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Privacy
Policy:
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DealzFirst believes
that trust is an
important component
of the service we
provide to our
customers. To ensure
that we earn and
keep that trust,
DealzFirst makes
every effort to
protect your privacy
and the
confidentiality of
your personal
information. This
Privacy Policy is
provided to inform
you about
DealzFirst's
collection, use and
disclosure of
information you
choose to share with
us through the
Sites.
This Privacy Policy
is considered to be
a part of
DealzFirst's User
Agreement. By using
the Sites you agree
to the terms and
conditions of the
User Agreement,
including this
Privacy Policy. By
using the Sites, you
are also consenting
to DealzFirst's
privacy practices,
including the use
and disclosure of
any personally
identifiable
information that you
have shared with us,
as described in this
Privacy Policy.
What Information
We Collect
Information You Give
Us. The use of
certain features and
services on the
Sites requires that
you register and
supply personally
identifiable
information such as
your name, email
address, telephone
number and other
information, which
is stored by
DealzFirst. When you
register as a member
of the Sites, we may
also collect
additional
information from you
in order to provide
you with those
specific services
and to personalize
your experience on
the Sites. For
example,
DealzFirst.com users
may provide more
information using.
Information
Gathered
Automatically.
The Sites use
"cookies" to
automatically
recognize returning
users. Cookies used
by the Sites may
contain your user
name, email address,
IP address or zip
code. A cookie is a
small file on your
hard drive that
allows us to display
your previously
defined search
criteria and
notification
preferences whenever
you visit our site.
"Clear gifs" are
tiny graphics with a
unique identifier,
similar in function
to cookies, and may
be used to track the
online movements of
Web users or to let
us know if you have
opened an email that
we sent you.
Your access provider
assigns an internet
protocol address to
your computer when
you use the
Internet. We collect
each IP address that
accesses the Sites;
computer and
connection
information such as
browser type and
version, operating
system, and
platform; your
behavior on the
Sites and related
services, including
the products and
merchants you view
or searched for, as
well as the URL you
come from and go to
next; cookie number;
participating
merchants you visit
and the items that
you purchase. We use
this data, as well
as other data in our
databases, to
analyze site and
user behavior,
troubleshoot
technical problems,
resolve disputes,
address complaints,
prepare aggregated
reports that we
share with others
and customize your
experience on the
Sites.
You can block
cookies by changing
the settings on your
browser (contact
your ISP for help),
but doing so may
prevent us from
delivering certain
services to you
(e.g., saved
searches). Your
browser must also be
set to accept
cookies in order to
access the Sites as
a registered member.
Use of
Information by
DealzFirst
Information you
provide to us
through the Sites is
used by DealzFirst
to operate the
Sites, provide you
with information and
services you
request, and to
communicate with
you. We may, for
example, send emails
to you including
newsletters and
alerts. Your
information may also
be used to contact
you when necessary .
You may always
choose not to
provide us with this
information;
however, this may
limit our ability to
provide you with a
specific service.
You may opt-out of
receiving future
mailings at any
time.
Sharing and
Disclosure of
Information
Aggregated Research
Data. DealzFirst
produces research
reports and other
information and data
about online
shopping for
participating
merchants, and other
customers, as well
as media and other
interested parties.
Such information and
data are based on
aggregated,
anonymous
information about
millions on online
shoppers and do not
include any
personally
identifiable
information about
individuals.
Co-Branded
Services.
DealzFirst usually
saves information
that it collects
from users and
shares this
information with
certain partners in
order to provide
services to users.
In order to use
certain services on
the Sites, it may be
necessary for you to
enter information
that then goes to
our partner. The
areas of the Sites
in which partners
are collecting
information may be
co-branded with our
partners' logos. In
these cases, the
partner's use of
user data is
governed by their
privacy policies,
not ours. DealzFirst
may receive a copy
of such information
from these partners,
subject to the
privacy policies of
such partners. If
you have questions
regarding the
privacy policy or
data collection
practices of one of
our business
partners, please
contact that partner
directly. DealzFirst
does not have
control over and is
not responsible for
the data collection
and use practices of
our business
partners.
Special Offers:
On the Sites, you
may also have
opportunities to
express interest in
or register for
third party products
and services. If you
do, we will provide
data about you to
the third party to
implement your
request. For
example, in the
DealzFirst Cash-Back
Program (a service
of the Smart Shopper
Club) we work with
Ebates.com and they
may collect
information on you
such as your name,
address, email
address or telephone
number. For more
about Ebates.com's
practices and your
options regarding
their data
collection and use,
see Ebates.com's
Privacy Policy.
Advertisers:
We use third-party
advertising
companies to serve
ads when you visit
the Sites. These
companies may use
information about
your visits to the
Sites in order to
provide
advertisements about
goods and services
of interest to you.
When we do this, we
do not provide your
name, address, email
address or telephone
number.
We may disclose
information when
required by law or
under the good-faith
belief that such
disclosure is
necessary in order
to conform to
applicable law,
comply with legal
process served on
DealzFirst, or to
protect the property
or interests of
DealzFirst, its
agents and
employees, personal
safety, or the
public. Under such
circumstances,
DealzFirst may be
prohibited by law,
court order or other
legal process from
providing notice of
the disclosure, and
DealzFirst reserves
the right not to
provide such notice
in its sole
discretion.
Other Use and
Disclosure of
Information for the
Sites
Content and Ratings.
You can publish
reviews, comments
and other content.
Members can choose
to rate products or
reviews, and to
create a web of
trust. As an
unregistered
visitor, we may
allow you to rate
products and/or
reviews.
We, and our
licensees, can
republish your
content as described
in our User
Agreement. We
publish product
ratings and use them
to develop aggregate
ratings, personalize
site views and
merchandise
products. We use
your review ratings
and web of trust to
personalize site
views and
identify/feature
popular members. For
example, we may
promote most popular
or highest-earning
reviews and members.
While we don't
expect to transfer
the complete review
rating and web of
trust database to
others (except as
contemplated
elsewhere in this
Policy), we use the
database throughout
our network and to
generate results for
others.
Email Tools:
If you send emails
through our site,
your email will
include your email
address and any
personal message you
include. Although we
do not retain, in
any
easily-retrievable
way, the addresses
that you are
emailing, these
emails are not
private
communications.
Also, you may not
use these tools to
send spam or content
that violates the
User Agreement.
Links to Other
Sites
The Sites contain
links to other web
sites. DealzFirst is
not responsible for
the privacy
practices or the
content of these
sites. If you have
concerns about how
other web sites
collect and use
information about
you, make sure to
read that site's own
privacy policy.
Changing or
Deleting Information
About You
Registered members
may update or edit
personal information
or delete their
membership account
by accessing their
Member Profile or
Account information.
We try to implement
changes to our
databases as quickly
as possible.
However, not all
databases may be
updated immediately,
and some old data
may remain in our
archives and
records. Also, we
may be unable to
send changes you
make to partners,
vendors or third
party service
providers who have
already received
your data or
content. If your
account or
membership is being
terminated or
suspended, we may
maintain some data
to prevent
re-registration.
Security
DealzFirst uses
physical, electronic
and administrative
safeguards,
including advanced
firewall and
password protection
for our databases,
designed to protect
the security of
data. We restrict
access to your
personally
identifying
information to
employees that need
to know that
information in order
to operate, develop
or improve our
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