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Privacy Policy -
ShoestringStartups.com
(Last Updated:
April 16, 2008)
ShoestringStartups.com is serious about protecting your online
privacy. This Privacy Statement explains our views and practices
concerning privacy, and how they may pertain to you as a user of our
website.
"You" or "Your" means you as a participant in or as a user of the
ShoestringStartups.com website. "We" or "Our" or "Us" means
ShoestringStartups.com. "Our site" means ShoestringStartups.com.
All information transmitted, printed or otherwise submitted to
ShoestringStartups.com via this website shall be deemed to be the
property of ShoestringStartups.com and ShoestringStartups.com shall
be free to use such information for any lawful purpose as detailed
herein.
This site contains links to other sites and we are not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.
We reserve the right to release such information to law enforcement
or other governmental officials as we, in our sole and absolute
discretion, deem necessary to comply with the law.
Section 1
Collected Information
We automatically collect and/or track the following:
- Web page
http headers (home server domain names, IP address, type of
client computer, and type of Web browser);
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information knowingly provided by you through on-line forms,
registration forms, surveys, and/or other entries, such as email
addresses, personal, financial or demographic information;
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information, user specific or aggregate, on what pages our
visitors access; and
- E-mail
addresses of visitors that communicate with
ShoestringStartups.com via e-mail.
Section 2
Use of Data Collected
We use your personal, demographic and profile data to enhance your
experience at our site and to enable us to present content we
think you might be interested in. We use your contact information
to send you information about our company and promotional material
from our partners. We may also use your personal, demographic and
profile data to improve our site, for statistical analysis, for
marketing and promotional purposes, and for editorial or feedback
purposes for our advertisers. Information collected by us may be
added to our databases and used for future telemarketing, SMS
text-messaging, e-mails or postal mailings regarding site updates,
new products and services, upcoming events, and/or status of
orders placed online. By using this site, you agree that you may
be contacted in any manner contemplated in this section even if
your number is found on a do not call registry, in-house list or
similar registry.
Section 3
Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
If you choose to provide personal information, it will be used for
the following purposes:
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considering you for a ShoestringStartups.com product;
- as
required by law; and
- for
marketing products and services which we determine, in our sole
judgment, that you might find of interest. We reserve the right
to share, rent, sell, or otherwise disclose data we collect to
third parties. Any third party we share, rent, sell, or
otherwise disclose data to will be prescreened by us, determined
by us to be reputable, and will use the personal data for
marketing products and services which we determine, in our sole
judgment, that you might find of interest.
Section 4
Your Opt-Out Rights
You may opt-out of receiving communications from us and/or our
partners by not submitting your information. We also allow you to
remove your information from our marketing lists. If you remove
your information from our marketing lists it will no longer be
used by us to send promotional correspondence to you. You can
remove your information from our marketing lists by clicking on
the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of every email we send you,
or by sending your request, in writing, via email to:
supportATshoestringDOTcom (Please replace "AT" with @ and "DOT"
with .)
Section 5
We Do Not Intend to Collect Data from Children
The information and services provided to us or our affiliates,
sponsors, and advertisers are not intended to be viewed by
children (under 18 years old). No information collected from
children is knowingly used for any marketing or promotional
purposes whatsoever, either inside or outside
ShoestringStartups.com. No part of ShoestringStartups.com’s web
site is structured to attract anyone under the age of 18.
Section 6
Our Right to Contact You
We reserve the right to contact you regarding your account status
and changes to subscriber agreements, privacy policy, or any other
policies or agreements relevant to you.
Section 7
Our Right to Change
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by
notifying you of the existence and location of the new or revised
privacy policy or by posting the changes online at our site.
Section 8
Our Contact Information
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you
can contact us via email sent to:
supportATinternetcashmachinesDOTcom (Please replace "AT" with @
and "DOT" with .)
Section 9
Anti Spam Policy. Can-Spam Act Compliance
ShoestringStartups.com is dedicated to ensuring compliance with
the 'Can-Spam Act', which took effect January 1, 2004. You may
receive email from ShoestringStartups.com in the following
circumstances:
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Acknowledging your application has been received and requesting
additional action
- Requests
for additional information to support your current application
- Response
to your inquiries regarding the status of your transactional
requests
- Thanking
you for your valued business
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Advertisements for our products, services, changes in services,
new product availability
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Advertisements for third party products and services where we
have determined that such product or service may be of interest
to our customers
To ensure
compliance with the Can-Spam Act, ShoestringStartups.com has
implemented the following guidelines for email delivery:
- All
emails sent to you by ShoestringStartups.com will clearly
identify ShoestringStartups.com as the sender. FROM / SENDER:
someone@ShoestringStartups.com
(NOTE: The
actual sender will alter from department to department, but all
from addresses will end with @ShoestringStartups.com.
- The
Subject Line of any email you receive will always accurately
describe the subject matter of the email.
- Any email
from ShoestringStartups.com will include the ability to
unsubscribe from future email messages.
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Unsubscribing will ensure the customer is removed from ALL lists
at ShoestringStartups.com; this excludes customer service emails
regarding the processing and status of a current product.
- All
emails sent to you directly by ShoestringStartups.com include
valid postal address information in the footer.
- All third
party marketing partners are required to comply with the
Can-Spam Act.
- Emails
sent to you directly by ShoestringStartups.com will include an
email address and physical address where you can send
suggestions, complaints or other correspondence.
Section 13
Information for ISPs
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Web
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ShoestringStartups.com |
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Email
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supportATshoestringDOTcom
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ShoestringStartups.com understands consumers' concerns over the
use of their personal information. We hope this information will
relieve any concerns your company may have regarding our email
policies. ShoestringStartups.com and its affiliated sites use only
an "opt-in or opt out" method of obtaining customer information,
and it is not our policy or desire to send unsolicited email. We
obtain email addresses and personal information from third parties
that follow the same set of policies. ShoestringStartups.com email
messages sent always include information about the origin of the
emails and instructions on how recipients can unsubscribe from
receiving future email messages.
From time to
time, ShoestringStartups.com will enter into an arrangement with a
third party website to allow individuals to opt into our marketing
program on those third party websites. In each case the third
party websites have represented and warranted to us, among other
things,
- that the
data was collected voluntarily from individuals on website
registrations and co-registrations,
- that the
sellers have a right, under any applicable privacy statements,
to transfer the data to us, and
- that
ShoestringStartups.com has the right to send marketing offers to
the individuals.
We hope this
information satisfies any questions or concerns you may have
regarding the email practices of ShoestringStartups.com. If you
have additional questions or wish to discuss this matter further,
please contact us at: supportATshoestringDOTcom (Please replace
"AT" with @ and "DOT" with .)
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