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Home Telephone Company Respects Your Privacy

Home Telephone Company strives at all times to respect a customer's desire for privacy.
We obtain and use individual customer information for business purposes only. The
information is used to enable us to provide our customers with the best service possible.
Customer information may also be used to protect customers, employees and property
against fraud, theft, or abuse and to maintain good customer relations. Our employees
are responsible for safeguarding individual customer information and communications.
All personnel are aware of and protect the privacy of all forms of customer
communications and information.

Privacy for Internet Service Subscribers
HomeTel Internet does not track its user's activities on the net. We monitor traffic in the
aggregate in order to improve our Internet services and web site.

Proprietary Customer Information
It is the policy of this corporation to maintain and protect the confidential and proprietary
information it possesses of its customers. Unless required to do so by law or unless such
information will assist the corporation in providing telecommunications services, no
customer confidential or proprietary information will be given to any third parties. For
the purposes of this policy, "customer confidential or proprietary information" does not
include any information published in any telephone directory.

Privacy of Information
One can visit and use our web site with complete privacy. A web site visitor can chose to
provide customer-specific information by ordering a product or service, sending us e-mail
or using our convenient on-line tools. Any information provided by a web site visitor is
held strictly confidential by Home Telephone or by its authorized agent and will not be
sold or provided to any other organization or business.

Privacy of Personal Information
No personal information obtained on-line is released outside of the family of Home
Telephone companies or by its authorized agent, except with the customer's permission,
as required by law, for safety reasons, or to survey customer satisfaction. We use the
information provided when placing an order to complete that order. Any information
asked for on our website will only be used to process your request. We do not sell
customer information to any outside party.

Internet Use
The web sites of Home Telephone Co. may contain links to other web sites. We are not
responsible for the content or privacy policies of other sites. Even though we will use our
best efforts to assure privacy and confidentiality, material on the web, e-mail, or other
electronic communications cannot be guaranteed to be protected against access by
unauthorized persons. Access by unauthorized persons can be obtained without your
consent or our consent. This is simply a function of the technology in today's
environment.
Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure only appropriate use
of information, appropriate safeguards have been established to secure the information
collected on-line.

Updates
To improve the services we offer, the information obtained about web users may be
revised in the future. This privacy statement will be updated to reflect any future
developments in our Internet business practices.

Effective June 22, 2004.