Pacific
Powerlifters Privacy Policy
Information Collection and Use
Pacific Powerlifters, Inc. ("Pacific Powerlifters") 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. Pacific
Powerlifters collects information from our users at several
different points on our website.
Registration
In order to use the customized sections 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 via personal emails and newsletters. 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
Upon launch of our ecommerce platform, we will 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 personalized fitness, nutrition,
or user customized areas. 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 intend to 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 intend to 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 website contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that we at Pacific Powerlifters 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 website that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by this website.
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
We intend to offer a 'Tell-A-Friend' feature. 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.
We will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting
them to visit the site.
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 offline.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and is protected with
the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While
on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on
the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to
un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'. To learn
more about SSL, click
here.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific
job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service
representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers
when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter
their password to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore,
ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy
practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about
the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the
servers that we store personally identifiable information
on are kept in a secure environment.
If you have any questions about the security at our website,
you can send an email to security@pacificpowerlifters.com.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates.
Members are not able to unsubscribe 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 our
Customer Support at security@pacificpowerlifters.com.
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 do not 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 modifying his/her opt-out choices on the
member information page. Some sites are able to offer opt-out
mechanisms on member information pages and also supply a telephone
or postal option as a way to opt-out.
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 what 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.
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