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Effective April 15, 2009 Altria Group, Inc. is the parent company of Philip Morris USA Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, John Middleton Co., Ste Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. We at Altria Group respect your privacy and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal information we may collect on this Web site, how we may use that information, and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information you provide to us through this Web site. We also tell you how you can reach us to update your contact information, unsubscribe from receiving e-mails from us, or answer any questions you may have about our privacy practices. Click on one of the links below to jump to the listed section:
Information We Collect and How We Use ItAltria Group collects personal information from you (such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address) only if you provide it to us. You may choose to do so, for example, by registering on our site to receive E-mail Alerts or by providing information when you contact us through our "Contact Us" page. Listed below are the ways we collect personal information about you, the types of information we collect and how we use it. Contact Us E-mail Alerts Service Webcasts Investor Tools Supplier Diversity Business Profile Other Communications Information We Gather AutomaticallyWhen you visit our Web site, your browser automatically sends us certain Internet-related information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you're using. We collect this information through the use of cookies and Web beacons to better understand how visitors use our site. Neither cookies nor Web beacons collect personally-identifiable information. For more information on how we use cookies and information about how you can set the most commonly used Internet browsers to disable cookies, please read our Cookies FAQs. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most Internet browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether. Information We ShareAltria Group does not sell or rent personal information about our Web site visitors. Under certain circumstances, we may share your personal information as described below. To respond to your questions or concerns, to fulfill your requests, or to share knowledge about an issue, we may share information you provide throughout this Web site with Altria Group's operating companies, affiliates or companies in which we have an economic interest. These companies include:
We also share information provided by our Web site visitors with service providers that have been retained to perform services on our behalf or on behalf of our operating companies, affiliates or companies in which we have an economic interest. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, (ii) in response to a request from 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 try to ensure that the transferee uses personal information you have provided through this Web site in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice. Links to Other SitesThis site contains links to other Web sites, some of which are operated by Altria Group operating companies and others of which are operated by third parties. We provide these links solely for your convenience and information. These sites may have their own privacy notices, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked Web sites. We are not responsible for the content of these sites, any products or services that may be offered through these sites, or any other use of these sites. To view the privacy notice of Philip Morris USA please visit their Web site. To view the privacy notice of John Middleton, please visit their Web site. To view the privacy notice of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, please visit their Web site. SecurityWe maintain safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal information you provide to us through this Web site. For our E-mail Alerts Service, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to help protect the information you provide. This Internet encryption standard scrambles data as it travels from your computer to our server. Please note, however, that perfect security does not exist on the Internet. You'll know that you're in a secure area of our Web site when a "lock" icon appears on your screen and the "http" portion of our URL address changes to "https." The "s" stands for "secure." Your ChoicesIf you register for our E-mail Alerts Service, you will receive the communications that you've requested. You may review the information you provided or unsubscribe from the service by visiting the E-mail Alerts page. Updates to this Privacy NoticeWe may change or update portions of this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the notice. We will indicate the effective date of the notice. How to Contact UsIf you have any questions or comments about our Privacy Notice, Contact Us through e-mail or write us at: Altria Client Services, Inc. 
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