Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated January 08, 2008
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have
adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal
information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use
your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy
Policy.
What information do we collect?
- We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an
order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication
such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature.
- When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail
address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other
information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
- Like many websites, we use "cookies" to enhance your experience
and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please
refer to the "Do we use 'cookies'?" section below for information
about cookies and how we use them.
- We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes
of conducting a survey or to provide additional services (for example,
subscriptions to e-mail newsletters, announcement lists or information about
conferences and trade shows). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we
will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is
requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do
not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without
your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase
products, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or marketing
communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the
following ways:
- To personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type of
content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service
requests.
- To quickly process your transactions.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you
periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail
from us, please refer to the "How can you opt-out, remove or modify
information you have provided to us?" section below. If you have not
opted-in to receive e-mail newsletters, you will not receive these e-mails.
Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as
marketing programs and 'members-only' content will be given a choice whether
they would like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications
from us.
How do we protect visitor information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your
personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured
networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special
access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information
confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we
offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is
transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our
databases to be only accessed as stated above.
Do we use "cookies"?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to
your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables
the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture
and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us
remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help
us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which
enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us
compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can
offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better
understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to
use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and
improve our business.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent,
or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser
(like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a
little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to
modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many
features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services
will not function properly. However, you can still place orders over the
telephone by contacting customer service.
Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally
identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice, except as
described below. The term "outside parties" does not include
GoPonage.com. It also does not include website hosting partners and other
parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or
servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information
confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is
appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours
or others' rights, property, or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to
other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
How can you opt-out, remove or modify information you have provided to
us?
To modify your e-mail subscriptions, please let us know by modifying your
preferences in the "MyGoPonage" section. Please note that due to email
production schedules you may receive any emails already in production.
You may modify your online account information within our database, sign into
the "MyGoPonage" section of our site and edit your contact information. Please note that we may
maintain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service
that transaction and for record keeping.
Third party links
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party
links on our site. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy
policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and
activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity
of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a
specific link does not work).
GoPonage.com contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. GoPonage.com also contains advertisements of third parties.
GoPonage.com is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or
advertisers. GoPonage.com does not share any of the individual personal information you
provide GoPonage.com with the third parties to which GoPonage.com links, except as stated
elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although GoPonage.com may share general, aggregate
data with such third parties (such as how many people use our site). Please
check with those Web sites to determine their privacy policy.
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal
information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere
- that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post
personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive
unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
Changes to our policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this
page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of
the change. This policy was last modified on January 08, 2008.
Questions and feedback
We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about privacy. Please send us
any and all feedback pertaining to privacy, or any other issue.
Online Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our
website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and
Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of
liability governing the use of our website.
Your consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.