Privacy Policy Statement
Abunza 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
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 message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive
areas of our site. Like most Web sites, our company 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 Abunza to communicate with you about your registration and
customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and
products offered by Abunza and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
Abunza 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 and
advertisements
Abunza expects its partners, advertisers and members
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 of content that is actually created or hosted by
a third party. Also, through our company web sites you may be introduced to, or
be able to access, information, Web sites, and features, offered by other
parties. Abunza 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. Abunza 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 Abunza
and this policy.
Children
Abunza does not knowingly collect or solicit
Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 18 except as
permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child
under 18 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information
immediately. If you believe Abunza has any information from or about anyone
under 18, please contact us using the link contact us link.
Abunza 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
the 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. 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. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be
entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
This statement and the policies outlined herein are
not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on
behalf of any party.