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Privacy Policy Statement
General Overview
The purpose of this privacy policy is to disclose to you what information we may
collect, how we may collect it, with whom we may share it, and certain other matters
related to such information, including the choices you have regarding our collection
of information and our use and disclosure to other parties of information we may
have collected from you. deniserichards.com is committed to protecting your privacy.
We use the information we collect about you to facilitate commercial transactions
and to provide you with a more personalized experience. We have created this privacy
policy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting the privacy
of all of our customers and visitors. The following Privacy Statement discloses
the information-gathering and dissemination practices and policies of deniserichards.com.
Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses
the use and disclosure of information we collect from you online. For some services,
we either collect and transfer personal information to a service provider you have
selected, or you may visit other merchants through links on our site who may collect
and use your personal information. We encourage you to ask questions and to be very
cautious before you disclose your personal information to others. Please read the
following to learn more about our data collection policies and practices:
Types of information that may be collected
The personally identifiable information we collect is used to facilitate delivery
of products and/or services to our customers. In the process of providing these
products and/or services, we require our customers to provide certain personally
identifiable information. Specific details may include, but is not limited to the
following and may be subject to change:
• In the case of contests, promotions, and/or newsletter registrations: We require
all users and/or customers wishing to participate in any of our contests, drawings,
sweepstakes, promotions, or newsletters to complete a Participant Registration Form.
During this registration process we generate and collect certain personally identifiable
information.
• The personally identifiable information that may be collected from our customers
in completion of a registration form: Customer's first name, last name, zip code,
phone number, age and email address. Winners of contests, drawings, sweepstakes,
and/or promotions will be required to provide additional personally identifiable
information such as a shipping address and telephone number.
• In the case of product and/or service purchases: In order to complete the purchase
of a product and/or service, an online credit card transaction is required. During
this process we generate and collect certain verifiable personally identifiable
information.
• The personally identifiable information that may be collected from our customers
in completion of a product and/or service purchase: The verifiable personally identifiable
information required includes the customer's first and last name, first and last
name of the credit card owner, credit card billing address, credit card number,
credit card expiration date, customer's shipping address, phone number, and email
address. If a customer sends us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters,
we may collect such information into a file specific to you.
How is information collected?
We may collect information from you in several different areas on the Site, including
but not limited to those described below:
Registration
You may be asked first to complete a registration form and provide personally identifiable
information; you may also be asked to choose a user ID and password in order to
take advantage of certain features the Site may choose to offer, including, but
not limited to, Newsletters, Contests, Forums, Fantasy or other subscription based
services.
Newsletters and Site Emails
We may offer free newsletters to share information with you about the Site, about
us and our affiliates and subsidiaries, or about our business partners and advertisers
and sponsors. You may receive a newsletter either by registering for a particular
newsletter or in conjunction with a special feature or membership for which you
have registered on the Site. You may cancel your free email subscription by following
the instructions provided on the Site or, in some instances, in the designated area
of certain newsletters or emails.
Contests or Sweepstakes
We may operate contests and sweepstakes through the Site, which may require registration.
Your personally identifiable information may be used to contact you for winner notification,
prize delivery confirmation or other related purposes. We may ask your permission
to allow us to post publicly some of your information on the Site, such as on a
winner's page, in the event you win a contest or sweepstakes. Except as required
by applicable law, we will not post your information without your permission. In
some instances, a third party advertiser or sponsor may operate or host a contest
or sweepstakes on the Site, and collect your information. In those cases, where
we are not the operator or host of the contest or sweepstakes, we have no control
over the information collected and accordingly urge you to review the advertiser's
or sponsor's privacy policy applicable to the contest or sweepstakes before participating.
Surveys or Voting
From time-to-time we may request personally identifiable information from you via
surveys or voting polls. Participation is voluntary and you will have the opportunity
to decide whether or not to disclose information. At times, you may have to register
to vote or to take part in a survey.
Cookies
As with many Websites, the Site uses standard technology called "cookies," which
are small data files that are transferred to your computer when you allow your browser
to accept cookies. Cookies automatically identify your Web browser to the Site whenever
you visit the Site, and make using the Site easier for you by saving your passwords,
purchases, and preferences. By tracking how and when you use the Site, cookies help
us determine which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates
to the Site are based on data obtained from cookies. Accepting cookies allows you,
among other things, to personalize your experience on the Site. Cookies may also
allow the Site to present to you advertising which may be of interest to you. If
you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you generally
can opt out of providing this information by turning the cookies off in your browser;
however, some areas of the Site may not provide you with a personalized experience
if you have disabled the use of cookies.
IP Addresses and Click-stream Data
We may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data for purposes of system administration
and to report aggregate information to our advertisers and sponsors. An IP address
is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access
the Internet. Our computers identify your computer by its IP address. When you request
Web pages from the Site, our computers log your IP address. Click-stream data is
information collected by our computers when you request Web pages from the Site.
Click-stream data may include such information as the page served, the time, the
source of the request, the type of browser making the request, the preceding page
view and other such non-personal information. When analyzed, this data helps us
analyze how visitors arrive at the Site, what type of content is most popular, what
type of visitors in the aggregate are interested in particular kinds of content
and advertising, and the like.
Transaction Information
If you order any information from our Site, buy any of our products or subscribe
for any of the services offered on our Site, we will ask you to complete an order
form that will request certain information from you, including financial information
such as a credit card number and expiration date and general contact, billing and
shipping information. We will use this information to complete the transaction that
you have requested, i.e., to deliver the information, products or other services
that you order, and to invoice you. Such information is collected and stored through
encrypted means for your protection.
Fantasy Games
When you register to play Fantasy games, you may be asked to provide personally
identifiable information.
How we use the information we collect?
We internally use personally identifiable information about our customers to improve
our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze site usage, to improve
our content and product offerings and to customize our site's content and layout.
We believe these uses allow us to improve our site and provide better service to
our customers. We may occasionally use a customer's email address and, in rare situations
mailing address or phone number, to contact a customer regarding administrative
matters or notices. We may use information in the file we maintain about a customer
to resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
With whom the information may be shared?
Information we collect may be accessed by a variety of parties, depending upon the
project for which the information was originally collected, the terms of that engagement,
and the policies into or out of which the consumer has opted. From time to time,
we may send you an offer from deniserichards.com, its affiliated properties, and
our promotional partners based on the information you have provided us. In addition,
we may provide information we collect about you with third party companies regarding
promotions, sweepstakes and other opportunities / offers. These third parties are
subject to stringent data security and confidentiality requirements and, upon completion
of their fulfillment services, all information is returned to deniserichards.com
or is destroyed. While we believe this disclosure of your information will result
in opportunities that may be of interest to you, you have the right to tell us not
to give your information to any third party. If you want deniserichards.com to keep
all of your information we have collected confidential and not share it with any
third party, please either email us or mail your written request to:
deniserichards.com
C/O Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano
2120 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90404 US
Your request must include your name, email address, mailing address and must be
signed. (Signature only required for written request sent by regular mail). Please
allow six weeks to process your request. After your request has been fulfilled,
the only disclosures we will make are those required by law.
What choices do I have about deniserichards.com collecting, using, and sharing my
information?
It is possible for you to use much of our site without giving us any personally
identifiable information. When you do register with us or give us personally identifiable
information, you will have an opportunity at the time we collect your information
-- to limit e-mail communications from deniserichards.com and from our third-party
partners. You can request at any time that deniserichards.com not send future e-mail
to you either by unsubscribing from the communication or by contacting us. Also,
as mentioned above, there are ways to limit the information collected through technology
-- though some of our features won't work if you decide to do this.
What security precautions are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration
of your information?
We use industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally
identifiable information. However, please keep in mind that "perfect security" does
not exist on the Internet and/or the World Wide Web.
Chat Rooms, Forums, and Message Boards
The Site may make chat rooms, forums and message boards available to its users.
You are not required to provide any personal information when using these areas
but you may choose to do so. If you post personal information online, it will be
publicly available and you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties.
deniserichards.com cannot ensure the security of any information you choose to make
public in a chat room, forum, or message board. Also, we cannot ensure that parties
who have access to such publicly available information will respect your privacy.
Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these
areas.
Links to other Websites
You should be aware that when you are on the Site you could be directed to other
sites beyond our control. For example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement,
the "click" may take you off the Site onto a different Website. This includes links
from advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use the Site's logo as part of
a co-branding agreement. These other Websites may send their own cookies to you,
independently collect data or solicit personal information and may or may not have
their own published privacy policies. If you visit a Website that is linked to our
Site, you should consult that site's privacy policy before providing any personal
information.
A special note for parents concerning privacy
We do not encourage children to participate in providing us with any personally
identifiable information. We ask that children (18 years of age and under) do not
submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor under the age of 18 years,
please use our services only under the approval and supervision of your parents
or legal guardian(s). We support the guidelines and regulatory requirements provided
in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) -
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html
Limitation of Liability
By providing us with any personal information you expressly and unconditionally
release and hold harmless VirtuPoint, Inc., deniserichards.com and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability
for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with
the use and/or misuse of your collected personal information. In addition, while
deniserichards.com takes efforts to ensure the proper and appropriate use of deniserichards.com
data provided by deniserichards.com to third party companies, promotional partners
or vendors, deniserichards.com is not liable for any injuries, loss or damage of
any kind arising from or in connection with the use and/or misuse of your collected
personal information by deniserichards.com or the above-mentioned non-deniserichards.com
entities.
Notification of changes and acceptance of the Privacy Policy
By using this Site, you signify your agreement to the terms of our privacy policy.
deniserichards.com may change this policy from time to time. If so, any such changes
will be posted on this page, so that deniserichards.com may keep its users informed
of its information collection practices. Accordingly, we recommend that you consult
this page frequently so that you are aware of our latest policy. Your continued
use of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of such revised privacy policy.
Correcting and updating personal information
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or
if you no longer desire to access our Site, we will endeavor to provide a way to
correct, update or remove the personal data you have provided to us. This can be
done by making changes to your profile, by using an option out message in an email,
or by emailing us at:
deniserichards.com
C/O Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano
2120 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90404 US
Please click here to make any changes to your profile and/or opt out of deniserichards.com
registration.
Whom do I contact with questions or concerns about this privacy policy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site,
or your dealings with this site, please contact deniserichards.com by sending a
letter to:
deniserichards.com
C/O Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano
2120 Colorado Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90404 US
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