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| Privacy Policy |
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| Revised October 9, 2004. |
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| Protecting your privacy is important to Discount
Cheerleading. This Policy explains how Discount Cheerleading collects,
uses, and discloses the personal information you may provide while
using the Discount Cheerleading Web Site. It is always your choice
whether or not to provide personal information through the Web Site.
Any personal information you provide will be treated with care, and
subject to this Policy will not be used or disclosed in ways to which
you have not consented. Also, you may opt-out certain uses and disclosures
of your personal information, as explained in this Policy. |
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| YOUR CONSENT |
| 1. By using the Web Site, you signify
your consent to Discount Cheerleading collection, use, and disclosure
of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. |
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| INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
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| 2. Non-Identifiable Information - Like many other
Web sites, the Web Site automatically collects certain non-identifiable
information regarding Web Site users, such as the Internet Protocol
(IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service
Provider, the date and time you access the Web Site, the Internet
address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the Web
Site, the operating system you are using, the sections of the Web
Site you visit, the Web Site pages read and images viewed, and the
content you download from the Web Site. This non-identifiable information
is used for Web Site and system administration purposes and to improve
the Web Site. Discount Cheerleading may also use non-identifiable
information to initiate interactive, real-time discussions with users.
Your non-identifiable information may be disclosed to others and permanently
archived for future use. |
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| 3. Cookies - The Web Site uses "cookies", a
technology that installs a small amount of information on a Web Site
user's computer to permit the Web Site to recognize future visits
using that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of the
Web Site. For example, the information provided through cookies is
used to recognize you as a previous user of the Web Site (so you do
not have to enter your personal information every time), offer personalized
Web page content and information for your use, track your activity
at the Web Site to respond to your needs, and otherwise facilitate
your Web Site experience. You may choose to decline cookies if your
browser permits, but doing so may affect your use of the Web Site
and your ability to access certain features of the Web Site or engage
in transactions through the Web Site. |
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| 4. Tracking Information - Discount Cheerleading
may use non-personal information to create aggregate tracking information
reports regarding Web Site user demographics, Web Site traffic patterns,
and Web Site purchases, and then provide those reports to advertisers
and others. None of the tracking information in the reports can be
connected to the identities or other personal information of individual
users. Discount Cheerleading also may link tracking information with
personal information voluntarily provided by Web Site users. Once
such a link is made, all of the linked information is treated as personal
information and will be used and disclosed only in accordance with
this Policy. |
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| PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU SPECIFICALLY
PROVIDE |
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| 5. Your Personal Information - During
your use of the Web Site, you may be asked to voluntarily provide
certain personal information (such as your name, email address, postal
address, telephone number, or credit card information) for purposes
such as facilitating communications with you, applying for access
to certain special features of the Web Site, or carrying out transactions.
It is always your choice whether or not to provide personal information.
If you choose not to provide requested personal information, you will
not be able to use certain features of the Web Site and you will not
be able to engage in transactions through the Web Site. |
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| 6. Use of Your Personal Information - Discount
Cheerleading may use your personal information to contact and correspond
with you, to respond to your inquiries, to process transactions and
payments, and to facilitate and enhance your use of the Web Site.
Discount Cheerleading may develop a confidential customer profile
for you, which will be used to provide the very best service to you.
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| 7. Email from Discount Cheerleading - Discount
Cheerleading may send to you, from time to time, email or other communications
containing information about Discount Cheerleading, and other matters
Discount Cheerleading believes will of interest to you. At any time
you may ask Discount Cheerleading to stop sending you email and other
information by contacting privacy@discountcheerleading.com.
Also, each unsolicited email Discount Cheerleading sends to you will
tell you how to decline further unsolicited email. |
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| 8. Children's Online Policy - Discount Cheerleading
is committed to the preservation of on-line privacy for all of its
Web site visitors, including children. Consistent with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any personally
identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Discount
Cheerleading sells products intended for purchase by adults. If you
make a purchase on Discount Cheerleading, you are representing that
you are an adult. If you are a child under the age of 13, you must
ask your parent or guardian to assist you in using Discount Cheerleading.
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| 9. Disclosure of Your Personal Information -
Discount Cheerleading may disclose your personal information in the
following circumstances: |
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| (i) Disclosure to Service Providers - In order
to process transactions, Discount Cheerleading must disclose some
of your personal information to certain service providers, such as
your credit card issuer, a third party credit verification company,
the product handler, the delivery service, and Discount Cheerleading
Inc. Before personal information is disclosed, the service provider
will agree with Discount Cheerleading to protect the privacy of your
personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy.
If you do not wish Discount Cheerleading to provide your personal
information to those service providers, you may not use the Web Site
for transactions. |
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| (ii) Disclosure to Affiliates - Discount Cheerleading
may provide limited personal information to its affiliates. Before
personal information is disclosed, the recipient organization will
agree with Discount Cheerleading to protect the privacy of your personal
information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy. Recipient
organizations may use your personal information to provide you with
email or other information about their products and services and other
matters. |
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| (iii) Law Enforcement and Legal Disclosure -
Discount Cheerleading may disclose your personal information to a
government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain
the information or where Discount Cheerleading has reasonable grounds
to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of
unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order
made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the production
of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production
of records and information, or to Discount Cheerleading legal counsel. |
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| 10. Accessing Your Personal Information - You
may request access to your personal information and information about
Discount Cheerleading collection, use and disclosure of that information
by contacting privacy@discountcheerleading.com.
Subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, you will be given
reasonable access to your personal information, and will be entitled
to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and
to have it amended as appropriate. You can help Discount Cheerleading
maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying Discount Cheerleading
of any changes to your personal information. |
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| OTHER MATTERS |
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| 11. Contests and Promotions - If contests or
promotions are made available through the Web Site, the applicable
contest or promotion rules may include rules regarding the collection,
use and disclosure of personal information. To the extent that those
specific rules conflict with this Policy, the particular contest or
promotion rules will govern regarding personal information collected
in connection with the contest or promotion. |
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| 12. Other Web Sites - The Web Site may contain
links to other Web sites or Internet resources. When you click on
one of those links you are contacting another Web site or Internet
resource. Discount Cheerleading has no responsibility or liability
for or control over those other Web sites or Internet resources or
their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.
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| 13. Former Users - If you stop using the Web
Site or your permission to use the Web Site is terminated, Discount
Cheerleading may continue to use and disclose your personal information
in accordance with this Policy as amended from time to time. However,
if you want Discount Cheerleading to stop sending you unsolicited
email and other information, please notify Discount Cheerleading at
privacy@discountcheerleading.com.
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| 14. Policy Changes - To accommodate changes in
the Web Site, changing technology, and legal developments, this Policy
may be changed from time to time in Discount Cheerleading's sole discretion
and without any prior notice or liability to you or any other person.
New versions of this Policy will be posted here. Discount Cheerleading's
collection, use and disclosure of your personal information will be
governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. Accordingly,
when you use the Web Site you should check the date of this Policy
and review any changes since the last version. |
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| 15. Your Comments - If you have any
comments or questions about this Policy or your personal information,
please contact Discount Cheerleading at privacy@discountcheerleading.com.
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