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LAST UPDATED: 5 FEBRUARY 2010 Welcome! We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy provides information about our privacy practices and applies to all information collected on this site. Our Privacy Policy may change periodically as we respond to evolving technology, changes in our products or services and/or consumer needs and expectations. Types of information we collect Anonymous Information. Anonymous information refers to information that cannot be linked to a specific individual. Anonymous information is analyzed and used to make general improvements to our web site and the services we provide. We may collect anonymous information either directly or from a third-party. The anonymous information we collect may include, but is not limited to:
Additionally, we may take your personally identifiable information and make it non-personally identifiable, either by combining it with information about other individuals or by removing items such as your name or address that make the resulting information personally identifiable to you. Once information is de-personalized in this manner, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy upon our rights to aggregate or de-personalize your personal information, and we may use and/or share the resulting non-personally identifiable information with third-parties in any manner. Personally Identifiable Information. Personally identifiable information refers to information that can be linked to a specific individual. We collect your personal information only if you decide to register for, log on, or visit our web sites, purchase one of our products or services, participate in a free trial or other promotional program, participate in our affiliate program, subscribe to our newsletter, participate in one or more of our contests or surveys, request further information related to promotional offers on our site, or transact other business with us. Personally identifiable information may be collected on applications, forms and in correspondence (written or oral). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
In general, personally identifiable information is used for the purpose for which you provide it. Certain services offered through us cannot be provided without personally identifiable information. Our web sites may also use a variety of technical methods for tracking purposes, including tracking pixels. Tracking pixels are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of web sites. These technical methods are used to analyze the traffic patterns on our web sites, such as how often our users visit various parts of our web sites. These technical methods may involve the communication of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. We may also use these technical methods in HTML emails that we send our visitors to determine whether they have opened those emails and/or clicked on links in those emails. The information obtained from the use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is personally identifiable. How We Share and Use Your Information When you order a product or service through us, we must share some of your personally identifiable information with third-parties in order to fulfill your order. We may also share your information with affiliated and non-affiliated third-parties to offer products or services that may be of interest or benefit to our customers. If you prefer not to receive such offers, you may indicate your preference when you place an order, when you receive such an offer or by updating your account information. Additionally, if you choose, we may disclose information that is collected about you to our affiliated and non-affiliated third-parties for purposes of marketing and to provide you with offers as to products we feel may be in furtherance of your interest. To the extent that you express interest in certain products or categories of products, we may also provide you with the opportunity to obtain additional information and offers as to those products. If you do not wish to receive such offers, you may opt-out. Please note that we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies of any web site, or vendor other than ourselves. Telemarketing. This Site may use Personal Information to advertise, directly or indirectly, to individuals using direct mail marketing or telemarketing using telephones and cell phones. Your telephone number or cell phone number listed on a state or federal do not call registry; however, by registering and using this Site, You are expressly giving permission of this Site and any agent of this Site the right to contact you by telephone or cell phone. SMS Service. This Site may make available a service either directly or through third parties that will result in you receiving messages on your wireless device via short message service ("SMS Service"). By using this site you understand that your provider's charges apply to all SMS sent and received by you, and that these charges are billed by your mobile service provider. You are responsible for payment of these charges. You represent that you are 18 years of age and the owner or authorized user of the wireless device on which messages will be received, and that you are authorized to approve the applicable charges. You may opt out of the SMS Service by replying with the keyword "STOP" to the SMS received. You can also unsubscribe directly from this Site using the unsubscribe link. This process only impacts the delivery messages from this site and will not unsubscribe you from other SMS programs to which you may have subscribed. Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS Service may include your name, address, cell phone number, your provider's name, and the date, time, and content of your messages. The use of this information will be in accordance with the Terms and Privacy Policy. If fees are charged to your wireless account invoice, this Site may provide your carrier with your applicable information in connection therewith. Your wireless carrier and other service providers may also collect data about your wireless device usage, and their practices are governed by their own policies. You acknowledge and agree that the SMS Service is provided via wireless systems which use radios (and other means) to transmit communications over complex networks. Company will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages, as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator. SMS message services are provided on an AS IS basis. Company is not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible or misdirected mobile messages or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Company is not responsible for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in or accessing or downloading information in connection with this program. Company assumes no responsibility for undeliverable mobile messages resulting from any form of active or passive mobile filtering by a user's mobile provider or for insufficient space in user's mobile phone account to messages. Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this program should a virus, bugs, or other causes beyond the control of the Company corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the program. Company does not guarantee that your use of the SMS Service will be private or secure, and Company are not liable to you for any lack of privacy or security you may experience. You are fully responsible for taking precautions and providing security measures best suited for your situation and intended use of the SMS Service. We may also disclose your personal information when we believe in good faith that such disclosures are required by law, or will help to: enforce our Terms of Use; enforce contest, sweepstakes, promotions, and/or game rules; protect your safety or security, including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; and/or, protect the safety and security of our web sites, our company(ies), and/or third-parties, including the safety and security of property that belongs to us or third-parties. Former Customers Even if you are no longer our customer, our Privacy Policy will apply to you. Security We maintain strict physical, technical and administrative standards to protect the personal information we collect and use to provide our services. This includes, but is not limited to, internal and external firewalls and physical security of the premises. Consumers who use our web sites and services can further enhance the security of their information by following reasonable personal security measures. This would include safeguarding your password and not leaving your information on an unattended computer. Cookies We use cookies to enhance the navigation of our site and delivery of our services. Examples of how we use cookies include, but are not limited to:
We may use cookies to identify you as a recipient of a marketing offer. Any such offer will contain instructions for opting out of future offers. We may also use a third-party tracking service that uses cookies to gather anonymous statistics about the use of our web site. We do not use cookies to collect information about your Internet activity on any web site other than on our site. If you have chosen to reject cookies, you will not be able to use all features of our site. Notification of Changes to this Privacy Policy We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time, but will notify users in advance of any material change, by posting a notice of the change in a prominent position on the home page of the our web site. If the amendment would permit us to share your personal information with third-parties in a manner materially different than described in this Privacy Statement, unless required by law or court order or in order to safeguard the operations of our site or our customers, you will be given an opportunity to inform us that you do not consent to such sharing of your personal information. California User Consumer Rights. In accordance with California Civil Code Sec. 1789.3, California resident users are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, STE 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov. For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: http://www.ftc.gov |