Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Thomas George Associates, Ltd. ("TGA," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit or use our website. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

About TGA

Thomas George Associates, Ltd.
10 Larkfield Road
East Northport, NY 11731-1802

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 631-261-8800

Definitions

For purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Account means a unique account created for you to access our services or parts of our services.
• Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
• Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing activity on that website.
• Device means any device that can access our website, such as a computer, cellphone, or tablet.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service refers to this website and the services we provide through it.
• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on our behalf, including third-party companies or individuals we employ to facilitate or provide the Service.
• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Mailing address (street, city, state, ZIP, country)
• Account and claim information relevant to debt collection matters
• Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when you use the Service. This may include your device's IP address, browser type and version, pages of our Service you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service through a mobile device, we may also collect your mobile device type, unique device ID, mobile IP address, mobile operating system, and mobile browser.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. Technologies we use include cookies, web beacons, tags, and scripts. The types of cookies we use include:

Necessary / Essential Cookies (Session): These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the website and to enable you to use certain features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies (Persistent): These cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.

Functionality Cookies (Persistent): These cookies allow us to remember choices you make when you use the website, such as login details or language preference, to provide a more personal experience.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you do not accept cookies, some parts of our Service may not function properly.

How We Use Your Personal Data

TGA may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring its usage.
• To manage your account and any registration as a user of the Service.
• For the performance of a contract, including the development, compliance, and undertaking of any agreement for the services you have engaged with us.
• To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, mail, or other forms of communication regarding updates, security notices, account activity, or service-related communications.
• To respond to your requests submitted through contact forms, account intake forms, or other submissions.
• For business transfers, to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
• For other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and improving our Service.

How We Share Your Personal Data

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service or to contact you.
• For business transfers in connection with any merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
• With Affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
• With business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
• With your consent, for any other purpose.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen security or improve functionality, or when we are legally obligated to retain it longer.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at TGA's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in processing are located. This means information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction.

Your submission of information represents your agreement to that transfer. TGA will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the Personal Data we have collected about you. You may contact us using the information above to make such a request.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so, including as required by federal and state debt collection laws.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If TGA is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, TGA may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court or government agency.

Other Legal Requirements

TGA may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of TGA
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes become effective when they are posted on this page.

Policy Compliance

If you feel this website is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the address, email, or phone number listed at the top of this Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us at:

Thomas George Associates, Ltd.
10 Larkfield Road
East Northport, NY 11731-1802

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 631-261-8800

Or visit our Contact page.