PRIVACY POLICY
Application
This Privacy Policy
applies to Web Site(s) owned and operated by DSS Digital Shelf Space Inc.
(“DSS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), including www.touracademydvds.com (the “Web
Site”). By using the Web Site, you agree, without limitation or
qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Please note that
any Personal Information (as defined below) that you may disclose in the
Web Site public forum areas (for example, on bulletin boards, blogs,
chat rooms or similar online public spaces) is not covered by this
Privacy Policy. We cannot control use by third parties of the
information that you disclose in these areas, including contacting you
for unauthorized purposes.
Outline of Policy
This Privacy
Policy explains the following about the collection, use and disclosure
of your Personal Information by and through the Web Site:
- What non-Personal and Personal Information is collected
- How Personal Information is used and disclosed
- Your options regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information
- What security procedures we have put in place to protect against the loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of Personal Information in our custody or under our control
- How you can access your Personal Information in our custody or control and correct any inaccuracies
Modifications to this Policy
DSS reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such changes on the Web Site. Modifications shall be effective when they are posted on the Web Site, which posting shall constitute notice to you. Your continued use of the Web Site following the posting of any such modifications on the Web Site will mean that you accept and agree to be bound by such modifications. We encourage you to check the Web Site regularly to see if we have made any modifications to this Privacy Policy.
If at any point we decide to use Personal
Information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify users by way of e-mail. Users will have a
choice as to whether or not we use their Personal Information in this
different manner.
Business Ideas
This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you send business information, ideas, concepts or inventions to us by email to the contacts listed on the "Help" link on our Web Site. If you want to keep business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them in an email to us.
Links to Third Party Web sites
The Web Site contains links to other Web sites (whether through an advertisement, service or content link). Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such third-party Web sites. Any Personal Information that you reveal on such sites is not covered by this Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policy of all third-party Web sites that you visit to understand their privacy practices.
COLLECTION OF NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
Even if you do not register with our Web Site or purchase products, we collect non-Personal Information about your use of our Web Site, special promotions and newsletters in the following ways:
Cookies
A
“Cookie” is a piece of data temporarily stored on the user's hard drive
containing non-Personal Information about the user. The information
collected by Cookies (i) helps us facilitate a user’s login
authentication and enables session timing, (ii) helps users navigate
around the Web Site, (iii) helps us dynamically generate content and
advertising on Web pages or in newsletters, (iv) allows us to
statistically monitor how many people are using our Web Site and
selected sponsors' and advertisers' sites, (v) how many people open our
emails, and (vi) for what purposes these actions are being taken.
Please
review the privacy policy of other sites you visit or link to from our
Web Site to understand how these other sites use Cookies and how they
use the information they collect through the use of Cookies or web
beacons on their own sites.
Sharing Non-Personal Information
We
may provide third-parties with non-Personal Information that does not
allow you to be identified or contacted, including where such
information is combined with similar information of other users of our
Web Site. For example, we provide our advertisers and other third
parties with aggregate, non-Personal Information about our Web Site
users, including the number of unique users who visit our Web Site, the
demographic breakdown of the registered users of our Web Site, or the
activities that visitors to our Web Site engage in while on our Web
Site.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You
are free to visit and use our Web Site without providing any Personal
Information. However, in order to take advantage of our products and
services that we offer on the Web Site, you will have to provide
personal information about yourself (“Personal Information”), including:
* your name
* email address
* mailing address
* billing and credit card information (if you are making a purchase of goods or services)
At
registration and at various times as you use this Web Site, you will be
given the option of receiving recurring informational/promotional
newsletters via email from us and/or directly from third parties, in the
event that these are offered. These emails will not contain
health-related Personal Information.In order to subscribe to such
newsletters via email, we need your contact information, such as name
and email address. You can unsubscribe from the newsletters by following
the directions in any email newsletter.
Providing us with your
Personal Information is strictly voluntary and indicates your consent to
the uses we describe in this Privacy Policy.
You can withdraw
your consent at any time. However, if you withdraw your consent to uses
that relate to your account and program, we may not be able to continue
to provide you with the products and services offered by our Web Site.
We are the sole owner of the information collected on the Web Site.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use the Personal Information we collect from you to:
* bill you and conduct other billing and account activity
* respond to any questions that you submit
* seek your comments and feedback about our products and services
* notify you about changes to our services and send offers of new products and services
We
may also aggregate Personal Information we collect from users to create
a variety of statistics, for example, to determine geography, areas of
interest, and purchase history. The information that you provide for
these purposes will not be personally identifiable to you.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except
as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose any Personal
Information we gather from you on our Web Site without your prior
permission.
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a
credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services.
These companies do not retain, share, store or use Personal Information
for any secondary purposes and our agreements with such providers
restrict the use of this information.
From time to time we may
partner with another party to provide products and services. When a user
signs up for these products and services, we will share names, or other
contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide
these products and services. These parties are not allowed to use
Personal Information except for the purpose of providing these products
and services unless you consent.
We may also release Personal
Information to third-parties: (1) to comply with valid legal
requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, court
order, or legal process; or (2) in special cases, to investigate or
prevent fraud, abuse or illegal conduct, or to protect our rights and/or
property.
Additionally, in the unlikely event that the entirety of
our business is sold, liquidated, merged, or transferred to a
third-party, we may transfer all Personal Information and non-Personal
Information to the party purchasing or merging with us. We will
endeavor, in good faith, to gain the third party's agreement and
adherence to the terms of this Privacy Policy. In addition, we will use
good faith efforts to notify users of any such transfer through notice
on our Web Site and through email.
Protection of Personal Information
The
security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you
enter your credit card number on our registration or order forms, that
information is encrypted.
We follow generally accepted industry
standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us. However,
no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic
storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot
guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web Site, please email us through the “Help” section of the Web Site.
Access/Correction/Updating Personal Information
You can always contact us in order to (1) access, update or correct your Personal Information, (2) change your preferences with respect to communications and other information you receive from us or third parties, or (3) delete the Personal Information maintained about you on our systems. Such updates, corrections, changes and deletions will not have an effect on other information that we maintain, or information that we have provided to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such update, correction, change or deletion.
Choice/Opt-out:
Our
users are given the opportunity to "opt-out" of having their Personal
Information used for purposes not directly related to our Web Site at
the point where we ask for the information. For example, our order form
will have 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 our
lists. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletters or
promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these
communications by following the direction in the applicable newsletter
or promotional materials.