Handbago Privacy Policy
At Handbago.com we appreciate your readership and value your personal privacy. We respect the personal nature of the information you provide us on our site and acknowledge the importance of protecting this information. We take very seriously the private nature of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat the information we collect when you visit our site and/or register for our site. Each time you visit Handbago.com or provide us with information, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy at that time. Please read this policy carefully.
Personal Information
Handbago has several email options that members can opt-in to. Handbago does not collect any other personal information that you do not expressly provide. Handbago will never sell, rent or share your personal information, including your e-mail address, with any third parties for marketing purposes without your express permission.
Information Other Websites Collect From You
On the site, we place links to other sites operated by other parties. Some of these other sites contain our brand names and trademarks and other intellectual property that we own; others do not. When you click on these links and visit these other sites, regardless of whether or not they contain our brand names, trademarks and other intellectual property, you need to be aware that we do not control these other sites or these other sites' business practices, and that this privacy policy does not apply to these other sites. Consequently, the operators of these other site may collect different kinds of information about you, and may use and disclose that information in different ways than we would if it were collected on the site. We encourage you to review their privacy policies and remind you that we will not be responsible for their actions.
Non-Personal Information
We may also request non-personally identifiable information, such as [annual income, buying preferences, or age], also known as demographic and profile data, though this information is optional. We may use this data to improve our site and/or tailor your experience at our site, showing you content that we think you might be interested in, and displaying content according to your preferences. We may also share this information with others, such as advertisers interested in advertising on our site, in aggregate, anonymous form, which means that the information will not contain any personally identifiable information about you or any other person. This site reserves the right to release information on Internet Users if compelled to do so by proper judicial or governmental authorities. Disclosure shall be limited to only those we are compelled to disclose to. At present, all information processing occurs in the United States.
Agents
Handbago.com may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include sending e-mail, removing repetitive information from user lists, analyzing data, and providing marketing assistance. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
Promotional Offers
Sometimes we send offers to select groups of Handbago users on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and e-mail address. If you do not want to receive such offers, please use our User Administration pages to adjust your preferences.
Choice/Opt-Out
If we ever send you information via e-mail concerning new products or services that you did not expressly request, we will provide you with an e-mail address by which you may request no future notices.
Cookies
Handbago uses cookies to keep track of session IDs. A cookie is a small piece of information stored by a web server on your computer's hard drive. Any cookie in use by our server is temporary and will be removed when the user logs out or is timed-out by the server. Additionally, we record IP addresses to analyze trends and administer the site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider when you connect to the Internet. IP addresses are NOT linked to any personally identifiable information.
Security
All information described above is stored on restricted database servers.
Children
Handbago is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years old, you may not submit information about yourself to Handbago.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit Handbago, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms and Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of California. If you have any concern about privacy at Handbago.com, please send us a thorough description via the contact us form, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Terms of Service will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our site frequently to see recent changes. Handbago.com reserves the right to change or update this policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or our site in general, please contact us.
Updated June 28, 2009 (c) Handbago.com
