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Effective Date: December 25, 2006
BestPriceMounts.com
values the users of our website (the "Website"). Your privacy and trust
are very important to us. We recognize that you may be concerned about
our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable
information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the
Website and the services offered on the Website ("BestPriceMounts.com
Services"). This Privacy Policy describes the information that we
collect from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with
it after we collect it. By using the Website you are accepting the
practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions
or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at
BestPriceMounts.com.
Does BestPriceMounts.com Ever Make Changes to its Privacy Policy?
We may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will
notify you of any changes by sending you an email, posting a notice on
the home page of the Website, or posting a notice in your account when
you first login after we have made changes. If you receive notification
of a change in our Privacy Policy, you must review the new Privacy
Policy carefully to make sure you understand our practices and
procedures. You may not be able to receive notices from us if your
cookies are not set to accept and/or are disabled.
What Types of Information Does BestPriceMounts.com Collect From Me?
Personal Information.
We collect Personal Information that you provide to us, such as your
name, mailing address, phone number, email address, credit card number,
and financial information.
Non-Personal Information.
We also collect non-personal information from you, such as your browser
type, the URL of the previous website you visited, your ISP, operating
system, and your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal
Information"). Non-Personal Information cannot be easily used to
personally identify you.
How and When Does BestPriceMounts.com Collect This Information?
Providing Information to Us.
We collect Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For
example, if you purchase a product sold through our shop, we may
collect your name, mailing address, telephone number, credit card
number, and email address. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we
will collect your email address.
Communications With Us.
If you communicate with us regarding the Website or the
BestPriceMounts.com Services, we will collect any information that you
provide to us in any such communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies.
Like the operators of most websites, we use analytic and reporting
technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain
and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software,
operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times
that the Website and the BestPriceMounts.com Services are accessed. We
also contract with several online partners to help manage, monitor and
optimize our Website and the BestPriceMounts.com Services and to help
us measure the effectiveness of our advertising, communications and how
visitors use the Website. To do this, we may use web beacons and
cookies.
How Does BestPriceMounts.com Use My Information?
Personal Information.
We use Personal Information primarily for our own internal purposes,
such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the
BestPriceMounts.com Services and the Website, fulfilling requests for
information, producing and shipping the products that you order, and
providing customer support. For example, if you sign up to receive a
BestPriceMounts.com newsletter, we will use the email address you
provide to send you the newsletters.
Non-Personal Information.
We use Non-Personal Information to track the use of the Website and the
BestPriceMounts.com Services and for other internal purposes, such as
providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the
BestPriceMounts.com Services and the Website.
When Will BestPriceMounts.com Disclose My Information to Third Parties?
Disclosure to Successors.
We may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest
of ours, such as a company that acquires us. In the event
BestPriceMounts.com goes through a business transition, such as a
merger or acquisition by or with another company, or sale of all or a
portion of our assets, your Personal Information will likely be among
the assets transferred. You will be notified via email or by a notice
on our Website of any such change in ownership or control of your
Personal Information.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties.
We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to
prevent harm to others, to respond to legal requirements, to protect or
enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce the rights of a
third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without
limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order).
Disclosure to Third Party Service Providers and Online Partners.
We may contract with various third parties who help us provide,
maintain and improve the Website and the BestPriceMounts.com Services.
For example, we use a third party to process payments made to us, and
may subcontract out production, fulfillment, analytics, reporting or
other operations. We also contract with several online partners to help
manage, monitor and optimize our Website and the BestPriceMounts.com
Services and to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising,
communications and how visitors use the Website. We will use
commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such third parties from
disclosing your Personal Information, except for the purpose of
providing the services in question. We cannot guarantee that such third
parties will not disclose your Personal Information.
Disclosure of Non-Personal Information.
We will disclose Non-Personal Information, in aggregate form, to
potential strategic partners, advertisers, investors, customers, and
others. You may not opt-out of the sharing of this information.
However, it cannot be easily used to identify you personally.
What About Cookies and Web Beacons?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most
websites use cookies. We use cookies to track your use of the Website
and the BestPriceMounts.com Services, provide you with a more
personalized user experience, and to allow you to login and begin use
of the BestPriceMounts.com Services automatically when you visit the
Website.
A web beacon is an often-transparent graphic image,
usually no larger than a 1x1 pixel that is placed on a web page or in
an e-mail that is used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the
Website or receiving the e-mail.
Cookies and web beacons
used by BestPriceMounts.com and our online partners are not linked to
Personal Information. Some of our Shopkeepers may use cookies or web
beacons on our Website. We have no access to or control over these
cookies and web beacons. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies
and web beacons by BestPriceMounts.com and our online partners only and
does not cover the use of cookies or web beacons by any other third
party, Shopkeeper or advertiser.
Does BestPriceMounts.com Protect My Personal Information?
Personal Information.
Whenever we obtain your Personal Information, we use commercially
reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access or
disclosure. However, we are not insurers of the security of your
Personal Information. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any
disclosure of data due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third
party access or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions
beyond our reasonable control.
Website Content. The
content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the Website,
such as message board postings, may be accessed by other users,
including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the
actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with
other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users
that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your
content will be kept private.
How Can I Review and Make Changes to My Personal Information?
You can obtain a copy of and request that we correct errors in your
Personal Information by emailing us at privacy@BestPriceMounts.com. For
your protection, you will be required to provide proof of your identity
to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. If your Personal
Information changes or if you no longer want to use the
BestPriceMounts.com Services, you may correct, update or deactivate
your Personal Information and/or your account through the account
management screen. If you would like to deactivate or terminate your
account you can also contact customer service.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about the
Website or the BestPriceMounts.com Services, we will ask you for your
friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend
a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the Website. We store
this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email
and tracking the success of our referral program.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you
enter sensitive information such as a credit card number and/or social
security number on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that
information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal
Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we
receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or
method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we
strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal
Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply When I Access Third Party Websites?
You may be able to access third party websites directly from the Website.
This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access third party
websites. We cannot control how third parties may use Personal
Information you disclose to them, so you should carefully review the
privacy policy of any third party website you visit before using it or
disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.
What About Children's Privacy?
Under Thirteen.
The BestPriceMounts.com Services are intended for users ages 13 and
older only. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any
Personal Information from children that we know to be under the age of
13. In addition, we will delete any information in our database that we
know originates from a child under the age of 13.
Thirteen to Seventeen.
Prospective users between the ages of 13 and 17 can only use the
BestPriceMounts.com Services under their parents or legal guardian's
supervision. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you, your
parent, or your legal guardian may request that we deactivate any of
your Personal Information in our database and/or opt-out from receiving
communications from us. If you wish to do so, please contact us at
privacy@BestPriceMounts.com.
Can I Opt-Out From Receiving Communications From BestPriceMounts.com?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your Personal
Information used for certain purposes. For example, if you purchase a
product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing
material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters and promotional
communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the
instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by
emailing us at privacy@BestPriceMounts.com. We also offer you an
opportunity to opt-out of certain communications through the account
management screen. If you need assistance you may contact us at
privacy@BestPriceMounts.com; customer service; or via regular mail.
If we disclose your Personal Information to a third party in a manner that
is not set forth in this Privacy Policy you will be notified so that
you can make an informed choice about sharing your Personal Information
with that third party.
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