I. OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY.
Golden State Cellular ("Golden State") is committed to respecting the privacy rights of its customers, visitors, and other users of this Website (the “Site”). Golden State believes that when you use any Golden State product or service, you should understand when and how personal information is collected, used, disclosed and protected. We created this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) to give you confidence as you visit and use the Site, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Policy is only applicable to the Site, and not to other services offered by Golden State nor any other websites that you may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection and use practices and policies that may differ materially from this Policy.

II. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.
California customers have a right to obtain a list of all personal information that Golden State may have disclosed to related companies for marketing purposes or to unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes.  In California, Golden State offers mobile wireless services branded Golden State Cellular through agents operating in Tuolumne County (Owens Mobile Cellular), Calaveras County (Mountain Media), Amador County (Timberline Communications, Volcano Telephone) and Mariposa County (Sierra Tel Business Services).  Golden State, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission, may share certain customer information between its affiliates for billing purposes, or to market products and services of the same type as those purchased by the customer.  However, Golden State does not disclose customers' personal information to unaffiliated third parties for those parties' direct marketing purposes, as described in California Civil Code Section 1798.83.  A California customer may contact Golden State and request a general list of the types of information shared and the companies with whom it is shared.  This request may be made by contacting us at 1-800-453-8255 or *611 from your cellular phone, e-mailing us at gscprivacy@stcg.net, or sending any correspondence to Product Development Manager, Golden State Cellular, 17400 High School Road, Jamestown, CA  95327.

III. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU.
We collect a variety of personal information about users of our products or services in the normal course of our business, through the use of "cookies" (see explanation below) and web server logs. When you visit our Site, you may provide us with (a) personal information that can be directly associated with a specific person or entity, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, or information about activities directly linked to that person, or (b) aggregate information that is collected about a group or category of services or customers from which individual customer identities have been removed. You should refer to the rest of this policy to see how we use, disclose, and protect that information:

A. Personal Information.
We collect information you give us when you purchase a Golden State product or use our services. For example, we collect

• Name
• Mailing address
• E-mail address
• Credit card number
• Social Security number
• Date of birth
• Driver's license number
• Home and business telephone numbers
• Other personal information (e.g., mother's maiden name)

Additional information is collected also when you dial a number on your cellular phone. This information is used for billing purposes so you can be appropriately charged, and in some cases to investigate fraudulent usages.

B. Automatically Collected Information.
Our web servers automatically receive certain types of information whenever you interact with us through our Site. For example, when you visit the Site, our system automatically recognizes your domain name and IP address(es), date and time of visits, the type of browser you use, the website from which your visit originated, page visits, time spent on web pages, and other similar “traffic data”. No personal information about you is revealed in this process. For purposes of delivery of calls and messages, our wireless systems know when your wireless phone is turned on, its approximate geographic location, and records that location when a call is made or received.

C. Information from Other Sources.
We may obtain information about you from outside sources and add it or combine it with your account information. For example, we may receive credit information when you decide to subscribe to one of our cellular phone plans. We may also commercially use available demographics and other marketing information from third parties to help us better serve you or inform you about products or services that we think will be of interest to you. We sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily. We often receive information from the agent from whom you purchase your wireless phone or device prior to initiating service with us. Finally, we may also purchase lists containing your personal information (i.e. postal address, phone number(s), email address) for advertising and marketing purposes.

IV. USE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL AND AGGREGATE INFORMATION.

The following explains in detail how we use personal and aggregate information.

A. Internal Use of Personal Information.
We will not share your personal information with any third parties without your consent, except as necessary to provide you with the services offered by us or to comply with the law. We may use your personal information to verify your identity, to check your qualifications, or to follow up with transactions initiated on the Site. We may also use your contact information to inform you of any changes to the Site, or to send you additional information about Golden State. When we use other agents, contractors, or companies to perform services on our behalf, we advise them that they are to protect your confidential information, and not disclose such information except in limited circumstances. For example, our vendors process and print your billing statement on our behalf, and can only use the personal information we give them to process that billing statement.

B. Use of Aggregate Information.
We use aggregate information to analyze our Site traffic, but we do not examine this information for individually identifying information. In addition, we may use anonymous IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our site, or to display the content according to your preferences. Traffic and transaction information may also be shared with business partners and advertisers on an aggregate and anonymous basis.

C. Business Transfers.
Information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, as well as in the unlikely event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company.

D. Protection of Golden State and Others.
We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Golden State or its parent company, subsidiaries or affiliates, (2) protect and defend the rights or property of Golden State or the users of the Site, or (3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the public or users of the Site.

E. Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI).
Under federal law, you have the right and Golden State has the duty to manage the confidentiality of information about your telephone usage, including but not limited to the types of telephone services purchased, the numbers that you call, your telephone bill summary, and your current telephone charges.  This information is sometimes referred to as "Customer Proprietary Network Information," or "CPNI."  Golden State does not disclose this information to unaffiliated third parties, except as required by law and/or to facilitate billing for services purchased by customers.  Golden State may share your CPNI with its affiliates to market products and services that are of a similar type to those that you have purchased from Golden State or its affiliates.  If Golden State wishes to disclose your CPNI to its affiliates to market other products or services to you, we will first notify you of your rights under the law, describe how we intend to use the CPNI and give you the option to "opt-out" of such information usage. 

F. Access to Information.
We do not maintain any procedures for you to review or request changes to the information that we collect about you, except that you may request that we remove all information about you from our database by contacting us as indicated in Section XII of this Policy.

V. USE OF COOKIES.
From time to time, we may use the standard "cookies" feature of major browser applications that allows us to store a small piece of data on your computer about your visit to the Site. We do not set any personally identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data capture mechanisms on our website other than cookies. We use cookies to collect information so that we can determine how to improve our site, complete transactions you request, and to track your selections in order to make proper recommendations about our products and services. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings on your browser. However, if you choose to disable this function, your experience at our Site may be diminished and some features may not work as they were intended.

VI. CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT.
We are a general audience site, and do not direct any of our content specifically at children under 13 years of age. We understand and are committed to respecting the sensitive nature of childrens' privacy online. Golden State also recognizes that many parents purchase products and services for family use, including use by children under the age of 13, without the knowledge of Golden State. Any information collected from such accounts would appear to Golden State as the personal information of the subscribing adult customer, and will be treated as such under this Policy. If we make available offers and products online where a child informs us that he or she is under the age of 13, or we otherwise learn or have reason to suspect that a Site user is under 13, we will ask a parent to confirm his/her consent in advance of further collection, use or disclosure of personal information from that child. At any time, parents may review the personal information collected, ask to have it deleted, and refuse to allow any further collection or use of the child's information.

VII. PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISING ON OTHER WEBSITES.
Golden State may place advertisements for its products or services on other websites, or use third-party ad companies to place advertisements about our products and services on other websites. These companies may use cookies and other technology to measure the effectiveness of our ads. To measure advertising effectiveness and offer selective ad content, the ad serving companies may use anonymous information about your visits to our and other websites. However, the ad serving companies use an anonymous number to identify you, not your name, address, phone number, email address, or anything that personally identifies you. The use of such cookies is subject to the ad serving company's privacy policy, not the Policy of Golden State.

VIII. PRESENCE, LOCATION, AND TRACKING.
To make wireless communication possible, the Golden State cellular phone network knows the general location of your phone or wireless device whenever it is turned on. Your wireless device sends out a periodic signal to the nearest radio tower/cell site so that the network will know where to route an incoming communication and how to properly bill for the service. This is necessary to make wireless communication possible.

If you dial 911 for emergency services, we provide your location to a public safety answering location, emergency dispatch provider, fire services, law enforcement officials, or hospital emergency or trauma care facility. The law may permit us to
disclose the location of a device on our network without a user's consent (1) to a user's legal guardian or member of user's immediate family; (2) to database management services or information providers solely to assist in delivering emergency services, or (3) to a government entity if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure without delay.

IX. NETWORK AND INFORMATION SECURITY.
We maintain a variety of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information that we obtain from you, but we make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss, misuse, to you or to any third party arising out of any such loss, misuse, or alteration.

X. UPDATING THIS POLICY.
Golden State will revise and update this Policy if the law changes or our practices change. We reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Site and without
any other notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. However, if the change relates to your personal information, in a manner that is materially different from what was stated at the time it was collected or stated here, we will notify you via posting on this page for 30 days before the material change is made and give you an opportunity to opt out of the proposed use at any time. It is your responsibility to review this Policy from time to time to ensure that you continue to agree with all of its terms.

XI. THIRD PARTY WEBSITE AREAS BEYOND COMPANY'S CONTROL.
The Site contains links to other websites. If you choose to visit other websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other websites, and it is your responsibility to review the privacy policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree with their policies.

XII. CONTACTING US.
If you have any questions, comments or complaints concerning this Policy, please contact us at 1-800-453-8255 or *611 from your cellular phone, e-mail us at gscprivacy@stcg.net, or send any correspondence to Product Development Manager,
Golden State Cellular, 17400 High School Road, Jamestown, CA 95327. Our representatives will endeavor to contact you within 15 days of your inquiry.