Effective April 15, 2008
Your privacy is important to us. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By accessing the Shopert website, you are accepting the practices outlined in Shopert's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Shopert website.
· Registration
o We offer services that require user registration, through which we will collect user information such as name, user id, password, e-mail address, mailing address, birth date, etc. We may also request demographic information and unique identifiers in order to provide you with a more personalized service.
· User Content
o Users may choose to add content to the site. In some cases, User Content may include a user ID and email link that is accessible to all site visitors.
· Email Newsletter
o We may also send out emails with news or promotions to registered users. If you are a registered user of the Shopert's subscription based services and do not want to receive e-mail from us, please click unsubscribe on any email you receive from Shopert.
· General site use information
o As with all websites, certain types of general information about your use is collected by our server, including but not limited to the number of times you have visited the Web Site, your IP address, cookies, pages you viewed, etc. In addition, for purposes such as improving personalization of our service, we may receive information including details of the purchases (and any associated returns) you make at retailer's where you were referred by Shopert (excluding any credit card information). We also collect your information when you participate in a rebate offer, game, promotion, contest or sweepstakes.
· Other people
o On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, you might enter information regarding your friends and contacts into your website address book. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected may include names, emails and other descriptive content that you add.
The Way We Use Information
We use the information you provide about yourself and others only to assist you in using our service. We do not share this information with outside parties. We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design the Web Site and to share with advertisers. We will allow third party advertisers to display targeted advertising information to users of the Web Site. We will not sell and/or give your personally identifiable information to such advertisers, but these advertisers may analyze the keywords and other information you and others have publicly provided in the display of your photos and show ads targeted to such information.
Like any website, we may legally be required to disclose personally identifiable information about you in special circumstances, for instance in response to legal actions, subpoenas, court orders, to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, etc.
Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. Your choices about the collection, use and sharing of your personally identifiable informationThere are two opt-out choices available to you. These opt-out choices are the means by which you give us, or decline to give us, your consent to use your personal information for the purposes covered by these opt-out choices. There are several methods by which you can exercise your opt-out choices; (a) by emailing, phoning or writing Shopert.Com using the contact information provided below; (b) promotional emails you receive from us will provide you with an "unsubscribe" option; and (c) at other times and locations on the site. Each of these opt-out choices is subject to the exceptions described further below.
If you do not exercise your opt-out choices during registration or initial log-in at our sites, it may take up to ten (10) days for your opt-out choices to be fully effective. As our systems require time to update, promotional mailings using personal information shared before you opt-out may already be in process. Thus, you might continue to receive promotional materials from Shopert.com based upon the personal information you have provided under this Privacy Policy for up to ten (10) days. For similar reasons, your personal information might continue to be shared with third parties for promotional purposes for up to ten (10) days.
Minor's Privacy
The Sites are not targeted towards, or intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. By using Shopert.com you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older. We reserve the right to terminate your membership in the event that we become aware you are under 18. Persons under 18 may not submit any personally identifiable information to us, and if we discover that we have inadvertently gathered such information, we will take the appropriate steps to delete it.
Our Commitment to Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.How to Contact UsIf you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy at Shopert site, please send us an email at contact@shopert.com. Your privacy is important to us and we will make every effort to resolve your concerns.
