Thank you for visiting the Push.com family of websites (collectively, the "Push.com Sites"). This Privacy Policy explains our practices and policies with respect to the collection and use of your personal information on all of the Push.com Sites.
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically to see if it has changed. Your continued use of the Push.com Sites constitutes your agreement to be bound by this Privacy Policy and any changes that we may make to it.
Use of any Push.com Site is also governed by our Terms of Use Agreement. Please read both agreements before using any Push.com Site.
The Push.com Sites are not intended for children under the age of 13 and our Terms of Use Agreement expressly provides that children under the age of 13 may not become members of the Push.com Sites. In addition, children between the ages of 13 and 17 should obtain parental consent before making any purchase on a Push.com Site.
The Type of Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from you at different places on the Push.com Sites. For instance, when you register with a Push.com Site, subscribe to one of our services, purchase a product or service, enter a sweepstakes or contest, complete a survey, you will be asked to provide certain information. That information may include (without limitation) your name, postal address, zip code, email address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, gender, birthdate and information about your interests in various products or services and programs (collectively, "Personally Identifiable Information").
On certain Push.com Sites, members have the opportunity to share information, opinions and ideas with other members. We collect the information that our members share with each other on the site through these public discussions.
When you visit a Push.com Site, our servers automatically collect certain information, such as your IP address, what browser and operating system you are using, the date and time you access the Site, and the URL address from which you linked to the Site. We may also keep track of which pages your visit on the Site and how long you spend on each page. We maintain this data in both personally identifiable and aggregate form.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our optional referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend’s contact information, including email address. We will automatically send your friend an email inviting him or her to visit the site.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to provide you with various services, including special offers from our advertising partners. If you subscribe to one of our services, we may use your email address to confirm your subscription request. We use order information, including billing and shipping information, to fulfill your orders for products and services. If you enter a sweepstakes or contest, we use your personal information to notify you if you are a winner. We also use your personal information to send you news and updates about the Push.com Sites or your membership and to send you information about offers that we think may be of interest to you.
We may use information about your activities on the Push.com Sites, your purchases, and your computer equipment to improve the performance of the Site, and to customize the content and layout of our Site pages for you. We also may supplement the information that you provide to us with other information that we receive from third parties and from our affiliates.
We use your IP address and related information to generate usage statistics, analyze how visitors use the Site, and to improve the Site for our visitors. We may also use your IP address to identify you and to gather broad demographic information about you.
There are times when you provide information about yourself to us in areas of the Site that are co-sponsored or co-branded by a third party. In such cases, the information may be used by us and by such third party, each pursuant to its own privacy policy.
Circumstances in which We May Share Your Information with Third Parties
From time to time, we may share your name, email address, mailing address, billing information and other Personally Identifiable Information with our corporate affiliates and with advertising partners whose products and services we think you might find interesting.
If you do not want to receive information about products and services from us or our partners, please let us know by changing your settings.
We may supplement the information you provide to us with information from other third parties (such as your past purchasing behavior), and therefore we may provide your information to such third parties so that they can provide us with enhanced information about you.
We also allow access to our database by third parties and consultants/contractors that provide us with services necessary to operate our Site, such as technical support, product fulfillment services and data storage services. In addition, if you choose to purchase anything on our Site, or engage in any activity involving the use of financial information, you consent to our providing your financial information to our service providers and to such third parties as we determine are necessary to support and process your transactions. These third parties may include credit card companies and banking institutions used to process the transaction. By purchasing, or registering or making reservations for, products or services of third parties offered on the Site, or by participating in programs offered on the Site that are administered by third parties and that require you to use financial information in order to use them, you also consent to our providing your financial information to those third parties. We will request that all such third parties follow appropriate privacy policies. However, we do not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties.
We may also disclose your personal information when we determine it is necessary to comply with applicable laws, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Site, or to protect the safety or property of our subscribers or visitors to our Site.
Cookies
Like most web sites, we employ a data collection device called "cookies". Cookies are small files that our server places on your hard drive that allow you to communicate and interact more efficiently with the Site and allow us to track your activities on the Site, including which advertisements and offers you respond to. Cookies assist us in analyzing the effectiveness of our Site and help us to tailor the Site for our visitors. We may use cookies to deliver content that is targeted to your specific interests, to save your password, and if you choose, to save other personal and financial information so that you do not have to reenter it each time you revisit the Site. Some of our advertisers may also place cookies on your browser. We have no control over cookies placed by our advertisers. If you don't want to receive cookies, you can probably change the settings of your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when one is about to be placed on your computer. However, if you set your browser to reject cookies, you may find that you are unable to use certain features of the Site.
Additionally, we may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies to measure advertising effectiveness and collect other related information. If you would like more information about this practice and your choices provided by some of the companies engaged in this practice, click here.
We reserve the right to use aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.
If Our Corporate Structure Changes
In the event that there is a change in our corporate structure, including without limitation merger, consolidation , sale, liquidation, or a transfer of substantial assets, we may transfer, sell or assign, at our discretion, information collected at this Site, including personal information and aggregate information to one or more affiliated or non-affiliated third parties.
Links to Third Party Web Sites
This Site, and our emails, contain links to web sites operated by third party sites. If you click on any of these links and visit a third party site, you should be aware that we do not control those sites are we are not responsible for their business practices, their privacy practices or the content of their web sites. We recommend that you check the privacy policies of those sites to see how their personal information will be used.
Security Measures
In certain areas of our site, we may use Secured Socket Layers encryption for the transmission of data to our servers. Despite these efforts, however, we may be unable to prevent and shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to such information by third parties.
Where We Store Information
We maintain the Push.com Sites in the United States and in certain instances we may maintain data in non-U.S. facilities. By providing personal and other information to the Push.com Sites, you agree and consent to the collection and processing of such information in, and the transfer of such information to, the United States and other countries or territories, in accordance with this Policy.
Questions or Comments
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, the practices of the Site, or your dealings with the Site, please contact us.
Last updated: April 28, 2004.