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| PRIVACY POLICY |
BirthdayNYC.com and its member sites are dedicated to protecting your personal privacy rights; we treat all personal information as confidential and private. BirthdayNYC.com has developed this statement of privacy to demonstrate this commitment, and it is available for your review on our homepage as well as on every page where your personally identifiable information might be requested.
The following describes the information gathering and distribution practices for all current and future BirthdayNYC.com member web sites:
Information Collected - We record and use your IP address for purposes of administering the web site and diagnosing server issues and problems. We use cookies for delivering information and content specific to your interests as well as to save your password for fast and easy log-in to the web site.
Our web servers also collect and track information about web site visitors, using it to compile statistics and analyze web site activity. Examples of activity we look at include number of visitors to the site; number of requests for specific files; countries where site users are located; and the like. These statistics and their analyses are used for internal purposes to improve our services and ensure your experiences on the web site are of the highest quality. We may share some of these statistics with others (member sites, partners, etc.) but these statistics do not contain any of your personally identifiable information.
The BirthdayNYC.com registration form requires users to provide current contact information (name, email address); establish a unique user/member name; and provide current demographic information (zip code, age, income). We use this contact information to send users information about BirthdayNYC.com; promotional information from selected partners; and to contact the user when necessary. We do occasionally share user contact information with selected partner companies and promotional partners, but users may opt-out of one or both of these activities by visiting the choice/opt-out section further down on this page.
BirthdayNYC.com also collects demographic and user profile data to tailor your web site experience and show you content we believe fits your interest and your needs; such content is displayed according to the preferences you have established as part of your member account.
We periodically conduct online surveys that ask visitors for contact information; this contact information may be used to send the visitor information about BirthdayNYC.com and/or information from select promotional partners. Visitors who provide contact information may opt-out of having their information shared as well as opt-out of receiving future mailings or information from BirthdaysNY.com by visiting the choice/opt-out section further down on this page.
We periodically conduct contests that ask visitors for contact information; this contact information may be used to send the visitor information about BirthdaysNY.com and/or information from select promotional partners. Visitors who provide contact information may opt-out of having their information shared as well as opt-out of receiving future mailings or information from BirthdaysNY.com by visiting the choice/opt-out section further down on this page.
BirthdaysNY.com does not disclose customer name, addresses, or account information to unaffiliated parties, other than: i) when the customer requests or consents to disclosure, ii) when we are legally required to do so (e.g. in response to legal subpoena or investigation of fraud), iii) when we have agreed to provide such information as part of a separate negotiated contract, iv) when the customer has been informed about the possibility of sharing information for marketing or other similar purposes through a prior direct communication and the customer has been given the reasonable opportunity and time to decline.
Third Party Advertising – BirthdayNYC.com uses MaxOnline and other similar third-party advertising companies to provide advertisements when you visit the web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here: HYPERLINK "http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp" t "_blank" http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp
Third Party Cookies - In the process of providing advertisements to BirthdaysNY.com, our third-party advertiser may recognize or place a unique cookie via your web browser.
Other Sites – Our web site contains links to other web sites. BirthdaysNY.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other web sites.
Security – We use appropriate electronic, physical, and administrative procedures to secure and safeguard the information we collect from customers; this is done to maintain data accuracy, ensure authorized and appropriate use of information and prevent unauthorized access.
Guidelines Regarding Children – BirthdayNYC.com is committed to protecting the privacy of minor children; we never collect or keep information from web site visitors we know are under the age of 13. Additionally, no part of our web site, advertising, or promotion is designed or intended to attract anyone under the age of 13.
Choice/Opt-Out – BirthdayNYC.com provides all users the choice and opportunity to opt-out of receiving communication and/or information from us and/or from our partners. Users may also opt-out of having their information shared with other companies as well as from receiving future mailings from BirthdayNYC.com. This web site provides users with the following options for removing their information from our database:
i) You may send email to (insert email address)
ii) You may visit the following web site: (insert URL)
Correct/Update – BirthdayNYC.com provides all users the following options for updating, modifying, and/or changing previously provided information; before making any changes, however, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making such changes. This is part of our overall commitment to maintaining your privacy and information security.
To make changes visit the following web site: (insert URL)
Contact Us – BirthdayNYC.com believes protecting each user’s right to privacy is fundamental to maintaining the highest quality customer relationships. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of our web site, or your dealings with this Web site, you may contact:
Corporate Headquarters
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