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Last Updated September 20, 2007
This Privacy Policy governs your use
of this web site and any content, products or services made available
from or through this website including any sub domains thereof (“Web
Site”). The Website is made available by celebrity-soulmate.net, hereafter
referred to as “Company”.
By visiting this Web Site and requesting
information, products or services offered on or through this Web Site,
you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as they may be amended
from time to time. As Company updates or expands its Web Site,
services or products, this Privacy Policy may change and the changes
are effective upon posting. Please check back frequently for updates
as it is your sole responsibility to be aware of changes. Company
does not provide notice of changes in any manner other than by posting
the changes at this Web Site. This Privacy Policy is incorporated
into, and part of, the Web Site Terms and Conditions of use (“Terms
of Use”), which governs your use of this Web Site in general.
This Web Site is intended for users who
are located in the United States of America. The Privacy Policy
shall be interpreted under the laws of the United States.
Purpose of the Privacy Policy
The purpose of this Policy is to describe
the information collection, use, and dissemination practices of Company,
its parent, subsidiaries and registered d/b/a companies (Collectively
Referred herein after as “Company”) and all related websites owned
or registered to Company and applies to Company’s collection, use,
storage and disclosure of information by Company on its (a) websites,
including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively,
the "Websites"), (b) on various Third Party websites, and
(c) to Company's other information collection, including the acquisition
of customer information from third parties. Company is not responsible
for the information collection or privacy practices of third party websites
or applications.
By reference, this Privacy Policy is
incorporated into and is subject to the Terms and Conditions pertaining
to the use of the website. Your use of the website and any personal
information you provide via the website or through other official Company
contact remains subject to this Privacy Policy as well as the applicable
Terms and Conditions for use of the site or services and products contained
thereon.
By providing us with your personal information
on our website or in the course of using our services, you consent to
the transfer of your Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data, and
any other data we acquire about you from third-party service providers.
Information Collection, Use, and Dissemination
practices:
This policy applies to Company’s collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by Company on its, (a) websites, including all its parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites"), (b) on various third party websites, and (c) to Company’s other information collection, including the transfer of opt-in customer lists from third parties, or the use of customer opt-in lists from third parties. Company is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third party websites or applications.
1. Collection of Information.
1.1. User Direct Information:
Each time you provide transmit information via the Website, Company may obtain and collect personally identifiable information provided by you, including, but not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, social security number, credit card information, and telephone or cell phone number. You may also provide us with information that, when combined with personally identifiable information, provides us with a better idea of who you are, including but not limited to your gender, birthday, marital status, and education level (collectively referred to as "personal information"). If you choose to access our website, use our services or purchase our products, we may require you to provide personal information as indicated on the forms throughout the site.
1.2. Survey Information:
Company may collect information from you when you voluntarily complete a Company survey, order form, or a registration page either online by using the internet, offline by providing this information through the mail, in person or using a telephone. This information may be collected by surveys, order forms, or registration pages operated by third parties. This method of collection is collectively known as a “Survey.” In such Surveys, Company or a third party may ask you to provide personal identifiable information including your name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, social security number, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information as may be requested from time to time. Company may also collect such information concerning you from another source and uses that information in combination with information provided from the Websites. Completing the Surveys is completely voluntary, and you are under no obligation to provide Survey Information to Company or a third party.
1.3. Third Party Information:
Company may collect information from you when you provide information to a third party and Company subsequently acquires or uses the information provided by the third party. Such information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such other information as the you may have provided to the third party. When acquiring this information, Company seeks assurances from the third party that you agreed to provide and have such information acquired by Company. If you did not give express permission, or you would like to remove your permission, you may suppress all of your information by sending notification to us at unsubscribe@celebrity-soulmate.net.
1.4. Other Methods of Collecting Personal Information:
Other occasions when Company obtains information from you include (1) your claiming a prize or seeking to redeem an offer by Company or by a third party, (2) your requests for assistance through Company’s customer service department, and (3) when you voluntarily subscribe to a Company service or newsletter.
1.5. Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology:
Company currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about you with information about you in its database. Additionally, Company may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future.
(a) Cookies:
“Cookies” are a feature on your browser software. If enabled, we may write cookies that may store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of the pages of this Site. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features appeal the most to you and what content you may have viewed on past visits. When you visit this site again, cookies can enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. We may use cookies to: keep track of the number of return visits to this site; accumulate and report aggregate, statistical information on website usage; deliver specific content to you based on your interests or past viewing history; save your password for ease of access to our Site. You can disable cookies, although the Site may not function properly for you. Your browser preferences can be modified to accept or reject all cookies, or request a notification when a cookie is set. You may read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. In order to use all of the features and functionality of Company’s websites, you need to accept cookies.
(b) Web Beacons:
A web beacon is a programming code that can be used to display an image on a web page, but can also be used to transfer your unique user identification to a database and associate you with previously acquired information about an individual in a database. This allows Company to track certain websites you visit. Web beacons are used to track online behavioral habits for marketing purposes to determine products or services you may be interested in. In addition to using web beacons on web pages, Company also uses web beacons in email messages sent to individuals listed in Company’s database.
(c) IP Addresses:
Company automatically tracks certain information based upon your behavior on the site. We may use this information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on the site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on the site or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address. Your Internet Protocol ("IP") is a unique Internet "address" which is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider ("ISP"). For local area network ("LAN"), DSL, or cable modem users, an IP address may be permanently assigned to a particular computer. IP addresses are automatically logged by Web servers, collecting information about a user's traffic patterns. While the IP address does not identify an individual by name, it may, with the cooperation of the ISP, be used to locate and identify an individual using the Web. Your IP address can, however, reveal what geographic area you are connecting from, or which ISP you are using. Finally, other websites you visit have IP addresses, and we may collect the IP addresses of those websites and their pages.
(d) Computer Profiles:
Company may also collect and accumulate other anonymous data which will help us understand and analyze the Internet experience of our visitors. For instance, Company may accumulate visitor data relating to referring domain names, the type of browsers used, operating system software, screen resolutions, color capabilities, browser plug-ins, language settings, cookie preferences, search engine keywords and JavaScript enablement. When you provide us with Personal Identification Information, we are able to use such visitor data to identify you.
(e) Data Analysis:
Data Analysis technology may be employed from time to time if used by a Client of Company.
(f) New Technology:
The use of technology on the Internet,
including cookies and web beacons, is rapidly developing. As a result,
Company strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any
updates regarding its use of new technology.
1.6. No Information Collected from Children:
Company will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If Company obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from its database. Because it does not collect such information, Company has no such information to use or to disclose to third parties. Company has designed this policy in order to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
1.7. Credit Card Information:
Company may, in certain instances, collect credit card numbers and related information when an individual places an order from Company. When the credit card information is submitted to Company, such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. Company will use the credit card information for purposes of processing and completing the purchase transaction, and the credit card information will be disclosed to third parties only as necessary to complete the purchase transaction.
2. Use of Individual Information.
2.1 General
Use. The following paragraphs in Section 2 describe how Company
currently uses Individual Information, but Company may change or broaden
its use at any time. As noted below, Company may update this policy
from time to time. Company may use Individual Information to provide
promotional offers to individuals by means of email advertising, telephone
marketing, direct mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package
stuffers, among other possible uses.
2.2 Email and Unsubscribe Policy. Company uses Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to individuals. Company may maintain separate email lists for different purposes. If email recipients wish to end their email subscription from a particular list, they need to follow the instructions at the end of each email message to unsubscribe from the particular list. To unsubscribe from all Company’s email lists, a person must send an email to unsubscribe@celebrity-soulmate.net.
Company's unsubscribe process impacts only the
future delivery of electronic mailings disseminated by Company on its
own behalf. You may still receive electronic mailings sent on
behalf of Third Parties and your personal information may still be shared
with Third Parties for use in offline marketing and data appends, including
email appends.
You should also note that unsubscribing from
Company’s electronic mailings will not automatically unsubscribe the
subscriber’s information from any Third Party business associates
and licensees of the data. Since Third Party associates and licensee
partners maintain separate databases from Company, and you will need
to unsubscribe from each source individually, if desired. This
allows you the freedom to pick and choose which subscriptions to maintain
and which to discontinue.
2.3 Content
of Email Messages. In certain commercial email messages sent by
Company, an Advertiser's name will appear in the "From:" line
but hitting the "Reply" button will cause a reply email to
be sent to Company. The "Subject:" line of Company email
messages will usually contain a line provided from the Advertiser to
Company.
2.4 Solicited
Email. Company only sends email to individuals who have agreed on
the Websites to receive email from Company or to individuals who have
agreed on a Third Party website to receive email from Third Parties.
As such, Company does not send unsolicited email messages. As
a result, United States statutes requiring certain formatting for unsolicited
email are not applicable to Company 's email messages.
2.5 Targeted
Advertising. Company may use Individual Information to target advertising
to an individual. When an individual is using the Internet, Company
uses Technology Information to associate an individual with that person's
Individual Information, and Company attempts to show advertising for
products and services in which the person has expressed an interest
in the Surveys, indicated an interest by means of Technology Information,
and otherwise. Company may, at its discretion, target advertising by
using email, direct mail, telephones, cell phones, and other means of
communication to provide promotional offers.
2.6 Telemarketing.
Company may use Individual Information to advertise, directly or indirectly,
to individuals using direct mail marketing or telemarketing using telephones
and cell phones. By registering and using this Site, You acknowledge
that the processing of your individual information may involve the transfer
of such Individual information from within or outside the European Economic
Area (“EEA”) to countries within or outside the EEA whose data protection
regulation may not be as stringent as that within the European Union.
We may use individual information to provide the services you've requested,
including services that display customized content and advertising.
2.7
Wireless Addresses. If the e-mail address you provide to
Company is a wireless e-mail address, you agree to receive messages
at such address from Company or its business associates (unless and
until you have elected not to receive such messages by following the
instructions in the unsubscribe portion of this policy). You understand
that your wireless carrier's standard rates apply to these messages.
You represent that you are 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.
2.8 Short Message Service. Company may make available a service through which you can receive messages on your wireless device via short message service (“SMS Service”). 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. 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. In addition to any fee of which you are notified, your provider's standard messaging rates apply to our confirmation and all subsequent SMS correspondence. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. 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 may also obtain the date, time and content of your messages in the course of your use of the SMS Service. We will use the information we obtain in connection with our SMS Service in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If fees are charged to your wireless account invoice, we 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. We do not guarantee that your use of the SMS
Service will be private or secure, and we 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 access
the content of your account and wireless account with your carrier for
the purpose of identifying and resolving technical problems and service-related
complaints.
Company
may use personal information to provide the services you've requested,
including services that display customized content and advertising.
Company may also use personal information for auditing, research and
analysis to operate and improve our technologies and services. Company
may share aggregated and non personal information with third parties
business associates. When Company uses business associates to assist
Company in processing your personal information, Company requires that
they comply with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality
and security measures. Company may also share information with third
parties, including but not limited to, when complying with legal process,
preventing fraud or imminent harm, and ensuring the security of our
network and services.
You
may remove your information from Company’s database. If you remove
your information from Company’s database it will no longer be used
by Company for secondary purposes, disclosed to third parties, or used
by Company or third parties to send promotional correspondence to you.
You may remove your information by sending your request in writing via
email to unsubscribe @celebrity-soulmate.net or by sending "STOP", "END",
"QUIT" to the SMS text message you have received.
2.9 Use
of Technology Information. Company uses Technology Information (1)
to match a person's Survey Information and Third Party List Information
to other categories of Individual Information to make and improve profiles
of individuals, (2) to track a person's online browsing habits on the
Internet, (3) to determine which areas of Company's websites are most
frequently visited. This information helps Company to better understand
the online habits of individuals so that Company can target advertising
and promotions to them.
2.10 Profiles
of Individuals. Company uses Individual Information to make a profile
of an individual. A profile can be created by combining Survey
Information and Third Party List Information with other sources of Individual
Information such as information obtained from public databases.
2.11 Storage of Individual Information. Company stores the Individual Information in a database on its’ computers. Our computers have security measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under Company’s control. Not withstanding such measures, Company cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent its computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered.
3. Use of Personal Information.
Company may use your personal information in the following ways:
3.1. Public Forums:
When you contribute to a public area
or feature of our Web Site, such as a chat room, bulletin board, list
serve, blog, wiki or other open forum that we may make available on
or through our Web Site, the information that you submit will be made
available to the general public and will not be considered “Personal
Information” for purposes of this Privacy Policy. For this reason,
we recommend that you do not submit any sensitive information, including
your full name, home address, phone number, other information that would
enable other users to locate you or your financial information on these
areas of our Web Site. Instead, make up a username that does not disclose
your personal identity.
3.2 Third Party Offers:
Company may make customer lists available to companies or other
entities not affiliated with the Company that have goods, services and
offers that might be of interest to you. Company may, from time to time,
provide your Personal Information to these entities so that they may
send you these offers.
3.3. Marketing:
Company will use your personal information
for any marketing and survey purpose on behalf of Company and its affiliates
and subsidiaries to send information to you about additional goods or
services that may be of interest to you. In addition, Company will disclose
your personal information to third party agents and independent contractors
to help us conduct our marketing and survey efforts and to share with
other companies in connection with marketing efforts including but not
limited to direct marketing. You may have no relationship with these
other companies.
3.4. Co-sponsored Contests, Sweepstakes and Offerings:
Company may provide a contest, sweepstake
and other offering may be co-sponsored by another company. In those
situations, the information we obtain from you in connection with such
contest, sweepstake or offering may be shared with our co-sponsor. In
those situations, our co-sponsors will have the right to use your information
for their own purposes, in accordance with their own policies. If you
do not wish for the information we obtain from you to be shared with
our co-sponsor, then do not enter such contest, sweepstake or other
offering or otherwise provide to us any Personal Information in connection
with such contest, sweepstake or other offering. We are not responsible
for how our co-sponsors may use your information.
3.5 Service Providers
We may use third parties to help operate our Web Site and deliver
products and services, and may share your Personal Information with
our affiliates, service providers and other third parties that provide
products or services for or through this Web Site or for our business
(such as Web Site or database hosting companies, address list hosting
companies, e-mail service providers, analytics companies, distribution
companies, fulfillment companies, and other similar service providers
that use such information on our behalf). Unless otherwise stated, these
companies do not have any right to use the Personal Information we provide
to them beyond what is necessary for them to assist us. When you conduct
e-commerce with one of the e-commerce affiliates or service providers
to which the Web Site may be linked, certain personal information such
as your e-mail and home address may be collected by the service provider’s
server and made available to us.
3.6 Aggregate Statistics
We may disclose aggregate statistics regarding user behavior as a measure
of interest in, and use of, our Web Site and e-mails to third parties
in the form of aggregate data, such as overall patterns or demographic
reports that do not describe or identify any individual user.
3.7. Complying with Legal Process:
Company will use or disclose your personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders, warrants, or legal process, or to otherwise establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims or in the event you violate or breach an agreement with Company. Company will use and disclose your personal information if we believe you will harm the property or rights of Company , its owners, or those of Company 's other customers. Finally, we will use or disclose your personal information if we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Company’s acceptable use policy, or as otherwise required by law when responding to subpoenas, court orders and other legal processes.
3.8. Order Fulfillment:
Company will transfer your personal information to third parties when necessary to provide a product or service that you order from such third party while using Company’s websites or when responding to offers provided by Company.
3.9. Data Summary:
Company may sell or transfer non-individualized
information, such as summary or aggregated anonymous information about
all persons or sub-groups of persons.
3.10. Third Parties:
Company may provide your personal information
to third parties with whom they have a business relationship for the
purposes of securing the services and products you have requested or
provide you with additional marketing materials from which you may choose
additional products or services.
4. Privacy Practices of Third Parties.
4.1. Advertiser cookies and web beacons:
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies who place advertisements on the websites and on the internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technology to collect information about individuals. Company does not control the use of such technology and Company has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information about you.
4.2. Links:
The websites and email messages sometimes
contain hypertext links to the websites of third parties. Company is
not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other
websites. Linked websites may contain links to websites maintained by
third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference
only. Company does not operate or control in any respect any information,
software, products or services available on such third party websites.
The inclusion of a link to a website does not imply any endorsement
of the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization.
4.3. Affiliations/Merger/Sale:
Company further reserves the right to
disclose, transfer or sell your personal information to companies who
are affiliated with Company in Company’s sole discretion. If
Company changes ownership through an acquisition, merger, sale or other
change of business status, it reserves the right to transfer or assign
the right to use your Personal Information collected from the Website.
5. Foreign use of the Website. To the extent that you are accessing the Website while domiciled outside of the United States, you acknowledge that the Personal Information you are providing Company is collected and stored in the United States and therefore consent to the transfer of information to and storage of the information outside of your domiciled country and in the United States.
6. 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
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us info@celebrity-soulmate.net