Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 6, 2008
WowSecretGuide.comstrives to offer its visitors the many advantages of
Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized experience.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address,
street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy
policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any
unauthorized third party. Period."
How we gather information from users
How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting,
the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided.
For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register
for access to certain portions of our site or request certain features,
such as newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may provide information
when you participate in sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat
rooms, and other interactive areas of our site. Like most Web sites,
WowSecretGuide.com also collects information automatically and through the use of electronic
tools that may be transparent to our visitors.
For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or
use cookie technology to recognize you and hold information from your
visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password,
sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time you visit,
or may control the number of times you encounter a particular advertisement
while visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology, we may also
gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose
not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser
to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access
certain portions of the site or may be asked to re-enter your user name
and password, and we may not be able to customize the sites features
according to your preferences.
What we do with the information we collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit
and deliver more individualized content and advertising.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on
WowSecretGuide.com to communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences;
our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered
by
WowSecretGuide.com and other topics we think you may find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
WowSecretGuide.com may
also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration,
troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, administration
of sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with you by us or
other parties who we may from time to time share your information with.
Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation
of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such information.
We will use your information only as permitted by law. In addition, from
time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy,
merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions,
user information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose
your information in response to a court order, at other times when we
believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in connection with
the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement
authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note
we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
WowSecretGuide.com expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates
to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties,
including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers
accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection
policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our site you
may link to, or view as part of a frame on a
WowSecretGuide.com page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party.
Also, through
WowSecretGuide.com you may be introduced to, or
be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes
offered by other parties.
WowSecretGuide.com is not responsible
for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the
applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information
on a feature or page operated by a third party.
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third
parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some
of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some
of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies
that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular
advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer services
operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather
information.
WowSecretGuide.com does not control the use of this
technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible
for any actions or policies of such third parties.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally
Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information
can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties
without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other
individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of
WowSecretGuide.com and this policy.
Children
WowSecretGuide.com does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally
Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted
by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under
13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately.
If you believe
WowSecretGuide.com has any information from or
about anyone under 13, please contact us at the address listed below.
Changes to this Policy
WowSecretGuide.com reserves the right to change this policy at
any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued
use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean
you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any
change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied
at the time the information was collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by New York law. If
a dispute arises under this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it
with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location:
Rochester. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with
the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution
through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration
at the following location: Rochester, under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration
may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
WowSecretGuide.com is controlled, operated and administered entirely
within
WowSecretGuide.com . This statement and the policies outlined
herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other
legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
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