This privacy statement covers the site [www.ShickleEnterprises.com]. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to our users privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance.
1. What personally identifiable information Shickle Enterprises collects.
2. What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How Shickle Enterprises uses the information.
5. With whom Shickle Enterprises may share user information.
6. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
7. What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Shickle Enterprises control.
8. How users can
correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or concerns
regarding this statement, they should first contact Don Shickle by EMAIL,
PHONE, or POSTAL MAIL. www.ShickleEnterprises.com
has agreed to notify users of:
Shickle Enterprises is the sole owner of the information collected on www.ShickleEnterprises.com
. Shickle Enterprises collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.
Currently, No registration is
necessary in order to use this Web site.
Should registration be required in the future, a user is
required to give contact information ,such as name and email address. We will
use this information to contact the user about services on our site for which he
has expressed interest. It is
optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as income level
and gender), and unique identifiers (such as, username and password), but
encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site. We may also require a users social
security number to provide payment of commissions or
other compensation.
We
store information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear gifs, and/or
third parties to create a profile of our users. A profile is stored information that we
keep on individual users that details their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected information is
tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide offers and
improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a
users visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to
them. We do not share your profile
with other third parties.
A
cookie is a piece of data stored on the users computer tied to information
about the user. Usage of a cookie is
in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our
site. We use both session ID cookies and
persistent cookies. For the session
ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file
stored on the users hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent
cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file
directions.
By
setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more
than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only
drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our
site. For example, the user will
not be able to participate in any of our sweepstakes, contests or monthly
drawings that take place. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. See the Profile
section.
Some of our business
partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies for
advertising.
Like most standard Web site
servers we use log files. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number
of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement in the
aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to
personally identifiable information.
Clear Gifs can "work with"
existing cookies on a computer if they are both from the same Web site or
advertising company. That means,
for example, that if a person visited www.companyX.com, which uses an
advertising company's clear gif, the Web site [or advertising company] would
match the clear gif's identifier and the advertising company's cookie ID number,
to show the past online behavior for that computer. This collected information
would then be given to the advertising company [or Web site].
In addition, we may use
clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened
by the recipients. This allows us
to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of
our marketing campaigns. If users
would like to opt-out of these emails, please see the Opt-out section.
Communications from the
Site
We
send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username.
Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we
present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see the
Choice and Opt-out sections.
If
a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information
such as name and email address. Out
of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these
communications. Please see the
Choice and Opt-out sections.
On
rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related
announcement. For instance, if our
service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an
email. Generally, users may not
opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not
promotional in nature. Users may
opt-out of these communications. Please see our Choice and Opt-out section.
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.
Sharing
Though we make every effort
to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when
required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is
necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal
process served on our Web site.
We
may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to
any personally identifiable information.
Shickle
Enterprises DOES NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties
Advertisers.
Third
Party Intermediaries
Should we use an outside
shipping company to ship orders, or a credit card processing company to
bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store
or use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes.
Should we partner with other
third parties to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these
particular services, we would share names, or other contact information that is
necessary for the third party to provide these services. These third parties are not allowed to
use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing
these services.
In
the event Shickle Enterprises goes through a business transition, such
as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its
assets, users personal information will, in most instances, be part of the
assets transferred.
Our
users are given the opportunity to opt-out of having their information used
for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for
information. For example, our order
form has an opt-out mechanism so users who buy a product from us, but dont
want any marketing material, can keep their email address off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at doitnow@hvc.rr.com Or the user may contact us at 845-562-3744 to opt-out.
Users of our site are always
notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an
informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that
require an outside party.
This Web site contains links
to other sites. Please be aware that we, Shickle Enterprises is not
responsible for the 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 each and every Web
site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this Web site.
From time-to-time our site
requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or
contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or
not to disclose this information.
The requested information typically includes contact information (such as
name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information will be used [shared
with the contest [survey] sponsors] to notify the winners and award prizes. [Anonymous] Survey information will be
used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site. Users personally
identifiable information is not shared with third parties unless we give prior
notice and choice. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or
contests, they may not use users personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes.
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friends name and email address. Shickle Enterprises will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. Shickle Enterprises stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email [and tracking the success of our referral program]. The friend may contact Shickle Enterprises at doitnow@hvc.rr.com to request the removal of this information from our database.
Please keep in mind that
whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on
message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas - that information can be
collected and used by others. In short, by posting personal information online
that is publicly accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other
parties in return.
This
Web site takes every precaution to protect our users information. When users submit sensitive information
via the Web site, their information is protected both online and
off-line.
While we protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our users information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment, behind both software and hardware firewalls. If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to doitnow@hvc.rr.com
In
order for this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is
necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information from
3rd party sources.
Enhancement
of Marketing Profile
We
purchase third party marketing data and add it to our existing user database to
better target our advertising and provide pertinent offers we think our users
would be interested in. We use this
information to enhance or overlay the profile of individual users. This
aggregate marketing data is therefore tied to the users personally identifiable
information. See also the
Profile.
If
a users personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone,
email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide
a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users personally identifiable
information. This can usually be done by emailing our Customer Support at
doitnow@hvc.rr.com.
[Or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information
listed below].
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If, however, we are going to use users personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email or by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
If
users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please
contact us at:
Phone: 845-764-4176
Fax: 845-562-3744
Fax
845-562-1719
Email doitnow@hvc.rr.com
Postal Address 16 Hill
St., Newburgh, NY 12550