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Privacy Policy
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Republic Plumbing Supply Co. is totally committed to protecting and fully respects the privacy rights
of every user. Republic will provide appropriate protection and management of any and all
personal information and business information our customers decide to share with us.
Personal and business information includes but is not limited to names, mailing and shipping addresses, email addresses,
telephone numbers and any credit card information.
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How Republic Collects and Uses Information
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Throughout our website, Republic may ask our users to provide significant information such as a user's name,
billing/shipping address, telephone number, email address, credit card information and other various
information. Some information is required to place orders, recieve promotion
materials, subscriptions to newsletters/contests and account creation with Republic. We also keep records of
all orders placed on our site, browsing habits and frequently purchased products. Republic asks our users to provide
this information exclusivly for our use in providing the best service we can for our users. These services
include informing users about new products, new promotions and sales, contests, order entry billing and
shipping, order confirmation and tracking and customer service. Republic does use cookies for some information
regarding your account, mainly for login purposes. A cookie is a small text file that is placed in your browser's
directory to be retrieved later. By providing Republic with this information you agree to allow us to utilize this
information to complete any and all transactions you request. If you would like your information removed from
Republic, please fill out the contact form located here
and we will make reasonable efforts to assess and correct any discrepancies you may have.
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Protection of Information
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One of Republic's highest priorities is to provide a secure online experience. All transactions and forms
that require information, will be entered and trasmitted via Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) technology which is the
approved industry standard. SSL utilizes 256 bit encryption to prevent the threat of identity theft. All
information transmitted through Republic's site will be encrypted through SSL and stored in our secure server.
Our server can only be accessed by authorized personel of Republic Plumbing Supply Co. Make sure to check the
security of your connection. Your connection is secure if you see a closed lock or unbroken key in the lower
right hand corner of your browser. Also the URL at the top of your browser screen will begin with "HTTPS" when the
connection is secure.
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Is Information Shared with Third Parties?
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Republic only shares information with third parties for credit card verification/transactions and third party
shipping such as UPS or FedEx. Republic will share information with law enforcement when we have reasons to believe that it
is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities when required by law. Otherwise,
Republic will not sell or share any information with any other third party.
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Links to Third Party Sites
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Republic's website may contain links to other websites that are owned and operated by a third party. Republic has
no control over the content and policies of these websites. Privacy policies on these sites may be different from our
policies. Users access these sites at thier own risk. Republic will not be held responsible for any discrepancies,
content or privacy practices and policies of these sites.
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Policy Changes
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Republic Plumbing Supply Co. reserves the right to change, modify or amend this policy where we see fit.
Any significant changes to this policy will be posted here. Policy changes will go into effect
on the date they are posted. Policy changes will apply to all current, past and future users of our
site and will superseed any prior policies that are inconsistant. Republic suggests reviewing our
policies reguarly for changes.
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