Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Northstar Location Services, LLC and its affiliates, Northstar Location Services Inc. (collectively referred to as “Northstar”) respects your privacy. This policy describes the types of information Northstar may collect from you or that you may provide it when you visit the Website. This policy describes Northstar’s practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information Northstar collects through this Website. It does not apply to information collected by Northstar offline or through any other means, including through other websites operated by any third party or through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from Northstar’s Website.

Northstar is a collection agency. Any information obtained from the use of these services will be used for the purpose of debt collection.

Please read this policy carefully to understand Northstar’s policies and practices relating to how Northstar treats your information. By using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after Northstar makes changes is deemed acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Information Collection
Northstar may collect several types of information from and about users of its Website, including information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, last four digits of your social security number, postal address, e-mail address, or telephone number (“personal information”);
  • That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, checking account numbers; and
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.

Northstar may collect this information:

  •  Directly from you when you provide it;
  •  Automatically as you navigate through the site; and
  •  From third parties, for example, Northstar’s business partners.

Information You Provide to Northstar
The information Northstar collects through its Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on the Website;
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact Northstar;
  • Details of transactions you complete through the Website; and
  • Your financial information.

Usage Details
As you navigate through and interact with the Website, Northstar may automatically collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to the Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website; and
  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.

The information Northstar collects automatically is statistical data. It helps it to improve its Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling it to:

  • Estimate audience size and usage patterns;
  • Store information about your preferences, allowing Northstar to customize its Website according to your individual needs; and
  • Recognize you when you return to the Website.

The technologies used for this automatic data collection may include cookies and web beacons.

Information retention – Northstar may retain your information during the term of the relationship plus (+) one (1) year thereafter.

How Your Information Is Used
Northstar uses information that it collects about you or that you provide to it, including any personal information:

  • To present the Website and its contents to you;
  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request;
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
  • To carry out obligations and enforce rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and Northstar, including for billing and collection;
  • To notify you about changes to the Website or any products or services offered or provided through the Website; and

Disclosure of Your Information
Northstar may disclose aggregated information about its users without restriction. It may disclose personal information that it collects or that you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • To Northstar’s subsidiaries, affiliates, and clients;
  • To contractors, service providers and other third parties used to support Northstar’s business;
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provided it; and
  • For any other purpose disclosed by Northstar when you provide the information.

Northstar may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request;
  • To enforce or apply terms of use on/at www.thenorthstarcompanies.com and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes; and
  • If it believes disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Northstar, its customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You can make updates to your contact information on the Website. You may also send Northstar an e-mail at nlsemail@northstarlocation.com to correct any personal information that you have provided. Northstar cannot delete your personal information except only by deleting your user account. Northstar may not accommodate a request to change information if it believes the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of Northstar’s Website that are California residents to request certain information relating to its disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to www.thenorthstarcompanies.com.

Data Security
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where Northstar has given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of its Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. Please do not share your password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although Northstar does its best to protect your personal information, it cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to the Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. Northstar is not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Text Messaging

Subscriber text messaging originator opt-in data and consent details will not be shared with any third parties except when explicitly authorized by the subscriber.

Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, please contact:

Northstar Location Services, LLC
4285 Genesee St.
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Fax: 716-565-6928
Email: info@thenorthstarcompanies.com
or via our toll-free number: 1-877-630-6700

Last Review Date: 9/14/2026