Privacy Policy
Last Updated: December 1,
2006
Nicheology.com 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 Of This Site
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, Nicheology.com 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’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 Nicheology.com to communicate with you about your registration
and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services
and products offered by Nicheology.com and other topics we think you might find
of interest.
Personally Identifiable
Information collected by Nicheology.com 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 & Advertisements
Nicheology.com 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 Nicheology.com
page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also,
through Nicheology.com you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information,
Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. Nicheology.com
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.
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. Nicheology.com 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 Nicheology.com and this policy.
Children
Nicheology.com 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 Nicheology.com 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:
EMAIL supportATdrivingtrafficDOTcom
Changes To This
Policy
Nicheology.com 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 Texas 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: Austin, TX. 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: Austin,
TX, 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. |
