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FOUR1SIX.COM
PRIVACY STATEMENT
We are committed to protecting our users' privacy. Keeping the information
you share with us on the Site secure and ensuring your understanding of how
we collect, use and maintain your information is important to us at
FOUR1SIX.COM. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to
protect your information and while no data transmission over the Internet is
100% secure from intrusion, we have used and will continue to use
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the protection of your
information. We continually assess new technology for protecting information
and, when appropriate, we upgrade our information security systems.
Because of its importance and to make it easier for you to find and review
it, we have made this Privacy Statement into a separate document on the
Site. However, bear in mind it is a part of our agreement with you and the
terms and conditions contained in our Terms of Use describe how and when we
may make changes to these statements and terms, and how they become binding
upon you. We again remind you to check back here and to our Terms of Use
often to be sure you remain mindful of the terms and conditions that apply
to you when you use the Site.
Disclosure (General): Although your privacy is very important to us, in this
legal and technical environment, we cannot fully ensure that your personally
identifiable information will not be disclosed to third parties. Please see
"Disclosure to Third Parties", below, for more information.
Overview: This Privacy Statement is intended to explain our privacy
practices and inform you as to: the kinds of information we collect from
users of the Site and how that information is collected; how we use the
information; the circumstances under which we disclose information to third
parties; how you can access, update or delete any information collected
about you by us; and the mechanisms we have implemented to protect your
personally identifiable information.
You can visit the Site and learn about our company and its Products, as well
as certain goods and services available from our advertisers and suppliers.
Personally Identifiable Information: When we use the term "personally
identifiable information" we mean information such as your full name, street
address, town or city, province or state, postal or zip code, telephone
number, instant-messenger nickname, date of birth, e-mail address and any
other information that would allow someone to identify you or contact you.
Personally identifiable information also includes information about your
transactions or relationship with us, if you have been a customer or you
have provided this type of information to any of the FOUR1SIX.COM family of
companies. For example, if you order any of our Products, in addition to
your name and contact information, we will also collect and maintain your
billing address, shipping address, Product selections, your credit card or
other payment instrument information, your order number, and information
about your computer's internet address and web site which may have referred
or directed you to the Site (e.g., the referring URL). We collect this and
other information to fill your order, to communicate with you about your
order and to send you promotional materials.
Although we may track the numbers of visitors to inform us on how best to
update the Site and enhance the experience for all visitors, personally
identifiable information is not extracted in this process. We use tracking
information on an aggregated basis to help us operate the Site, enhance and
improve our service, improve the look of the Site and display advertising
and marketing information.
We collect personally identifiable information about you when you visit the
Site and input information, whether you are registering to use the Site,
enrolling or signing up for features and functions, participating in
Promotions, ordering or purchasing Products or in the course of any other
exchanges of information, transactions and activities. We may use the
information we obtain from you, including personally identifiable
information, to tailor your experience on the Site, to display content we
think may be of interest to you, or to let us customize what you see when
you visit the Site according to your preferences.
Some features and functions of the Site require you to register or obtain
our permission before you can use them - for security, identification and
marketing reasons, among others - and as part of that process we may ask you
to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. In addition,
during the registration process we will also ask you to select (or we may
provide) a user ID and password (we will allow you to change your password,
as well as any personally identifiable information you have given us in
order to keep this information current). Among other things, this
information helps us securely identify you as a registered or permitted user
of those features and functions.
Bear in mind that when you submit information to us, it does not guarantee
that we will permit you to use any or all of the features or functions of
the Site.
The personally identifiable information you provide to us, as well as any
information, personal or otherwise, that you create and which may be saved
on or in association with the Site, is used to provide you with better
service. It allows us to save you time and money and better understand your
needs. It also helps us help you learn more about your preferences and those
goods and services that may be of interest to you. For example, we track
your information to assist us in confirming and filling orders, producing
reports, maintaining quality control, administering and managing the Site
and our business, and, whenever it may become necessary or appropriate, to
contact you concerning your orders, your transactions or any other
activities associated with the Site. We may use your personally identifiable
information to advise you of goods or services, including Products, which
may be available from FOUR1SIX.COM, its suppliers and advertisers. If you
are a registered user, you also acknowledge, understand and hereby agree
that you are giving us your consent to track your activities and your use of
the Site and its functions and features, in connection with your
registration and use of the Site.
Cookies: We use 'cookie' technology to collect data regarding your visits to
the Site. This data is stored in aggregate form and is not used to identify
any particular user or individual. We use cookies and similar tracking
technologies in a variety of ways, including: keeping count of your return
visits to the Site or our advertisers' or partners' sites; accumulating and
reporting aggregate, statistical information in connection with the Site;
determining which features users like best; and saving your user ID, your
password or other information so you don't have to re-enter it each time you
visit the Site. Third Parties on our Site: Our Site may contain
advertisements, references and links to other web sites and organizations.
We may also use third parties to display or serve advertising on the Site
and our web-based newsletters. Often these third party advertising companies
employ cookie and web bug technologies to measure advertising effectiveness.
You should be aware that different rules may apply to the collection, use or
disclosure of your information by third parties in connection with their
advertisements, promotions and other web sites you encounter on the
Internet. The use of such technology by these third parties is within their
control and not ours, and even if we have a relationship with the third
party, we do not control those sites or their policies and practices
regarding your information and we encourage you to investigate and ask
questions directly of them in this regard.
Disclosure to Third Parties: Except as described in this Privacy Statement,
FOUR1SIX.COM uses good faith efforts not to provide third parties with
access to your personally identifiable information. We will, however, make
your personally identifiable information available to others: When we have
your consent (you "opt in") to do so, in which case their use of your
information is subject to their own privacy policies; When we have retained
companies to work with or on behalf of FOUR1SIX.COM to provide Products,
goods or services that you have requested; When you use co-branded services
- in which case you are giving us permission to pass any personally
identifiable information you provide in the context of our co-branding and
marketing relationship, back to our co-branding partner. Their use of your
information is subject to their own privacy policies; When we are compelled
to do so by a governmental agency, court or other entity (e.g., to respond
to subpoenas, court orders or legal process); if we believe your actions
violate any law, regulation, our Terms of Use or any of our guidelines for
promotions, Product offerings or any other features or functions of the
Site, or if you threaten the rights, property or safety of FOUR1SIX.COM, its
suppliers, advertisers, other customers or users, or any other party;
as and when we, in our sole discretion, believe such disclosure to be
necessary or appropriate to investigate or resolve possible problems or
inquiries, to protect our business and assets, to defend our interests
and/or to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; or in the event
of a bankruptcy, or a merger, acquisition, joint venture or other business
combination involving us. It is also possible that third parties may
unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications.
We do not sell or market your personally identifiable information to
unaffiliated organizations.
Some of the aggregate customer data we collect may be shared with
advertising companies in order to enhance and improve the operation and
relevance of the Site, but we do not give any personally identifiable
information to them as part of this relationship. Use of their tracking
technology is subject to their own privacy policies. For more information
about these third party servers and how to "opt out" of the ad serving
cookie, please click here.
Communications from Us: If you provide us with your e-mail address, we may
occasionally send you an e-mail. You may "opt out" of receiving e-mails from
us by going to the FOUR1SIX.COM home page, unregistering your account, or
changing your newsletter subscription choices.
Summary: Our privacy guidelines are designed to ensure that we: collect and
use your personally identifiable information only as necessary to deliver
high quality service, to administer our business and to let you know of
goods and services that are available from our family of companies; protect
the personally identifiable information the Site's users share with us,
maintaining strict standards of security and confidentiality. In this regard
we even limit access by our own employees to those individuals who are
trained and advised in the proper handling of such information and any
employee found violating our standards of security and confidentiality will
be subject to our disciplinary processes; not disclose your personally
identifiable information to any external organization, except as we have
described in this Privacy Statement or unless we have previously obtained
your consent ("opt in"); require any other organization that we retain or
engage to provide services for us, to conform to our privacy standards and
to allow us to audit them for compliance; exchange information about you and
carry out credit approvals or checks necessary for your purchases of
Products from us, to prevent fraud and any other activities we may be
required to monitor and report under applicable laws and regulations; and
make every effort to keep your personally identifiable information complete,
up to date, and accurate based on the information you provide us. Our Site
provides a convenient and easy to use mechanism to allow you to access and
update the personally identifiable information you give us. You may "opt
out" of receiving e-mails from us via the FOUR1SIX.COM web site.
Questions: If you have questions about our Privacy Statement, you can go
directly to our Frequently Asked Questions section, which we hope will be
helpful and is designed to answer many of your questions. Because we receive
such a high volume of e-mails and communication, please do not use this
particular form or e-mail address for anything else, because we will not be
able to respond if your question does not relate to our privacy statement.
Sole Statement: This privacy statement is the sole statement of
FOUR1SIX.COM's privacy policy with respect to the Site, and no summary,
restatement or other version thereof, or other privacy statement or policy,
in any form, including, without limitation, machine-generated, is valid.
Copyright FOUR1SIX.COM a division of
Four1six Media Inc. / Four1six Magazine.
2006 All Rights Reserved.
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