This affirms that BlueOrbb Networks upholds practices of the TRUSTe
Privacy Program. This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for www.blueorbb.com.
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. 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. This web site has
agreed to notify you of:
- What personally identifiable information of yours or third party
personally identification is collected from you through the web site
- The organization collecting the information
- How the information is used
- With whom the information may be shared
- What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information
- The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss,
misuse or alteration of information under BlueOrbb Networks’s
control
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted privacy policy,
you should first contact the webmaster by privacy@blueorbb.com.
If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not
been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org.
TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.
Information Collection and Use
BlueOrbb Networks is the sole owner of the information collected on
this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways
different from what is disclosed in this statement. BlueOrbb Networks
collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
Registration
In order to use certain parts of this website, a user must first complete the
registration form. During registration a user is required to give their contact
information (such as name and email address). This information is used to
contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed
interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such
as income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security
number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our
site.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form. Here a user must provide
contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information
(like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing
purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an
order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any
personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes
their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie
on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once,
thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited
in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to participate
in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies
can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the
experience on our site.
Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example,
advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify
any individual person.
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing
company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain,
share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes.
We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs
up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is
necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except
for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we BlueOrbb
Networks are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this Web site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information
such as name and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and
the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey
information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our
site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. BlueOrbb Networks
will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to
visit the site. BlueOrbb Networks stores this information for the sole
purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact BlueOrbb Networks
at www.blueorbb.com to
request the removal of this information from our database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When
users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is
protected both online and off-line. If you have any questions about the
security at our website, you can send an email to privacy@blueorbb.com.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to our customers,
it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information
from 3rd party sources.
For example, to determine if our customers qualify for one of our credit cards,
we use their name and social security number to request a credit report. Once we
determine a user’s credit-worthiness, this document is destroyed.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username.
Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we
present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our
choice and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not
able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important
information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip
code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a
way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us.
This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing Support.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information
used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for
the information. For example, our order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so
users who buy a product from us, but don’t want any marketing material, can
keep their email address off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from
our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to
unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at privacy@blueorbb.com.
Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected
by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as
to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or
not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an
email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in
this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy
policy under which the information was collected.
