homepageNOW - Privacy Policy
Online privacy concerns focus on the protection of “user identifiable” information which a user reasonably expects to be kept private. As the term suggests, “user identifiable” information is information which can be associated with a specific individual or entity, including, for example, a user’s name, address, or telephone number, e-mail address, and information about online activities that are directly linked to them. It is common practice and often a necessity for companies, governments, or other organizations to collect user identifiable information in order to better conduct their business and offer their services.
homepageNOW maintains the following privacy policy. homepageNOW also uses various technologies in an effort to reasonably safeguard the user identifiable information obtained from users of the homepagenow.com website (the “homepageNOW Site”) from unauthorized intrusions.
Collection and Use of InformationExcept as otherwise provided below, homepageNOW will not otherwise sell, trade, or disclose to third parties any user identifiable information derived from registration on, or use of, the homepageNOW Site -- including user names and addresses -- without the consent of the user, except as required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal information request, process, or proceeding, and/or in the event that such user is engaging in unlawful use of the homepageNOW Site.
homepageNOW receives and stores any information entered on the homepageNOW Site or provided to it in any other way, such as by telephone or by electronic mail. For example, when registered as a user of the homepageNOW Site, or when you subscribe to a homepageNOW newsletter or service via the homepageNOW Site, homepageNOW collects information about you, which may include your name, address, e-mail address, and/or telephone number. homepageNOW might also collect from you certain information such as your credit card number and billing address when you order products from homepageNOW, including via the homepageNOW Site. If you are a subscriber to a group, organization, service or other offering which has one or more homepages at homepageNOW, your user identifiable information is provided to or by such group, organization, service or other third party and used by homepageNOW to provide you with notifications and ticket/other offerings relating to same.
homepageNOW may collect and use user identifiable information for various purposes, including but not limited to, anticipating and resolving problems with your use of the homepageNOW Site, or to inform you of upcoming events, products or services that may be of interest to you. This means that homepageNOW may use your user identifiable information, in conjunction with information available from other sources, to market new services to you that may be of interest to you. homepageNOW servers automatically gather information about which sites users visit on the Internet and which pages are visited within the homepageNOW Site. homepageNOW does not use that information except in the aggregate. The homepageNOW Site also gathers information by use of “cookies” for the purpose of facilitating the gathering of non-specific user information. A cookie is a very small text file stored on a web site user’s hard disk that allows a web server to recall certain information that the user has already entered previously. If a user wishes to not utilize cookie technology, this feature may be disabled within the user’s web browser. It is recommended that you leave cookies "turned on" so that more personalized service can be offered to you. In addition to information gathered by the use of cookies, homepageNOW also automatically receives and stores certain other types of information whenever you interact with the homepageNOW Site. For example, servers can track the type of web browser you are using, and the page to which you link from the homepageNOW Site. This information is collected and compiled to better understand what products and services are of interest to visitors to the homepageNOW Site.
If purchasing pattern, personal preference, consumer background and/or other demographic information is obtained, homepageNOW may use such information for its internal purposes to better serve its users, and may also provide such information to third parties for market research and other purposes, but the information provided will be in aggregate form and shall not include user identifiable information.
homepageNOW may occasionally present a special contest or promotion on the homepageNOW Site that is sponsored by a third party. To qualify for entry, homepageNOW may ask you to provide personal information. If homepageNOW plans to share the personal information obtained from you in this connection with such sponsor(s), homepageNOW will notify you on the web page via which the information is collected. If homepageNOW includes your name and any other user identifiable information in a directory that homepageNOW creates from information it receives, homepageNOW will give you the opportunity to have your information excluded from that directory unless you have previously consented to being included. Directories that homepageNOW creates may, however, contain information obtained from other sources.
homepageNOW may engage other companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf. Examples of these services include processing credit card payments, providing order fulfillment and customer services, sending postal mail and e-mail to you, and analyzing data. While these agents and service providers may have access to your personal information in connection with the performance of services for homepageNOW, they may not use such information for any purpose other than providing such services to homepageNOW.
User Opt-Out
A user may choose not to receive direct marketing communications from homepageNOW in connection with the homepageNOW Site. Upon such choice, homepageNOW (a) will not contact that user directly with marketing messages about homepageNOW online services, and (b) will not use user identifiable information obtained from that user’s registration for or use of the homepageNOW Site to contact that user with marketing messages about any homepageNOW events, products or services. A user may choose not to receive such messages by notifying homepageNOW via e-mail or regular U.S. mail.
Security
homepageNOW has implemented technology and security features in an effort to reasonably safeguard the privacy of your user identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use, and homepageNOW will seek to continue to enhance its security procedures as new technology becomes available. However, you acknowledge and agree that perfect or complete security is not possible.
E-mail Contents
homepageNOW will not read or disclose to third parties private e-mail communications that are transmitted using the homepageNOW Site except as required to operate the homepageNOW Site or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
Improper Conduct
homepageNOW may also use user identifiable information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates the homepageNOW Site’s Terms of Use.
Account Information
homepageNOW honors requests from users for their information and will correct any such information which may be inaccurate. Users may verify that appropriate corrections have been made. homepageNOW may release account and other personal information when it believes release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply the Terms of Use of the homepageNOW Site; or protect the rights, property, or safety of homepageNOW, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Other Web Sites
Our privacy policy only applies to the homepageNOW Site. The homepageNOW Site may link from several points throughout the homepageNOW Site to third party information and service providers who may collect personal information from our users in order to provide our users with information or services. homepageNOW has no control over the privacy policy of any third party company. Please examine the privacy policies of such third parties prior to submitting any personal information, as they may differ from ours.
The homepageNOW Site content is also featured on other web sites with differing or non-existent privacy policies. These web sites may collect personal information from their users that may or may not be used in conjunction with homepageNOW Site information. Prior to supplying any personal information to any third party company linking to the homepageNOW Site, please read and understand their privacy policy.
Advertisements
Advertisements may appear on pages throughout the homepageNOW Site. Some advertisements may request information directly from our users or take our users to web sites that may request personal information. homepageNOW has no control over its advertisers’ privacy policies, so please examine the privacy policy of any company advertising on the homepageNOW Site prior to submitting any personal information.
Surveys
Occasionally, homepageNOW conducts surveys on the homepageNOW Site. Surveys are conducted at random and are completely voluntary to users of the homepageNOW Site. The survey may require a user to provide user identifiable information in exchange for the information or services provided by the survey. homepageNOW may use this information as specified in the survey and also to better tailor the type of services, information, and advertising that are provided on the homepageNOW Site and may compile and provide such aggregate data to third parties for consumer market research and other similar purposes.
Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet
homepageNOW does not target children younger than legal age for collection of information online. homepageNOW encourages children to seek the consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet. homepageNOW encourages parents to take an active role to protect the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. homepageNOW supports the development of technologies that help parents to control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households.
Policy Changes
If you choose to interact with the homepageNOW Site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this privacy policy. homepageNOW reserves the right to change its privacy policy by publishing new terms on the homepageNOW Site and your access and use of the homepageNOW Site thereafter constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of same. This privacy policy does not create any legal right for you or any third parties.
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