Welcome to EmergencyMessageSystem.com! EmergencyMessageSystem.com (the “Site”) is an Internet property of Phoneticom, LLC (“The Emergency Message System,” “we” or “us”). We have created this privacy policy & statement (the "Privacy Statement") in order to disclose our information gathering and dissemination practices.  We understand the importance that Internet users place on privacy and have designed our service with this in mind.  The Emergency Message System™ is fully committed to 100% permission-based marketing.  You agree to this Privacy Statement, in its entirety, when you:  1) access or use the Site; 2) agree to receive e-mail from us; and/or 3) register for and/or use The Emergency Message System™ Service (the “Services”).

This Privacy Policy will address the following:
1. What information the Site gathers/tracks about you.
2. What the Site does with the information that it gathers/tracks.
3. With whom the Site shares the information that it gathers/tracks.
4. The Site's opt-out policy.
5. The Site's policy on deactivating your name from our database.

If you are a resident of the State of California and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes, please email us at support@EmergencyMessageSystem.com.

Information Collected:

Upon registration, users may be required to provide some or all of the following information (1 through 5 below are collectively referred to herein as “Registration Data”):

1. Full name; 2. E-mail address; 3. Street address, including city, state and zip code; 4. Telephone number; 5. Date of Birth; and 6. The name, email address and telephone number of at least one (1) emergency contact.

IP Addresses
We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Site. Your IP address is used to gather broad and specific demographic information as well as for validation purposes.

Cookies
We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so that you do not have to re-enter it each time that you visit our Site (if you choose), and for other purposes. For more information regarding cookies, including how to disable cookies, please visit www.cookiecentral.com.

Sharing of Information:
We will not share, or otherwise use for marketing purposes, the names and contact information that you provide for your emergency contacts. We use the Registration Data that you supply to personalize your experience with the Services and for verification purposes.  The personally identifiable information that you submit to us remains your property, but by submitting that information to us, you grant us the right to use that information as set forth herein.  We may use your personal information and/or transfer the personal information that you supply to other third party businesses, subject to applicable state and federal law, for any legal purpose including, without limitation: a) to bring selected opportunities and promotional offers to you via direct mail marketing, email marketing, telemarketing and/or online banner advertising; b) when necessary to receive a product or service that you may have ordered from such third party while using the Site; c) tracking compliance with our Terms and Conditions; and d) for validation, suppression, content improvement and feedback purposes. The Emergency Message System™ is able to offer the Services to you, in part, based on your willingness to be reached by our third-party advertisers.  By allowing The Emergency Message System™ to make the information that you supply available to these third parties, you may receive free information on products and services that may be of interest to you.  We also use contact information from your Registration Data to send you information about The Emergency Message System™ and to keep you informed of our other products and services that may be of interest to you.  Your contact information is also used to reach you, when necessary, regarding issues concerning use of the Services.  If you wish to stop receiving future communications from us, please see the Opt-Out/Unsubscribe section below.

By submitting your e-mail address at the Site, you agree to receive e-mail marketing from The Emergency Message System™ , our partners, our affiliates and our third-party advertisers.  In addition, you agree that such act constitutes a purchase, an inquiry and/or an application for purposes of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR §310 et seq. (the "ATSR"). Notwithstanding that your telephone number may be listed on the Federal Trade Commission's Do-Not-Call List, The Emergency Message System™ retains the right to contact you via telemarketing in accordance with the ATSR. Moreover, by registering with, or requesting information from, a third-party advertiser at or through the Site, such action shall constitute a purchase, an inquiry and/or an application with the respective third-party advertiser for purposes of the ATSR and you may be contacted via e-mail, direct mail and/or telemarketing by such third-party advertiser in accordance with the ATSR. 

The Emergency Message System™ reserves the right to release current or past user information:  a) in the event that we believe that the Site and/or the Services are being or have been used in violation of the Terms and Conditions or to commit unlawful acts; b) if the information is subpoenaed; or c) if The Emergency Message System™ is sold or acquired.  Moreover, you hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any third party when The Emergency Message System™ , in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate including, without limitation, sharing your e-mail address with other third parties for suppression purposes in compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, as amended from time to time.

The Emergency Message System™ creates internal reports on user demographics and traffic patterns for our advertisers and partners.  The Emergency Message System™ may include your personal information in our reports. This information allows our third-party advertisers to deliver, and our users to receive, more relevant advertisements.

The Emergency Message System™ reserves the right to transfer and/or sell aggregate or group data about EmergencyMessageSystem™ users for lawful purposes.  Aggregate or group data is data that describes the demographics, usage or other characteristics of EmergencyMessageSystem™ users as a group without disclosing personally identifiable information.  By submitting your personal information to, and/or using, the Site, you agree to allow The Emergency Message System™ to transfer and/or sell such aggregate data to third parties.

Other Websites:
This Site may contain links to other third-party owned and/or operated websites. The Emergency Message System™ is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Additionally, marketing partners provide certain components of our service. Some of these marketing partners may require the transfer of some or all of the registration data that you supplied to The Emergency Message System™.  When necessary, The Emergency Message System™ provides this information to our marketing partners. In some cases, you may be able to make a purchase through one of their third-party websites. In these instances, you may be required to provide certain information, such as a credit card number, to register or complete a transaction at such website. These third-party websites have separate privacy and data collection practices and The Emergency Message System™ has no responsibility or liability relating to them.

Third-Party Offers:
The Site may provide you with the opportunity to receive special offers, products and/or services from other third-party companies. To receive such offers, products or services, your personally identifiable information supplied to us during the registration process will be shared with such third-party companies, so that they may provide their product or service to you without requiring that you first fill out another registration form.

Security:
All collected information is stored in a technically and physically secure environment. Furthermore, access to this information is strictly limited, and not accessible to the public. Our employees are dedicated to ensuring the security and privacy of all EmergencyMessageSystem™ user information. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, we shall notify you in the event that we learn of an information security breach with respect to your personal information. You will be notified via email in the event of such a breach. Please be advised that notice may be delayed in order to address the needs of law enforcement, determine the scope of network damage and to engage in remedial measures.

Minors:
Visitors under 18 years of age are not permitted to use and/or submit their personal information at the Site.  The Emergency Message System™ does not knowingly solicit or collect information from visitors under 18 years of age.  We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate and monitor the interactive activities of their children.

Opt-Out/Unsubscribe:
To stop receiving future communications from The Emergency Message System™ , please send an e-mail with your Login Name and e-mail address to support@EmergencyMessageSystem.com.  To unsubscribe from our Services, please send an e-mail with your Login Name and e-mail address to support@EmergencyMessageSystem.com.

Changes in Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Statement at any time by posting a notice at the Site explaining that we are changing our Privacy Statement.  If the manner in which we use personally identifiable information materially changes, we will notify EmergencyMessageSystem™ subscribers by: a) posting the changes on the Site; b) sending the modified policy to subscribers via email; c) placing a link to the modified policy on the homepage; or d) any other reasonable means acceptable under federal and state laws. Failure to opt-out after such notice constitute an affirmative acceptance of the modified policy.

Contacting the Website:
The Site’s "contact us" page contains e-mail links that allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments that you may have. We read every message sent in and endeavor to reply promptly to each one. This information is used to respond directly to your questions or comments.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or the practices of The Emergency Message System™ , please feel free to contact us at support@EmergencyMessageSystem.com, or call 1-888-280-5444 or write to us at this address The Emergency Message System, 24 West Railroad Avenue #139, Tenafly, NJ 07670.