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Privacy Policy of Affordable Dental
Plans.com
This page sets forth
the site terms and privacy policies of Affordable Dental
Plans.com (aka "This Site")
Site
Terms I. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This Site has
relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads
and links on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to This
Site, ad server companies may collect information such as your
domain type, your IP address, and clickstream information.
Please note
that when you click on one of these links, you are moving from
This Site to another Web site. We encourage you to read the
site terms and privacy statements of these linked sites as
their site terms and privacy policies may differ from ours.
II.
ORDERS
If you
purchase a product from one of the companies This Site
represents, they will request certain personally identifiable
information from you on their order form. You must provide
contact information (such as name, email, and shipping
address) and financial information (such as credit card
number, expiration date). This Site is not responsible for the
site terms or privacy policies of such other sites so review
their site terms and privacy policy before completing your
order.
III.
REGISTRATION FOR NEWSLETTER
If This Site
offers a newsletter then registration is required with This
Site, such as name and email address. We use this information
to contact you about the services on our site in which you
have expressed interest. We will never share this information
unless required to do so by law enforcement agencies, as
stated below in our privacy policy.
Privacy
Policy CONSUMER PRIVACY
I.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT: INDIVIDUAL INTERNET
CONSUMERS
A. Personally
Identifiable Information (PII). Under no circumstances does
This Site request or collect sensitive PII such as an Internet
user's medical/health conditions; racial or ethnic origin;
political, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations;
trade union membership or sex life.
B.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII). When a
consumer responds to or views an Internet advertisement served
by This Site (such as through third-party Web sites or email
solicitation) or visits an advertiser's web site, we send a
cookie and/or gif file ("Cookies") to assign an anonymous,
unique identifier to the end user's Internet browser. Cookies
are small data files commonly used on the Internet to help
optimize and personalize the Internet end user experience and
identify repeat visitors to Web sites.
This Site
uses Cookies to obtain information about the preferences of
consumers and the services they select; and also to optimize
and personalize the Internet user's experience. If the
Internet user re-visits the advertiser's site directly, This
Site is able to continue to track the user's activities.
Like most
standard Web site servers, we use log files to collect
Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet
service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type,
and date/time stamp. We use the information to analyze site
usage, administer the site, understand usage and navigation
trends in aggregate, and determine the relevance of content.
This information, however, is not linked to any personally
identifiable information.
We also may
use Internet browsing and online purchase data associated with
an anonymous identifier to develop a predictive statistical
user profile of the end user's needs and interests. This Site
does not use Cookies or log files to collect end users' names,
physical addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit
card numbers, social security numbers, or any other
information which can be used to identify a specific person.
We may match the IP address and user profile with email
address data obtained separately in order to better target
campaigns to meet user's interests, but will not share this
information with third parties.
This Site has
relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads
and links on our Web pages. Please note that when you click on
one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We
encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked
sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Some of these
other companies may use marketing technology that allows
advertisers to add non-personally-identifying demographic
information, such as age, gender, area code, or ZIP code, to
the non-identifiable profile data. Thus, there is no direct
connection between an end user's online choices and his or her
personal identity.
In some
cases, This Site receives and records partial email addresses
of Internet users, only in circumstances where the user
voluntarily provided its identity and contact information
through the Advertiser's site or third-party marketer's site.
This partial email address does not enable This Site to
personally identify an Internet User nor is it shared, sold,
rented, or given away.
II.
INFORMATION SHARING
This Site may
release account and any other personal information when we
believe release is appropriate to respond to a subpoena or
otherwise comply with the law; or protect the rights,
property, or safety of This Site or others. This may include
exchanging information with other companies and organizations
for fraud protection.
III.
CONSUMER CHOICE AND ACCESS
A. Opting
Out. Some Cookies have an "opt-out" option. This process
does not remove This Site's Cookie from your system; it simply
replaces it with an opt-out Cookie that does not contain any
unique identifiers. If this site provides such a process it is
detailed below.
Some of This
Site's Cookies do not have an "opt-out" option, yet you still
have the option of blocking the use of Cookies by changing a
setting in your Internet browser. Please see your browser
supplier's Web site for details on how to do this.
This site
does not maintain a process for an individual consumer to
opt-out of This Site's Cookies.
B. Accessing
Consumer Information. Because they are not directed
towards individual Internet users, most sites do not maintain
a process for an individual consumer to review and/or request
changes to any PII collected.
Except as
provided below, this site does not maintain a process for an
individual consumer to access his/her PII.
IV.
SECURITY
This Site
employs industry standard security measures to ensure the
security of all data. Any data that is stored on This Site's
servers is treated as proprietary and confidential and is not
available to the public. This Site allows access to this data
only to those employees or third parties who have a need to
know such information for the purpose of effectively
delivering This Site's products and services by means of user
login and password requirements.
No
transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be
completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not
under the control of This Site to intercept or access
transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we
strive to protect your PII, This Site cannot ensure or warrant
the security of any information you transmit to us. You
acknowledge and assume this risk when communicating with This
Site.
V.
CONSENT AND CHANGES
This Site may
find it necessary or be legally obligated to update this
Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post
those changes on this page and update the effective date so
that you are always aware of the information we collect, how
we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Except
as otherwise required by law, modifications to this Privacy
Policy will not affect the privacy of data collected by This
Site prior to the effective date of the policy
change.
VI.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY AND SPAM
This Site is
very sensitive to the issue of children's privacy and makes
every effort to protect the privacy of children using the
Internet. It is possible that This Site's Web site, products,
and services may may not be appropriate for or directed at
children. Children (persons under the age of 18) are not
eligible to do business with us and we do not collect personal
information from any person we actually know is under the age
of 13.
This Site is
committed to proper Internet practices and full compliance
with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. § 7701). It is our
policy to prohibit the sending of unsolicited or "Spam" e-mail
by This Site or any of our marketing partners.
Please note
that under the CAN-SPAM Act, an advertiser is required to
provide an opt-out mechanism for consumers to unsubscribe from
future emails about the advertiser. Although not required to
by law, many email marketers also include an opt-out mechanism
to enable consumers to be removed from their mailing list.
This has caused some confusion for consumers in opting out.
The table below clarifies which opt-out mechanism you should
use for commercial emails.
To receive no
further emails . . . Opt-Out Mechanism to Use about the
advertiser Advertiser's from the email marketing company
Opt-Out Mechanism from the advertiser or email marketing
company Both
VII.
DATA PROCESSING/SAFE HARBOR
The European
Union ("EU") maintains strict privacy laws. These rules differ
significantly from US laws. To reconcile these differences,
the US and the EU have created a Safe Harbor that defines
mutually acceptable privacy operations. This Site adheres to
the Safe Harbor principals. For more information see www.export.gov/safeharbor.
VIII.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, THIRD PARTY INFORMATION &
LANGUAGE
YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT
TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR
SITE TERMS (INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, AND ARBITRATION
OF DISPUTES). YOU AGREE THAT THIS SITE'S LIABILITY FOR ANY
BREACH OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER
OF THE VALUE OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU
BY THIS SITE OR $250 TO THE EXTENT SUCH CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE
BARRED BY OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. You also agree
that you have provided notice to, and obtained consent from,
any third party individuals whose personal data you supply to
This Site with regard to: (a) the purposes for which such
third party's personal data has been collected; (b) the
intended recipients or categories of recipients of the third
party's personal data; (c) which of the third party's data are
obligatory and which data, if any, are voluntary; and (d) how
the third party can access and, if necessary, rectify the data
held about them. It is the express will of the parties that
this agreement and all related documents have been drawn up in
English.
CONTACT
US For more information or if you have questions
or concerns regarding This Site's site terms or privacy
policy, please CONTACT US
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Updated June
23, 2008
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