We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains the data collection and use practices of BlueAF.com (“Publisher”) and all its related Websites owned or registered to Publisher. It also explains what this Publisher does with personally identifiable data that you may provide or transmit to this Publisher. We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our Company collects information from all end users of our Internet services (the “Services”), including those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts (“Visitors”) and those who may purchase Products and/or pay a service fee to subscribe to the Service (“Members”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using the Site, you agree that your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by this Privacy Policy. In an effort to comply with changes in technology, and the adoption of new regulations and laws, please note we may change our Policy at some point in the future, in which case we’ll post the changes to this Privacy Policy on this website. By continuing to use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.
INTRODUCTION
We may collect and store personal or other information that you voluntarily supply to us online while using the Site (e.g., while on the Site or in responding via email to a feature provided on the Site). The Site only contacts individuals who specifically request that we do so or in the event that they have signed up to receive our messaging, or have purchased one of our products or services. The Site collects personally identifying information from our users during online registration and online purchasing. Generally, this information includes name and e-mail address for registration or opt-in purposes and name, email address, and credit card information when purchasing our products or services. All of this information is provided to us by you. We also collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate online through the Site. For example, we may collect information about your computer’s connection to the Internet, which allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you and to measure traffic on the Site. We also may use a standard feature found in browser software called a “cookie” to enhance your experience with the Site, and web beacons, to access cookies, count users who visit the Site, the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent on our site, websites visited before and after our site, IP addresses, or open HTML-formatted email messages. We use the information we collect from you while you are using the Site in a variety of ways, including using the information to customize features; advertising that appears on the Site; and, making other offers available to you via email, direct mail or otherwise. Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online – for example on message boards, web logs, through email, or in chat areas – that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of such information. Some of our third-party advertisers and ad servers that place and present advertising on the Site also may collect information from you via cookies, web beacons or similar technologies. These third-party advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements’ effectiveness, or for other purposes. The use and collection of your information by these third-party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third-party’s privacy policy and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. Indeed, the privacy policies of these third-party advertisers and ad servers may be different from ours. If you have any concerns about a third party’s use of cookies or web beacons or use of your information, you should visit that party’s website and review its privacy policy. The Site also includes links to other websites and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another website or purchase third-party products or services through the Site, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider of such products or services. Please also note that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely event that we sell some or all of our assets, or one or more of our websites is acquired by another company, information about our users may be among the transferred assets. This Privacy Policy applies to this Website, its Web Pages and any other Websites, Web Pages or Domains related to, owned by or registered to this Publisher. It does not apply to any third-party websites, applications, products or services that may be promoted by this Publisher for which the Publisher does not control. By accessing this Website, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this policy as well as the Acceptable Use Policy.
You must be 18 years of age or older to use this website. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or the Terms of Use provided on this website, please do not use this website in any way. Before using this website, you should know:
- Any personal information you provide to this Publisher through its Websites includes your consent to email you information, advertisements or promotions that appear to interest you.
- This Publisher sends email notifications, email newsletters and/or first-party and third-party promotions to its subscribers.
- If you no longer consent to receiving email from this Publisher, you can easily unsubscribe from this Publisher’s email list by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of Publisher’s email.
- If you do not unsubscribe or opt-out, or request deletion or anonymization of your data in accordance with applicable law, this Publisher may process, analyze, segment, sell, rent or transfer your data for any legally permissible purpose.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy changes from time to time and changes are effective upon posting. It is your sole responsibility to periodically review this policy for updates and you are solely responsible to be aware of any changes to this and all posted policies on this website. Information Collection, Use, and Dissemination Practices: This policy applies to Publisher’s collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by Publisher on its websites, including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the “Websites”). The Publisher is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third party-websites or applications.
1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
1.1. User Direct Information: Each time you provide information to Publisher on any Website page owned, operated or controlled by the Publisher, request information on any site, or submit any other form of inquiry, send us an email, subscribe to a newsletter, redeem an offer or otherwise transmit information via the site in any way, Publisher may obtain and collect personally identifiable information provided by you, including, but not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, social security number, credit card information, telephone number, or any other form of data that you submit, including your user agent information, a cookie, IP address, a time-date stamp and potentially more information may be collected and recorded to a backup file for our records indefinitely. You may also provide us with information that, when combined with personally identifiable information, provides the Publisher with a better idea of who you are, including but not limited to your gender, birthday, marital status, and education level (collectively referred to as “personal information”). If you choose to access our Site, use our Services or purchase our products, we may require you to provide personal information as indicated on the forms throughout the Site.
1.2. Survey Information: Publisher collects information from you when you voluntarily complete a survey, poll, order form, or a registration page either online by using the internet, or offline by providing this information through the mail, in person or using a telephone. You may have received one of our surveys via a third party. This method of collection is collectively known as a survey (“Survey”). In such Surveys, the Publisher may ask you to provide personal identifiable information Including your name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (Including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, social security number, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information as may be requested from time to time. The Publisher may also collect such information concerning you from another source and use that information in combination with information provided from this website. Completing the Surveys is completely voluntary, and you are under no obligation to provide Survey Information to Publisher or any third-party.
1.3. Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology: Publisher currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about you with information about you in its database. Additionally, Publisher may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future.
(a) Cookies: Cookies are a feature of your browser software. If enabled, we may write cookies that may store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of the pages of this Site. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features appeal the most to you and what content you may have viewed on past visits. When you visit this site again, cookies can enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. We may use cookies to: keep track of the number of return visits to this site; accumulate and report aggregate, statistical information on website usage; deliver specific content to you based on your interests or past viewing history; save your password for ease of access to our Site. You can disable cookies, although the website may not function properly for you. Your browser preferences can be modified to accept or reject all cookies, or request a notification when a cookie is set. In order to use all of the features and functionality of Publisher’s websites, you need to accept cookies.
(b) Web Beacons: A web beacon is a programming code that can be used to display an image on a web page, but can also be used to transfer your unique user identification to a database and associate you with previously acquired information about an individual in a database. This allows Publisher to track certain websites you visit. Web beacons are used to track online behavioral habits for marketing purposes to determine products or services you may be interested in. In addition to using web beacons on web pages, Publisher also uses web beacons in email messages sent to individuals listed in Publisher’s database.
(c) IP Addresses: Publisher automatically tracks certain information based upon your behavior on the Site. We may use this information to do internal research on our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on the Site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on the Site or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address. Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) is a unique Internet “address” which is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). For local area network (“LAN”), DSL, or cable modem users, an IP address may be permanently assigned to a particular computer. IP addresses are automatically logged by web servers, collecting information about a user’s traffic patterns. While the IP address does not identify an individual by name, it may, with the cooperation of the ISP, be used to locate and identify an individual using the web. Your IP address can, however, reveal what geographic area you are connecting from, or which ISP you are using. Finally, other websites you visit have IP addresses, and we may collect the IP addresses of those websites and their pages.
(d) Computer Profiles: Publisher does not collect and accumulate other anonymous data which will help us understand and analyze the internet experience of our visitors. For instance, Publisher will not accumulate visitor data relating to referring domain names, the type of browsers used, operating system software, screen resolutions, color capabilities, browser plug-ins, language settings, cookie preferences, search engine keywords and JavaScript enablement. When you provide us with personal identification information, we are able to use such visitor data to identify you.
(e) Data Analysis: Data analysis technology may be employed from time to time if used by a client of Publisher.
(f) New Technology: The use of technology on the internet, Including cookies and web beacons, is rapidly developing. As a result, Publisher strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of new technology.
1.4. No Information Collected from Children: This children’s privacy statement explains our practices with respect to the online collection and use of personal information from children under the age of thirteen, and provides important information regarding their rights under federal law with respect to such information.
- This Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen and Publisher does NOT knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of this Publisher’s Websites. We screen users who wish to provide personal information in order to prevent users under the age of thirteen from providing such information. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of thirteen as part of this Publisher’s Websites, we will delete such information from our records. If we change our practices in the future, we will obtain prior, verifiable parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of this Publisher’s Websites.
- Because Publisher does not collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of this Publisher’s Websites, we also do NOT knowingly distribute such information to third parties.
- Publisher does NOT knowingly allow children under the age of thirteen to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information through this Publisher’s Websites.
- Because Publisher does not collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen as part of this Publisher’s Websites, Publisher does NOT condition the participation of a child under thirteen in this Publisher’s Websites’ online activities on providing personally identifiable information.
1.5. Credit Card Information: Publisher may, in certain instances, collect credit card numbers and related information when an individual places an order from Publisher. When the credit card information is submitted to Publisher, such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. Publisher 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.
2. USE OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION
The following section describes how Publisher uses personal information. The uses described in these sections may change at any time. Publisher may also broaden its use of your personal information. Publisher may also use your personal information to provide commercial promotional offers to individuals or entities through, among other things, email advertising, telephone marketing, direct mail marketing, banner advertising, SMS mobile and text messaging.
2.1. Discretion to Use Information: The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide our services or products or carry out the transactions you have requested or authorized. Publisher may change or broaden its use of your personal information at any time. Publisher may use your personal information to provide promotional offers, including third party offers, to individuals by means of email advertising, telephone marketing, direct mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package stuffers, and other possible uses.
2.2. Email: Publisher may use your personal information to provide first and third-party advertisements and offers by email to you. If you interact with third-party content which we send to you, such third party’s use of your personal information shall be governed by their privacy policy. Publisher may maintain separate email lists for different purposes. If you wish to end your email subscription from a particular list, you only need to press the unsubscribe link on the bottom or footer of any email message sent by this Publisher. Publisher is not responsible for any email sent by a third-party not acting on behalf of Publisher.
2.3. Profiling and Target Advertising: Publisher uses your information to make and improve profiles of you and to track your online browsing habits and determine which areas of Publisher’s websites are most frequently visited. This information helps Publisher to better understand your interests so that it can target advertising and promotions to you. Publisher may, at its discretion, target advertising by using email, direct mail, telephones, cell phones, and other means of communication to provide promotional offers.
2.4. Storage of Personal Information: Publisher stores your information in a database on Publisher’s servers. Our servers have security measures (such as data encryption or a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under Publisher’s control. Additionally, while we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this information. If we do discover a security breach affecting your data, every effort will be made to provide a notification within 72 hours of our team learning of the occurrence.
3. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
3.1.Sale or Transfer to Third-Parties: Publisher will not use, sell or transfer individual information to third-parties for any purpose , except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
3.2. Customer Service: Publisher will use your personal information to respond to you, to process, validate and verify requests and/or purchase orders, to fulfill any of your requests and to tailor your experience on our Websites.
3.3. Marketing: Publisher will use your personal information for any marketing and survey purpose on behalf of Publisher and its affiliates and subsidiaries to send information to you about additional goods or services that may be of interest to you. Publisher will not share or transfer your data to unaffiliated third parties without your consent. Publisher may use service providers in connection with operating and improving the Site, to assist with certain functions, such as payment processing, email transmission, data hosting, managing our ads, fulfilling product sales, and some aspects of our technical and customer support. Publisher will take measures to ensure that these service providers access, process, and store information about you only for the purposes Publisher authorizes, subject to confidentiality obligations, including through the execution of GDPR and CCPA-compliant Data Privacy Agreements or Addenda, as applicable.
3.4. Complying with Legal Processes: Publisher will use or disclose your personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders, warrants, or legal process, or to otherwise establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, or in the event you violate or breach an agreement with Publisher. Publisher will use and disclose your personal information if we believe you will harm the property or rights of Publisher, its owners, or those of Publisher’s other customers. Finally, we will use or disclose your personal information if we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Publisher’s acceptable use policy, or as otherwise required by law when responding to subpoenas, court orders and other legal processes.
3.5. Data Summary: Publisher may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as summary or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups of persons.
4. PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THIRD-PARTIES
4.1.Advertiser cookies and web beacons: Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies who place advertisements on the Websites and on the internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technology to collect information about individuals. Publisher does not control the use of such technology and Publisher has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information about you.
4.2. Links: The Websites and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to the websites of third-parties. Publisher is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other websites. Linked Websites may contain links to websites maintained by third-parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. Publisher does not operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such third-party websites. The inclusion of a link to a website or to an article or blog on a website does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization.
5. SMS, WIRELESS AND OTHER MOBILE OFFERINGS
We may use your telephone number for the purpose of sending you SMS messaging for marketing purposes; to share free content with you, such as articles and videos; to announce the launch of new products; and to provide access to your dashboard and/or downloads, if you have opted in to receive such messaging. You may opt out from receiving SMS messaging from us, at any time, by responding STOP to any of our messages. We do not share your telephone number with third parties for the purposes of receiving third party marketing messages. We also will not send messages to you promoting the goods or services of third parties. For additional information regarding our SMS messaging program, please read our Terms of Use.
6. USER CONSUMER RIGHTS
Your use of this Website (and any associated offers, advertisements, newsletters, or other programs), and providing your email address and/or telephone number, constitutes a subscription and acceptance of the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of the Website. Subscribers may receive recorded telephone messages regarding various special product offers and purchase incentives, and could be automatically entered into various related campaigns. By subscribing, such act constitutes your express written consent to be contacted by us or our partner companies via prerecorded telephone message for purposes of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR §310 et seq.), and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 USC §96), as amended from time to time. The calls you are agreeing to receive may describe goods and services which may be offered by third-parties and any goods or services described in the call are not sold by or through Publisher. You are subscribing to receive calls only from Publisher and their partner third-party companies, and only at the specific number(s) you have provided to us if you did provide a number. Your consent will be effective if the number you have provided is a home, business, or mobile phone line, or if the number is registered on any state or federal Do-Not-Call (DNC) list as of the date of this consent. Publisher reserves the right to refrain from calling any number registered on a DNC list in connection with any promotions. This consent shall remain in effect until you revoke your consent and cancel your subscription.
7. CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020, and is intended to protect the data of California residents. If you are a resident of California, you have certain rights with respect to your data. We respond to all requests that we receive from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Rights that you may have, include:
- Requesting deletion of your information.
- If you request that your account be deleted, you will lose access to all of our programs in which you are actively registered.
- Opting out from the sale of your information to third parties.
- Requesting disclosure of the personal information we have collected about you and the types of third parties with whom it has been shared.
- Requesting the portability of your information.
- Opting out from receiving marketing communications that we send you at any time. You can exercise this right by selecting the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in the marketing emails we send you. Additionally, you may update your email preferences by changing the settings in your account.
- Requesting that we not sell your information, by clicking on the corresponding link on our website.
Every effort will be made to respond to a verified request within a reasonable time, or the time-frame required by law. If you have additional questions about this policy, please contact Publisher from the “Contact Us” page of the Publisher’s website.
CONSUMER PRIVACY & THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Notwithstanding anything else in this policy, we and/or our partners may place or read use IP and/or cookies to enable you to receive personalized ads or content. These cookies contain zero personally identifiable information. The cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to data you voluntarily have submitted to us on our network, e.g., your email address, which we may share with a data provider solely in hashed, non-human readable form. Users may also express their choices for display advertising, through the following platforms: Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out platform or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out platform. We and/or our partners use IP and/or cookies and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about you, such as your Internet Protocol address and certain online behaviors, such as opening emails or browsing websites or interacting with apps. Such information is used to personalize ads or content and may be shared with our network partners.
We and/or our network partners may also use IP and/or cookies for delivering personalized advertising emails. These IPs and/or cookies are used to identify the visitors of our advertisers’ websites and for the advertiser to send personalized emails based on the visitors’ browsing experience on the advertiser’s site/app.
