Gordila and its affiliates (collectively referred to in
this Privacy Statement as "we" or "Gordila") recognize
the importance of protecting the privacy of
all information provided by users of our web
sites, recipients of our e-mail
and customers of our products and
services. We created this policy with a fundamental
respect for our customers' right to privacy
and to guide our relationships with our customers.
This Privacy Statement discloses the privacy
practices for all products and services owned
by Gordila.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Gordila collects
information from our website users, subscribers
and other customers. In this section of our
Privacy Statement, we describe the type of
information we collect and how we use it
to provide better services to our customers.
Registration and Ordering
When using some
of our websites and signing up for certain
selected services,
users must first register. During registration,
users are required to give their contact
information (such as name, e-mail address,
mailing address and phone number). For internal
purposes, we use this information to communicate
with users and provide requested services,
and, for our website visitors, to provide a
more personalized experience on our sites.
We also may at times collect demographic information
(such as job title and purchasing responsibilities,
company information and professional certification).
We use aggregate demographic information about
our audience to improve our service, for marketing
purposes and/or industry reporting purposes.
For our services that require payment,
we contracted PayPal (a leading online payment processor).
While providing secured online payment processing PayPal may also collect credit card information (such
as account name, number and expiration date),
which is used for our Paypal's billing
purposes only, and is not otherwise shared with us or other companies. To view
PayPal's information privacy and use policy click here.
E-mail Newsletters
If users wish to subscribe
to our e-mail newsletters, we ask for contact
information (such as name, e-mail address
and, occasionally, demographic information).
We use this information in the same manner
as we use contact information in the registration
and ordering process described above. Recipients
of our newsletters can unsubscribe using
the instructions listed at the end of the e-mail
newsletter.
Communications with Us
We have features where our customers can submit information to us (such
as our feedback forms). Where such submissions
include requests for service, support
or information, we may forward them to our
agents, as needed, to best respond to the specific
request. In addition, we may retain e-mails
and other information sent to us for our
internal administrative purposes, and to help
us to serve customers better.
Communications from Us
In order to
best serve our customers, we may send updates
that contain important information about our
products and services. For example, we send
new members a welcoming message, and verify
password and username for our password-protected
web sites. We may also communicate with a customer
to provide requested services and for account-related
issues via e-mail, phone or regular mail.
In addition to such service and product-essential
messages, we offer our customers the option
to receive information about our company,
related products, services and special deals.
Users, however, can choose not to receive these
communications from us, as set forth in the "Permission" section below.
Automatic Data Collection
Our web sites, newsletters and, from time to time, certain other
products and services have features that automatically
collect information from customers, to deliver
content specific to customers' interests and
to honor their preferences. This information
assists us in creating products and services
that will serve the needs of our customers.
For example, we use "cookies," a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive
containing information about the user. Cookies benefit the user by requiring
login only once, thereby saving time while on our web site. If users reject the
cookies, they may be limited in the use of some areas of our web site.
For our internal purposes,
we gather date, time, browser type, navigation
history and IP address of all visitors to our
web sites. This information does not contain
anything that can identify users personally. We use this information
for our internal security audit log, trend
analysis and system administration, and to
gather broad demographic information about
our user base for aggregate use.
We may combine
demographic information supplied by a customer
at registration with web site usage data to
provide general profiles, in aggregate non-personally
identifiable form, about our customers and their preferences in
the content of the site and advertising. We
may share this composite information with our
advertisers and business affiliates to help
them better understand our services.
WITH WHOM YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED
When we have co-branded, customized, private label, "powered by" or sponsored products and services,
or when we join with other parties to provide specific services
then we may share (provide and receive) personal information with such third party,
subject to the customer's preferences (as described in the "Permission" section below).
These sponsors will use the information according to their own privacy policies,
and we urge participants to read those policies and be aware of their privacy
practices before registering.
Finally, on occasion,
we may provide targeted lists of names and
offline and online contact information for
marketing purposes to third parties, subject
to our Permission policies, as described below, pursuant to
which we give customers the option of not having
their name or contact information disclosed
to third parties.
Other than as set forth above, we do not share
personally identifiable information with other
companies, apart from those acting as our agents
in providing our product(s)/service(s), and
which agree to use it only for that purpose
and to keep the information secure and confidential.
Also, our parent, subsidiary and affiliate
companies, entities into which our company
may be merged, or entities to which any of
our assets, products, sites or operations may
be transferred, will be able to use personal
information. We will also disclose information
we maintain when required to do so by law,
for example, in response to a court order or
a subpoena or other legal obligation, in response
to a law enforcement agency's request, or in
special cases when we have reason to believe
that disclosing this information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action
against someone who may be causing injury to
or interference with (either intentionally
or unintentionally) our rights or property.
Users should also be aware that courts of equity,
such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have
the authority under certain circumstances to
permit personal information to be shared or
transferred to third parties without permission.
We may share aggregate information, which
is not personally identifiable, with others.
This information may include usage and demographic
data, but it will not include personal information.
PERMISSION
Our customers are given the opportunity to
choose whether to receive information from
our affiliates and us not directly related
to the product or service for which they registered
(or which they otherwise agreed to receive).
Please note that we will endeavor to implement
your permission requests within a reasonable
time, although for a time you may continue
to receive mailings, etc., transmitted based
on information released prior to the implementation
of your request. In addition, please note that
even after such request is implemented, you
will continue to receive information directly
related to the product or service for which
you registered (or which you otherwise agreed
to receive), so you always are kept informed.
SECURITY
We use reasonable precautions to protect our customers' personal
information and to store it securely. Sensitive
information that is transmitted to us online
is encrypted and is transmitted
to us securely. In addition, access to all
of our customers' information, not just the
sensitive information mentioned above, is
restricted. Only employees who need the information
to perform a specific job (for example, a billing
clerk or a customer service representative)
are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Finally, the servers on which
we store personally identifiable information
are kept in a secure environment.
LINKS
Our web sites contain links to other sites. Gordila is not responsible
for the privacy practices or content of such
other sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each web site to
which we may link that may collect personally
identifiable information.
CHILDREN
Gordila websites are not directed at individuals under thirteen years of age,
and CMP does not intend to collect any personally-identifiable information from such individuals.
NOTIFICATION and CHANGES
If we change our Privacy Statement,
we will post those changes on this page so our users are
aware of what information we collect, how we
use it and under which circumstances, if any,
we disclose it. Users should check this policy
frequently to keep abreast of any changes.
For comments or questions regarding our privacy policy
you can contact us using our Online Contact Form
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