Our Privacy Pledge By using this site, you signify your Assent and Agreement to our use of information as outlined in this policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this policy, do not use the site. Privacy Our Privacy Pledge is a part of our Terms of Use and is incorporated therein by reference. Please read our terms of use and disclaimers now at the link on our site. Welcome to WeekendFreebies.com (the "Site") We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site, especially when conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site ("Visitors") who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by WeekendFreebies.com (collectively, "Services", "Authorized Customers"). Personally Identifiable Information "Personally Identifiable Information" refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social security number, and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual. What Personally Identifiable Information is collected? We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Visitors. We may collect the following additional information from our Authorized Customers: the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Authorized Customers, the nature and size of the business, and the nature and size of the advertising, inventory or other service that the Authorized Customer intends to purchase or sell. We, in the course of providing business services, may also collect ssn/tax I.D. information where necessary to facilitate the performance of the services where this information is required. Children's Privacy While we do not knowingly allow anyone under the age of 18 to purchase or subscribe to any products, services or publications offered by WeekendFreebies.com or its subsidiaries and affiliates, we may (from their visits to our sites, through automated means) collect "Non-Personally Identifiable Information", which includes information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual. If we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 18, we will delete that information from our systems. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems. WeekendFreebies.com encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer: Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult.This includes name, address, phone, school, etc. Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate. Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated. Check out the FTC's site http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm for more tips on protecting children's privacy online. Contacting Us. If you have reason to believe that your child's (or children's) "Personal Information" has been transmitted to our servers for collection in one of our databases, please send us an email immediately and include: 1. Your primary email address. 2. Your home phone number and a good time to reach you there along with the timezone where you live. (including area code, ex. 888-888-8888. This will not be used unless we cannot for some reason get back to you by email.) 3. In the subject line and the body of the email, include the line: My child's information. We can be reached by contacting us using the form at: Contact Us or copy and paste this address into your web browser's address bar: http://weekendfreebies.com/forms/cu_wf001/contactwf001.html We will contact you as soon as possible to resolve the issue. What organizations are collecting the information? In addition to our direct collection of information, our third party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services as payment processing, credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect this information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them. We ourselves do not collect or have access to credit card or other banking information as we use third parties exclusively to process online payments. We ourselves, also do not collect ssn/tax I.D. information except where necessary to facilitate the performance of the services where this information is required. How does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information? We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests on the Site. We may email Visitors and Authorized Customers about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the Site or information related to the subject matter of the Site. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and Authorized Customers in response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested information. We will not share, rent, sell or trade your information to other parties not involved in transactions initiated by you such as: purchases, memberships, newsletter optins, etc.
With whom may the information be shared? Anonymous Information about Authorized Customers, such as product popularity may be shared with other Authorized Customers who wish to evaluate potential transactions with other Authorized Customers. We may share aggregated information about our Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf. How is Personally Identifiable Information stored? Personally Identifiable Information collected by WeekendFreebies.com is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of WeekendFreebies.com except for use as indicated above. What choices are available to Visitors regarding collection, use and distribution of the information? Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at http://weekendfreebies.com/forms/cu_wf001/contactwf001.html or using the contact link at the bottom of this page and all pages on this site. Are Cookies Used on the Site? Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about the preferences of our Visitors and the services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if an Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the Authorized Customer off. How does WeekendFreebies.com use login information? WeekendFreebies.com uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad demographic information. What partners or service providers have access to Personally Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on the Site? WeekendFreebies.com has entered into and will continue to enter into partnerships and other affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may have access to certain Personally Identifiable Information on a need to know basis for evaluating Authorized Customers for service eligibility. Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this information. Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply with law. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or other legal request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and Authorized Customers. How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure? All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information, such as social security numbers\tax id, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to protect information sent over the Internet. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences. We also use third party payment processors through use of secure transmissions and we ourselves never have access to credit card or bank account information. How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information? Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to update Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by using the contact link at the bottom of this and all pages on this site. Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Site? We provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Site's database by contacting us using the contact link at the bottom of this and all pages on this site. However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor's entry without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward. What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes? We will let our Visitors and Authorized Customers know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer to prevent such disclosure. Links: This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours and we are not responsible for these other policies. Last updated April 6, 2008 |
