SurfBuddies Assistant Privacy Policy
SurfBuddies is committed to protecting your privacy on-line. We hope the
following information will help you understand how SurfBuddies
collects, uses and safeguards the personal information you
provide on our website and through your use of our applications
and/or services. This SurfBuddies Privacy Policy is in effect for
all of the Web pages and Web sites owned and operated by
SurfBuddies, including www.SurfBuddies.com.
This policy will let you know about:
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What personally identifiable information is collected from you?
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How SurfBuddies uses the information that we collect from you?
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Who is collecting your information and with whom it is shared?
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What options you have regarding collection, use, and
distribution of your information?
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The kind of security precautions that are in place to
protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information.
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Use of the SurfBuddies web site by children.
What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected From Me:
In general, you can visit the SurfBuddies web site without telling us who you are or
revealing any information about yourself. IP addresses
(e.g., whether the user is logged on from a .com, .gov
or .edu domain), and domain names (the Internet address
of a computer) are logged to track a user's session. This
gives us an idea of which parts of our site users are
visiting and how long they spend there. We do not link
IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This
means that a user's session will be tracked, but the user
will be anonymous. The user's browser also lets us know
the type of computer and operating system being used
(e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform).
Purchasers of SurfBuddies services, however, will be
required to provide contact and billing information about
themselves, including your name, email address, postal
address, shipping and billing addresses, and possibly
credit card information. Whenever SurfBuddies collects
personal information, we make an effort to include a link
to this Privacy Policy on that page. Any time we ask for a
credit card number, we transmit that credit card number in
an encrypted format using industry-standard SSL (secure
socket layer) encryption.
How Does SurfBuddies Use the Information Collected:
When we capture such information about your session or about you, we may use it for
research or to improve our site and the services we
offer you, check the user's qualifications for
registration, or to bill the user for products or
services. We will ask you if you want us to use the
information you provide to continue contact with you
either via email or postal mail (for example, to send
you information or special offers, or for other
marketing purposes).
A cookie is a small file containing
personal information which is placed on your hard
drive for record-keeping purposes. Only that information
which you provide is included in the cookie, and cookies
cannot take any additional information from your
hard drive.
Who Is Collecting My Information and With Whom Is It Shared:
When you are at the SurfBuddies
site or using the SurfBuddies services, and are asked
for personal information, you are sharing that
information only with SurfBuddies and its customary
business partners unless otherwise specifically
stated. For example, if you are ordering an upgrade
through the SurfBuddies site, we will be sharing your
shipping address with our manufacturing and shipping
partners to ensure the package is delivered to you,
and we will be sharing your credit card number with
other financial partners to affect payment. This is
to enable the transaction to take place. In some
cases, we may offer a service or promotion in conjunction
with another company, and collect information that
will be shared by both companies. If data will be
shared in that manner, you will be notified prior to
the time of data collection or transfer. If you do not
wish to have your data shared, you can simply opt not
to use such service or participate in such promotion.
Occasionally SurfBuddies may selectively provide
certain personal information (other than credit card
numbers or bank account information) to other companies
or organizations that have products or services we think
may interest you. If you do not wish to have your data
shared in this manner, you may indicate such preference
when you provide the personal information to SurfBuddies.
The other circumstance under which
SurfBuddies may disclose your personal information to
another party is when we believe in good faith that the
law requires such a disclosure. For example we will share
such information if we have reason to believe that the
information is necessary to identify, contact or bring
legal action against someone who may be either causing
injury to or interference with SurfBuddies' rights or
property, other SurfBuddies customers or affiliates, or
anyone else accessing the web site. Please keep in mind
that any other web sites that may be linked to from our
site may collect personally identifiable information
about you. The data collection practices of those web
sites are not covered by SurfBuddies' privacy policy.
What Options Do I Have Regarding the Collection, Use and Distribution
of My Personal Information:
If you provide us with your e-mail
or postal address, or have done so in the past, we
may use it to send you updates on the latest
SurfBuddies products and promotions. We may use
information you have given to us, for example, to
measure consumer interest in our various products, or
to inform you about new products and services. These
offers may be based on information you provided in
your initial transaction with us or in surveys.
SurfBuddies provides customers with an easy means to
decline to receive such e-mail offers. All e-mail
offers that you receive from SurfBuddies will tell
you how to decline further e-mail offers. From time
to time, we may also ask if you want us to share your
personal information with other companies that offer
related services. If you do not want SurfBuddies or other
companies to contact you, you can choose to not have
such information shared and SurfBuddies will respect
your wishes. We will notify you at the time of data
collection or transfer if your data may be shared with a
third party and you will be provided the option of
either requesting that we not transfer your personal
information or not participating in the particular
promotion.
What Kind ofSecurity Precautions Are In Place to Protect the Loss,
Misuse or Alteration of My Personal Information:
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, SurfBuddies cannot ensure or warrant the
security of any information you transmit to us or from
our on-line products or services, and you do so at your
own risk. Once we receive your information, we make all
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on
our systems.
Please note, that as a global
company, SurfBuddies may have international offices and
users all over the world. When you give SurfBuddies
personal information, that information may be sent
electronically to servers outside of the country where
you originally entered the information, such as to the
United States or other countries. In addition, that
information may be used, stored or processed outside of
the country where you entered that information. Whenever
SurfBuddies handles personal information as described
above, regardless of where this occurs, SurfBuddies
takes steps to ensure that your information is treated
securely, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any
applicable local laws.
Use of theSurfBuddies Web Site by Children:
While SurfBuddies' product ad
campaigns and marketing materials may be viewed by
children, our on-line services are not directed to
children and we do not generally target children as
customers, or solicit data, or knowingly collect
personally identifiable information from them.
SurfBuddies encourages parents and guardians to spend
time on-line with their children and to participate in
the interactive activities offered on the sites their
children visit. No information should be submitted to,
or posted at, SurfBuddies' web site by visitors under
18 years of age. Users under 18 are not permitted to
register for SurfBuddies' services.
Your Acceptance of These Terms:
By using this site or registering
for the SurfBuddies Products and/or Services, you signify
your assent to the SurfBuddies Privacy Policy. If you
do not agree to this policy, please do not use our
site or register for our products and/or services. We
reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, add,
or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please
check this page periodically for changes. Your continued
use of the SurfBuddies site following the posting of
changes to these terms means you accept the changes.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy,
the practices of this Web site, or your dealings with
us, please contact us. You may send email to:
, or you may send regular mail to the following postal
address:
SurfBuddies
PO Box 81924
San Diego, CA 92138-1924.