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Circle of Friends® is strongly committed to preserving the privacy of its customers. This statement covers our policies for use and dissemination of customer information and transactions.
Neither your name nor anything about you is sold or shared with any other companies.
If our Privacy Policies change, we will post the changes on our Web site. Furthermore, we will notify you by e-mail of any such changes before your personal information is utilized in a manner not previously stated in our Privacy Policy.
Naturally, it is necessary that we ask you for some personal information in order to provide the products and services you request and to send you our newsletter and announcements about promotional opportunities and contests.
Becoming a Registered User
In order to register, you will be requested to provide your name and e-mail address. You do not have to be a Registered User to visit Circle-of-Friends.com. But if you would like to place an order or make full use of our services, you will need to register.
Making a Purchase
When you buy products at Circle-of-Friends.com please supply a billing address, phone number, shipping address, and credit card information. By making a purchase you become a Registered User.
How Circle of Friends® Protects Your Information
We realize that our customers trust us to protect their personal information. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to achieve this objective. For example:
We use Industry-Standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication to guarantee the confidentiality of our online transactions. SSL authentication and encryption of the information that you send us via the Internet help protect your online transaction information from third party interception.
We never display your full credit card number once it has been entered.
We urge you to protect your own privacy by not sharing your password with anyone, or reveal it in an unsolicited phone call or by e-mail.
Please note: Most banks either cover all the charges that result from unauthorized use of a credit card or limit liability to $50, the maximum liability allowed under the Fair Credit Billing Act. You must notify your credit card provider of the unauthorized use in accordance with its reporting rules and regulations.
No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be absolutely secure. There is always the risk, in spite of our extensive efforts, that a third party may unlawfully intercept transmissions. This unfortunate reality is true of all Internet use. As a result, we cannot completely ensure the security of any information you transmit. You transmit all information at your own risk.
How Circle of Friends® Uses Your Personal Information
Circle of Friends® collects personal information to enhance our services for you. We use this information for internal purposes only, such as studying customer preferences so that we can further improve our service and continue to provide innovative products. Anonymous information, such as the type of browser you use, the server name, IP address, the date/time, the pages you access, and the Internet address of the Web site, if any, from which you linked to Circle-of-Friends.com may be collected. This information is used in a collective manner and therefore cannot be directly identified by that compiled information.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
While most of our website is intended for adults, some portions include features or material that may be appealing to children under the age of 13. Circle of Friends is strongly committed to protecting the safety and privacy of children who visit our website. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 and have adopted techniques to age-screen users on our website to ensure compliance with this Privacy Policy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We encourage all parents to talk to their kids about online safety and to monitor their children's use of the Internet.
Circle of Friends® Newsletters and Announcements
We e-mail our newsletters and announcements with valuable information about Circle of Friends® new products, gifts, and special features to our Registered Users. If you choose not to receive our e-mail, simply click on unsubscribe on the message. Please be sure to include your full name, e-mail and mailing address, and any message. Please allow us four to six weeks to process your request.
Circle of Friends® strives to provide accurate, timely, and complete information on its Web site. However, it declines all responsibility for technical inaccuracies or other errors.
Circle-of-Friends.com Links
Circle-of-Friends.com may provide links to other Web sites. Circle of Friends® is not responsible for the privacy practices or content provided on other Web sites.
We suggest that you closely review the privacy and security policies by other Web sites.
Circle of Friends® is a Registered Trademark
Circle of Friends® is a registered trademark. All rights are reserved. Any reproduction or redistribution of the components of this Web site, in whole or in parts, is strictly prohibited.
Acceptance of Terms
By using Circle-of-Friends.com you acknowledge your acceptance of our Privacy & Security Policy. If you do not agree to the Privacy & Security Policy, please do not use the Circle-of-Friends.com Web site. |
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