (such as an email request). In addition, with each communication you receive from GPNS, you will be given the opportunity to indicate if you do not wish to receive future communications. GPNS will not share the personal information you provide on the GPNS Web site with any other parties, except (a) with your consent, (b) as may be permitted or required by law or court order and/or (c) to persons or companies with whom SEL contracts to carry out the internal operations of the site or our business (for example, to send you any information that you have requested on the site.)
With your consent, GPNS may share your personal information with other affiliated GPNS companies who may want to contact you about products, services or other offerings that may be of interest to you. Further, with your consent, GPNS may share your personal information with specific third parties outside of the GPNS group of companies who may want to contact you about products, services or other offerings that may be of interest to you. GPNS will seek to obtain your consent at the place where the information is collected either by an “opt-out” or “opt-in” method, or by other means (such as an email request). If you consent to receiving communications from any of these third parties, you will need to communicate with them directly if you later decide that you no longer wish to receive their communications.

The use and Disclosure of Anonymous Aggregated Information:

GPNS may also collect, aggregate and maintain anonymous aggregated information about the visitors to our Web site and as such to use that data to tailor the GPNS Web site content to deliver a better experience for our visitors. GPNS may also share such aggregated information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties.

Your Consent to Processing:

By providing any personal information to the GPNS Site, all users, including without limitation users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States of America.

Changes to Privacy Policy:

The terms of this policy will govern the use of this policy and any information collected while it is in place. GPNS reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page as often as you wish.

Questions or comments:

If you have any questions or comments about our personal information practices or about this privacy statement, please feel free to write us at: GPNS Corporation, Privacy Dept., 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20036, USA

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