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Effective Date of Privacy Statement: December 21, 2001
Last Updated: November 6, 2006. In the most recent update, changes were
made in the sections highlighted below.
Exxon Mobil Corporation and its affiliated companies, ("ExxonMobil")
appreciate your interest in this Web site and other related or linked
ExxonMobil sites (Site). Your privacy is important and we want you to
understand our practices with respect to gathering information from visitors
to the Site and with respect to the uses we make of that information. Please
check each portion or page of the Site that you visit. Certain portions or
pages of the Site may contain changes to the Privacy Statement applicable to
your use of that portion or page, for example, certain applications may
request additional information from you.
Information and Uses
When someone visits the Site, our web servers automatically gather
information that allows the site to communicate with the visitor's computer
during the visit. We also track such information as the number of visits to
the site, which parts of the site visitors select, IP address (the Internet
address assigned to your computer from your Internet Service Provider), domain
type, browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), date and time of
day. We use those types of information for statistical purposes that help us
design and administer the Site. Those types of information do not disclose
Personal Information that would permit us to identify or locate individual
visitors.
Privacy concerns focus on Personal Information, that is, information that
could identify a specific individual such as names, addresses, e-mail
addresses, and telephone numbers. If during your visit you personalize the
Site, complete an order form, enter a contest, or submit other information to
us, you may provide us with Personal Information. We may collect and use that
Personal Information to provide you with products or services, to bill you for
products and services you request, to market products and services which we
think may be of interest to you, or to communicate with you for other purposes.
As explained below in the section on Dissemination of
Information to Third Parties, we do not distribute or sell Personal
Information to third parties for the purpose of allowing them to market their
products and services to you; moreover, as explained in the Opt Out/Modify
Information section, we will make a reasonable effort to remove your Personal
Information from our database in such a way that you will not receive future
communications from us. If you notify us that Personal Information previously
submitted to our site is no longer accurate, we will make a reasonable effort
to make appropriate corrections. To facilitate our efforts, it would be
helpful if you could let us know the context in which you provided Personal
Information, e.g in connection with promotion of a specific product or service.
Information Placed on Your Computer
We may store some information (commonly known as a "cookie") on
your computer when you look at or use the Site. This information facilitates
customizing your use of the Site and ensures that you do not need to re-enter
your details every time you visit it. You can erase or block this information
from your computer if you want to. (Your 'help' screen or user manual should
tell you how to do this.)
We use third-party advertising technology to provide ads
when you visit sites upon which we advertise. This technology will not process
any information that can be used to
personally identify you, that is it will not include your name, address, or
other personal information. When you access an ad, a "cookie" file will be
stored on your computer. This information is used to help manage our on-line
advertising. To learn more about the third-party ad-serving technology,
cookies, and how to "opt-out" please
click here.
Information From Children
The Site contains information that may be of special interest to
children, but ExxonMobil does not seek through the Site to gather Personal
Information from or about persons under the age of 17.
Hyperlinks
This site has links to sites that ExxonMobil does not own, control
or maintain. We cannot be responsible for their privacy policies and practices
and we make no representations or warranties about the privacy practices of
those sites. Similarly, we cannot be responsible for the policies and
practices of any site from which you linked to our Web site. We recommend that
you check the privacy policy of other sites and contact the operator if you
have concerns or questions.
Dissemination of Information to Third Parties
Communicating via the Internet and sending information, products,
and services to you by other means necessarily involves your Personal
Information passing through or being handled by third-parties, but ExxonMobil
does not sell or distribute your Personal Information to third parties for
purposes of allowing them to market their products and services to you.
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf.
Examples include fulfilling orders, deliveries, sending postal mail and
e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data,
providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments and providing
customer service. They have access to Personal Information needed to perform
their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
Personal data collected by ExxonMobil may be transferred among its various
divisions and affiliated companies, around the world which may involve
transfer from countries within the European Economic Area to countries outside
the E.E.A. By submitting data on the Site, the visitor is providing explicit
consent to these transfers, including transborder transmission of data covered
by this Privacy Statement.
Sensitive Information
ExxonMobil does not seek any sensitive information from visitors to
our Site, unless legally required to do so, for example, in connection with
recruiting or hiring. Sensitive information includes a number of types of data
relating to: race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or other
similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual
life or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive
information of this nature. However, if you do provide such information,
ExxonMobil accepts your explicit consent to use that data in the ways
described in this Privacy Statement or in the ways described at the point
where such information is disclosed.
Opt Out/Modify Information
You can request the removal or modification
of your Personal Information by sending an e-mail to the appropriate area
under "
Contact Us". We will then make a reasonable effort to accommodate your
request. As previously noted, it would be helpful to let us know the context
in which you provided Personal Information.
Conditions of Use, Notices and Revisions
If you choose to visit our Site, your visit and any dispute over
privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement and our General Terms of Use,
including any limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes and application
of law provisions. We reserve the right to change this statement at any time
without notice except as otherwise provided herein.
Contacting ExxonMobil Customer Relations
If you have any questions about the content of this Privacy Statement,
please contact ExxonMobil's Global Privacy Office at the following address:
ExxonMobil Global Services Company
Attn: Global Privacy Office
Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Mail Point 6
Ermyn Way
Leatherhead
Surrey
UK
KT22 8UX
If you have any questions about the practices of this site or your dealings
with this site, please contact:
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Attention: Customer Relations
Box 1049
Buffalo, New York
14240-1049
E-mail
When we make material changes to this Privacy Statement,
we will post the changes on this page and update the revision date at the top
of the Privacy Statement. We encourage you to visit our Privacy Statement
regularly for updates.
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