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Privacy Policy

Information we collect and how we use it

·         Personal Information 
You may choose to provide personal information (such as your name, address, telephone number and email address) on this website or to SinoStar Lighting via other methods, such as product registration. Here are some of the ways you may provide the information and the types of information you may submit. We also tell you how we may use the information. 

·         Contact Us 
If you email us through the "Contact Us" link on this site, we ask you for information such as your name and email address so we can respond to your questions and comments. You may choose to provide additional information as well. 

·         Questionnaires and Surveys 
We occasionally may ask visitors to our website and consumers to complete online surveys and opinion polls about their activities, attitudes and interests. These surveys help us serve you better and improve the usefulness of our site. In conducting these surveys we may ask you for your name and email address. We do not keep any personal information about you in connection with your participation in a gelighting.com survey unless you specifically agree to provide that information. 

·         Send Content to a Friend 
You can send certain content to your friends. To do so, we ask you to provide your name and your friend's email address. We use this information to send the content to your friend. 


Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like most companies we use cookies on our websites. We collect certain aggregate and non-personal information through a variety of technologies when you visit this website. Aggregate and non-personal information does not relate to a single identifiable visitor. It tells us such things as how many users visited our site and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors. Unless you disable such technologies, by using our website and online services, you agree that we can place these types of cookies and related technologies on your device. We explain below how you can manage your choices and opt-out of the collection of such aggregate information. 

·         Essential Cookies 
Some cookies serve an essential function and the websites cannot work properly without them. Where such essential cookies are used, they cannot be disabled. 

·         Browser and Flash Cookies 
Other cookies serve a functional purpose and improve the user experience of the websites. We use browser and Flash cookies to tell us, for example, whether you've visited us before, and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest. Browser and Flash cookies may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site so that you do not need to reset them each time you visit the website. Neither Browser nor Flash cookies can identify you as an individual. You can decline any Browser cookie through your browser however, without Browser cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features. For more information to manage Flash cookies please visit our Cookie Notice & Disclosure page. Similar to Browser cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of all website features once you have disabled Flash cookies. 

·         Web Beacons 
Some types of cookies collect aggregate information which help us to improve our websites by providing information, for example, on loading errors and the most visited webpages. Certain pages on our site may contain web beacons (also known as Internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs). GE uses web beacons to help display content to visitors and to generate statistics regarding web traffic and trends. Web beacons cannot identify you as an individual. For more information to manage Web Beacons please visit our Cookie Notice & Disclosure page. 

·         Advertising Cookies 
GE will provide notice and obtain consent to our visitors when cookies are used for targeted advertising purposes as required by local law. If a visitor declines to consent, they will not receive any advertising cookies. For further information on each type of cookie we use, including their function, the information they collect and how to manage your choices, please consult our separate Cookie Notice & Disclosure section. 


Information We Share

We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about our website visitors, except as described here. We may share information provided by our consumer and visitors to gelighting.com with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf. These service providers are contractually restricted from using or disclosing the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity. We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal information you have provided through this website in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Statement. 


Information We Transfer

We may transfer the personal information we collect on this site to other countries where we do business, but we will do so only for the purposes described above. When we transfer your information to other countries, we will protect that information as described here unless otherwise required by applicable laws. 


Links to Other Sites

We provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These sites may have their own privacy statements in place, which we recommend you review if you visit any linked websites. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites or any use of the sites. 


Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of thirteen and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen on the site. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a visitor under the age of thirteen on the site, we will delete the information from our records. Some links on gelighting.com take website visitors to sites that are directed to kids. These websites have their own privacy notices that address children's privacy. We encourage you to read these privacy notices if you visit any linked sites directed to children. 


How We Protect Personal Information

We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal information you provide on this website. We use secure socket layer (SSL) technology to help keep the personal information you provide on this site secure. 


Updates to Our Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information practices. We will post a prominent notice on this website to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Statement and indicate at the top of the statement when it was most recently updated. 


Additional Provisions Specific to SinoStar Lighting

Use of Personal Information

We may use the personal information collected about you for the following purposes:

·         Provide, administer and communicate with you about products, services, events, surveys and promotions (including by sending you marketing communications);

·         Process, evaluate and respond to your requests, inquiries and applications;

·         Create, administer and communicate with you about your account (including any purchases and payments);

·         Verify your identity to ensure security for the other purposes listed here;

·         Evaluate your interest in employment and contact you regarding possible employment;

·         Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services; managing our communications; performing market research; determining and managing the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing; analyzing our products, services and websites; administering our websites; and performing accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation and collection activities);

·         Protect against and prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims and other liabilities, and manage risk exposure and quality;

·         Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements or investigations, industry standards and our policies and terms, such as this and other SINOSTAR sites' terms of use;

·         Ensure the safety of SINOSTAR network services, information resources and employees.

We also may use personal information for other additional purposes, which we identify at the time of collection. 


Your Email Preferences

You may update your email preferences at any time by clicking the Set My Email Preferences link. 


Advertising Cookies

Cookies – With your consent, we may use cookies or other web technologies to present advertisements based on what you view on our website. Utilizing third party ad networks, these advertisements could be located on websites you visit and, to accomplish this, we may transmit your IP address information to these partners. -