Our Commitment to Privacy Pledge:
We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through the Internet. We understand that making purchases online involves a great deal of trust on your part; we take this trust very seriously, and make it our highest priority to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personally identifiable information ("PII") you provide us. (PII includes information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as name, address, phone number, or e-mail address.) As a visitor to our U.S. web site, www.buffedbody.com ("Buffed Body"), you have the right to understand our information privacy practices prior to providing Buffed Body with any of your PII. We are committed to protecting the personal information that you share with us through the Internet. This statement sets forth our privacy policy regarding information you provide to us through the use of our website. This statement also provides you with information on how to prevent your personal information from being collected or shared when you visit our website or send us an e-mail.
What Information We Gather From You:
We collect information about you through two principal means: through technology (for example, IP addresses and cookies) and through your voluntary submission of information. Buffed Body only collects PII that you voluntarily provide to us.
1. Non-Personally Identifiable Information:
Using technology, our sites can collect information about the type of browser you are using, your operating system and your IP address information. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer and is recognized by Web technology whenever you are surfing the Internet. None of this information is considered personally identifiable information. As technology evolves, additional methods of information gathering may be used, such as "pixel tags" (also known as "web beacons" and "clear gifs").
We also use cookies and other technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information for a variety of purposes, such as to improve the design and content of our website and to enable us to provide a more personalized experience when you browse the Internet. Most industry-standard Web browsers have an option that allows you to turn off all cookies or have your computer inform you each time that a request to place a cookie is being made. If you turn cookies off (or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie), you may not have access to some features on our websites .
We may provide aggregate non-personally identifiable information to third parties (such as marketers, ad-server companies and advertisers) that make use of general customer data.
2. Personally Identifiable Information:
When corresponding with you via e-mail, we may use a variety of technologies, such as "clear gifs" or "web beacons," to let us know, among other things, whether you received and opened our e-mail. The clear gif included in the e-mail may establish a cookie on your system that further allows us to tailor information to fit your personal interests.
Buffed Body will not trade, sell or share such personally identifiable information for use by any third parties unless we have informed you, been authorized by you or are required by law to do so. In addition, such personally identifiable information shall not be disclosed to third parties unless we have informed you, been authorized by you or are required by law to do so. The term "third parties" does not include any subsidiaries or affiliates of Buffed Body, service providers or vendors acting on our behalf or the purchaser of substantially all of the assets of Buffed Body or a subsidiary or affiliate of Buffed Body. Our policy is to require that third parties keep that information confidential. We reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information, without notice, if we believe that such action is necessary to defend and protect the rights or property of Buffed Body and its family of websites or to protect the personal safety of users of Buffed Body, its websites or the public.
Links and Third Parties:
Our websites often provide links to resources that we believe may be useful. These links will lead you to websites operated by third parties that operate under different privacy policies. We encourage you to review those privacy policies, as we have no control over information you may submit to those third parties.
Our websites may use third parties, such as ad-server companies, to present or serve advertisements that you may see on our website. Our websites may also include advertisements placed by third parties. Our privacy policy does not cover any information collected by those third parties nor does it cover how they may use such information.
How We Protect Your Information:
Security for all personally identifiable information is extremely important to us. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct usage of information, we monitor and adjust our physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that data transmitted over the Internet will always be secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personally identifiable information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products and services and you do so at your own risk. Upon receipt of your transmission, we strive to ensure the security of that information in our systems.
To protect the confidentiality of your PII, Buffed Body uses leading security technology and procedures.
By providing you with this Privacy Statement, Buffed Body is pledging our continued commitment to protecting the information you provide us. We regularly examine our information privacy practices to determine whether we are adhering to the disclosures about the collection, use, sharing, and protection of your PII made in this privacy statement. Your privacy is important to us. What About Children Under the Age of 13? None of our websites are targeted at children (minors under thirteen years of age) and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children who have not obtained parental consent.
Privacy Policy Updates:
By using our websites, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time. Visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time to time to stay abreast of any changes. Your continued use of our websites following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept those changes.
Our Privacy Statement:
This Buffed Body Privacy Statement discloses the information privacy practices for Buffed Body web site, www.buffedbody.com. The Buffed Body web site is intended for use by residents of the U.S. that are over 18 years of age.
Information Collected About You:
Buffed Body collects personally identifiable information ("PII") about you that you specifically and voluntarily provide. PII includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address.
Computer Information:
Buffed Body collects certain technical information from your computer each time you request a page during a visit to Buffed Body site. This information is collected from your computer's web browser to enhance your experience on our site and may include your IP address, operating system, web browser software (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), screen resolution and referrer Web site.
Questions or Comments?
If you have any further questions or comments regarding our Privacy Policy, please send us an e-mail with your questions or comments.
This privacy policy was last modified on April 10, 2011.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.