This privacy statement discloses the information gathering practices and the usage of such information by Goodsell and General Hijinks, LLC (the "Company") in the course of operating GiveAndDate.com (the "Website"). This privacy statement is a part of the Terms of Use of the Website. By using the Website you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy statement and the Terms of Use. The Company and the Website are committed to protecting your privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy statement please contact us by email at Hello@GiveAndDate.com.
When you register on the Website we collect your contact information such as your email address so that we are able to contact you about the services of the Website. In addition, we also collect information that does not personally identify you, such as what site referred you to ours. The following sections describe how we collect information and how that information is used.
The Company is the sole owner of the information that you provide to us and we do not sell or rent any of your personal information to any third parties.
In the course of administering the agreements with the charities featured on the Website and processing the transmission of a portion of the fees collected by the Website to such charities, we may share your personal information with these charitable entities. The Company has no control over the privacy policies of the charitable entities featured on the Website.
The Company and the Website reserve the right to contact you and send communications relating to the services of the Website such as administrative messages and announcements about the Website services. We do not offer the option to opt out of receiving these communications as they are necessary for proper administration of the Website and the services we provide to you.
Website users have the option to receive periodic communications from the Website regarding, among other things, new features/products offered and information about events related to our services. All users can be removed from the Website's mailing lists upon request by sending an email to Unsubscribe@GiveAndDate.com. All promotional email communication will contain the "unsubscribe" email address link.
We gather certain information about your visit to the Website. We may use this information to customize individual communications that we have with you. We may also use this information to tailor your experience using the Website by changing content and the display of the content.
We also gather certain demographic data of Website users and analyze the aggregated information. We do this by collecting information from large numbers of visits to the Website and studying the information as a whole to draw conclusions about trends across Website visitors. The trends relate to, among other things, the frequency with which users access particular parts of the Website. Based on conclusions we draw from this information we may tailor the display and functionality of the Website. The information we gather about your visits to the Website could be a part of this general demographic data.
We may from time to time conduct voluntary surveys of Website users. We encourage users to participate in the surveys because they provide important information to us regarding the types of services that we offer on the Website and the manner in which the services are delivered. Surveys are strictly optional and all responses are anonymous.
If you choose to refer a friend to our Website and provide contact information to us we will contact your friend inviting him or her to use our services. The information that you provide will be used solely for contacting your referrals. You agree that you will not abuse the referral system by providing contact information to people that are not interested in using the Website.
If you elect to participate in a service that requires a fee we will collect certain personal and financial information in order to process the transaction. This information will also be provided to our third party processing agent Amazon Payment Services. If there is a problem processing the transaction then we will use the information that you provide to contact you in order to resolve the processing problems.
The security of the information that you provide is extremely important to us. We will exercise reasonable care in maintaining secure transmission of information from your computer to our servers. However, no information transferred on the internet is 100% secure so we cannot ensure or warrant the security of the information that you transmit to us and accept no liability for the unintentional disclosure of such information.
The personal information regarding your account that you provide upon registering at the Website can be updated by accessing your profile and following the directions. You can also email customer care at Hello@GiveAndDate.com indicating the information that you would like to have updated.
We may disclose the information you provide to us if we are required to do so by law or legal authorities. We may also disclose your information if we believe that disclosure is reasonable in order to: comply with any legal requests, protect the rights of the Company or protect someone's health or safety if violence is threatened or any form of abuse is suspected.
We may share your information with service providers that perform functions on our behalf. An example of such disclosure would be customer service representatives that work on our behalf. Any information disclosed to such third parties would be treated as confidential and only used in the course of providing the services offered through the Website.
We use standard log files and your IP address to administer the Website and, if there are problems in the operation of the Website, to diagnose problems with the server. Your IP address and referring URLs may also be used to gather broad demographic information that could be distributed to advertisers. This information is disclosed only in aggregate form and would not contain information that identifies individual users of the Website.
The Website contains links to third-party websites, some of which could be links to third-party advertisers. The Company has no control over the privacy policies or the content associated with any of these websites. The Company encourages all users of the Website to review the privacy policy of any linked website prior to providing any personal information to such websites.
Cookies are very small files placed on your computer and stored in a browser-related file on your computer's hard drive when you use the Website. We use cookies to keep track of certain types of information, which allows us to improve the experience of Website users. Cookies also allow us to count the number of Website visitors, save user preferences and track user trends. Cookies are not tied to a Website user's personal information. If your browser rejects all cookies the Website will not function properly; you agree to assume all responsibility for any loss of functionality resulting from cookies being blocked by your browser.
We reserve the right to share with our attorneys and law enforcement, as appropriate, any of the information you provide if we believe that you have breached the Terms of Use of the Website.
Anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited from using the Website. We never collect information from anyone we actually know to be under 18 and, as directed by the Terms of Use, no person under 18 should use the Website.
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy statement and will periodically make such changes. All users of the Website should regularly review this privacy statement for the latest information on our policies. If we make material changes to this privacy statement we will notify you here or by other means at our discretion.
We may buy or sell assets of the business and depending on the nature of the transaction your personal information may be a part of the assets that are transferred. If the entire business is sold to another company then your personal information will likely become the property of the acquiring company. The acquiring company may have privacy policies different from those stated in this privacy statement.
This privacy statement was last revised on February 2, 2010.