Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting us. Your
privacy is important to us, and therefore we have developed this Privacy Policy
to make sure that our Sites are positive and constructive spaces where you feel
safe.
This Privacy Policy outlines our guidelines
concerning the use of your personal information including the efforts we make
to protect your personal information and the choices you have concerning our
use of such information. Read this Privacy Policy carefully. We may change this
Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. We will post any changes here
so that you will always know our policies regarding what information we gather
and how we use and share that information. Refer back to this Privacy Policy
regularly for any changes. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference to
our Terms of Use.
SCOPE OF PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy covers only
information collected on the Sites in order to provide you with certain
Services (such as, but not limited to, all information and opportunities shared
with you through our websites and email). It does not cover any information
collected offline by us, nor does it cover the conduct of any Third-Party
Sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any Third-Party Sites
or services before providing any of them with your personal information.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may visit our site
anonymously. In connection with the Services we may request personal
information from you (such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit
card number, email address) in connection with your use of, or participation in
the Sites or Services. We only collect personal information from you if you
voluntarily submit such information to us. We will never intentionally disclose
any personal information to any third party without your permission (through
opting-in or similar procedures) except as provided for herein or otherwise as
permitted or required under Applicable Laws. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise
transfer to outside parties your personal information, except as set forth
herein.
We collect your information:
- To personalize your experience;
- To improve our Sites;
- To improve customer service; and
- To process transactions.
We may contact you based on the
information you provide online in connection with the Services or use the
information in connection with the performance of the Services. We will share
information with necessary third parties for the purpose of carrying out the
Services. Your participation in the Services constitutes your consent to such
disclosure and use of such information. In the event that your personal
information is requested as part of our surveys, polls or promotions, such
personal information may be added to your registration information.
If you give us your permission or
otherwise “opt-in,, we may use personal information for marketing and
promotional purposes. We will give you an opportunity to “opt-in” at the time
our request for your personal information is made. Please note, however, that
under certain circumstances, if you initially do not choose to “opt-in” or if
you later “opt-out,” you may not be eligible for certain benefits or Services
for which personal information is required.
These policies have the following
exceptions: We will release specific information to comply with any valid legal
inquiry or process or any Applicable Laws. We will also release specific
information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted breach of the
security of the Sites or a physical or property threat to you or others. We may
provide access to your personal information to our contractors who are
performing services for us in connection with our Sites or the Services that
you have requested. Any information you provide when making a purchase will be
shared with payment processors, financial gateways, credit card companies and
any other necessary third parties. If you publicly post personal information on
our Sites, that information can be collected and used by third parties.
Although we strive to protect our users’ privacy, we cannot guarantee the
security of information you post on the Sites and have no control over how such
third parties may use your information. You disclose such information at your
own risk. We strongly suggest that you never post your last name, address or
telephone to our Sites.
If you are within the European
Union or the State of California, see below (Opt-Out and GDPR / CCPA) to
understand the choices you have about the ways we use your personal
information.
NONPERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
We may collect nonpersonal
information through the use of, without limitation, cookies, IP address
tracking and web beacons.
Nonpersonal information might
include the browser you use, the type of computer you use, your operating
system or your internet service provider. Our systems may also automatically
gather information about your location, the areas you visit and search terms
you use on our Sites and about the links you may select from within our Sites
to other areas of the web or elsewhere online.
We use such information for our
business purposes, to administer the Sites, to better manage advertising on the
Sites, to understand how our users use our Sites and to improve our Sites.
We may aggregate and share
non-personal information with our partners, suppliers, and other third parties,
but we will not share any individual names, personal navigational or other
personal information without your consent and we maintain control how your
non-personal information will be used. For example, we may use a third-party
advertising company to customize ads and share demographic and preference
information to display advertisements appropriate for you. We may contract with
a third-party web analytics provider to help optimize our Sites.
More About IP Addresses: An “IP
address” is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer
when you connect to the Internet. It is used to identify your computer’s
“location” in cyberspace, so that the information you request can be delivered
to you. IP addresses do not include your name, email address, or other
information that identifies you personally, but in some cases, they can be used
to identify you. For example, if you have registered with this Site, we may
link your IP address to account information that identifies you personally. We
may also provide your IP address to our third-party service providers who can
use it to identify your state and zip code. This gives us valuable demographic
information about the individuals who use this Site. In addition, if we suspect
inappropriate or criminal activity or a threat to the security of this Site or
its users, we may share our server logs—which contain users’ IP addresses—with
the appropriate investigative authorities, who could use that information to
trace and identify individuals.
OPT-OUT AND GDPR / CCPA
We provide opportunities to
unsubscribe/opt-out from our Services in all newsletters and marketing emails
and you may choose to do so at any time.
If you live in the European Union
or the State of California, you may also use the unsubscribe/opt-out features
to request that we redact your personal information from our records. We will
comply within a reasonable time and, in any case, within the time limits
established by applicable law. We may ask you for additional information to
verify your identity. In some cases, however, we may limit or deny your request
if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we are unable to verify your
identify.
If you need further assistance
with unsubscribing or opting-out of any of the Services, or with redaction of
your personal information, please contact for assistance in the contact us page. Please note that we may not be
able to remove your information from the records of any third parties who have received
your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
At our discretion, we may
determine that your lack of engagement in the Services indicates your desire to
opt-out of the Services. For example, you may be removed from our email list if
you have not opened an email from us for a certain period of time. You may
opt-in again at any time.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION?
We will retain your information
indefinitely until you opt-out, request removal or redaction, or we choose to
remove it.
PRIVACY OF CHILDREN
We are in compliance with the
requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The Sites are not
directed to children under the age of 13 and therefore we will not knowingly
collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
We require users under 18 to
obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view the Sites. You agree to
abide by any such restrictions and not to help anyone avoid these restrictions.
SECURITY POLICY
By using the Sites, you assume
the risk of an unauthorized security breach. Even though we take prudent and
reasonable measures to secure your personal information, our servers and our
physical premises, we cannot guarantee that our efforts will be completely
effective.
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
The Sites are operated from the
United States. If you are located outside of the United States, be aware that
any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By
using our Sites, participating in any of the Services and/or providing us with
your information, you consent to this transfer.
CHANGES IN SITE OWNERSHIP
In the event of a merger,
acquisition, or sale of any of our assets or the Sites, you consent to the
disclosure to, and use by, any subsequent owner or operator of the Sites, of
any information about you contained in our databases.
