GiftCardGiftcard.net, as operated by Giftcard.net, a Giftcard.net, Inc. company, (hereafter "Giftcard.net" or "we," "our," and "us") is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to understand how your information will be treated as you make full use of website ("Service").
This Privacy Policy will let you know:
- How and when you are consenting to this Privacy Policy;
- Giftcard.net’s position on the use of its Service by minors and the collection of Personal Information from minors;
- What Personal Information Giftcard.net collects from you;
- What cookies and mobile device IDs are, and how Giftcard.net uses them;
- How Giftcard.net uses your information and with whom your information is shared;
- Giftcard.net’s policy regarding linked websites and embedded services;
- What your choices are regarding the collection, use, and distribution of your information;
- What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information;
- How long your data is kept;
- What we do not do;
- Giftcard.net’s policy on Do Not Track signals;
- What else you should know about your privacy;
- When this Privacy Policy is effective and how and when changes may be made;
- How to contact us.
Consent
By submitting to us any individually identifiable information that would allow us to determine the actual identity of, and contact, you as a specific living person ("Personal Information") (through the use of the Service and/or signing up to receive more information) you agree that we may collect, use, and disclose such Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted or required by law. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not provide any Personal Information to us. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, or if you choose not to provide us with any required Personal Information, we may not be able to provide you with the Service and/or advertisements and other services that can be offered on the Service only if we have access certain Personal Information.
Minors
Minors (as defined under the laws of THEIR jurisdiction or residence) are not eligible to use the Service in any way. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from any minor, and we will not use this information if we discover that it has been provided by a minor.
What Personal Information does Giftcard.net collect from you?
Giftcard.net collects information in several ways. Some Personal Information is gathered when you create a Giftcard.net account through the Service ("Account"). When creating an Account, you will provide us with (1) your name; (2) email address; (3) physical address; (4) credit or debit card information, or other form of payment, connected to a bank account based in the United States; and (5) any other information we may request in connection with creating an Account, including for purposes of validating your identity or the veracity of your Account information. If you send or receive direct messages to other Service users, whether publicly or privately ("chat"), you provide us the content of your chats. We will also keep track of certain user metrics, which may include, without limitation, where you access the Service (geolocation), how frequently you use the Service, and how you use the Service.
What are cookies and mobile device IDs, and how does Giftcard.net use them?
Giftcard.net uses cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A "cookie" is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser or smartphone device from a web server and stored on your device’s hard drive. Generally, we use cookies to collect additional Service usage data, improve our Service, and personalize your experience. Using cookies helps us to gather and monitor Service analytics and data; authenticate your login to the Service ensure a safe experience; prevent spam, scammers, and phishers; and facilitate user-to-user interactions, such as chatting, posting and sharing Content, and providing links to third-party services.
Giftcard.net also uses mobile device IDs, which are unique identifiers assigned to each mobile device, to recognize you when you use the Service on a mobile device. We may use your mobile device ID to store your preferences, track your Service use, and more.
How does Giftcard.net use your information and with whom is your information shared?
Our primary goal in collecting Personal Information is to provide you with the best experience possible through our Service. The majority of information that is collected about you is for the purpose of better understanding our users, expanding our user base, and ensuring that you have a safe and worry-free experience by blocking or flagging users who abuse the Service. We may also use the information we collect for purposes including, without limitation, advertisement tracking and analytics, supporting and improving our Service functionality, personalizing your user experience, and maintaining the security of our users and the Service.
We will not share your Personal Information except as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We may share information, including Personal Information, without notice, with third parties that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include, fulfilling orders, advertisement tracking and analytics, member screenings, supporting our Service functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys, and other features offered through the Service.
We may disclose your Personal Information in the following additional circumstances:
- To effect a corporate transaction, in connection with the sale, merger, spin-off or other corporate reorganization of our corporation, where the information is provided to the new controlling entity in regular course of business. In the event of such an occurrence, we will make every effort to inform you of the transfer of your Personal Information;
- As is required by our insurers and by regulatory agencies or to employees, contractors, consultants, and agents of Giftcard.net to perform necessary actions in the normal course of business. No more information than is required in these circumstances will be provided;
- To establish or exercise our legal rights, to defend against legal claims, when otherwise required by law or in response to a court order, or to comply with law enforcement; and
- To enforce this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use;
Linked websites and applications, and embedded services
The Service may contain links that will let you leave the Service and access another website or mobile application. Similarly, portions of Service may employ the use of embedded services from third-parties, such as for the processing of credit card transactions. These "linked websites" and "linked applications" are not under our control and it is possible that these websites or applications have a different privacy policy. This Privacy Policy applies solely to Personal Information that is acquired through our Service. We accept no responsibility or liability for your use or disclosure of Personal Information to linked websites or applications.
What are your choices regarding the collection, use, and distribution of your information?
The disclosure of Personal Information is required to create an Account, which is required to access our Service. If you do not wish to disclose the requisite information you are free to discontinue use of the Service.
You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you may have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies the Service may not be displayed or function in the way we intend.
Our Service will deliver "push" notifications to your phone or mobile device. You can disable these notifications through the App or going into your device’s application settings.
What is Giftcard.net’s policy on allowing you to update, correct, or delete your Personal Information?
If you wish to update, correct, or delete any of the information about you stored by the Service, send an inquiry to [javascript protected email address]. You can also change your Personal Information by logging into your Account and changing the settings. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information?
We will take the appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect your Personal Information and other data provided to or collected by us that are necessary to comply fully with any and all applicable laws, obligations, and regulations.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our Service, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
How long is your Personal Information stored?
We may retain your Personal Information for as long as permitted by law and as long as is necessary to permit you to use our Service without the requirement of resubmitting the same information.
What we do NOT do
We do not and will not, at any time, request your credit card information, login name, or password, in an unsecure or unsolicited e-mail or telephone communication.
Do Not Track disclosure
Mobile device users can set their device preferences to Do Not Track ("DNT") to tell websites and services not to collect information from that device. However, we do not recognize or respond to DNT signals.
What else should you know about your privacy?
If you choose to use our Service you should be aware that any information transmitted electronically via the Internet may not be secure. We assume no liability for the loss or misuse of any information that you transmit to us via the Internet.
Further, the information you upload or post to publicly viewable pages on the Service is publicly available and may be viewed, collected, and used by other users. Please refer to our Terms of Use regarding the posting of content and interactions with other users, and we encourage you to caution and discretion with respect to your personal information.
In communicating with you, we may send e-mail as unencrypted plain text because we are aware that most customers cannot easily process encrypted e-mail. This is done for your convenience, but with the security concern that, if misrouted or intercepted, it could be read more easily than encrypted e-mail.
Effective date of this Privacy Policy and future modification
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 10/25/2017. We reserve the right to make changes, deletions, modifications, or provide supplements to this policy from time to time. Changes will apply to the information collected after the date of changes as well as to existing information held by us and will take effect immediately upon publication, unless otherwise stated in writing by Giftcard.net. You agree that the express acceptance by you, or your continued use of our Service after publication of changes, shall constitute your acceptance of the current Privacy Policy.
How to contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email as follows:
Giftcard.net Support
[javascript protected email address]
Re: Privacy Policy
cc:
Zachary Levine, Esq.
Wolk & Levine, LLP
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