PRIVACY POLICY
HeadCase Humanufacturing, Inc.
Date of Last Revision: April 1, 2007
This privacy policy ("Policy") explains how personal information is collected, used, and disclosed with respect to your use of our web site located at www.headcaselabs.com (the "Site") and any services provided by HeadCase Humanufacturing, Inc. ("HeadCase", "we" or "us") and accessed through the Site (the "Services") so you can make an informed decision about using the Site and the Services. We reserve the right to change the provisions of this Policy at any time. We will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the privacy policy the date it was last updated. Your use of the Site or the Services following the posting of such changes or revised statement shall constitute your consent to any changes in our privacy practices. We encourage you to review this Policy whenever you visit our Site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used.
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?
As used herein, the term "personal information" means information that specifically identifies an individual (such as a name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other account number), and information about that individual's activities, such as information about his or her use of the Site or the Services, when directly linked to personally identifiable information. Personal information also includes demographic information such as date of birth, gender, geographic area and preferences when such information is linked to other personal information that identifies you. Personal information does not include "aggregate" information, which is data we collect about the use of the Site or about a group or category of products, services or users, from which individual identities or other personal information has been removed. In other words, information about how you use a service may be collected and combined with information about how others use the same service. Aggregate data helps us understand trends and our users' needs so that we can better consider new features or otherwise tailor our Site. This policy in no way restricts or limits our collection and use of aggregate information.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information may be collected in a number of ways when you visit our Site or use the Services. We may collect certain information you voluntarily provide to us which may contain personal information. For example, we may collect personal information, such as your name, address, email, phone number, mobile number, instant messenger address and other contact and demographic information when you register and set up an account, check in, send us an email or text message or contact us by other means for any reason. If products or services are made available through the Site, then we may also collect credit card, PayPal or other payment account information if you purchase any such products or services through the Site. Personal information may also be collected if you provide such information in connection with creating a profile, posting content, leaving comments, sending an email or message to another user or participating in any interactive forums or features on the site. In addition, from time to time we may collect demographic, contact or other personal information you provide in connection with your participation in surveys, sweepstakes, contests, games, promotional offers, and other activities on the Site or through the Services.
When you visit our web site, some information is also automatically collected, such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, your computer's operating system, the browser type, the address of a referring web site, and your activity on the Site. We treat this information as personal information if we combine it with or link it to any of the identifying information mentioned above. Otherwise, it is used in the aggregate only. We may also automatically collect certain information through the use of "cookies." Cookies are small data files that are stored on a user's hard drive at the request of a Web site to enable the site to recognize users who have previously visited them and retain certain information such as customer preferences and history. If we combine cookies with or link them to any of the personally identifying information, we would treat this information as personal information. If you wish to block, erase, or be warned of cookies, please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn about these functions. However, if a browser is set not to accept cookies or if a user rejects a cookie, you will not be able to sign in and will not be able to access certain Site features or services.
HOW DO WE USE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
In general, we use personal information we collect to facilitate your use of, and our administration and operation of, the Site and the Services, to provide you with information or services you request, to process your requests or transactions, and for the purpose for which the information was provided. For example, we may use the information we collect:
- to send you a welcoming email and to contact you about your use of the Site and the Services, such as for administrative purposes or to provide you with customer service;
- to provide you with the services, products or information you requested and to complete any transactions in connection therewith;
- to respond to your emails, submissions, comments, requests or complaints;
- to request feedback;
- to enable us to develop, customize and improve the Site, the Services and our publications, products and other services;
- to notify contest winners; and
- for the specific purpose for which the information was provided.
In addition, if you opt to receive marketing emails (as described below), we may also use your personal information to inform you about our or a third party's events, promotions, activities, products or services we think will be of interest to you, and for other marketing, informational, product development and promotional purposes.
Personal information provided online may be linked together or merged with other personal information so that we may better understand your needs and inform you about our products or services and those of our partners. In addition, if we receive information from third parties with whom we have business relationships, we may combine this information with the other personal information we maintain about you. In either case, this Policy governs this information.
SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell, rent or provide your personal information to third parties without your prior consent except in the limited circumstances described in this Policy (and in any updates to this policy that may be posted to the Site from time to time). We may share personal information with third party vendors, consultants and other service providers ("Service Providers") who are engaged by or working with us in connection with the operation of the Site and the Services and who need access to such information to carry out their work for us, such as payment processors or hosting services. However, we are not responsible for the actions of such Service Providers, nor are we responsible for any additional information you provide directly to these Service Providers or to other third parties, and we encourage you to become familiar with their practices before disclosing information directly to them. Note that nothing herein restricts the sharing of aggregate information, which may be shared with third parties without your consent.
You understand that when you use the Site and the Services, certain information you post on the Site or through the Services is shared with other users and may be posted on publicly available portions of the Site, including without limitation any personal information contained in your profile, comments, and any of the content you post on the Site or through the Services. Your use of the Site and the Services constitutes your consent to share this information in such manner and all such sharing of information is done at your own risk. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personal information in your profile or when posting comments or other information or content to the Site or through the Services, this information may become publicly available and may be collected and used by HeadCase or others. We recommend you be cautious in giving out personal information to others in public online forums. In some cases, you may be able to opt to restrict access to some of this information by using the privacy settings on your profile page to designate a profile as private. Please be aware, however, that although we endeavor to use commercially reasonable efforts to implement these restrictions and honor these designations, no system or security measure is perfect or impenetrable, and therefore, we cannot guarantee that this information will not be available to others. You should also be aware that regardless of the setting you select for your own profile or places, personal information that you post on other user's profile, places or other areas of the Site or the Services that are not designated as private may be made publicly available and can potentially be viewed by anyone. If you choose to make information publicly available on the Site, you agree that HeadCase is free to share and disclose this information to third parties without restriction.
In addition, we may disclose personal information in the good faith belief that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so, or that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with the law or with legal process or authorities, respond to any claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of HeadCase, our users, our employees or the public, including without limitation to protect HeadCase or our users from fraudulent, abusive, inappropriate or unlawful use of our Site or the Services. Information about our users, including personal information, may also be disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing or acquisition or in any other situation where personal information may be transferred as one of the business assets of HeadCase.
WHAT STEPS DO WE TAKE TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE?
We have endeavored to put into place reasonable security measures in an effort to protect personal information from unauthorized access and improper use while it is under our control. For example, your account information is accessible online only through the use of a password. In addition, when we collect certain personal information, such as credit card information, we will use a secure server with Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption software that makes unauthorized access more difficult. Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. To protect the confidentiality of personal information, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses of our web site by any person using your password. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13
The Site and the Services are not intended for use by children under 13, and you must be 13 or older to create an account. By registering for the Services or using the Site, users represent to us that they are 13 or over, and we do not knowingly collect any information from anyone we actually know is under 13 years of age. If you are under 13, do not attempt to create an account and do not provide any personal information on our Site or through our Services.
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES
Our web site may contain links to other web sites, and you may add links to various third party sites on your profile. Any personal information you provide on the linked sites is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of web sites which are linked to from the Site. Links from our web site or your profile page to third party sites are provided for your convenience. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing such third-party sites with any personal information.
WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR INFORMATION?
You will be given the option to opt-in to permit the use of your personal information for sending promotional and marketing emails from HeadCase. However, this shall not affect HeadCase's ability to send you other communications and use your personal information as otherwise described in this Policy.
HOW CAN YOU CORRECT AND UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT OR OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?
If you wish to correct, update or otherwise modify the data associated with your account, you may do so from the Edit Profile page. You may delete your account anytime following a successful login by clicking the "Delete Account" link and confirming your desire to delete the account by clicking "Yes" when prompted by the confirmation alert window. Please note that data posted on third party profiles or otherwise authorized by you for publication by a third party may not be deleted. If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please contact us at info@headcaselabs.com, and we will endeavor to respond to your inquiry. In lieu of email, you may also contact us by mail at the following address: HeadCase Humanufacturing, Inc., Attn: Privacy Policy, 2658 Griffith Park Blvd #713, Los Angeles, CA 90039-2520.
