I.
General
This Privacy Policy applies
to the Settlement Website, which has been established by Rust Consulting, Inc.
(the "Settlement Administrator") to provide information about, and to receive
and process claims for, this Settlement. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, we
refer to the Settlement Administrator and Class Counsel as "we" or "us".
This Privacy Policy applies
to information that you submit through the Settlement Website, on paper Claim
Forms, or otherwise. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information that
is publicly available, that is lawfully obtained from outside sources or that
you may submit to other websites or in connection with other programs.
We will only use your
information pursuant to this Privacy Policy or as authorized by you.
We reserve the right to
change this Privacy Policy at any time, so long as the change is consistent with
the Settlement Agreement. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy
regularly to ensure that you are familiar with our privacy practices. If at any
time you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the
email or postal addresses in the last paragraph of this Privacy Policy.
If we use a capitalized term
in this Privacy Policy, that term has the same meaning as in the Settlement
Agreement, unless we define it otherwise in this Privacy Policy.
The
Settlement Website may contain links to information at other websites. By
clicking on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We
encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their
privacy policy may differ from ours.
Information Collected
When you visit the Settlement
Website, we send one or more cookies - a small file containing a string of
characters - to your computer. We use cookies for various reasons, including to
enable us to recognize when you are logged in to the Settlement Website and to
provide access to your account while you are logged in, to store your language
preferences and to facilitate your use of the Settlement Website. You may be
able to control how cookies are used by consulting your Internet browser
software.
In addition, your browser may
send us information, such as your requests to the Settlement Website, Internet
Protocol address, browser type, browser language and the date and time of your
request.
II.
Use of Information
We will only use or disclose
your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as authorized by you.
We may use your information to administer the Settlement, including to respond
to your inquiries, directions and requests regarding the Settlement, for the
processing and administration of claims and payments (e.g., to send you amounts
due under the Settlement), to effectuate the Settlement (including to use your
content in accordance with the Settlement), and to improve our Settlement
administration services.
In addition, we may share
information from you and others in aggregated, non-personally identifiable form
with any other person, including members of the general public.
We may also use information,
or share information with third parties, when we have a good faith belief that
access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably
necessary to (a) comply with legal process or otherwise satisfy any applicable
law or regulation; or (b) prevent fraud or imminent harm, ensure the security of
information or address technical issues.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us
by email at privacy@rustconsulting.com or by
postal mail at Privacy Policy, c/o Rust Consulting, Inc., 201 S. Lyndale Avenue,
Faribault, MN 55021.