PRIVACY POLICY
OF
J23 WIE NATURAL PRODUCTS , and all related Websites
Last updated October 17, 2007
BY VISITING THIS WEBSITE AND REQUESTING INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THERON, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR USE ANY OF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED OR PROVIDED ON ANY OF THE WEBSITES REFERRED TO IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING. PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES AS IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AWARE OF CHANGES. WE DO NOT PROVIDE NOTICES OF CHANGES IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN BY POSTING THE CHANGES AT THIS WEB SITE.
This policy describes the information collection, use, and dissemination practices of J23 Wie Natural Products ("J23 Wie Natural Products ") and applies to J23 Wie Natural Products 's collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by J23 Wie Natural Products on its (a) websites, including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites")
INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE AND DISSEMINATION PRACTICES OF J23 WIE NATURAL PRODUCTS .
1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.
To the extent registration is required to receive email and possibly postal communications from J23 Wie Natural Products , this Privacy Policy also applies to consumers that have agreed to receive e-mail marketing from J23 Wie Natural Products , whether at our Website, via email, on Third Party websites or otherwise. We collect information in certain portions of our Website, where guests provide content submissions and suggestions or participate in interactive online activities (i.e., by way of responding to questions and surveys, community listings, ratings, searches and comparison searches, bidding, purchasing, chat, games, or bulletin boards, etc.). The personal profile information you submit to J23 Wie Natural Products remains your property, but by submitting that information to J23 Wie Natural Products , you grant J23 Wie Natural Products , the right to use that information for marketing purposes. J23 Wie Natural Products , may also use such information for content improvement and feedback purposes. We may sell the personal information that you supply to us and we may join together with other businesses to bring selected retail opportunities to our members. These businesses may include providers of direct marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference, data enhancement, suppression and validation. In addition, J23 Wie Natural Products reserves the right to release current or past member information in the event J23 Wie Natural Products believes that the membership is being or has been used in violation of the Rules or to commit unlawful acts, if the information is subpoenaed, if J23 Wie Natural Products is sold or acquired, or when J23 Wie Natural Products deems it necessary or appropriate. By agreeing to these terms, you hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any Third Party when J23 Wie Natural Products in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate.
"Subscription" occurs when an end-user registers for J23 Wie Natural Products 's services, either via registration at our website, via co-registration at a marketing partner's website, or via a permission pass / opt-out / no-opt mailing J23 Wie Natural Products collects personally identifiable information about our subscribers, based on: information gathered at the time of registration, subscriber interaction and response to subsequent electronic mailings and website use, information provided by marketing partners, and information appended from data aggregators. Information collected may include, but is not necessarily limited to: name, email address, postal address, gender, birth date, telephone number, activity, interests, user behavior and other demographic information. This information enables us to better tailor our content to subscribers' needs and to help our clients to promote and sell their products and services.
1.2 Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology.
J23 Wie Natural Products currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about an individual with information about the individual in our database. Additionally, J23 Wie Natural Products may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future (together, "Technology Information").
(a) Cookies.
A cookie is a small amount of data stored on the hard drive of the individual's computer that allows J23 Wie Natural Products to identify the individual with his or her corresponding data that resides in J23 Wie Natural Products 's database. You may read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. Individuals who use the Websites need to accept cookies in order to use all of the features and functionality of the Websites.
(c) New Technology.
The use of technology on the Internet, including cookies and web beacons, is rapidly evolving, as is J23 Wie Natural Products 's use of new and evolving technology. As a result, J23 Wie Natural Products strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of technology.
(d) Usage Tracking.
J23 Wie Natural Products tracks information related to the electronic mailings and web pages viewed by users and subscribers, as well as the hyperlinks clicked by subscribers, while viewing our emails or visiting our websites.
(e) Log Files.
Log files are used to track and monitor subscriber usage.
(f) Optional Registration.
J23 Wie Natural Products may offer free voluntary registration to potential subscribers. During such registration, the subscriber is required to supply an email address and other personal information. This information is required if the subscriber wants to participate in our services.
(g) Feedback and Inquiries.
You have the ability to contact J23 Wie Natural Products to provide us with their feedback. J23 Wie Natural Products uses this information to respond to you and analyze customer service issues.
1.3 No Information Collected from Children.
J23 Wie Natural Products will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If J23 Wie Natural Products obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect such information, J23 Wie Natural Products has no such information to use or to disclose to Third Parties. J23 Wie Natural Products has designed this policy in order to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
1.4 Credit Card Information.
J23 Wie Natural Products may in certain cases collect credit card numbers and related information, such as the expiration date of the card ("Credit Card Information") when an individual places an order from J23 Wie Natural Products . When the Credit Card Information is submitted to J23 Wie Natural Products , such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. J23 Wie Natural Products will use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing and completing the purchase transaction, and the Credit Card Information will be disclosed to Third Parties only as necessary to complete the purchase transaction.
1.5 Links to External Websites.
J23 Wie Natural Products 's emails and websites may contain links to external websites. You will be taken to external websites if you click on these links. Your information may be passed from J23 Wie Natural Products 's database to the external website, and/or external database, for your convenience (e.g. your information may be used to pre-fill a form at a destination website). J23 Wie Natural Products is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external website owner. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website they visit.
2. USE OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION.
THE COMPANY MAY USE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION FOR ANY LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE IN COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION.
The following paragraphs in Section 2 describe how J23 Wie Natural Products currently uses Individual Information, but J23 Wie Natural Products may change or broaden its use at any time. As noted below, J23 Wie Natural Products may update this policy from time to time. J23 Wie Natural Products may use Individual Information to provide promotional offers to individuals by means of email advertising, telephone marketing, direct mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package stuffers, among other possible uses.
2.2 Email and Unsubscribe Policy.
J23 Wie Natural Products uses Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to individuals. J23 Wie Natural Products may maintain separate email lists for different purposes. If email recipients wish to end their email subscription from a particular list, they need to follow the instructions at the end of each email message to unsubscribe from the particular list.
2.3 Content of Email Messages.
In certain commercial email messages sent by J23 Wie Natural Products , an Advertiser's name will appear in the "From:" line but hitting the "Reply" button will cause a reply email to be sent to J23 Wie Natural Products . The "Subject:" line of J23 Wie Natural Products email messages will usually contain a line provided from the Advertiser to J23 Wie Natural Products .
2.4 Targeted Advertising.
J23 Wie Natural Products uses Individual Information to target advertising to an individual. When an individual is using the Internet, J23 Wie Natural Products uses Technology Information (see also Section 2.7 below) to associate an individual with that person's Individual Information, and J23 Wie Natural Products attempts to show advertising for products and services in which the person has expressed an interest in the Surveys, indicated an interest by means of Technology Information, and otherwise. J23 Wie Natural Products may, at its discretion, target advertising by using email, direct mail, telephones, cell phones, and other means of communication to provide promotional offers.
2.5 Direct Mail and Telemarketing.
J23 Wie Natural Products may use Individual Information to advertise, directly or indirectly, to individuals using direct mail marketing or telemarketing using telephones and cell phones.
2.6 Storage of Individual Information.
J23 Wie Natural Products stores the Individual Information in a database on it's computers. Our computers have security measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under J23 Wie Natural Products 's control. Not withstanding such measures, J23 Wie Natural Products cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent its computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered.
3. DISSEMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION.
J23 Wie Natural Products may disclose Individual Information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, and other legal processes.
3.2 Summary Data.
J23 Wie Natural Products may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as summary or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups of persons.
3.3 Access.
Individuals have access to their Individual Information collected to provide an opportunity for an individual to correct, amend, or delete such information. Access can be obtained by contacting our support staff via our contact page. J23 Wie Natural Products may also grant advertising clients and email services providers' access to an individual's email address to verify the origin of the Individual Information collected.
4. UNSUBSCRIBE PROCEDURES.
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us via the contact form on our contact page.