CarpeDeal Privacy Policy
The CarpeDeal privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") allows you, the user ("User") to fully understand our practices and policies in adherence to use, collection, and disclosure of any information provided to us through our site ("Site"), CarpeDeal. This will include your personal information ("Personal Information"), which is comprised of the User's name, email address, user name, and various forms of other non-public information.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY WITH CARE. BY USING CARPEDEAL, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, COMPREHEND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ALSO CARPEDEAL'S TERMS OF SERVICE. FURTHERMORE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE USED OR DISCLOSED FOR ANY AND ALL PURPOSES THAT YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN CONSENT OR WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE CHOOSING NOT TO AGREE TO SAID TERMS PLEASE EXIT THIS PAGE AND REFRAIN FROM USING OUR SITE.
Collecting Information
Personal Information is submitted voluntarily by the User through our Site, CarpeDeal. The Site also collects information as it is submitted through creating and/or editing the User's account or profile. The Site may also collect information through the processes of ordering a product or service, submitting content, posting in forums, ratings, submitting feedback, entering a contest or sweepstakes sponsored either by CarpeDeal or affiliated companies, surveys, sending the Site feedback, applying for a job, or signing up for special offers through the Site. However, please note that these activities previously listed are optional to participate in and all of the information entered would be the User's choice to provide. Other Personal Information that CarpeDeal may also request includes the User's birth year, gender, and other demographic information. Please note that we also receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies, and the pages you request. If the User chooses to include his or her credit card information, it will be stored on a secure page and the User may delete it at any time by visiting the 'my account' section of the Site.
CarpeDeal also passively collects and stores information on the Site's service providers' server logs. This may include the User's Internet protocol address, operating system, and also browser type. This Site also uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on the User's computer for record-keeping purposes, which contains information about the User. The purpose of using cookies is to save the User time while on the Site, remind the Site who the User is, and also track interests of the User to customize the CarpeDeal experience to every individual's needs.
Third Party Sites
CarpeDeal may provide the User's Personal Information to third-party service providers who work with the Site in order to provide some of its services and features as well as allowing us to communicate more efficiently with the User. Some of the functions of these third-party service providers include: the sending and distributing of both promotional and administrative emails, analyzing data, aiding in marketing assistance, troubleshooting, fulfilling orders, mailing packages, providing search results and links, processing payments (this will include credit card payments), and also in allowing the Site to provide the best possible customer service.
Release of Information
CarpeDeal does not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share for marketing purposes the Personal Information that is collected from the Site or from the third-party sites unless the User expressively authorizes us to do so. CarpeDeal may share some of the User's Personal Information with affiliated companies, however, it is required that they follow this Privacy Policy. This Site reserves the right to transfer the User's Personal Information in the event that a business transaction or merger shall take place. This includes any transfers made as part of an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding. CarpeDeal reserves the right to disclose the User's Personal Information as required by law and also if we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights of the company or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on this Site. As well as protecting the rights of the Users or third parties.
Privacy Issues
It is up to the User to make sure that he or she is completely comfortable when providing and publishing any Personal Information on this Site. Please note, that when using CarpeDeal some of the information that the User provides can be viewed by other Users. This information may include but is not limited to the User's name, profile, and comments posted in forums throughout the Site. The information that the User chooses to publish in the form of comments throughout the Site is up to his or her personal discretion and it should be noted that these comments can be viewed as well as used by people in and out of the CarpeDeal community. Hence, it is our recommendation that you take caution when posting Personal Information on our Site.
Your Choice
The User always has the option to not disclose information, although it may be requied for certain actions on the Site (such as: purchasing a voucher). The User also has the option to halt any administrative as well as promotional emails that CarpeDeal provides. To 'opt-out' of these emails please follow the unsubscribe instructions or by contacting the Site at help@carpedeal.com. It is also in the User's power to edit or delete his or her CarpeDeal account and we urge the User to please keep this information up to date. The User also has a right to request a copy of the Personal Information that has been provided to this Site.
Children
As stated in the Site's Terms of Service we do not allow children less than 13 years of age to enter the Site. However, if a parent or guardian agrees to the Terms of Service, the child is allowed to enter the site but is not allowed to make a purchase. Therefore, we do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children that are under 13 years of age and we will take the necessary steps to remove any child's Personal Information. By using CarpeDeal the User is stating that he or she is at least 13 years of age and has a parent or guardian's permission to use the Site.
Contact
CarpeDeal aims to provide the best possible service to our Users. If the User has any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy please contact us at:
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CarpeDeal
270 Madison Avenue
Suite 1401
New York, New York 10016