Privacy Statement


Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V.. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. does not read any of your private online communications.

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. and Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. collects and uses your personal information to operate the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V., in order to determine what Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V.; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V., or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. pages, or register with Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. site or services, a cookie helps Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Allied Universal Private Security Services S.A. de C.V. webmaster. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.