The Internet is an amazing tool. It has the power to change the way
we live, and we're starting to see that potential today. With only
a few mouse-clicks, you can follow the news, look up facts, buy
goods and services, and communicate with others from around the
world. It's important to GiftsCircle.com to help
our customers retain their privacy when they take advantage of all
the Internet has to offer.
We believe your business is no one else's.
Your privacy is important to you…and to us. So we'll protect
the information you share with us. To protect your privacy, GiftsCircle.com
follows different principles in accordance with worldwide practices
for customer privacy and data protection.
- We won’t sell or give away
your name, mail address, phone number, email address, credit
card number or any other information
to anyone.
- We’ll use state-of-the-art security
measures to protect your information from unauthorized users.
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NOTICE
We will ask you when we need information that personally
identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact
you. Generally, this information is requested when you create
a Registration ID on the site or when you download free software,
enter a contest, order email newsletters or join a limited-access
premium site. We use your Personal Information for four primary
purposes:
- To make the site easier for you
to use by not having to enter information more than once.
- To help you quickly find software, services
or information.
- To help us create content most relevant
to you.
- To alert you to product upgrades, special
offers, updated information and other new services
from GiftsCircle.com.
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CONSENT
If you choose not to register or provide personal information,
you can still use most of www.GiftsCircle.com.
But you will not be able to access areas that require registration.
If you decide to register, you will be able to select the kinds
of information you want to receive from us by subscribing to various
services, like our electronic newsletters. If you do not want
us to communicate with you about other offers regarding GiftsCircle.com
products, programs, events, or services by email, postal mail,
or telephone, you may select the option stating that you do not
wish to receive marketing messages from GiftsCircle.com.
GiftsCircle.com occasionally allows other companies
to offer our registered customers information about their products
and services, using postal mail only. If you do not want to receive
these offers, you may select the option stating that you do not
wish to receive marketing materials from third parties.
ACCESS
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your
personal information is correct and current. You may review and
update this information at any time at the Visitor Center. There,
you can:
- View and edit personal information
you have already given us.
- Tell us whether you want us to send
you marketing information, or whether you want third parties
to send you their offers by postal mail.
- Sign up for electronic newsletters
about our services and products.
- Register. Once you register, you won't
need to do it again. Wherever you go on www.GiftsCircle.com,
your information stays with you.
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SECURITY
GiftsCircle.com has taken strong measures to protect
the security of your personal information and to ensure that your
choices for its intended use are honored. We take strong precautions
to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or
disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
We guarantee your e-commerce transactions to be 100% safe and
secure. When you place orders or access your personal account
information, you're utilizing a secure server software SSL, which
encrypts your personal information before it's sent over the Internet.
SSL is one of the safest encryption technologies available.
In addition, your transactions are guaranteed
under the Fair Credit Billing Act. This Act states that your bank
cannot hold you liable for more than $50.00 in fraudulent credit
card charges. If your bank does hold you liable for $50.00 or
less, we'll cover your liability provided the unauthorized, fraudulent
use of your credit card resulted through no fault of your own
and from purchases made from us over our secure server. In the
event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify
your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules
and procedures.
GiftsCircle.com strictly protects the security
of your personal information and honors your choices for its intended
use. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized
access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Your personal information is never shared outside
the company without your permission, except under conditions explained
above. Inside the company, data is stored in password-controlled
servers with limited access. Your information may be stored and
processed in USA or any other country where GiftsCircle.com,
its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are located.
You also have a significant role in protecting your information.
No one can see or edit your personal information without knowing
your user name and password, so do not share these with others.
NOTICE TO PARENTS
Parents or guardians: we want to help you guard your children's
privacy. We encourage you to talk to your children about safe
and responsible use of their Personal Information while using
the Internet.
The GiftsCircle.com site does not publish content
that is targeted to children. However, if you are concerned about
your children providing GiftsCircle.com any personal
information without your consent, GiftsCircle.com
offers a Kids account. It allows parents to give parental consent
for the collection, use and sharing of children’s (ages
12 and under) personal information online.
ENFORCEMENT
If for some reason you believe GiftsCircle.com
has not adhered to these principles, please notify us by email
at policy@GiftsCircle.com,
and we will do our best to determine and correct the problem
promptly. Be certain the words Privacy Policy are in the Subject
line.
ELECTRONIC
PRODUCT REGISTRATION
When you buy and install a new product, we may ask you to register
your purchase electronically. When you do, we merge your registration
information with any information you've already left with us (we
call that information your personal profile). If you haven't previously
registered with us, we create a personal profile for you from
your product registration information. If you ever want to review
or update that information, you can visit the Profile Center,
click on Update Profile, and edit any of the Personal Information
in your profile. If you haven't already created a Registration
ID, we will ask you to do so. This ensures that only you can access
your information.
CUSTOMER PROFILES
As mentioned above, every registered customer has a unique personal
profile. Each profile is assigned a unique personal identification
number, which helps us ensure that only you can access your profile.
When you register, we create your profile, assign a personal identification
number, then send this personal identification number back to
your hard drive in the form of a cookie, which is a very small
bit of code. This code is uniquely yours. It is your passport
to seamless travel across www.GiftsCircle.com,
allowing you to download free software, order free newsletters,
and visit premium sites without having to fill out registration
forms with information you've already provided. Even if you switch
computers, you won't have to re-register – just use your
Registration ID to identify yourself.
WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION YOU SHARE
When you join us, you provide us with your contact information,
including your name and email address. We use this information
to send you updates about your order, questionnaires to measure
your satisfaction with our service and announcements about new
and exciting services that we offer. When you order from us, we
ask for your credit card number and billing address. We use this
information only to bill you for the product(s) you order at that
time. For your convenience, we do save billing information in
case you want to order from us again, but we don't use this information
again without your permission.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services
on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases,
answering customer questions about products or services, sending
postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide
those companies the information they need to deliver the service,
and they are prohibited from using that information for any other
purpose.
GiftsCircle.com will disclose your personal information,
without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good
faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to
the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on GiftsCircle.com
or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
GiftsCircle.com and its family of Websites, and,
(c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety
of users of GiftsCircle.com, its Websites, or
the public.