45Pounds Privacy Policy
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have
adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your
personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps
to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this
Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages,
newsletters, discussion forums and lists and opt-in announcement lists owned
and operated by 45Pounds. The following
discloses our Privacy Policy.
What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of
numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet
Protocol" IP address
. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site
within the 45Pounds site, our Web servers automatically recognize that
visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal
nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have
accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate,
and to investigate misuse of the 45Pounds site, its users, or to cooperate with
law enforcement. See also Will you disclose
the information you collect to outside third parties? We do not collect and
evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not
automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors.
What are
cookies?
A cookie is a
small piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and
stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off of your
computer hard disk or read cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do
not damage your system. At present, 45Pounds does not use cookies and will not
place any cookies on your hard drive.
What
information do you collect when I register for something?
45Pounds
offers access to some services that require registration. We may use your
registration contact information to send notification to you of 45Pounds
products and services by e-mail and/or postal mail. We do not share that
information with any other person or entity.
What other
information do you request?
We may also
request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a
survey or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to e-mail
newsletters, or announcement lists). Whenever we request the identity of a
visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the
information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that
means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a
third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy. E-mail addresses supplied for meal plan
request forms will also be used to provide a free subscription to our e-mail
newsletter which may be canceled at any time.
E-mail addresses supplied for meal plan requests will also be used for
product and program announcements. Each
announcement will provide a link which will allow you to be removed from this
list at any time.
We may from
time to time send e-mail announcing new 45Pounds products and services. Except
as stated above, 45Pounds will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to
receive.
When you
register for a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address,
and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.
What
information do you collect when I purchase something?
If you are
purchasing something from a 45Pounds we need to know your name, e-mail address,
mailing address, credit card number and expiration date. This allows us to
process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. This
information may also be used by us to notify you of related products and
services. Credit card and e-mail information will not be shared or sold to
third parties for any purpose except as provided in this Privacy Policy without
your express permission.
Wherever 45Pounds
collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this
Privacy Policy on that page.
Will you
disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?
45Pounds will
disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in
the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
1) Cooperate with the investigations of
purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply
with legal process served on 45Pounds,
2)
Protect and defend the rights or property of the 45Pounds site of sites and
related properties, or visitors to the 45Pounds site of sites and related
properties,
3)
Identify persons who may be violating the law, the 45Pounds legal notice and
Web site User Agreement, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the
45Pounds site or its related properties,
4)
Fulfill a user's order or request.
45Pounds uses
reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. 45Pounds
reserves the right to transfer all such information in connection with the sale
of all or part of 45Pounds's capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not
responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties
that receive the information. We are not responsible for such third party
privacy policies or how they treat information about their users
What else
should I know about my privacy when online?
The 45Pounds
site contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. The 45Pounds site also
contains advertisements of third parties. 45Pounds is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or advertisers. 45Pounds
does not share any of the individual personal information you provide 45Pounds
with the third parties to which 45Pounds links, except as stated elsewhere
within this Privacy Policy, although 45Pounds may
share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how many people
use our site). Please check with those Web sites to determine their privacy
policy.
Please keep
in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online -
for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information
can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information
online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages
from other parties in return.
Ultimately,
you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal
information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
Your Consent To
This Agreement
By using the 45Pounds
site, you consent to the collection and use of information by 45Pounds as
specified above. We reserve the right to modify this policy. If we decide to
change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances we disclose it.
Please send
any questions about 45Pounds's Privacy Policy to: support@45Pounds.com
(Revised May 29, 2005)