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Effective on January 1, 2005 Infuzer.com, LLC. ("Infuzer", "we" or "us") is committed to providing a trustworthy, reliable and secure service to its users. Any information obtained by Infuzer from users registering with Infuzer to use the Infuzer information service by means of the Infuzer "client application" software product ("Infuzer") at the website www.infuzer.com will only be held and processed by Infuzer in accordance with the terms set out in this privacy policy. As far as is practicable we will operate on a permission-based "opt-in" model to ensure you only receive anticipated, relevant information from us at any time. Infuzer.com, LLC. abides by the principles set forth in the Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union. Infuzer.com is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users’ trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded from the site. Because this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact us via PrivacyManager@Infuzer.com. If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php. TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns. |
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A word about permission-based "opt-in" marketing |
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At Infuzer we recognize that your personal information
is becoming a hotly contested asset, open to abuse from both known
and unknown sources. While most Web sites ask you to "opt-out" of
further communications from them (meaning you specifically need to
take action to prevent being contacted) at Infuzer we will only contact
you if you have already given us permission to do so, or "opted
in". Although we will attempt to only use your personal information for the purposes that you have expressly agreed to by "opting-in", there may be times when we will need to contact you without your consent in order to provide you with a full service to use Infuzer. As far as possible we have set out such circumstances in this privacy policy. For example, one exception to this will be when Infuzer confirms your user registration to you so that you have a record of your login details and other exceptions are set out in the section below headed "What will Infuzer do with all of this information?" We may share your personal information with our partners who provide partner Web sites and/or content for use with Infuzer. This information is provided to our partners in the form of aggregate numbers to show usage with email address being the only identifiable information. Our partners are then able to provide you with information and updates for their services. Our partners can be located potentially anywhere in the world and therefore your personal information may need to be transferred to partners in countries which have different data protection laws. By registering for Infuzer, you consent if you opt-in to us using your personal information in this way. If the user does not opt-in only aggregate information will be shared with partners. The users email address will not be provided to partners. We may also disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights, property or personal safety of Infuzer, the Infuzer Web site or its visitors. You should note that Infuzer is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of our partner sites. You should check the privacy policies and terms and conditions of use of such sites before using or providing any of your personal information to such sites. |
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When will Infuzer collect information? |
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1. During Registration: After clicking on an Infuzer link for the first time, whether it's on the Web site of a partner of Infuzer or attached to an email from a friend who may have forwarded certain information or content in respect of Infuzer to you, you will be required to register with us in order to download Infuzer. You will be asked to submit your email address, your first name and a password. (We will also ask you at this point whether you wish to "opt-in" to receive relevant e-mails from either us or our partners in the future in respect of Infuzer, and related products and services provided by Infuzer and/or our partners.) Why? Infuzer needs to hold and use this information to verify your identity in order to provide you with the Infuzer service. On registration, we ask for your email address so that we can confirm to you that you have a unique login name, which has not been chosen by another user. This is because you may need to select an alternative username if your first choice preferred login is already taken. We ask for your first name so that we can address you informally on our Web site rather than by your email address. Finally, your password is understandably a security measure to ensure your login remains private to you. How? We collect this information via a Web-based form that will pop up after you attempt to use Infuzer for the first time or through registering on our website. |
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When will Infuzer collect information? |
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2. Whenever you infuze an event to your electronic calendar : Once you have registered, Infuzer is a one-click service. This means that whenever you see an Infuzer-enabled event on the Web site of one of our partners, all you need to do is click on it and it will be transferred to your chosen electronic calendar. This process is quick and easy to you, the user, but behind the scenes an elegant system is at work and in order to complete its task, it will be party to certain information. What information? Whenever you transfer an event to your calendar the following information is passed through our servers: · Your user ID · The originating Web site’s partner ID · The time and date at which the transfer takes place · The event details (i.e. time, date, title, memo field). Why? Infuzer works by taking a simple, Infuzer-specific, hyperlink from the partner Web site (or from an email) and converting it into a file format recognizable to the Infuzer software installed on your machine during registration. In order to dynamically create the required event file, it needs these pieces of information. How? The information is collected as soon as you click on an Infuzer icon on a partner Web site, Infuzer email attachment, or some other source. In order for this information to be collected, you will of course, need to be connected to the Internet: |
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When will Infuzer collect information? |
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3. When you use the infuzer.com Web site? Like most Web sites, Infuzer uses cookies to help personalize your user experience. What information? The information collected through using cookies is particular to you, but contains no recognizable personal information already submitted to Infuzer. Why? A cookie is simply a piece of text resident on your computer containing information that will allow you to bypass tasks such as the login process when you come to Infuzer. It will also allow us to better understand how people like you are using the site, which will ultimately mean a better experience for you. How? The information is collected in a "conventional" manner and is kept alongside any other cookies you may have collected from other sites on the Internet. Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), platform type, date/time stamp, this helps us administer the site and keep track of the number of registered users. IP addresses are not tied back to the user’s personally identifiable information. What will Infuzer do with all of this information? The information collected by Infuzer is required simply to allow the service to function and to allow us and/or our partners to keep you informed of any other matters which we believe may interest you should you choose to "opt-in". As mentioned earlier in this privacy policy we strongly advocate "opt-in" (as opposed to "opt-out") methods. Neither we, nor our partners, will use your personal information to contact you by email without your having "opted in". If you’ve chosen to opt-in, you may opt-out at any time by changing your “Account Details”. Of course, the nature of the service means that we will need to send you certain information, namely the events you have chosen to "infuze" to your calendar and updates and information related to your chosen events. We may also notify you from time to time through the Infuzer service itself (not via email) of other information which we believe will be of interest to you based upon other events you have previously shown interest in through your use of the Infuzer service. We see this as an expected, anticipated facet of the service itself which you will have consented to us providing by registering and accepting our terms and conditions. What information will the Infuzer "client application" use? The Infuzer "client application" is the small piece of software required to interpret Infuzer-enabled events and insert them into your electronic calendar. It can be thought of as a "fuzelet" processor and as such can be party to any or all of the information mentioned in this privacy policy and as such is bound to its terms. Your personal information can be updated via “My Account” at www.infuzer.com. This update is automatic and can be viewed immediately. Aggregated information From time to time Infuzer may use the information it collects to produce useful "aggregated" information about how the service is being used to inform both ourselves and our Web site partners. Importantly this aggregated information does not identify individuals, so any information we have collected about you will not be available through this method of data capture. This shared aggregate information will not contain personally identifiable information, however; if the user opts in during the registration process aggregrate information collected on www.infuzer.com will contain the user’s email address and will be shared with 3rd parties. Will you be able to see into my personal calendar? One issue we believe will concern many users of Infuzer is the level of intrusion into your personal calendar and whether or not Infuzer will be able to see the information. The simple answer is "no". Infuzer is a primarily a tool for getting information from Web site to calendar and does not concern itself with non-Infuzer data resident in your calendar. In order to function properly, however, our servers will indeed have a record of the events you have "infuzed" which is necessary to process updates to these events should they change. This usage information may well be aggregated from time to time in order for us to understand what kind of event is proving the most popular, for example. Security Infuzer places great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of user data under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized personnel have access to user information. While we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur, we use our best efforts to prevent this. If at any time Infuzer sells all or part of its business to a third party, the personal data that you have submitted to Infuzer from time to time may be acquired by such a purchaser. You agree that Infuzer may transfer your personal data to any such purchaser of the business as an asset, and that the purchaser will be entitled to use your data in the same way as Infuzer would under the terms of this privacy policy and will in turn be entitled to transfer your personal data to any third party purchasing from them. Please see “Updates to this policy” below for additional information. Questions? If any of this privacy policy is unclear please email support@infuzer.com with your query and we will be pleased to clarify any of the points mentioned. Mailing Address: Infuzer.com, LLC. 1300 South Grove Ave. Suite 204 Barrington, IL 60010 Updates to this policy We will be constantly reviewing our privacy policy as and when new features are added to the Infuzer service. Clients will be notified of a material change in the privacy statement by posting a prominent notice on the homepage and other pages deemed appropriate 30 days prior to the new use of the user’s information or by emailing all clients and notifying them of the material change. |