We hold the
privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. So this privacy
statement has been created in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing
commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and
interacting with our website.
Sharing and Selling
Information
We do not
share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely identifies you
such as email addresses or personal details with anyone except to the extent it
is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have
requested.
The following
discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices:
We
recognize the importance of protecting your privacy and our policy is
designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard your
personal information. Our policy will be continuously assessed against new
technologies, business practices and your customer needs.
What
Information Do We Collect?
When you visit this
website you may provide us with two types of information: personal information
you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and
‘website use’ information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others
browse our network of websites.
1.
Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Registration Information
When you register for
any of our products, our services, affiliate opportunities or newsletters you
will provide us information about yourself.
Email Information: If you choose to
correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email
messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same
protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the
maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
2. Website Use Information
Similar to other
commercial websites, our website utilises a standard technology called "cookies"
(see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web server log files to collect
information about how our website is used. Information gathered through cookies
and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed,
time spent at our website, and the websites visited just before and just after
our website.
How
Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly
speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our business
activities, providing the products and services you requested, to process your
payment, to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional
efforts and improve our content and service offerings, and customize our site's
content, layout, services and for other lawful purposes. These uses improve our
site for the user and better tailor it to meet your needs. Such information may
be shared with others on an aggregate basis. However,
Personally
identifiable information or business information will not be shared with parties
except as required by law.
Occasionally,
we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes
to our website, new services, and special offers we think you’ll find of value.
You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by
emailing us at the link provided in the newsletter.
What
Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very
small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When
you visit a website, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to
store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for
cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's
preferences allow it, but to protect your privacy your browser only permits a
website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent
to you by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if
you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your
browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies,
it’s possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively when
viewed. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass
on computer viruses. Cookies pose no risk to your computer.
How
Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you visit and
browse our websites, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other
users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in
more than is necessary. Cookies, in conjunction with our web server's log files,
allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and
which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback to
constantly improve our service. Cookies do not allow us to gather any
personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal
information that your browser provides to us in your cookies.
IP
Addresses
IP addresses are
used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP
address is a number that is used to identify your computer. IP addresses are
automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile
data known as traffic data so that data such as the web pages you request can be
displayed to you.
How
Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request
access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online
and maintain in our database by logging into your member account.
What About
Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose
information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good
faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our own legal
rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe
that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring
legal action against someone who may be violating our terms of service or to
protect the safety of our users and the public.
What
About Other Websites Linked to Our Website?
We are not
responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website
or the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you
use a link to go from our website to another website, our privacy policy is no
longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, (including
websites which have a link on our website), is subject to that website's own
rules and policies. Please read over their rules and policies before proceeding
into other domains.
Your
Consent
By using our
website you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as
described in this privacy policy.
Policy
Modifications
We may change this
privacy policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy
policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post
any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be
assured that if the privacy policy changes in the future we will not use the
personal information you have submitted to us under this privacy policy in a
manner that’s materially inconsistent with this privacy policy, without your
prior consent. We reserve the right
to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Our
Commitment To Data Security:
Please note
that your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the
Choice To
Opt-In/Opt-Out
Our site policy allows
visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages or access
to our network of websites. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the
particular messages as soon as technically possible.
Surveys,
Contests and Offers
From
time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys and/or
contests and may send you offers we believe will interest you.
Participation in these surveys, contests and offers is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose their information
and opinions. Information requested may include contact information (such as
name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as Postcode/Zip
code, age etc). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving
the services we provide to you.
A Special
Note About Children
Visitors under 18 are not eligible to use our services unsupervised and we ask that anyone under 18 refrains from submitting any personal information to us. If
you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with your parents or guardians permission and as an extension of their membership. Your guardian/parent will be held legally responsible for fulfilling any legal obligations such as payment for products and services.
Acquisition Or Changes
In Ownership
In the event
that the website (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your
information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those
assets that are transferred.