Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy: Updated Jan 15, 2010
We believe that privacy and security are of major
concern to online users. Therefore, we have adopted the
policy below, which discloses the privacy and security
practices for our Site. The policy is designed to inform
you of:
- What information we might gather from you.
- What we will do with that information.
- What benefits you may receive by our use of that
information.
- How you can control the information you choose
to submit on our Site.
- What protections we provide for the online
privacy of children.
- How you can correct and update your Member
information, opt-out of communications, or delete
your information from the database.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your
privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information
practices. If you have questions regarding this policy,
please contact us via our Customer Service page.
Our Privacy View
We believe that strong electronic privacy is crucial
for the ongoing success of the Internet as a service and
as a commercial, educational, and entertainment medium.
However, we do need to understand user behavior in order
to serve you better. To achieve this goal, we need to
understand what differentiates you from other unique
users of the Site. We collect information in two ways:
at registration/purchase and with cookies.
Information We May Ask You to Provide at
Registration/Purchase:
We gather information about our registrants that
allows us to offer compelling services and easily
accessible online content in a manner that provides
personal privacy protection as well. When you register
or purchase from us, we request and collect personal
information including your name, address, phone, email
address. This information also helps us provide content
and products that are relevant to you. It is up to you
to decide whether you wish to participate in these
activities and provide the required information. We do
NOT collect Social Security numbers. Credit card
information, such as card numbers and expiration dates,
are collected only when purchases are made and are used
for purchase transactions only. This information is used
solely in the event of a commercial transaction, and is
kept as confidential information.
We may also request information about your likes,
dislikes, purchasing habits, age, gender, and online
activities. This information helps us deliver content
and activities that are customized and relevant to your
preferences. This information may be made available to
our corporate sponsors in varying degrees of complexity,
but only if you have given your permission for this to
occur.
Along with all of our Registrants, you will receive
periodic electronic-mail messages and newsletters
covering such topics as the confirmation of initial
Registration and/or topics related to the product of
purchase.
Information We May Implicitly Collect:
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small bits of information that a Web site
transfers to your computer's hard drive for
record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web surfing easier
by saving your registration, passwords, and preferences:
they allow you to be recognized when you return to the
Site. The use of cookies is an industry-wide practice
and you'll find them at most major Web sites.
Cookies help us to serve you better by improving the
site. They allow us to track your interests and add
content that is more relevant to you. The use of
advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is
standard in the Internet industry. Most Web browsers are
usually set to initially accept cookies. If you prefer,
you can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert
you when cookies are being sent. However, the site may
not function properly if you do not accept cookies.
Acceptance of our registration process obligates you to
accept our cookies.
Collecting IP Addresses:
We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system
administration and to report aggregate information to
our advertisers. An IP address is a number automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the
Web. Web servers automatically identify your computer by
its IP address. When you order any one of our products
from our sites, our servers log the Registrants' IP
addresses. We, in turn, use this information to track
navigation through the Site and to improve the
performance of your online experience.
Collecting Interests:
In general, we do not collect Site Member information
simply based on your interactions with our Site.
However, we may make note of your interest or
disinterest in a particular subject via a simple numeric
value added to your Member profile. This value indicates
your relative interest or disinterest in a particular
subject when you complete specific events or activities
that are meaningful to us in understanding how to
provide you with better customer support.
Sharing of Information:
We may use gathered personal information for any
legally permissible purpose in the discretion of us and
our third parties. Ourselves and our third parties may
sell or transfer Individual Information. Individual
Information may also be shared with third parties that
provide some of the personalized content on our site and
with other third parties who may provide products of
interest with you. We and our third parties may use
personal information to provide promotional offers to
individuals by means of email advertising, telephone
marketing, SMS text messaging, direct mail marketing,
and online banner advertising, among other uses. We may
update this policy from time to time.
Opt-out Rights
For SMS text messages, you may remove your
information by sending your request by replying "STOP",
"END", "QUIT" to the SMS text message you have received
and we will remove your personal information within 10
days of receiving such request.
Guidelines for Children:
We understand that children have unique privacy
needs. Therefore, we have adopted a special policy to
protect their privacy online, especially children under
18 years of age. Without verifiable parental consent, we
will not collect any registration information from
children we know to be under 18 years of age, nor will
we send them any direct email offers. We will allow
consenting parents of children under the age of 18 to
access their child's account, edit account information,
and help manage their child's personal information. We
will continually review our privacy policies to ensure
our compliance with the latest children's online privacy
protection regulations. We encourage parents and
guardians to spend time online with their children and
to participate and monitor the online activities of
their children. No information should be submitted to,
or posted at, our site by a visitor under 13 years of
age without the consent of the child's parent or
guardian.
We understand that children have unique privacy
needs. Therefore, we have adopted a special policy to
protect their privacy online, especially children under
18 years of age. Without verifiable parental consent, we
will not collect any registration information from
children we know to be under 18 years of age, nor will
we send them any direct email offers. We will allow
consenting parents of children under the age of 18 to
access their child's account, edit account information,
and help manage their child's personal information. We
will continually review our privacy policies to ensure
our compliance with the latest children's online privacy
protection regulations. We encourage parents and
guardians to spend time online with their children and
to participate and monitor the online activities of
their children. No information should be submitted to,
or posted at, our site by a visitor under 13 years of
age without the consent of the child's parent or
guardian.
Copyright:
Material contained on this site is the property of
http://www.theinternetprofithouse.com . Any attempt
to duplicate or reprint any text or graphics in any way
is expressly prohibited without prior written consent.
We reserve the right to change this policy at any
time by notifying guests of the existence of a new
privacy policy. You can send an email using our Customer
Service page.