PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: February 6, 2013
We are committed to protecting your privacy and want to make your experience on our site safe and enjoyable through compliance with this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). This “Site” (the website you are viewing and any pages from which this Privacy Policy is accessible) is owned and operated by Ron Felton, Inc., a California corporation (collectively referred to throughout as “Company,” “we” or “us”) headquartered in Pioneer, California. This Privacy Policy governs all information you provide to us and information we gather from you during your time on this Site, and is designed to inform you of how we may collect, use, and share this information.Except as stated in this Privacy Policy, or unless you give us permission, we will not sell or disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
This Site may collect personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information from its users.
Personally Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, such as your name, home address, telephone number, or email address. Personally identifiable information does not include usernames or screen names that you may provide to us on this Site.
We may collect your personal information from you under the following circumstances: Filling out forms or fields on this Site; Communications between you and this Site, whether via email or other means; Membership registration; and Submitting support tickets or other user generated content. We may also collect personally identifiable information about you through other sources, such as through our business partners or other users of this Site or our services.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
We may collect general demographic information about you, such as gender, zip code, birth date, and information regarding your personal preferences and usage of this Site. None of this information is personally identifiable, and is known as non-personally identifiable information. We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you through a variety of methods, including, without limitation, tracking cookies, usage details, and IP addresses. Information collected through these means cannot be used to determine your identity. However, we reserve the right to link non-personally identifiable information to your personally identifiable information. In these situations, we treat this linked information as personally identifiable information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use your information, including your personally identifiable information, in the following ways:
• To confirm, verify, and complete your requested transactions;
• To deliver our products and services to users, including the display of customized content and advertising;
• To conduct research and analysis in order to maintain and improve our products and
services;
• To provide customer support;
• To enhance our product offerings and promotional materials;
• To ensure the technical functioning of our system and network, including the security and integrity of this Site;
• To aid us in developing new services;
• To alert you to product updates, special offers, updated information and other new services, though you may opt-out of these communications if you so choose;
• To contact you in response to your requests for information;
• To meet legal, regulatory, and administrative requirements;
• To comply with, monitor compliance with, and enforce this Privacy Policy, this Site’s
Terms and Conditions of Use, and any other applicable agreements or policies provided on or by this Site; and
• For any other purpose, as may be disclosed to you when you provide personally identifiable information.
Further, we may aggregate information we receive from our users and may use or disclose such aggregate information to third parties in a manner that does not disclose any individual user’s personally identifiable information.
3. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose personally identifiable information to the following:
• To any person who, in our reasonable judgment, is authorized to receive your personally identifiable information as your agent;
• To our third party vendors or payment providers so that they may provide support for our internal and business operations, including for the handling of data processing, data storage, surveys, research, internal marketing, delivery of promotional and transaction materials, and this Site’s maintenance and security;
• As required by law or ordered by a court, regulatory, or administrative agency;
• As we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, if we believe you are violating any applicable law, rule or regulation, or are otherwise interfering with another’s rights or property;
• To enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use, this Privacy Policy, and any other applicable agreements or policies provided on or by this Site;• To any acquired or acquiring business as a result of a sale, acquisition, merger, consolidation, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other corporate change;
• To enforce or protect our rights; and
• To any companies we are affiliated with.
We may disclose non-personally identifiable information to third parties at any time and in any manner, with or without notice to you.
4. ADVERTISEMENTS
This Site uses Google and other third-party advertising solutions (“Ad Services”) to display advertisements. We do not provide any personally identifiable information to these Ad Services. However, Ad Services may use a variety of methods to track and improve the advertisements displayed to you on this Site or on any third party sites. We do not have any knowledge or control over these Ad Services, and specifically disclaim any liability for the actions or policies of these Ad Services.
5. CONTROLLING YOUR INFORMATION
We strive to provide you with as much information as possible about what you submit to us. The following guidelines may help you preserve your personally identifiable information should you choose.
• If you do not want us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent. Please note that some parts of this Site may not function properly if cookies are turned off.
• If you do not want to receive email offers or newsletters from us, you may opt-out by using the unsubscribe process at the bottom of the email offer or newsletter. However, you will not be permitted to opt out of emails from us relating to updates to our services or your account
• You may review and update your personal information by logging into this Site, visiting your account profile page and making changes.
6. SECURITY MEASURES
While we use our best efforts to safeguard your information on this Site, we cannot ensure your information, personally identifiable or otherwise, will only be disclosed as described in this Privacy Policy. You use this Site at your own risk and we make no promises or guarantee that your personally identifiable information will remain private. We will not be responsible for damages directly or indirectly caused by an unauthorized third party’s ability to access, use, sell, loan, or otherwise disseminate your information.
7. USER GENERATED CONTENT
You are wholly responsible for any content, including your personally identifiable information, that you contribute to this Site or that you transfer to other users of this Site (collectively, “User Generated Content”). Your User Generated Content is posted on and transmitted to other users of this Site at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of this Site with whom you may choose to share your User Generated Content. We do not accept responsibility for any circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on this Site. As a result, we cannot, and do not, guarantee your User Generated Content will not be viewed by unauthorized persons or entities. Even if you choose to remove your submitted User Generated Content, copies of your personally identifiable information may remain viewable in cached or archived pages, or may have been copied by other Site users.
8. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
This Privacy Policy applies only to websites and services owned and operated by Ron Felton, Inc. We have no control over the websites of third parties you may link to or view through this Site. The contents of these websites are beyond our control and we make no claims as to their authenticity, accuracy of their information, security, or products and services. These third party websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personally identifiable information from you. We are not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should always check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a site operated by a third party.
9. CHANGES AND UPDATES
We may update this Privacy Policy, and we expect most changes will be minor. When we make changes, we will also revise the “Last Updated” date atop this Privacy Policy. If we change this Privacy Policy in a manner we believe may allow us to use or share your previously provided personally identifiable information in a way we believe is materially broader than what we have informed you of herein, we will make reasonable efforts to obtain your consent. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we protect the personally identifiable information we collect. Your registration as a member of this Site or continued use of this Site constitutes your express agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.
10. THIS SITE IS OPERATED IN THE UNITED STATES
This Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in any other country or region, please be aware that any information you provide us will be transferred to the United States. By using this Site or otherwise providing us with your information, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.
11. SPECIAL NOTIFICATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Residents of California who have provided us with their personally identifiable information may request information regarding our disclosures, if any, of their personally identifiable information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us at info@ronfelton.com or in writing at:
Ron Felton, Inc.
Attn: California Privacy Notifications Department
26072 Buckhorn Lane
Pioneer, CA 95666
California privacy rights requests must include the reference “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line and body of the message, and must include your email address or mailing address, if applicable, for us to send our response. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year. We reserve the right not to respond to requests that fail to follow the above instructions or are submitted to any address other than to the addresses specified in the paragraph above.
12. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our Privacy Policy or your personally identifiable information, please contact us through any of the following methods:
Email: info@ronfelton.com
Mail: Ron Felton, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Policy
26072 Buckhorn Lane
Pioneer, CA 95666