Privacy Statement
As you might guess, the very nature of our service demands that we diligently protect your privacy. We are proud to adhere to the highest, and easiest to understand, privacy standards found anywhere.
The Granular Details:
User Data We Collect
We collect two types of user data:
- technical data that is automatically collected from all visitors to the WebPrivacy.com site. We call this Automatically Collected Data;
- data that you voluntarily submit to us which we call Voluntarily Submitted Data.
Automatically Collected Data
As with virtually all web sites, we automatically detect and record Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, the browser software you use, your operating system and the domain names of the referring site from which your visit originated. We may also know some information you have previously provided through cookies. (See the section on Cookies below for more information.) We also track the number and frequency of hits per page by IP addresses, but we do
not associate any individual IP address with any other personally identifying information except to detect security intrusions or certain unlawful activity.
In addition, if you come to the WebPrivacy.com site from another Web site link, we may also identify the source of that link. We do this to evaluate the effectiveness of content on external Web sites in regards to referring visitors to our site.
Voluntarily Submitted Data.
We may collect Voluntarily Submitted Data, including personal data, that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, address, phone, email, and similar information when you make a purchase or participate in certain activities on the WebPrivacy.com site, including but not limited to, when you:
- join or renew your membership to WebPrivacy.com;
- sign up for WebPrivacy.com's email notification service;
- order items from the WebPrivacy store;
- register for our message board;
- register online for an event;
- participate in one of our online petitions or surveys; or
- participate in any activity that requires your Voluntarily Submitted Data;
- use the WebPrivacy.com site through which to otherwise communicate with us or with any other entity through us.
Cookies
Like most every Web site, WebPrivacy.com collects some data through the use of Web cookies. Such "cookies" are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred either;
- as Long-term cookies stored on your computer's hard drive
- or Session Cookies that temporarily reside within your computer's Random Access Memory (RAM).
We use Long-term Cookies only when you select a "remember" option on the WebPrivacy.com site. For example a "remember my login" option may be offered when you log into WebPrivacy.com. Whenever you select any option that necessitates "remembering" one or more of your settings or selections, a Long-term cookie will be stored on your computer's hard drive solely for the purpose of automatically filling in the remembered information. An example could include automatically filling in your password when you log in. Such "remember" options are offered only for your convenience and are completely voluntary. If you do not select a "remember" option, no Long-Term Cookie will be stored on your computer's hard drive unless you are given prior notification with an option to allow or deny the Long term cookie.
We use Session Cookies whenever you visit the WebPrivacy.com site to run interactive applications. This would include the shopping cart as well as interactive tools that we may make available from time to time. Session Cookies last only as long as your session on the WebPrivacy.com site. They expire when the session ends and are not written onto your computer's hard drive. We also use Session Cookies in e-mails containing the HTML-format.
How We Use The Data We Collect
In addition to the uses described above, we use Automatically Collected Data to identify the source of user traffic (for example, Google.com), but we do not tie this information to individual users in our database.
In order to evaluate the popularity of our different web pages and to continue improving the WebPrivacy.com site, we collect data on which sections of the WebPrivacy.com site are most visited. This enables us to evaluate the popularity of our different web pages. However, we do not link any Automatically Collected Data with the Voluntarily Submitted Data that you provide to us except to detect security intrusions or certain unlawful activity.
We use your Voluntarily Submitted Data for various purposes:
- To fulfill any request for which you specifically provided the data, including sharing the data with its intended recipient (e.g., delivering a petition you sign or a letter you wish to send to the recipient of the petition or letter; or with entities directly involved with processing your credit card transaction or delivering product when you make a purchase through our WebPrivacy.com online store);
- To periodically communicate with you concerning WebPrivacy.com matters. This might include delivering information and updates on our activities and action alerts, AND ONLY IF you have elected to OPT-IN by indicating that you wish to receive such information and updates;
- To indicate you as the author of any comment you post, including on any WebPrivacy.com Site blog or forum, when you opt to identify yourself as the author or when posting such comment requires such identification, and to display any personally identifying or other information you voluntarily include in such comments.
- To personalize the content that you see based on the activities and products that you have selected within the WebPrivacy.com site;
- To allow you to set and change your user preferences;
- To allow you to renew your WebPrivacy.com membership;
- To offer you other ways to support the WebPrivacy.com, including solicitations for additional contributions if you have not opted out of receiving such communications;
- To confirm your purchases and to deliver your receipt(s);
- To confirm your registration to WebPrivacy.com event;
- To follow up with you with an email specific WebPrivacy.com sponsored activity or event that you have participated in or intend to participate in.
Third Parties
Third Party Sharing
We never share your Voluntarily Submitted Data with third parties for marketing or any other purposes except where required by law (see below) or to fill your request or deliver your purchase. As such, we DO share your Voluntarily Submitted Data with third-party service providers who fulfill your orders or process your transactions. This includes credit card processor, bank, and/or transaction-specific merchant whenever doing so is essential
to filling your information requests and/or purchase orders. These service providers have access to your Voluntarily Submitted Data solely for the purpose of filling your request, processing your transaction, or delivering your product. Such entities are contractually prohibited from sharing your Voluntarily Submitted Data with any third parties (other than subcontractors assisting them in their providing these services to you on our behalf and who also are contractually prohibited from sharing
your Voluntarily Submitted Data with any other third parties).
Exception: In special circumstances or when it becomes necessary to enforce our User Agreement or this Privacy Statement and/or under what we would deem extraordinary and infrequent circumstances and/or when, in good faith, we truly believe that the law requires us to do so, we may disclose Voluntarily Submitted Data to the appropriate authorities when served with the legal requirement or ethical consensus for doing so.
Except as described in this Privacy Statement, we will not share your Voluntarily Submitted Data any third party unless we first notify you and gain your prior consent.
Third-Party Functionality
As with most professional Web sites, WebPrivacy.com uses third-party service providers to support certain functions carried out on the WebPrivacy.com site.
In limited instances with respect to specific optional functions on the WebPrivacy.com site, those third parties may have data collection, use or security procedures that differ from the practices outlined in this Privacy Statement and that may impact users of those optional functions. For example, a third-party service provider may support a specific web tool on the WebPrivacy.com site, such as a interactive quiz or privacy tool that appears within the WebPrivacy.com site, even though that tool is actually on the website of the third-party service provider. Any time a third-party service provider's data collection, use or security practices differs from the data collection/use practices described in this Statement in a manner that would impact users of the WebPrivacy.com site, we will either describe on the pages of the WebPrivacy.com site where such optional functions appear the specific data collection, use or security practices of such third-party service provider that would apply if you elect to use those optional functions or we will provide a link to that third-party service provider's privacy policy.
Your Ability to Choose
Our default option is OPT-OUT. With the exception of communications regarding a product or information that you have either purchased or otherwise requested, you will not receive solicitations from WebPrivacy.com or it's parent company, Planet Ocean Communications, Inc. UNLESS you choose to opt-IN to receive such ancillary communications. In the event that you decide to opt-IN, then you can easily opt out again via logging into the WebPrivacy.com Member Center
and selecting the appropriate choices that correspond to your desired level of communications coming from WebPrivacy.com. If for some reason you are unable to log in to the WebPrivacy.com Member Center, then you may send your request to us via Contact Form or by mailing it to: WebPrivacy.com c/o Planet Ocean Communications, Inc.; 75-1027 Henry St, Suite 11A #301 Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3154
Children
We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
Security
Your Voluntarily Submitted Data is stored on a secure, password protected server. Only authorized personnel have access to your information. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when receiving Voluntarily Submitted Data that you give to us via the WebPrivacy.com site. Nevertheless, despite our best efforts, no transmission over the Internet and no data storage method can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Updating Your Data
To update your Voluntarily Submitted Data or to make corrections, you can do so by logging into our Member Center and making changes to your Account Settings. If unable to do so, you may call us during business hours at 800-334-5662 or by sending us the update via postal mail sent to WebPrivacy.com c/o Planet Ocean Communications, Inc.; 75-1027 Henry St, Suite 11A #301 Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3154
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Statement or our data collection practices or to request that we delete your Voluntarily Submitted Data, you can fill out the WebPrivacy.com Contact Form, or send us your questions or comments via postal mail addressed to:
WebPrivacy.com c/o
Planet Ocean Communications, Inc
75-1027 Henry St, Suite 11A #301
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3154