EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 2009
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This policy describes the information collection, use, and dissemination practices of RetailRewardsGroup d/b/a retailrewardsgroup.com (" RetailRewardsGroup ") and applies to RetailRewardsGroup 's collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by RetailRewardsGroup on its (a) websites, including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites"), (b) on various Third Party websites, and (c) to RetailRewardsGroup 's other information collection, including the purchase of customer lists from Third Parties. RetailRewardsGroup is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of Third Party websites or applications.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS PRIVACY RIGHTS
Companies that collect personally identifiable information ("PII")
from California residents and disclose such information to Third
Parties (including affiliated entities) for marketing purposes must,
in response to a request by a consumer, either (1) provide a list
detailing the categories of information shared and the entities to
which such information was provided, or (2) provide a mechanism by
which a consumer may opt-out of having their information shared with
Third Parties. We have elected the second option and you may request
that your PII not be shared with Third Parties by sending your
request, including your full name, email address and postal address
to:
RetailRewardsGroup
,
1700 7th Ave, Suite 116
,
Seattle
,
WA
98101
. In accordance with California Civil Code Sec. 1789.3, California
resident users are entitled to know that they may file grievances and
complaints with California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R
Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254
or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov.
THE INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE AND DISSEMINATION PRACTICES OF
RetailRewardsGroup.
1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.
1.1 Survey Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
collects information from individuals by various methods, including,
but not limited to, when an individual voluntarily completes a survey,
order form, or a registration page either online or offline, or by
means of online or offline surveys, order forms, or registration pages
operated by Third Parties (collectively, a "Survey"). (As used herein,
"online" means using the Internet, including the Websites, and related
technologies, and "offline" means by methods other than online,
including in person, in the postal mail, using telephones and cell
phones, and other similar means.) In the Surveys,
RetailRewardsGroup
or a Third Party (a "Third Party") may ask an individual to provide
various information to
RetailRewardsGroup
, which may include his or her name, email address, street address,
zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and
carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital
status, occupation, social security number, employment information,
personal and online interests, and such other information as may be
requested from time to time (together, "Survey Information").
RetailRewardsGroup
may also collect information concerning an individual from another
source and uses that information in combination with information
provided from this web site. Completing the Surveys is completely
voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide Survey
Information to
RetailRewardsGroup
or Third Party, but an individual may receive incentives from
RetailRewardsGroup
or a Third Party in exchange for providing Survey Information to
RetailRewardsGroup
.
1.2 Site Membership or Registration.
To the extent registration is required to receive email and possibly
postal communications from
RetailRewardsGroup
, this Privacy Policy also applies to consumers that have agreed to
receive e-mail marketing from
RetailRewardsGroup
, whether at our Website, via email, on Third Party websites or
otherwise. We collect information in certain portions of our Website,
where guests provide content submissions and suggestions or
participate in interactive online activities (i.e., by way of
responding to questions and surveys, community listings, ratings,
searches and comparison searches, bidding, purchasing, chat, games, or
bulletin boards, etc.). The personal profile information you submit to
RetailRewardsGroup
remains your property, but by submitting that information to
RetailRewardsGroup
, you grant
RetailRewardsGroup
, the right to use that information for marketing purposes.
RetailRewardsGroup
, may also use such information for content improvement and feedback
purposes. We may sell the personal information that you supply to us
and we may join together with other businesses to bring selected
retail opportunities to our members. These businesses may include
providers of direct marketing services and applications, including
lookup and reference, data enhancement, suppression and validation. In
addition,
RetailRewardsGroup
reserves the right to release current or past member information in
the event
RetailRewardsGroup
believes that the membership is being or has been used in violation of
the Rules or to commit unlawful acts, if the information is
subpoenaed, if
RetailRewardsGroup
is sold or acquired, or when
RetailRewardsGroup
deems it necessary or appropriate. By agreeing to these terms, you
hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any
Third Party when
RetailRewardsGroup
in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate.
"Subscription" occurs when an end-user registers for
RetailRewardsGroup
's services, either via registration at our website, via
co-registration at a marketing partner's website, or via a permission
pass / opt-out / no-opt mailing
RetailRewardsGroup
collects personally identifiable information about our subscribers,
based on: information gathered at the time of registration, subscriber
interaction and response to subsequent electronic mailings and website
use, information provided by marketing partners, and information
appended from data aggregators. Information collected may include, but
is not necessarily limited to: name, email address, postal address,
gender, birth date, telephone number, activity, interests, user
behavior and other demographic information. This information enables
us to better tailor our content to subscribers' needs and to help our
clients to promote and sell their products and services.
1.3 Third Party List Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
collects information from individuals when an individual provides
information to a Third Party and
RetailRewardsGroup
subsequently purchases, licenses, or otherwise acquires the
information from the Third Party (the "Seller"). Such purchased
information may include, but is not limited to, an individual's name,
email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including
cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range,
education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment,
personal and online interests, and such other information as the
individual may have provided to the Seller (together, "Third Party
List Information"). When acquiring Third Party List Information,
RetailRewardsGroup
seeks assurances from the Seller that the Seller has a right to
transfer the Third Party List Information to
RetailRewardsGroup
and that the Seller has a right to provide offers from Advertisers to
the individuals whose personal information is included on the Seller's
list.
1.4 Other Information.
Other occasions when
RetailRewardsGroup
obtains information from individuals include (1) when an individual is
making a claim for a prize or seeking to redeem an incentive offered
by
RetailRewardsGroup
or by a Third Party, (2) when an individual requests assistance
through
RetailRewardsGroup
's customer service department, and (3) when an individual voluntarily
subscribes to a service or newsletter (together, "Other Information").
1.5 Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using
Technology.
RetailRewardsGroup
currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain
Internet-related information about an individual with information
about the individual in our database. Additionally,
RetailRewardsGroup
may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future
(together, "Technology Information").
(a) Cookies.
A cookie is a small amount of data stored on the hard drive of the individual's computer that allows RetailRewardsGroup to identify the individual with his or her corresponding data that resides in RetailRewardsGroup 's database. You may read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. Individuals who use the Websites need to accept cookies in order to use all of the features and functionality of the Websites.
(b) Web Beacons.
A web beacon is programming code that can be used to display an image on a web page (by using an programming function -- see http://truste.org for more information), but can also be used to transfer an individual's unique user identification (often in the form of a cookie) to a database and associate the individual with previously acquired information about an individual in a database. This allows RetailRewardsGroup to track certain websites an individual visits online. Web beacons are used to determine products or services an individual may be interested in, and to track online behavioral habits for marketing purposes. For example, RetailRewardsGroup might place, with the consent of a Third Party website, a web beacon on the Third Party's website where cosmetics are sold. When Jane, an individual listed in RetailRewardsGroup 's database, visits the cosmetic website, RetailRewardsGroup receives notice by means of the web beacon that Jane visited the cosmetics site, and RetailRewardsGroup would then update Jane's profile with the information that Jane is interested in cosmetics. RetailRewardsGroup may thereafter present offers of cosmetic related products and services to Jane. In addition to using web beacons on web pages, RetailRewardsGroup also uses web beacons in email messages sent to individuals listed in RetailRewardsGroup 's database.
(c) New Technology.
The use of technology on the Internet, including cookies and web beacons, is rapidly evolving, as is RetailRewardsGroup 's use of new and evolving technology. As a result, RetailRewardsGroup strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of technology.
(d) Usage Tracking.
RetailRewardsGroup tracks information related to the electronic mailings and web pages viewed by users and subscribers, as well as the hyperlinks clicked by subscribers, while viewing our emails or visiting our websites.
(e) Log Files.
Log files are used to track and monitor subscriber usage.
(f) Optional Registration.
RetailRewardsGroup may offer free voluntary registration to potential subscribers. During such registration, the subscriber is required to supply an email address and other personal information. This information is required if the subscriber wants to participate in Company services.(g) Feedback and Inquiries.
You have the ability to contact RetailRewardsGroup to provide us with their feedback. RetailRewardsGroup uses this information to respond to you and analyze customer service issues.
1.6 Outside Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
may receive information about individuals from Third Parties or from
other sources of information outside of
RetailRewardsGroup
including information located in public databases ("Outside
Information").
1.7 Individual Information.
As used herein, Individual Information means Survey Information, Third
Party List Information, Other Information, Technology Information, and
Outside Information, and any other information
RetailRewardsGroup
gathers or receives about individuals.
1.8 No Information Collected from Children.
RetailRewardsGroup
will never knowingly collect any personal information about children
under the age of 13. If
RetailRewardsGroup
obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information
about a child under the age of 13, that information will be
immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect
such information,
RetailRewardsGroup
has no such information to use or to disclose to Third Parties.
RetailRewardsGroup
has designed this policy in order to comply with the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
1.9 Credit Card Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
may in certain cases collect credit card numbers and related
information, such as the expiration date of the card ("Credit Card
Information") when an individual places an order from
RetailRewardsGroup
. When the Credit Card Information is submitted to
RetailRewardsGroup
, such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption
software.
RetailRewardsGroup
will use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing and
completing the purchase transaction, and the Credit Card Information
will be disclosed to Third Parties only as necessary to complete the
purchase transaction.
1.10 Links to External Websites.
RetailRewardsGroup
's emails and websites contain links to external websites. You will be
taken to external websites if you click on these links. Your
information may be passed from
RetailRewardsGroup
's database to the external website, and/or external database, for
your convenience (e.g. your information may be used to pre-fill a form
at a destination website).
RetailRewardsGroup
is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any
external website owner. We encourage you to review the privacy policy
of any website they visit.
2. USE OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION.
2.1 Discretion to Use Information.
THE COMPANY MAY USE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION FOR ANY LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE
PURPOSE IN COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION. The following paragraphs in
Section 2 describe how
RetailRewardsGroup
currently uses Individual Information, but
RetailRewardsGroup
may change or broaden its use at any time. As noted below,
RetailRewardsGroup
may update this policy from time to time.
RetailRewardsGroup
may use Individual Information to provide promotional offers or alerts to
individuals by means of email advertising, telephone marketing, SMS text messaging, direct
mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package stuffers, among
other possible uses.
2.2 Email and Unsubscribe Policy.
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to
individuals.
RetailRewardsGroup
may maintain separate email lists for different purposes. If email
recipients wish to end their email subscription from a particular
list, they need to follow the instructions at the end of each email
message to unsubscribe from the particular list.
RetailRewardsGroup 's unsubscribe process impacts only the future delivery of electronic mailings disseminated by RetailRewardsGroup on its own behalf. You may still receive electronic mailings sent on behalf of Third Parties and your personal information may still be shared with Third Parties for use in offline marketing and data appends, including email appends.
You should also note that unsubscribing from RetailRewardsGroup 's electronic mailings will not automatically unsubscribe the subscriber's information from any Third Party associates and licensees of the data. Since Third Party associates and licensee partners maintain separate databases from RetailRewardsGroup , and you will need to unsubscribe from each source individually, if desired. This allows you the freedom to pick and choose which subscriptions to maintain and which to discontinue.
2.3 Content of Email Messages.
In certain commercial email messages sent by
RetailRewardsGroup
, an Advertiser's name will appear in the "From:" line but hitting the
"Reply" button will cause a reply email to be sent to
RetailRewardsGroup
. The "Subject:" line of
RetailRewardsGroup
email messages will usually contain a line provided from the
Advertiser to
RetailRewardsGroup
.
2.4 Solicited Email.
RetailRewardsGroup
only sends email to individuals who, by registration as a member to
one of it's websites, have agreed to receive email and email
solicitations from
RetailRewardsGroup
, one of
RetailRewardsGroup
's websites or who have agreed on Third Party websites to receive
email from
RetailRewardsGroup
, it's agents, affiliates, subsidiaries or from third parties. As
such,
RetailRewardsGroup
does not send unsolicited email messages and certain statutes
requiring certain formatting for unsolicited email are not applicable
to
RetailRewardsGroup
' email messages.
2.5 Targeted Advertising.
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Individual Information to target advertising to an individual.
When an individual is using the Internet,
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Technology Information (see also Section 2.7 below) to associate
an individual with that person's Individual Information, and
RetailRewardsGroup
attempts to show advertising for products and services in which the
person has expressed an interest in the Surveys, indicated an interest
by means of Technology Information, and otherwise.
RetailRewardsGroup
may, at its discretion, target advertising by using email, direct
mail, telephones, cell phones, SMS text messaging, and other means of communication to
provide promotional offers.
2.6 Direct Mail and Telemarketing.
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Individual Information to advertise, directly or indirectly, to
individuals using direct mail marketing or telemarketing using
telephones and cell phones.
2.7 Use of Technology Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Technology Information (1) to match a person's Survey Information
and Third Party List Information to other categories of Individual
Information to make and improve profiles of individuals, (2) to track
a person's online browsing habits on the Internet, (3) to determine
which areas of
RetailRewardsGroup
's websites are most frequently visited. This information helps
RetailRewardsGroup
to better understand the online habits of individuals so that
RetailRewardsGroup
can target advertising and promotions to them.
2.8 Profiles of Individuals.
RetailRewardsGroup
uses Individual Information to make a profile of an individual. A
profile can be created by combining Survey Information and Third Party
List Information with other sources of Individual Information such as
information obtained from public databases.
2.9 Storage of Individual Information.
RetailRewardsGroup
stores the Individual Information in a database on leased computers.
Our computers have security measures (such as a firewall) in place to
protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under
RetailRewardsGroup
's control. Not withstanding such measures,
RetailRewardsGroup
cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent leased
computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual
Information on them stolen or altered.
3. DISSEMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION.
3.1 Sale or Transfer to Third Parties.
RetailRewardsGroup
MAY SELL OR TRANSFER INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY
PURPOSE IN
RetailRewardsGroup
'S SOLE DISCRETION.
3.2 Order Fulfillment.
RetailRewardsGroup
will transfer Individual Information to Third Parties when necessary
to provide a product or service that a person orders from such Third
Party while using
RetailRewardsGroup
websites or when responding to offers provided by
RetailRewardsGroup
.
3.3 Legal Process.
RetailRewardsGroup
may disclose Individual Information to respond to subpoenas, court
orders, and other legal processes.
3.4 Summary Data.
RetailRewardsGroup
may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as summary
or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups of
persons.
3.5 Access.
Individuals have access to their Individual Information collected to
provide an opportunity for an individual to correct, amend, or delete
such information. Access can be obtained by contacting info@
retailrewardsgroup.com
.
RetailRewardsGroup
may also grant advertising clients and email services providers'
access to an individual's email address to verify the origin of the
Individual Information collected.
4. PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THIRD PARTIES.
4.1 Advertiser cookies and web beacons.
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies
(together, "Advertisers") who place advertisements on the Websites and
on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and
other technology to collect information about individuals.
RetailRewardsGroup
does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and
RetailRewardsGroup
has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather
information about individuals.
4.2 Links.
The Websites and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to
the websites of Third Parties.
RetailRewardsGroup
is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such
other websites. Linked websites may contain links to websites
maintained by Third Parties. Such links are provided for your
convenience and reference only.
RetailRewardsGroup
does not operate or control in any respect any information, software,
products or services available on such Third Party websites. The
inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply any endorsement of
the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring
organization.
4.3 Affiliated Companies.
RetailRewardsGroup
may disclose, transfer, and sell Individual Information to entities
affiliated with
RetailRewardsGroup
in
RetailRewardsGroup
's discretion.
5. UNSUBSCRIBE PROCEDURES.
For SMS text messages, you may remove your information by replying "STOP", "END", or "QUIT" to the SMS text message you have received and we will remove your personal information within 10 days of receiving such request.
To unsubscribe from a particular list follow the instructions in each promotional email message sent by RetailRewardsGroup .
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at info@retailrewardsgroup.com.
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