(Last Updated November 6, 2014)
Thank you for visiting the
Fresh Savings Plus
™website located at
www.FreshSavingsPlus.com
(the "Website").
At Fresh Savings Plus™ Fresh Savings Plus,"
"Us," "Our" or "We"),
We understand the importance that Internet
users place on privacy and have designed the Website with this in mind. Please
be advised that We manage e-mail lists generated by third-party websites and/or
organizations ("Affiliated List Owners").
This Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy")
applies to consumers that have agreed to receive e-mail marketing from one or
more of our Affiliated List Owners.
All visitors to, or users of, the Website are referred to, individually, as
"User," "You" or "Your."
We believe in 100% permission-based
marketing. Accordingly, We have created this Privacy Policy in order to disclose
Our information gathering and
dissemination practices. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meaning set forth in Our Terms and Conditions ("Terms and Conditions").
You agree to this Privacy Policy, in its
entirety, when You: (a) access and/or use the Website or the Services; (b)
open, preview or click on the
advertising portion of any e-mail we send on behalf of Us or third party
websites and organizations ("Third Parties"); (c)
provide any personal information to Us by and
through various registration forms, web pages and other online media
(collectively, "Online Media"); and/or (d) enter, or attempt to enter, any
Promotions.
Please carefully review the complete terms of the Privacy Policy. If You do
not agree to abide by and be bound by all of the terms of the Privacy Policy,
You are not authorized to use the Website or Services in any manner or to
otherwise participate in any of the Promotions.
Your California Privacy Rights
Please be advised that if You
are a resident of the State of California
and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of Your personal information
(as defined in the Shine the Light
Law, Cal. Civ. Code §1798.83)
to any third party for marketing purposes, please e-mail Us at: [email protected].
If You are a resident of the State of
California and would like to know how Your personal information is shared with
third parties, what categories of personal information that We have shared with
third parties in the preceding year, as well as the names and addresses of those
third parties, please contact Us at::
[email protected]
In accordance with California Civil Code
Sec. 1789.3, California residents are entitled to know that they may file
grievances and complaints with the California Department of Consumer Affairs,
400 R Street, STE 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; by phone at (916) 445-1254; toll
free at 1-800-952-5210; or by e-mail to:
[email protected]
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion,
to change, modify, add and/or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any
time. All Privacy Policy changes or modifications will be posted on the Website
and shall take effect immediately upon their posting;
provided, however,
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Personal Information Collectionn
We collect Your personal information when
You: (a) open, preview or click on the e-mail messages that We send on Our
behalf or on behalf of one of Our third party marketing partners; (b) register
on the Website to participate in the Promotions (if any are made available); (c)
register on the Website in connection with Your request for Services from Our
Third Party Providers; and/or (d) otherwise provide personal information to Us
by and through various Online Media. The personal information that You may be
asked to provide on the applicable registration forms and/or in connection with
the Promotions (if any are made available) may include, but may not be limited
to, all or some of the following: (i) Your full name; (ii) Your mailing address;
(iii) Your e-mail address; (iv) Your date of birth; (v) Your telephone number;
and/or (v) any other information requested by Us on the registration form.
Further, individuals that win prizes in connection with the Promotions may be
required to provide: (A) their Social Security Number; and (B) picture proof of
identification, which may include a driver's license, passport, voting card or
similar government issued identification. For purposes of this Privacy Policy,
items (A) and (B) in the preceding sentence shall be referred to as "Sensitive
Information." While all personal information that You submit is voluntary and at
Your discretion, such submissions may be required if You wish to obtain the
Services and/or register to participate in a Promotion.
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Use of Personal Informationn
By submitting Your personal information to Us
by and through Our Online Media or otherwise, You agree to allow Us to share,
sell, rent, lease or otherwise provide that personal information (other than
Sensitive Information) with/to any other properties that We own or may later
acquire and/or to any third party advertisers including, without limitation,
Third Party Providers, as permitted by applicable law. You further agree that We
may work with other businesses to bring selected retail opportunities to You.
These businesses and third party advertisers may include, but are not limited to:
(a) email marketing partners and providers of direct
marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference, data
enhancement, suppression and validation; (b) telemarketers (where permitted by
applicable law); and (c) SMS text-based marketers (where, and to the extent,
permitted by applicable law);
Notwithstanding the foregoing, We may also
employ other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on Our
behalf. Examples include sending direct and electronic mail, removing duplicate
information from Our database, analyzing data, conducting drawings and other
Promotion-related activities and providing marketing analysis. The agents
performing these limited functions on Our behalf shall have access to Your
personal information only as needed to perform their functions for Us, and We do
not permit them to use Your personal information for any other purposes.
We may also use Your personal information for
customer service functions, to provide You with information that You may request
in connection with the Promotions, Services or otherwise, to customize Your
experience with the Website, Promotions, Services and/or other Online Media
and/or to contact You when necessary in connection with transactions entered
into by You through the Website and/or other Online Media, if any. We may also
use Your personal information for internal business purposes, such as analyzing
and managing Our business. Accordingly, We may combine any of the personal
information that We have gathered from You with information from other sources.
We reserve the right to release current or
past personal information in the event that: (i) We believe that a User is
using, or has used, the Website, Online Media, Services and/or a Promotion in
violation of this Privacy Policy, the Terms and Conditions, or any other of Our
operating rules, policies, price schedules and other supplemental terms and
conditions or documents that We may publish from time to time; (ii) We believe
that a User is using, or has used, the Website, Online Media, Services and/or a
Promotion to commit unlawful acts; (iii) such information is subpoenaed or
requested pursuant to a judicial or regulatory proceeding or inquiry;
provided, however, that, where permitted by applicable law, We
shall provide You with e-mail notice, and opportunity to challenge the subpoena,
prior to disclosure of any personal information pursuant to a subpoena; (iv) We
are sold or acquired; provided,
however,
By submitting Your e-mail address to Us by
and through the Website, Online Media or otherwise, You agree to receive e-mail
marketing from Us (including any of Our other properties) and/or Our third-party
marketing partners. Additionally, You agree that such act constitutes an inquiry
and/or application for purposes of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR
§310 et seq.), as amended from time to time (the "Rule") and applicable state
do-not-call regulations. As such, notwithstanding that Your telephone number may
be listed on the Federal Trade Commission's Do-Not-Call List, and/or on
applicable state do-not-call lists, We retain the right to contact You via
telemarketing in accordance with the Rule and applicable state do-not-call
regulations.
By submitting Your personal Information by
and through the Website, Online Media or otherwise, You agree to receive mobile
marketing including, but not limited to, text-message based marketing, from Us
and/or Our third party marketing partners (where, and to the extent that, such
marketing is permitted by applicable law). As such, notwithstanding that Your
mobile telephone number may be listed on state and/or federal Do-Not-Call
registries, You grant to Us and We retain the right to contact You via
text-message based marketing in accordance with applicable state and federal
law. Further, You agree that We reserve the right to share, sell, rent, lease
and/or otherwise distribute Your mobile telephone and other mobile data with/to
any third party for any and all non-marketing uses permitted by this Privacy
Policy and applicable law.
Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, We reserve the right to share, sell, rent, lease and/or otherwise
distribute any and all personal information (other than Sensitive Information)
with/to any third party for any and all uses permitted by this Privacy Policy
and applicable law.
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Collection and Use of Non-Personal
Information
(a) Response Data.
When You open, preview or click on the advertising portion of Our e-mail
messages, the Website or other Online Media, We collect such response data and
other Non-personal information for Our internal marketing purposes
(collectively, "Response Data"). We may use Your Response Data, and share it
with Our third party marketing
partners, in order to
send You e-mail and other marketing messages regarding products, services or
special offers that We or Our third
party marketing partners
(b) IP Address/Browser Type
(c) Cookies. When You
visit the Website and/or other Online Media, We, or a data provider that We have
engaged, may place, recognize or send a unique cookie, single-pixel GIF
files/images and/or similar technologies (collectively, "Cookie") to assign an
anonymous, unique identifier to Your Internet browser. A Cookie is a small piece
of data stored on Your computer's hard drive containing non-personal information
about You. If You would like to obtain more information about common industry
practices of network advertisers and/or make choices about their use of Your
information, please visit
www.cookiecentral.com.
Cookies are not designed to get data from
Your hard drive, Your e-mail account or any other personal data about You. No
personal information is placed into these Cookies. Cookies are used to store
information about a visitor's preferences and history in order to better serve
the visitor and/or present the visitor with customized ads, content and/or
services. Cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to
data that You have voluntarily submitted to Us, e.g., Your e-mail address, in
hashed, non-human readable form.
If You do not want information collected
through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most Internet
browsers that allows You to accept or reject most Cookies. To disable and reject
certain Cookies, follow the instructions associated with Your Internet browser.
Even in the case where a User rejects a Cookie, he or she may still use the
Website and Online Media. Please note, however, that if You reject Our Cookies
it is possible that You will be prevented from accessing certain Services, some
of the Website pages and other Online Media may not properly load, Your access
to certain information might be denied and/or You might have to enter
information about Yourself more than once. We reserve the right to retain Cookie
data indefinitely.
Cookies have many benefits to enhance Your
experience with the Website, Services, Promotions and Online Media including,
enhancing the functionality of the foregoing, delivering a more personalized
experience and improving and delivering certain content and offerings. Examples
of the information that We collect and analyze using Cookies include, without
limitation, the IP address used to connect Your computer to the Internet; Your
e-mail address; Your computer's operating system type, version and computer
platform; Your purchase history (which We may aggregate with similar information
from other customers); the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to, on and from
the Website, including date and time stamp; and/or products You viewed or
searched for. We may also use software tools to measure and collect session
information, including page response times, download errors, length of visits to
certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and
mouse-overs) and methods used to browse away from the page.
We do not transfer Cookies associated with
the Website to any other third party company, nor do We authorize any other
third party company to access those Cookies for any purpose other than as
otherwise set forth within this Privacy Policy. We may allow certain third
parties, such as those third party marketing partners who deliver
advertisements, content or provide other services associated with the Website,
to set and/or access Cookies associated with certain of Our pages and/or certain
e-mail messages sent by Us.
We do not install any spyware or adware in
connection with the Website, or distribute any commercial message, or authorize
any third party to distribute any commercial message, by means of spyware or
adware. "Spyware" or "adware" is any software which has been downloaded to
and/or installed on an Internet User's computer, without the User's actual
consent, and facilitates the distribution of any commercial message to the User.
If You feel that You may have spyware from another company installed on Your
machine, there are various anti-spyware/adware software applications available
on the Internet to identify if this has occurred.
Any third party marketing partners who We
work with to help manage and deliver advertisements on the Website are commonly
referred to as "Advertisers." These Advertisers may use Cookies to collect
information about Your visits to the Website in order to tailor certain
advertisements and content delivered on the Website and on other websites within
such Advertiser's ad network.
(d) Website Tracking Software/Domain Addresses
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Unsubscribe/Opt-Out
You may unsubscribe, opt-out from having Your
personal information shared with Our third party marketing partners, or opt-out
from Our e-mail marketing program at any time by sending Us an e-mail at:
[email protected]
In addition, in every marketing communication
that We initiate, there is an unsubscribe/opt-out included therein. We attempt
to process all unsubscribe and opt-out requests in a prompt fashion. However,
after unsubscribing, We cannot guarantee that You will never receive another
communication from Us because We may obtain Your contact information in the
future through a different entity that You have subscribed through.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, We may
continue to contact You for the purpose of communicating information relating to
Your request for Services, Your participation in a Promotion, as well as to
respond to any inquiry or request made by You. To opt-out of receiving
Services-related, Promotions-related and inquiry response-related messages from
Us, You must cease requesting and/or utilizing Services, cease participating in
and/or entering Promotions and cease submitting inquiries to Us, as applicable.
We are able to offer Our free services, in
part, based upon the willingness of Our Users to be contacted by Our third party
marketing partners.
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Security
We endeavor to safeguard and protect Our
Users' information. The privacy of Your personal information is very important
to Us. The servers that We store personal information in are kept in a secure
physical environment. We have security measures in place to protect against
loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under Our control. We also
do everything in Our power to protect all User information off-line and online.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be
100% secure. As a result, while We strive to protect Your personal information,
We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that You transmit to
Us, and You do so at Your own risk.
Access to Your information is strictly
limited, and not accessible to the public. All of Our Users' information is
restricted in Our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a
specific job function are granted access to personal information. Our employees
are dedicated to ensuring the security and privacy of all User information.
Employees not adhering to Our firm policies are subject to disciplinary action.
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Security Breach
In compliance with applicable
federal and state laws, We shall notify You and any applicable regulatory
agencies in the event that there has been an information security breach. You
will be notified via e-mail in the event of such a breach. Please be advised
that notice may be delayed in order to address the needs of law enforcement, to
determine the scope of network damage, and to engage in remedial measures.
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Third Party Links
We do not endorse, nor are We responsible
for, the accuracy of the privacy policies and/or terms and conditions of any of
the third party marketing partners and/or Third Party Providers accessible
through the Website, Online Media, Services, Promotions or any of the e-mail
messages sent to You. In some cases, You may be required to provide certain
information to register or complete a transaction on the web properties of such
third parties. Such entities are independent third parties and are NOT
affiliated with Us. These third parties have separate privacy and data
collection practices and policies and We have no responsibility or liability
relating to them. We encourage You to review the privacy practices and policies
and terms of use of any such entities before engaging with them in any way.
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Children's Privacy
We encourage parents and guardians to spend
time online with their children and to participate and monitor the interactive
activities of their children. We are very sensitive to the issue of children's
privacy and, therefore, We strive to protect the privacy of children using the
Internet. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from
persons under eighteen (18) years of age. If a person under eighteen (18) years
of age has already provided Us with any personal information, his or her parent
or guardian may contact Us for the purpose of deleting this information. All
such requests shall be handled by Us as expeditiously as possible.
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Reviewing Your Information
If You would like to know if
We have any of Your personal
information in Our database or would like to review and update or correct the personal
information that We have collected from You, simply send Your request via e-mail
to:
[email protected]
To protect Your privacy and security, We will
take reasonable steps to help verify Your identity before granting access or
making corrections, and We may decline to process requests that are unreasonably
repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize
the privacy of others or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests
concerning information residing on backup tapes).
Please be advised that deleting
Your
Please be further advised that, after You
delete Your personal information, residual copies may take a period of time
before they are deleted from Our active servers and may remain in Our backup
systems. In addition, this deletion will not change or delete Personal
Information which may have already been shared with third parties, all as
provided above in this Privacy Policy. You will need to contact the third
parties that contact you directly to change Your preferences regarding their use
of Your personal information.
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Filing a Complaint with the Federal Trade
Commission
See the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC")
website at www.ftc.gov/spam for updates on
implementation of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, as amended. The FTC maintains a
consumer complaint database of violations of the various laws that the FTC
enforces. Consumers can submit complaints online at
www.ftc.gov and forward unwanted and
unsolicited commercial e-mail to the FTC at:
[email protected].
The FTC works as a consumer advocate in order
to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices. To file a
complaint with the FTC or to request free information about consumer issues,
please visit www.ftc.gov
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Contact Us
If You have any questions or comments about
this Privacy Policy, please contact Us via e-mail at:
[email protected], or
via certified mail to Fresh Savings Plus™, 550 W. 45th Street Ste. 1708, New York, NY 10036.