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Website Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions
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Caribbean Heritage Magazine is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. The following outlines our privacy and data protection policy.
Third party partners of caribbanheritagemag.com and other websites you may access via caribbeanheritagemag.com have different privacy policies and are not subject to this privacy policy. We recommend that you read the privacy statement of each such website to find out how they protect your personal information.
Collection and Use of User Details
This Site collects two kinds of information: (1) information that personally identifies you (such as your name, e-mail address, and mailing address); and (2) information that does not personally identify you (such as the number of users who log on to this Site on a daily basis). As a general policy, no personally identifiable information is automatically collected from your visit to this Site. However, in certain circumstances, you may be asked to provide us with some specific information about yourself in order to use certain features on this Site or to take advantage of certain opportunities that we may offer through this Site.
For example:
Subscribing to Caribbean Heritage Magazine: If you wish to subscribe to Caribbean Heritage Magazine on this Site, you will be asked to provide, at a minimum, your name, mailing address, e-mail address, credit card and billing information. This information will be used to process your subscription to Caribbean Heritage Magazine.
Newsletters: If you wish to receive our online newsletter, you will be asked to provide your e-mail address. This information will be used to subscribe you to the newsletter you requested.
Focus Groups: To participate in our focus group, you may be required to provide your name, address, e-mail address and date of birth. We will use this information to communicate with you and to solicit your opinions regarding our editorial content and other matters.
Promotions, Sweepstakes, and Contests:
This Site may, from time to time, offer special promotions, sweepstakes and/or contests. If you choose to participate, you will be required to provide your name, address, e-mail address, and/or date of birth, as well as other information about you that is relevant to the specific promotion, sweepstakes or contest. Such information will be used to select the winners, to notify you if you win one of the sweepstakes and/or contests, and otherwise in connection with the administration of the promotion, sweepstakes or contest. We also reserve the right to share this information with any of the promotion, sweepstakes or contest sponsors or partners and use the information for any other purpose disclosed to you in the applicable terms and conditions.
Surveys:
From time to time, we may conduct surveys on this Site. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain demographic information (such as your gender, date of birth and zip code). We may use the information that you submit, including your responses to the survey questionnaires, for the purpose(s) identified to you prior to your participation in the survey. In some cases, we may publish the results of the survey, but only as aggregate information. As we may be conducting certain surveys with our advertisers, sponsors or other third parties, we may also share the results of such surveys with such third parties, but in no event will the results personally identify you.
Message Boards / Chat Rooms: You will be required to register with us in order to participate in our message and bulletin boards and chat rooms. The personally identifiable information that we require during registration may include your name, e-mail address, and other information about you. This information will be used to protect the security and integrity of this Site. It may also be used to provide you with the information or materials that you requested on the registration page. Please be advised that if you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information on our message or bulletin boards or chat rooms, such information can also be collected and used by others and could result in unsolicited messages from other people.
Tell-A-Friend:
In the event that this Site allows you to send information to your friend(s), you will be asked to provide your friend(s)' e-mail addresses. The e-mail address that you submit will only be used to carry out your request.
Site Notices: We may choose (in our sole discretion) to e-mail you information regarding your use of this Site or changes to this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use.
Please note that any information you submit on this Site will be used (i) to carry out your requests and respond to your inquiries, (ii) in accordance with the terms set forth herein, and (iii) as otherwise disclosed at the point where such information is collected or in any additional terms and conditions applicable to the particular feature of this Site. Please also note that in order to carry out your requests and respond to your inquiries, we may share your personally identifiable information with third parties that perform functions on our behalf (or on behalf of our partners), such as companies or individuals that deliver merchandise, participate in our promotions, administer our promotions, provide marketing or promotional assistance, process credit card payments, analyze data or provide customer service (but such information will be shared only to the extent they need such information to perform their functions). Except as provided herein, your personally identifiable information will not be provided to any third parties without prior approval from you.
We reserve the right to disclose any personally identifiable or non-personally identifiable information if we are required to do so by law or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary in order to: (a) fulfill a government request; (b) conform with the requirements of the law or to comply with legal process served on us; (c) to protect or defend our legal rights or property, this Site, or its users; or (d) in an emergency to protect the health and safety of this Site's users or the general public.
Privacy Policy for Children 13 and Under
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) protects the personal information of children under the age of 13. This applies to individually identifiable information about a child that is collected online, including a first and last name, home or other physical address, email address, telephone number, social security number, hobbies or any other personal information that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. caribbeanheritagemag.com feels that it is important for parents to understand this law and we encourage you to review the COPPA in its entirety HYPERLINK "http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm" \t "_blank" http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm.
Non-Personal Identification Information
We collect non-personal identification information through the use of, without limitation, the following types of methodology:
"Cookie" technology: A "cookie" is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time. Bear in mind, though, that if you delete these cookies, any settings such as your stored username and password will have to be reset when you log in again. Unlike many sites, you will be able to use Caribbean Heritage Magazine even if you set your browser not to accept any cookies. However, certain features and content may not be available to you and you will have to log in every time you visit. Further information on the use of cookies can be found at: HYPERLINK "http://www.cookiecentral.com/" \t "_new" http://www.cookiecentral.com
"IP address tracking": An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer when you are on the Internet. When you request pages from our Sites, our servers log your IP address.
"Web beacons": A Web beacon, or "clear gif," is a small graphic image on a webpage or web-based document that a website can use to determine information about a user.
Security Policy
Caribbean Heritage Magazine has appropriate measures in place to ensure that users' personal details are not misused, accidentally destroyed, lost or altered within the Caribbeanheriagemag.com server environment.
Consent to Transfer
This site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using our Website, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By this sites, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, your promise to comply with the representations you make and contained in the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions and your understanding of the scope and limitations of the protections provided under the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these policies, please do not use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, or if you wish to review or amend any personally identifiable information you have provided, you can contact us at:
Caribbean Heritage Magazine LLC
18543 Devonshire St. #285
Northridge, CA 91324
Attention: caribbeanheritagemag.com Editor
E-mail: privacy@caribbeanheritagemag.com
(Last modified on March 1, 2008)