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PRIVACY POLICY
We operate the Internet site for our company, Baby Gifts Authority. All information provided in this Privacy Policy pertains to www.babygiftsauthority.com (“website”) and Baby Gifts Authority (“Company”). In using our website, you agree to our use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Company recognizes that privacy of your personal information is important. Our Privacy Policy explains what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use and visit our website, and how we safeguard your information. We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
I. General
A. Our Company takes your privacy seriously and we utilize reasonable efforts to protect your privacy. We have created this Privacy Policy in order to share with you our information collection and use practices. Please read this policy carefully before sharing any personally identifiable information described below.
B. This policy applies solely to the website located at www.babygiftsauthority.com. Since this is a growing website and because Internet technologies are constantly evolving, these guidelines are subject to change at any time and any changes will be posted on this page.
C. The following words used in this Privacy Policy shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Personal Information" shall mean all data and/or information provided by, you. Such data and/or information may include personally identifiable information, such as your name, e-mail address and zip code.
(2) "Company’s website" shall mean all websites on which Baby Gifts Authority provides products, information and/or services.
(3) "You" shall mean all users of Company’s website, including Employees, Contractors or Customers.
(4) "Products, Information and Services" shall mean all products, information and/or services provided by Baby Gifts Authority, its advertisers or 3rd party partners.
II. Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
A. In order to use certain services of our website, either now or in the future, you may be asked for, or you may choose to provide, certain personally identifiable information such as name, email address and similar information.
B. Company will not collect personally identifiable information from you while you use the website unless you voluntarily provide it to us or authorize us to collect such information.
C. Company will never knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Should that ever occur, Company will comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
D. If you are a California resident, you also have the right to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain personal information with 3rd-parties. California law gives you the right to request the following information:
(1) The information we disclosed to 3rd-parties for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year
(2) The names and addresses of the third parties that received that information; and
(3) If the nature of the 3rd-party's business cannot be ascertained from their name, examples of the products or services they provide to the public.
Company may provide this information in a standardized format that is not specific to you. The email address for these requests is
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III. Use of Personally Identifiable Information
A. Company may use or disclose personally identifiable information in order to operate and manage our website, to provide services that you have requested, either now or in the future, or respond to your inquires or requests.
B. Company may also disclose personally identifiable information in the establishment or exercise of legal rights or defenses against legal claims, to comply with applicable laws or regulations, to comply with a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order or to investigate suspected fraud or a violation of these Privacy Policies and our Terms and Conditions of Use.
C. Company will never sell or share your personally identifiable information to any 3rd-party not affiliated with Company, without your consent, except in connection with the sale or merger of Baby Gifts Authority.
IV. Collection of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Company does collect and track certain non-personally identifiable information, including but not limited to, IP (Internet Protocol) addresses and browser type (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc), access times, domain names, usage habits and other information which does not specifically identify any individual.
V. Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Company may use and/or disclose non-personally identifiable information for any number of reasons, including but not limited to, working with business partners and contractors, and improving our website and services.
VI. Log Files
As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Comcast Cable), the browser you used to visit our website (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our website and which pages you visited throughout our website.
VII. Rules for Submissions and Messages
A. Responsibility for what is posted on our website, in discussion groups, blogs or other public forums, lies with you; you, alone, are responsible for the content of your messages and the consequences of any such messages.
B. Company cannot, and does not, review every submission you may make. Company neither endorses nor guarantees the accuracy or propriety of any submission.
C. Company reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to restrict or prohibit your use of our website if we believe you are violating any of the Terms and Conditions of Use or Privacy Policies contained herein, and further, to remove, edit, or relocate any submitted content, as Company sees fit, whether for legal or any other reasons.
VIII. User Conduct
A. User understands that all information, data, text, graphics, messages or other materials ("Content"), are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, not Company, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post or otherwise transmit.
B. Company does not control the Content posted and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
C. You agree not to use Company website in order to:
(1) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(2) harm minors in any way;
(3) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, Company officials, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(4) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the website or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another accessible page);
(5) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(6) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
(7) upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
(8) upload, post or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(9) interfere with or disrupt the servers or networks connected to Company website, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the site;
(10) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the United States and its political subdivisions, and any other regulations having the force of law;
(11) "stalk" or otherwise harass another;
(12) collect or store personal data about others who use our website;
(13) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals;
(14) engage in commercial activities without the express written consent of Company. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:
a) Offering for sale any products, information or services;
b) Soliciting for advertisers, employees or sponsors;
c) Conducting raffles or contests that require an entry fee;
d) Displaying a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those that are generated by banner or link exchange websites; or,
e) Displaying banners for websites that provide cash or cash-equivalent prizes to users in exchange for hyperlinks to their websites.
IX. Cookies and how are they used
A. Cookies and Web Beacons are small text files that a website can write to your computer.
B. Company uses Cookies and Web Beacons to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our website. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums.
C. Company also uses 3rd-party advertisements to support our website. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as Cookies, DART Cookies and/or Web Beacons when they advertise on our website, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google, through the Google AdSense or Analytics program) information, including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our website, and in some cases, whether you have Flash Technology installed. This is generally used for geo-targeting purposes (i.e. showing New York real estate ads to someone who lives in New York) or showing certain ads based on specific websites you visited (i.e. such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking websites).
D. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our Cookies, Web Beacons or 3rd-party Cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our website as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
X. Your privacy with websites linked from our website
Company website contains links to various other websites. Each of these websites may have a Privacy Policy that differs from that of Company. The privacy practices of other websites linked to Company website are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
XI. What about data security?
A. Personally identifiable Information collected by our website is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. Company employs the use of built-in firewalls (a combination of computer hardware and software) to keep unauthorized users from accessing information through our computer network. Only those employees and contractors who need access to your Personal Information in order to do their jobs are allowed access, each having signed confidentiality agreements. Any employee or contractor who violates our Privacy Policy will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.
B. To ensure the security of your data, including e-mail addresses, Company always uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving user data exchanged with our website.
XII. Spyware
Company never uses or installs spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
XIII. Newsletters and Opting Out
In the event that we distribute electronic newsletters or RSS feeds, now or in the future, we will collect e-mail addresses and may collect zip codes and other information of all those who subscribe to these publications. Anyone who wishes to stop receiving the electronic newsletter can, at any time, click on the “Unsubscribe” feature located within each electronic newsletter. When you unsubscribe (opt-out), Company will automatically remove your e-mail address and name (that you voluntarily provided upon opting-in for the Newsletter) from our records.
XIV. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Company may update this Privacy Policy, from time to time. When we make changes to this Privacy Policy, the "last updated" date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy will be updated. If Company makes any substantial changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share your personal information, Company will notify you by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address you most recently provided us (unless you have never provided an email address), and/or by posting notice of the changes on our website. Company recommends that you check our website frequently to see whether any changes have been made to this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions of Use.
XIV. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at
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. If you have other questions regarding online security, in general, we refer you to the Federal Trade Commission's website at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/data.shtm for information about how to protect yourself against identity theft.
XV. Effective Date
This Privacy Policy was last updated on November 22, 2009.
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