northstarministorage.com
Privacy Policy and Security
North Star Mini Storage respects the privacy of individuals in all aspects of our business operations. We have a longstanding commitment to protecting the personal information of our customers and affiliates when providing services. Your personal information is only collected, used and disclosed by North Star Mini Storage in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information about our Organization and Web site
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an Organization like northstarministorage.com.
We are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), USA.
Our principal activity is: Secure self storage (mini storage) facilities and services.
Our privacy policy covers northstarministorage.com and its associated web site:
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Organization Name: |
North Star Mini Storage |
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Address: |
400 E. Lake St. |
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City, State, Zip: |
Minneapolis, MN 55408 |
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Country: |
USA |
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Controller: |
North Star Mini Storage |
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Web Site(s): |
www.northstarministorage.com |
Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web site home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data.
You will not receive any unsolicited e-mails simply as a result of visiting our site. You can remove your address from our e-mail list at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link within e-mails you receive from us or by entering your email address at the bottom of the Contact Us page and clicking “Unsubscribe”. We do not sell or exchange e-mail addresses with third parties, which is guaranteed by our Privacy Policy.
Links to and from our Web site
Our Web site may include links to third party Web service providers (other web sites). We provide these links only as a convenience to our site visitors. We do not endorse the products or services offered or described on the sites we may link to, and we are not responsible in any way for information, services or content contained in these third party web sites, nor are we responsible for their Privacy Policies. Please be sure to review the Privacy Policy of any web site you visit.
Automatic Collection of Information and use of "cookies"
We may automatically log visitor data by means such as programming or we may link information automatically logged by such means with personal data about specific individuals. We do so for the purposes of technical administration of the Web site, customer administration (space reservations, credit card transactions, etc.), and marketing. We use cookies to facilitate the administration of the site. We only use cookies for information that is not personally identifiable. We do not use cookies to store personal data nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.
Data Collection and Purpose Specification
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private Organizations. The data we may collect about our site visitors and users may include name, address, email address, phone/fax numbers, credit card information and passwords. The information we collect may be used for technical administration of the web site, for customer administration, for processing payments, and/or for marketing.
Having read this policy and by using our web site and services, and providing us with your personal information, you imply your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information and acceptance of North Star Mini Storage's Privacy Policy as specified herein. Wherever possible and when necessary, we obtain your express consent for particular uses and disclosures. You imply your consent if we feel we are using your personal information for purposes that are obvious to the services provided by North Star Mini Storage.
If we wish to use your personal data for new purposes, we offer you the means to consent to those new purposes by indicating in a box at the point on the site where personal data is collected
Disclosure and Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data to any other Organizations. Where we disclose your personal data for purposes which are different from those indicated in this Privacy Statement, we offer you the opportunity to consent to disclosure.
Confidentiality / Security
Our site uses the most sophisticated encryption technologies and secure transmission methods to allow you to send us the following types of personal data with complete confidence:
- Primary personal data - such as name and contact details.
- Identifiers - such as credit card details.
We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
- unauthorized access
- improper use or disclosure
- unauthorized modification
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data. We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
We have staff procedures and policies in place to ensure that your personal information, in both paper and electronic format, are secure. For example, we require the following:
- Filing cabinets remain in private staff areas or in locked premises at times when no North Star Mini Storage personnel are in the staff area to supervise visitors.
- Access to electronic and paper files is limited on a need-to-know basis depending on job function.
- Password selection criteria and exiration make unauthorized access more difficult.
- Staff training on the importance of privacy and security is undertaken regularly.
- Through our website, you can ask questions about our services, and provide information about yourself. Thus, personal information entered through our site is collected and transferred to a password protected, secure server equipped with an enterprise firewall.
- All financial information you provide is encrypted on our secure servers to ensure its protection.
- If you provide personal information to us via unencrypted e-mail you should be aware of the inherent risks of interception over which we have no control.
Access to the personal data we may hold about you
You may ask us, by sending an email (info@northstarministorage.com), whether we are keeping personal data about you. Upon request, which you can indicate by sending an email, we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within a week, although we may require proof of your identity prior to providing you with the personal data. We will provide the information without any charge. We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data erased, corrected or amended, or completed. We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons for our refusal. We do, however, allow you to challenge our decision to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data.
Privacy Compliance
Our privacy policy is compliant with all applicable instruments and regulations. In order to demonstrate that our privacy policy accords with these privacy instruments, we are voluntarily committed to a Self Assessment procedure, and are subject to a Government Agency supervision.
Self Assessment procedure
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Name or designation of the privacy policy person or service |
Owner/CEO |
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URL |
www.northstarministorage.com |
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Address |
400 E. Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55408 |
Government Agency supervision
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Designation of the agency |
Federal Trade Commission |
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URL |
www.ftc.gov/index.html |
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Address |
6th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580, USA |
Privacy Support
North Star Mini Storage takes full responsibility for the management and confidentiality of the personal information it collects. If you have any concerns about this policy, or feel that North Star Mini Storage is not abiding by it, please contact:
At any time, with any question, call us: 612-827-3847
North Star Mini Storage | 400 E. Lake Street | Minneapolis, MN 55408
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