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We request that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your experience on the Internet
as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to use the Internet's vast
array of information, tools, and opportunities with complete confidence.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate SellPoint’s commitment to privacy
and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our Company collects information
from all end users of our Internet services (the "Services")-those who access some
of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who may purchase
Products and/or pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members")-what
we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members have
concerning the collection and use of such information. Personal Information Our
Company Collects and How It Is Used.
Introduction: Our Company collects information in different ways from Visitors and
Members who access the various parts of our Services and the network of Web sites
accessible through our Service. We use this information primarily to provide a customized
experience as you use our Products and Services, and generally, do not share this
information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected
if we have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances,
such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special
cases described below.
Registration: Members may be asked to provide certain personal information when
they sign up for our Products or Services including name, address, telephone number,
billing information (such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer
being used to access the Services. The personal information collected from Members
during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account (such as
for billing purposes). This information is not shared with third parties, unless
specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances.
However, in instances where our Company and a partner jointly promote our Services,
we may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name, address,
and username of persons who subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint
promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and the partner to assess the results
of the promotion.
In this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for any other
purpose. We may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal
information Members provide during registration (such as the total number, but not
the names, of Members). As explained in more detail below, we may use this aggregated
and non-identifying information to sell advertisements that appear on the Services.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and services may be offered to
Visitors and Members in conjunction with an affiliate, independent contractor seller
or non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors and Members some of these products
and services, the partner may need to collect and maintain personal information.
In these instances, you will be notified before any such data is collected or transferred
and may decide not to use that particular service or feature.
Additionally, our partners may have advertisements or co-branded Web Pages that
are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor seller, or non-affiliated
partner. Our Company may share non-identifying and aggregate information (except
as described above), but not personal information, with such partners in order to
administer the co-branded products or services offered.
Online Shopping: At some Web sites, you can purchase products and services or register
to receive materials, such as a newsletter, catalog or new product and service updates.
In many cases, you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your name,
address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card information.
If you complete an order for someone else, such as an online gift order sent directly
to a recipient, you may be asked to provide information about the recipient, such
as the recipient's name, address, and phone number. Our Company has no control over
the third parties' use of any personal information you provide when placing such
an order. Please exercise care when doing so.
If you order services or products directly from our Company we will use the personal
information you provide only to process that order. We do not share this information
with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order
Online Advertisements: Our Company may display our online advertisements. In those
cases we share aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors and
Members collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys
and promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying information
to deliver tailored advertisements or joint ventures. For instance, an advertiser
or joint venture Company tells us the audience they want to reach and provides us
an advertisement tailored to the audience. Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying
information we have collected, we may then display or send the advertisement to
the intended audience. Our Company does not share personal information about its
Visitors or Members with these advertisers or joint venture companies.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to our
Company, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive.
Our Company does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does
not share the return email address with any third party.
Voluntary Customer Surveys: We may periodically conduct both business and individual
customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys because
they provide us with important information that helps us to improve the types of
products and services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your personal information
and responses will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted
by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding to our Customer
Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other customers we may
have, to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions (such as gender,
age, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic
information). We then use the aggregated information to improve the quality of our
services to you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally
identifying information may be shared with third parties.
Special Cases: It is our Company's policy not to use or share the personal information
about Visitors or Members in ways unrelated to the ones described above without
also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated
uses.
However, we may disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or information
regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services,
for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do
so, including: credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant database agencies,
law enforcement, or to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act, the Child Online Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests
for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact,
or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy
or Terms Of Service, or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or
to protect our Company and our Members.
"Cookies" and How Our Company Uses Them. A "cookie" is a small data file that can
be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. Our Company may use
cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes
to improve the products and services we provide and to manage our telecommunications
networks.
If you are a Visitor or Member we may use a cookie to save your settings and to
provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third
parties to access any of your customer information. Additionally, be aware that
if you visit other Web sites where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable,
you may be required to accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use of
these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information collected through
them.
Our Company Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's privacy is especially
important to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our Web site to
persons eighteen years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON.
DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY
THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED
AS DOING SO.
Public Forums: Please remember that any information you may disclose in any Member
Directory, or other public areas of our Web sites or the Internet, becomes public
information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information
in these public areas.
Our Company's Commitment to Data Security: Services and Web sites we sponsor have
security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security
of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will
prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information.
Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you have any questions about
this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact us through
the contact information provided on this Web site.
Revisions to This Policy: Our Company reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify
this policy, our Terms Of Service agreement, and our other policies and agreements
at any time and in any manner, by updating this posting. Your use of this site after
such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of
these changes. Please consult this privacy statement prior to every use for any
changes.
Last updated: March 25, 2009
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