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Privacy Policy
Business Idea Factory strives to offer its visitors the many advantages
of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized
experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name,
e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of
this privacy policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your email
address to any unauthorized third party. Period.
How we gather information from users:
How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting,
the activities in which you elect to participate and the services
provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when you
register for access to certain portions of our site or request certain
features, such as newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may provide
information when you participate in sweepstakes and contests, message
boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas of our site. Like most
Web sites, Business Idea Factory also collects information automatically
and through the use of electronic tools that may be transparent to our
visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service
Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you and hold information
from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name
and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each
time you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a
particular advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt additional
technology, we may also gather information through other means. In certain
cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by
setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be
unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked to re-enter
your user name and password, and we may not be able to customize the site\rquote
s features according to your preferences.
What we do with the information we collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit
and deliver more individualized content and advertising. We respect your
privacy and do not share your information with anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you)
may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine information about
your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to
help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited
most or what features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may
occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners. Again,
this information does not include any Personally Identifiable Information
about you or allow anyone to identify you individually.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on Business Idea
Factory to communicate with you about your registration and customization
preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and
products offered by Business Idea Factory and other topics we think you
might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by Business Idea Factory may
also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site
administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions,
administration of sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with
you. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation
of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such
information. We will use your information only as permitted by law. In
addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may
sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such
transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. We may
also disclose your information in response to a court order, at other
times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in
connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law
enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary.
Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such
cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
Business Idea Factory expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to
respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties,
including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content
providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data
collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our
site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a Business Idea
Factory page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a
third party. Also, through Business Idea Factory you may be introduced to,
or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or
sweepstakes offered by other parties. Business Idea Factory is not
responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should
check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when
providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.\par
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third
parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of
your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of
our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that
enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular
advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer
services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology
to gather information. Business Idea Factory does not control the use of
this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not
responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally
Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that
information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third
parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from
other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control
of Business Idea Factory and this policy.
Children
Business Idea Factory does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally
Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as
permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information from a
child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that
information immediately. If you believe Business Idea Factory has any
information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the
address listed below.
Contacting Us
We can be reached by contacting:
Business Idea Factory
Changes to this Policy
Business Idea Factory reserves the right to change this policy at any
time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use
of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you
accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change
is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the
time the information was collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by North Carolina law.
If a dispute arises under this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it
with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following
location: North Carolina. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees
associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution
through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration
at the following location: North Carolina, under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
Business Idea Factory is controlled, operated and administered entirely
within North Carolina. This statement and the policies outlined herein are
not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in
or on behalf of any party. |