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Privacy Policy |
Effective Date: April 12, 2009 Why-The-Heck.com Privacy Policy Nota Bene Holdings, Ltd., respects and values your privacy. This Privacy Policy details how Nota Bene Holdings, Ltd. treats the information that is gathered about you when you join the Why-The-Heck.com website, www.Why-The-Heck.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Site") or use the services offered by WhyTheHeck.com on the Site. By purchasing any of the ebooks or using the services on the Site, you expressly consent to the collection, use, disclosure and storage of such information as set forth in this Privacy Policy and in Why-The-Heck.com's Terms and Conditions. Collection of Information: Non Personally Identifiable Information (Cookies): Why-The-Heck.com uses cookies solely for internal recordkeeping and aggregating data about the traffic on the Site. Third parties may, however, be placing and reading cookies on your browser, or using web beacons to collect information, in the course of ads being shown on your screen. If you choose not to accept cookies from the Site or from third parties, you may disable that option through your web browser. Personally Identifiable Information: When you purchase an ebook or use the Service, Why-The-Heck.com may require that you provide certain personally identifiable information which may include, but is not necessarily limited to: first and last name, phone number, physical address zip code, credit card information, and email address. Why-The-Heck.com may also request other personally identifiable information, which you may choose whether or not to provide which is treated in the same manner as all other personally identifiable information under this privacy policy. We do not allow children under the age of 13 on the Site, nor do we knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from any person under the age of 13. If we are informed that personally identifiable information has been collected from a person under the age of 13, we will immediately remove the personally identifiable information that may have been inadvertently collected by Why-The-Heck.com. Use of Personally Identifiable Information: Why-The-Heck.com will use the personally identifiable information that it collects about you to contact you in response to consumer-initiated inquiries, to provide the services to you that you request, to alert you to changes in services or features, and to provide you with requested information regarding Why-The-Heck.com or our services. Why-The-Heck.com may use any and all personally identifiable information, except your credit card information, that it collects about you in any manner it sees fit, at its sole discretion. We also may, from time to time, contact you about offers that we, or third parties with which we may partner, have that we believe, in our sole discretion, may interest you. Why-The-Heck.com reserves the right to release current or past user information: (a) In the event that we believe that the Site is being or has been used in violation of Why-The-Heck.com's Terms and Conditions or to commit unlawful acts; (b) Upon receipt of a properly authorized and authenticated governmental request for information; (c) In response to a subpoena or a court order, (d) To comply with relevant laws; (e) In response to an investigation of fraud or other wrongdoing regarding a specific consumer; (f) In an effort to safeguard the person or property of a Why-The-Heck.com employee or a third party; or (g) If Why-The-Heck.com is sold or acquired. Moreover, you hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any third party when Why-The-Heck.com, in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate including, without limitation, sharing your e-mail address with other third parties for suppression purposes in compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, as amended from time to time. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us which you have not specifically initiated, you may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the applicable e-mail. Why-The-Heck.com processes all unsubscribe requests in a prompt fashion. Security: Why-The-Heck.com does not ever store your credit card information. Credit card transactions are provided through a financial gateway. The financial gateway uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software to assure the protection of your credit card transactions as they are transferred over the Internet. However, although we take reasonable technological precautions to protect your credit card information and other data in transmission, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As such, Why-The-Heck.com cannot warrant that your information will be absolutely secure. Any transmission of data, financial or otherwise, through the Site is at your own risk. International Users: By using the Site and providing Why-The-Heck.com with data, you understand and agree that due to the international dimension of the Internet, Why-The-Heck.com may use the data collected in the course of our relationship as set forth in this Privacy Policy or in other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, you acknowledge that your personally identifiable information and other data may be stored on servers located in the United States or in other international locations. By providing us with your information, you consent to the transfer and storage of such information. Third Party Sites: Why-The-Heck.com or third party advertisers on the Site may direct you to a third party website. Those websites are not affiliated with Why-The-Heck.com and their privacy policies may differ from Why-The-Heck.com's privacy policy. Why-The-Heck.com is in no way responsible for the privacy policies or treatment of information from third party websites and strongly encourages you to review the privacy policies of every website you visit to determine what information they collect and how such information is handled by that website. Storage of Information: Although Why-The-Heck.com does not release your personally identifiable information to the public and Why-The-Heck.com makes a reasonable good faith effort to store your personally identifiable information in a secure operating environment, we cannot guarantee 100% security of such information due to factors beyond our control. Access or Questions: If you have any questions about our privacy policy or wish to review, or revise the personally identifiable information that Why-The-Heck.com has collected about you, you may send a written request to: privacy[AT]why-the-heck.com Why-The-Heck.com may take reasonable steps to confirm your identity prior to supplying any personally identifiable information to you in order to prevent identity theft. Acceptance of and Changes to this Privacy Policy: By using the Site through any means, you hereby agree to this Privacy Policy in its entirety. Why-The-Heck.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add and/or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. All Privacy Policy changes will take effect immediately upon their posting on the Site. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of any and all changes. |
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