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PRIVACY
STATEMENT
1stdigest.org is a
licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent,
non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals and
organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for
personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information
practices. This privacy
statement covers the site WWW.1stdigest.org. 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 by TRUSTe.
1.
What personally identifiable information 1stdigest.org collects.
2.
What personally identifiable information third parties collect
through the Web site.
3.
What organization collects the information.
4.
How 1stdigest.org uses the information.
5.
With whom 1stdigest.org 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 1stdigest.org control.
8.
How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or
concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact Web
Administrator] by EMAIL, PHONE, or POSTAL MAIL. If they do not receive
acknowledgment of their inquiry or their inquiry is not satisfactorily
addressed, they should then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe
Watchdog Dispute Resolution Process (http://www.truste.org/users/users_watchdog_intro.html).
TRUSTe will serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve users
concerns.
Information
Collection and Use
Information Collection
1stdigest.org
is the sole owner of the information collected on 1stdigest.org. 1stdigest.org
collects information from our users at several different points on our Web
site.
Order
We
request information from the user on our order form. A user must provide
contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and
financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date).
This information is used for billing purposes and to fill
customer’s orders. If we
have trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact the
user.
Information
Use
Information
collected on this site is not shared with any third party.
Profile
No
profile is created unless submitted through an online form. Then the
collected information is stored in a location inaccessible to anyone other
that the site administrator.
We
do not share your profile with other third parties.
Cookies
No
cookies are used in this web site.
Third Party
Advertising
No
third party advertising appears on this site. This
privacy statement covers the use of cookies by 1stdigest.org only and
does not cover the use of cookies by any external web sites or their
advertisers.
Log Files
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 user’s
movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use. IP addresses,
etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Clear
Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
Clear
Gifs are not used in this web site.
Communications
from the Site
Special
Offers and Updates
No
communications are initiated by us unless an online form is completed
requesting contact.
Customer
Service
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
Legal
Disclaimer
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.
Aggregate
Information (non-personally identifiable)
This
site is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
Third
Party Advertisers
No
third party advertisers exist on this web site.
These are the instances in which we will share
users’ personal information:
None.
Service
Providers
We
partner with other third parties AmeriPlan USA to
provide specific services. When the
user signs up for their services, we share names, and other contact
information. Credit card and checking account information is never shared.
These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Business
Transitions
In
the event 1stdigest.org 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. Users
will be notified via email and by notice on our Web site for 30 days prior
to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a
result of the business transition, the users’ personally identifiable
information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the
time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our
notification of changes section.
Choice/Opt-out
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 don’t want any marketing material, can keep their
email address off of our lists.
Users
who no longer wish to receive promotional communications may opt-out of
receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject
line in the email or email us at remove
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.
Links
This
Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, 1stdigest.org,
are 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.
Surveys
[& Contests]
From
time-to-time our site may request 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 or 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.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use
our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them
for the friend’s name and email address.
1stdigest.org will automatically send the friend a one-time email
inviting them to visit the site. 1stdigest.org
does store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time
email and tracking the success of our referral program.
The friend may contact 1stdigest.org at remove to
request the removal of this information from our database.
Security
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.
When
our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information
(such as credit card number and/or social security number), that
information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
software in the industry - SSL. While
on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of
Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer
becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just
‘surfing’.
While
we use SSL encryption to 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
(for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are
granted access to personally identifiable information.
Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they
leave their desk. When they
return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to user
information. Furthermore, ALL
employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
Every [quarter], as well as 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, in a locked facility.
If
users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can
send an email to admin
Notification
of Changes
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.
We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under
which the information was collected.
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. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their
information in this different manner.
However, if users have opted out of all communication with the
site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be
contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner.
In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy
practices that do not affect user information already stored in our
database, we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users
of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email
users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of
the changes in our privacy practices.
Contact
Information
If
users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy,
please contact us at:
Mailing
Address: Box 451, Pomona, NJ 08240
Web
site URL http://1stdigest.org/privacy.htm
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