MyQualityConnection.com respects the privacy of its users and has developed this
Privacy Policy to demonstrate its commitment to protecting your privacy. This Privacy
Policy describes the information we collect, how that information may be used, with
whom it may be shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures. We encourage
you to read this Privacy Policy carefully when using our website or services or
transacting business with us. By using our website, you are accepting the practices
described in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of
this Privacy Policy for information on how to contact us.
Information we collect about you
In General. We may collect personal information that can identify you such as your
name and email address and other information that does not identify you. When you
provide personal information through our website, the information may be sent to
servers located in the United States and other countries around the world.
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Information you provide. We may collect and store any personal information
you enter on our website or provide to us in some other manner. This includes identifying
information, such as your name, address, email address, and telephone number, and,
if you transact business with us or one of our affiliates, financial information
such as your payment method (valid credit card number, type, expiration date or
other financial information). We may also request information about your interests
and activities, your gender and age, and other demographic information such as your
hometown or your username.
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Information about others. We may collect and store personal information about
other people that you provide to us, such as their name, address and email address.
Use of cookies and other technologies to collect information. We may use various
technologies to collect information from your computer and about your activities
on our site.
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Information collected automatically.We automatically collect information
from your browser when you visit our website. This information includes your IP
address, your browser type and language, access times, the content of any undeleted
cookies that your browser previously accepted from us (see “Cookies” below), and
the referring website address.
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Cookies and Use of Cookie Data. When you visit our website, we may assign
your computer one or more cookies to facilitate access to our site and to personalize
your online experience. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect
information about your online activity on our site, such as the web pages you visit,
the time and date of your visits, the links you click, and the searches you conduct
on our site. During your visits to other websites where we advertise, we (or third
parties) may use certain data collected on our site to show you the type of MyQualityConnection.com
advertisements likely to be of greater interest to you. Most browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies.
If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to sign in
or use some of the interactive features offered on our website.
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Other Technologies. We may use standard Internet technology, such as web
beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use of our site. We also may
include web beacons in advertisements or email messages to determine whether messages
have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables
us to customize the services we offer our website visitors to deliver targeted advertisements
and to measure the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, content, programming
or other activities.
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Information collected by third-parties. We may allow third-parties, including
advertising companies and ad networks, to display advertisements on our site. These
companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information
about users who view or interact with their advertisements. Our website does not
provide any personal information to these third parties. This information allows
them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness.
How we use the information we collect
In General. We may use information that we collect about you to:
- deliver the products and services that you have requested;
- manage your account and provide you with customer support;
- perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services,
or content, or products, services or content offered by others;
- communicate with you by email, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about
products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or other third
parties;
- develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our site
and other sites;
- verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with contests and sweepstakes;
- enforce or exercise any rights in our terms and conditions;
- manage our business;
- provide MyQualityConnection.com advertisements to you when you visit other sites;
and
- perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
Financial information. We may use financial information or payment method to process
payment for any purchases made on our website, enroll you in the discount, rebate,
and other programs in which you elect to participate, to protect against or identify
possible fraudulent transactions, and otherwise as needed to manage our business.
Job applicants. If your personal information is submitted through our website when
applying for a position with our company, the information will be used solely in
connection with considering and acting upon your application. We may retain your
personal information for a period of time, but only for the purpose of considering
your application for current or future available positions. This information may
include, but is not limited to, your name and contact information, prior education
and experience, and other information you provided to us and may be shared with
third-party service providers retained by us to collect, maintain and analyze candidate
submissions for job postings.
With whom we share your information
Personal information. We do not share your personal information with others except
as indicated below or when we inform you and give you an opportunity to opt out
of having your personal information shared. We may share personal information with:
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Service providers: We may share your personal information, which may include
your name and contact information (including email address) with third parties that
perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders,
providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales
analysis, member screenings, supporting our website functionality, and supporting
contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our website. We
may also share your name, contact information and credit card information with our
authorized service providers who process credit card payments. These service providers
may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are
not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes.
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Business partners: When you make purchases on our website or click-through
our advertisements offered on third party websites, we may share personal information
with the businesses with which we partner to offer you the applicable products,
services or advertisements. When you elect to engage in a particular merchant’s
offer or program, you authorize us to provide your email address and other information
to that merchant.
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Other Situations.We also may disclose your information, including personal
information:
- In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request
for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish
or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required
by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available
to us.
- When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate,
prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other
wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company,
our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate
with law enforcement; or to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements
or policies.
- In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our
business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely
event of bankruptcy.
Aggregated and non-personal information. We may share non-personal information we
collect under any of the above circumstances. We may also share it with third parties
to develop and deliver targeted advertising on our website and on websites of third
parties, and to analyze and report on advertising you see. We may combine non-personal
information we collect with additional non-personal information collected from other
sources. We also may share aggregated, non-personal information with third parties,
including advisors, advertisers and investors, for the purpose of conducting general
business analysis.
Third-party websites
There may be places on our website where you may click on a link to access other
websites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. For example, if you click
on an advertisement on our website, you may be taken to a website that we do not
control. These third-party websites may independently solicit and collect information,
including personal information, from you and, in some instances, provide us with
information about your activities on those websites. We recommend that you consult
the privacy statements of all third-party websites you visit by clicking on the
“privacy” link typically located at the bottom of the web page you are visiting.
How you can access your information
If you have an online account with us, you have the ability to review and update
your personal information online by logging into your account and clicking on your
account settings. More information about how to contact us is provided below. If
you have an online account with us, you also may close your account at any time
by visiting the “Account Settings” page for your account. After you close your account,
you will not be able to sign in to our website or access any of your personal information.
However, you can open a new, separate account at any time or re-activate your previous
account by following instructions we will give you at the time you close your account.
If you close your account, we may still retain certain information associated with
your account for analytical purposes and record-keeping integrity, as well as to
prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions, take actions
we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our website or our users, or take
other actions otherwise permitted by law. In addition, if certain information has
already been provided to third parties as described in this Privacy Policy, retention
of that information will be subject to those third parties’ policies.
Your choices about collection and use of your information
- You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but that may result in
you being unable to use certain features of our website because such information
may be required in order for you to register as a member; purchase products or services;
participate in a contest, promotion, survey, or sweepstakes; ask a question; or
initiate other transactions on our website.
- You can choose to no longer receive commercial or promotional emails from us at
any time by visiting the “Account Settings” page associated with your account. When
you register on our website, you will consent, or be given a choice as to whether
you want, to receive email messages from us about special offers. You may modify
this consent later by visiting the “Account Settings” page associated with your
account. You also will be given the opportunity, in any commercial email that we
send to you, to opt out of receiving such messages in the future. It may take up
to 10 days for us to process an opt-out request. We may send you other types of
transactional and relationship email communications, such as service announcements,
administrative notices, and surveys, without offering you the opportunity to opt
out of receiving them. Please note that changing information in your account, or
otherwise opting out of receipt of promotional email communications will only affect
future activities or communications from us. If we have already provided your information
to a third party (such as a service provider) before you have changed your preferences
or updated your information, you may have to change you preferences directly with
that third party.
- You may tell us not to share your personal information with third parties for direct
marketing purposes by visiting the “Account Settings” page associated with your
account after you have registered.
- You can also control information collected by cookies. How we protect your personal
information
We take appropriate security measures (including physical, electronic and procedural
measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and
disclosure. We want you to feel confident using our website to transact business.
However, no system can be completely secure. Therefore, although we take steps to
secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your
personal information, searches, or other communications will always remain secure.
Users should also take care with how they handle and disclose their personal information
and should avoid sending personal information through insecure email. Please refer
to the Federal Trade Commission’s website at http://www.ftc.gov for information about how to protect yourself
against identity theft.
Information you provide about yourself while using our service
We provide areas on our websites where you can post information about yourself and
others and communicate with others or upload content such as photographs. Such postings
are governed by our Terms of Use.
In addition, such postings may appear on other websites or when searches are executed
on the subject of your posting. Also, whenever you voluntarily disclose personal
information on publicly-viewable web pages, that information will be publicly available
and can be collected and used by others. For example, if you post your email address,
you may receive unsolicited messages. We cannot control who reads your posting or
what other users may do with the information you voluntarily post, so we encourage
you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal information.
Children’s privacy
We restrict the use of our service to individuals age 18 and above. We do not knowingly
collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
Visiting our websites from outside the United States
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover collection of information on our website
from residents of the United States. If you are visiting our website from outside
the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to,
stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our
central database is operated. By using our services, you understand that your information
may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share
it as described in this privacy policy.
No Rights of Third Parties
This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require
disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the website.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we post changes to this Privacy
Policy, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
We recommend that you check our website from time to time to inform yourself of
any changes in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information-handling
practices, or if you would like to request information about our disclosure of personal
information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, please contact
us by email at: customerservice@myqualityconnection.com