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PRIVACY POLICY
DDM Internet Enterprises strives to offer its
visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and
to provide an interactive and personalized experience.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your
name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number)
subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will
never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any
unauthorized third party. Period."
How we gather
information from users
How we
collect and store information depends on the page you
are visiting, the activities in which you elect to
participate and the services provided. For example, you
may be asked to provide information when you register
for access to certain portions of our site or request
certain features, such as newsletters or when you make a
purchase. You may provide information when you
participate in sweepstakes and contests, message boards
and chat rooms, and other interactive areas of our site.
Like most Web sites, DDM Internet Enterprises also collects
information automatically and through the use of
electronic tools that may be transparent to our
visitors. For example, we may log the name of your
Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to
recognize you and hold information from your visit.
Among other things, the cookie may store your user name
and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that
information each time you visit, or may control the
number of times you encounter a particular advertisement
while visiting our site. As we adopt additional
technology, we may also gather information through other
means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide
us with information, for example by setting your browser
to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be
unable to access certain portions of the site or may be
asked to re-enter your user name and password, and we
may not be able to customize the site’s features
according to your preferences.
What we do
with the information we collect
Like other
Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your
visit and deliver more individualized content and
advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share
your information with anyone.
Aggregated
Information (information that does not personally
identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we
may combine information about your usage patterns with
similar information obtained from other users to help
enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which
pages are visited most or what features are most
attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be
shared with our advertisers and business partners.
Again, this information does not include any Personally
Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to
identify you individually.
We may use
Personally Identifiable Information collected on
DDM Internet Enterprises to communicate with you about your
registration and customization preferences; our Terms of
Service and privacy policy; services and products
offered by DDM Internet Enterprises and other topics we
think you might find of interest.
Personally
Identifiable Information collected by
DDM Internet Enterprises may also be used for other
purposes, including but not limited to site
administration, troubleshooting, processing of
e-commerce transactions, administration of sweepstakes
and contests, and other communications with you. Certain
third parties who provide technical support for the
operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use your
information only as permitted by law. In addition, from
time to time as we continue to develop our business, we
may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or
businesses. In such transactions, user information may
be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose
your information in response to a court order, at other
times when we believe we are reasonably required to do
so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts
you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities
whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please
note we may not provide you with notice prior to
disclosure in such cases.
Affiliated
sites, linked sites and advertisements
DDM Internet Enterprises expects its partners,
advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our
users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including
our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content
providers accessible through our site, may have their
own privacy and data collection policies and practices.
For example, during your visit to our site you may link
to, or view as part of a frame on a DDM Internet Enterprises
page, certain content that is actually created or hosted
by a third party. Also, through DDM Internet Enterprises you
may be introduced to, or be able to access, information,
Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by
other parties. DDM Internet Enterprises is not responsible
for the actions or policies of such third parties. You
should check the applicable privacy policies of those
third parties when providing information on a feature or
page operated by a third party.
While on our
site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other
third parties may use cookies or other technology to
attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve
information about you. For example, some of our
advertising is served by third parties and may include
cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether
you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other
features available on our site may offer services
operated by third parties and may use cookies or other
technology to gather information. DDM Internet Enterprises
does not control the use of this technology by third
parties or the resulting information, and is not
responsible for any actions or policies of such third
parties.
You should
also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose
Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or
in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly
and can be collected and used by third parties without
our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages
from other individuals or third parties. Such activities
are beyond the control of DDM Internet Enterprises and this
policy.
Children
DDM Internet Enterprises does not knowingly collect
or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or
about children under 13 except as permitted by law. If
we discover we have received any information from a
child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will
delete that information immediately. If you believe
DDM Internet Enterprises has any information from or about
anyone under 13, please contact us at the address listed
below.
Contacting
Us.
We can be
reached by contacting:
DDM Internet Enterprises
Email:
privacy (AT) DDM Internet Enterprises
Changes to
this Policy
DDM Internet Enterprises reserves the right to change
this policy at any time. Please check this page
periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site
following the posting of changes to these terms will
mean you accept those changes. Information collected
prior to the time any change is posted will be used
according to the rules and laws that applied at the time
the information was collected.
Governing
law
This policy
and the use of this Site are governed by California law.
If a dispute arises under this Policy we agree to first
try to resolve it with the help of a mutually
agreed-upon mediator in the following location: Contra Costa
County, California Any costs and fees other than attorney fees
associated with the mediation will be shared equally by
each of us.
If it proves
impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution
through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to
binding arbitration at the following location: Contra Costa
County, California under the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitration may be entered in any court with
jurisdiction to do so.
DDM Internet Enterprises is controlled, operated and
administered entirely within California. This statement
and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and
do not create any contractual or other legal rights in
or on behalf of any party.
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