Pets 4 Life PRIVACY STATEMENT
Pets 4 Life and
its affiliates operating under the umbrella of Pets 4 Life (collectively
referred to in this Privacy Statement as "we" )
recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of all information
provided by users of our web sites, readers to our newsletters, registrants
for our events, recipients of our e-mail newsletters and all of our
customers. We created this policy with a fundamental respect for our
users’ right to privacy and to guide our relationships with our
users.
This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for all products
and services owned by Pets 4 Life. A current list of our publications,
web sites, online webcasts and trade shows can be found at http://www.pets4life.com/.
INFORMATION
COLLECTION AND USE
Pets 4 Life collects information from our web site users, subscribers
and customers. In this section of our privacy policy, we will describe
the type of information we collect and how we use it to provide
better services to our customers.
Registration and Ordering
When attending our trade shows, participating in our customer-sponsored
webcasts, using some of our web sites, finding a retail location
near you on our web site, purchasing products via our web site or
phone, and signing up for certain selected services (such as free
subscriptions), 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). We also may collect demographic
information (such as job title and purchasing responsibilities, company
information and professional certification). For internal purposes,
we use this information to communicate with users and provide requested
services, and, for our web site visitors, to provide a more personalized
experience on our sites. We use aggregate demographic information
about our audience to improve our service, for marketing purposes
and/or industry reporting
purposes.
For our products and services that require payment (such
as certain events, products and subscriptions), we also collect credit
card information (such as account name, number and expiration date),
which is used for billing purposes only, and is not otherwise shared.
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.
Surveys and Contests
From time to time we invite users to provide information
via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys
or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a
choice whether to disclose requested contact information (such as
name and mailing address) and demographic information (such as postal
code or job title). In addition to other uses set forth in this policy,
contact information collected in connection with surveys and contests
is used to notify the winners and award prizes, to monitor or improve
the use and satisfaction of the site, and may be shared with sponsors
of such surveys or contests.
Interactive Features
At some of our sites, we offer interactive and community
features such as discussion boards, web casts and user
profiles. Note that all personal information sent or posted via such
features becomes public information for which we are not responsible.
Tell-A-Friend
If users elect to use our referral service for informing
a friend about our sites and services, we may ask them
for the friend's name, job title and e-mail address. Pets 4 Life
will store and use this information to send the friend an invitation.
This information may also be used to provide information about our
company and related products and services. The friend may contact
us as specified in the tell-a-friend message to request that no further
communications be sent.
Communications with Us
We have features where users can submit information to us
(such as our feedback forms). Letters to the editor and
similar submissions may be made public. Requests for service, support
or information may be forwarded as needed to best respond to a specific
request. 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: Service
Updates, Special Offers
In order to best serve our customers, we may send updates
that contain important information about our sites and
services. For example, we send new members a welcoming message, and
verify password and username for our password-protected sites. We may
also communicate with a user to provide requested services and for
account-related issues via e-mail, phone or regular mail.
We offer our users the option to receive information
about our company, related products, services and special
deals. Users can choose not to receive these communications, as set
forth in our Permission section below.
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, we
may share (provide and receive) personal information with them. We
do not share credit card information with such 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 Canadian 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. CORRECTION/UPDATING PERSONAL
INFORMATION
If a user's personally identifiable information changes
(such as zip code), or if a user no longer desires
our product(s)/service(s), we provide a way to correct or update that
user's personal data. The user should contact Customer Support for
the applicable product or service.
PERMISSION
Our users are given the opportunity to choose whether
to receive information from our affiliates and
us not directly related to the registered services. Users also have
the opportunity to choose whether to have personal information shared
with third parties for marketing purposes.
SECURITY
We use reasonable precautions to protect our
users' personal information and to store it
securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to us online
(such as credit card number) is encrypted and is transmitted to us
securely. In addition, access to all of our users' 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.
Pets 4 Life 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.
NOTIFICATION and CHANGES
If we change our privacy policy, 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 questions about this privacy statement,
the practices of this site or any dealings
with Pets 4 Life, Ontario, Canada, contact us at:
Pets 4 Life
RR#4
Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N6
519-372-1818
info@pets4life.com |