Privacy Policy for IdeaSpots.com
Welcome to IdeaSpots.com. Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy governs data collection and usage on IdeaSpots.com, including any related content, functionality, and services offered on or via the website (collectively, the “Website”). By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
1. Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with the services offered on our Website, IdeaSpots.com may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
If you purchase IdeaSpots.com’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
We may also collect anonymous demographic information which is not unique to you, such as your:
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Political Affiliation
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through IdeaSpots.com’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
2. Use of your Personal Information
IdeaSpots.com collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
IdeaSpots.com may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from IdeaSpots.com and its affiliates.
3. Sharing Information with Third Parties
IdeaSpots.com does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
IdeaSpots.com may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to IdeaSpots.com, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
IdeaSpots.com may disclose your personal information, without notice, 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 IdeaSpots.com or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of IdeaSpots.com; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of IdeaSpots.com, or the public.
4. Tracking User Behavior
IdeaSpots.com may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within IdeaSpots.com, in order to determine what IdeaSpots.com services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within IdeaSpots.com to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
5. Automatically Collected Information
IdeaSpots.com may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the IdeaSpots.com website.
6. Use of Cookies
The IdeaSpots.com website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize IdeaSpots.com pages or register with IdeaSpots.com site or services, a cookie helps IdeaSpots.com to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same IdeaSpots.com website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the IdeaSpots.com features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the IdeaSpots.com services or websites you visit.
7. Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
8. Security of your Personal Information
IdeaSpots.com secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. IdeaSpots.com uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
9. Right to Deletion
- Delete your personal information from our records, and
- Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
- Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
- Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another to express themselves, or exercise another right provided for by law;
- Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research if you previously provided informed consent;
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
- Comply with a legal obligation; or
- Make other internal and lawful uses of the information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
- 10. Children Under Thirteen
- IdeaSpots.com does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
- 11. E-mail Communications
- From time to time, IdeaSpots.com may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from IdeaSpots.com, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email.
- 12. Changes to this Statement
- IdeaSpots.com reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
- 13. Contact Information
- IdeaSpots.com welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that IdeaSpots.com has not adhered to this Statement, please contact IdeaSpots.com at:
- Email Address:
- [email protected]
- We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
- 14. Effective Date
- This Privacy Policy is effective as of [Current Date] and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
- Conclusion
- IdeaSpots.com is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the IdeaSpots.com website and governs data collection and usage. By using the IdeaSpots.com website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
- Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at IdeaSpots.com. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at [email protected]..