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Privacy Policy for DonnaMaher.com
DONNAMAHER.COM
>>PRIVACY POLICY<<
Welcome to DonnaMaher.com (the "Site").
We understand
that privacy online is important to users of our Site, especially when
conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies
with respect to those users of the Site ("Visitors") who visit without
transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on
the Site and make use of the various services offered by DonnaMaher.com
(collectively, "Services") ("Authorized Customers").
"Personally Identifiable Information"
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to
identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information
pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number,
fax number, email address, financial profiles, social security number,
and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does
not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without
identification of the individual user)
or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
As applicable, we may collect basic user profile
information from all of our Visitors. We collect the following
additional information from our Authorized Customers: the names,
addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Authorized Customers,
the nature and size of the business, and the nature and size of the
advertising inventory that the Authorized Customer intends to purchase
or sell.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third
party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses
and banks) who may provide such services as credit, insurance, and
escrow services may collect this information from our Visitors and
Authorized Customers. We do not control how these third parties use
such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal
information provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers.
Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as
links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the
information given to them.
How does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Site,
to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and
selling requests on the Site. We may email Visitors and Authorized
Customers about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the
Site or information related to the subject matter of the Site. We may
also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and
Authorized Customers in response to specific inquiries, or to provide
requested information.
It is always based on opt-in technology, and never unsolicited.
We are fully CAN-SPAM compliant.
With whom may the information may be shared?
We may share aggregated information about our Visitors, including
the demographics of our Visitors and Authorized Customers, if required,
with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We also offer the
opportunity to "opt out" of receiving information or being contacted by
us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
DonnaMaher.com is securely stored and is not accessible to third
parties or employees of DonnaMaher.com except for use as indicated
above. It is NOT sold, bartered, traded, given away or otherwise
misused.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers will not ever receive
unsolicited email from us! If perchance one of our vendors does
business in this manner, Visitors and Authorized Customers may
opt out of receiving their correspondence or any requested information
from or even being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated
agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at info *AT* DonnaMaher.com
(remove the spaces and the *AT* and replace it with @ before emailing
or we will not receive your important communications to us.) We
take our business seriously, and we do everything in our power to
prevent spamming or unsolicited mail of any kind from occurring at all.
Are Cookies Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to
obtain information about the preferences of our Visitors and the
services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to
protect our Authorized Customers, as applicable. For example, if an
Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused for more than
10 minutes, we may automatically log the Authorized Customer off.
How does DonnaMaher.com use login information?
DonnaMaher.com uses login information, including, but not limited
to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends,
administer the Site, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad
demographic information.
What partners or service providers have access to Personally
Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on
the Site?
DonnaMaher.com has entered into and will continue to enter into
partnerships and other affiliations with a number of trusted
vendors. Such vendors may have access to certain Personally
Identifiable Information on a need to know basis for evaluating
Authorized Customers for service eligibility. Our privacy policy
cannot and does not cover their collection or their use of this
information.
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply with law.
We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply
with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement
agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally
Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the
safety of our Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and
practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of
qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to
the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a
regular basis. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or
social security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place
to protect information sent over the Internet. While we take
commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic
communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and
break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not
take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorized
Customers for any such occurrences, however unlikely they are.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to update
Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any
inaccuracies by emailing us at info *AT* DonnaMaher.com
(remove the spaces and
the *AT* and replace it with @ before emailing or we will not receive
your important communications to us.)
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a mechanism to
delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Site's
database by contacting info *AT* DonnaMaher.com (remove the spaces and
the *AT* and replace it with @ before emailing or we will not receive
your important communications to us.) .
However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be
impossible to delete a Visitor's entry without retaining some residual
information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable
Information deactivated will have this information functionally
deleted, and we promise that we will not sell, transfer, or use
Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any
way moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and Authorized Customers know about
changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site.
However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might
cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor
or Authorized Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we
will contact such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor
or Authorized Customer to prevent such disclosure. (This
should never be necessary but our lawyers want everything covered here,
regardless of how remote the possibilities are.)
PLEASE NOTE:
This Site is not directed
at children. Visitors and Authorized Customers are required to be
eighteen years or older. Although we DO operate a family-rated,
family-oriented website, we do not deliberately market to NOR do we
deliberately attempt to collect any information from children under
18. (I'm a mother and a grandmother and a serious child advocate!)
Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note that
when you click on one of these 'outside' links, you are probably moving
to another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of
these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Thank you for reading, if you got this far. We do hope that you
will find many useful things here at the site, and that you will offer
suggestions now and then for things you'd like for us to add here for
your convenience.
Donna Maher RN/Infopreneur/Webmaster
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