ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com , all its related web sites (“T.I.H.N.”) Privacy Policy
Last updated October 25, 2009
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The information collection, use, and dissemination practices of T.I.H.N.. This policy applies to T.I.H.N.’s
collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by T.I.H.N. on its (a) websites, including all its divisions,
subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites"), (b) on various third party websites, and (c) to
T.I.H.N.’s other information collection, including the purchase of customer lists from third parties. T.I.H.N. is not
responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third web sites or applications.
1. Collection of Information.
1.1 Survey Information.
T.I.H.N. collects information from individuals by various methods, including, but not limited to, when an individual
voluntarily completes a T.I.H.N. survey, order form, or a registration page either online or offline, or by means of
online or offline surveys, order forms, or registration pages operated by third parties (collectively, a "Survey"). (As
used herein, "online" means using the Internet, including the Websites, and related technologies, and "offline" means
by methods other than online, including in person, in the postal mail, using telephones and cell phones, and other
similar means.) In the Surveys, T.I.H.N. or a third party (a "Third Party") may ask an individual to provide various
information to T.I.H.N., which may include his or her name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone
numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status,
occupation, social security number, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information
as may be requested from time to time (together, "Survey Information"). T.I.H.N. may also collect information
concerning an individual from another source and uses that information in combination with information provided
from this web site. Completing the Surveys is completely voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide
Survey Information to T.I.H.N. or Third Party, but an individual may receive incentives from T.I.H.N. or a Third
Party in exchange for providing Survey Information to T.I.H.N..
1.2 Third Party List Information.
T.I.H.N. collects information from individuals when an individual provides information to a third party and
T.I.H.N. subsequently purchases, licenses, or otherwise acquires the information from the third party (the "Seller").
Such purchased information may include, but is not limited to, an individual's name, email address, street address, zip
code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and
marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such other information as the
individual may have provided to the Seller (together, "Third Party List Information"). When acquiring Third Party List
Information, T.I.H.N. seeks assurances from the Seller that the Seller has a right to transfer the Third Party List
Information to T.I.H.N. and that the Seller has a right to provide offers from advertisers to the individuals whose
personal information is included on the Seller's list.
1.3 Other Information.
Other occasions when T.I.H.N. obtains information from individuals include (1) when an individual is making a
claim for a prize or seeking to redeem an incentive offered by T.I.H.N. or by a third party, (2) when an individual
requests assistance through T.I.H.N.’s customer service department, and (3) when an individual voluntarily
subscribes to a T.I.H.N. service or newsletter (together, "Other Information").
1.4 Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology.
T.I.H.N. currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about an
individual with information about the individual in our database. Additionally, T.I.H.N. may use other new and
evolving sources of information in the future (together, "Technology Information").
(a) Cookies.
A cookie is a small amount of data stored on the hard drive of the individual's computer that allows T.I.H.N. to
identify the individual with his or her corresponding data that resides in T.I.H.N.’s database. You may read more
about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. Individuals who use the Websites need to accept cookies in order to use all
of the features and functionality of the Websites.
(b) Web Beacons.
A web beacon is programming code that can be used to display an image on a web page, but can also be used to
transfer an individual's unique user identification (often in the form of a cookie) to a database and associate the
individual with previously acquired information about an individual in a database. This allows T.I.H.N. to track
certain web sites an individual visits online. Web beacons are used to determine products or services an individual may
be interested in, and to track online behavioral habits for marketing purposes. For example, T.I.H.N. might place,
with the consent of a third party website, a web beacon on the third party's website where fishing products are sold.
When Joe, an individual listed in T.I.H.N.’s database, visits the fishing website, T.I.H.N. receives notice by
means of the web beacon that Joe visited the fishing site, and T.I.H.N. would then update Joe's profile with the
information that Joe is interested in fishing. T.I.H.N. may thereafter present offers of fishing related products and
services to Joe. In addition to using web beacons on web pages, T.I.H.N. also uses web beacons in email messages
sent to individuals listed in T.I.H.N.’s database.
(c) New Technology.
The use of technology on the Internet, including cookies and web beacons, is rapidly evolving, as is T.I.H.N.’s use
of new and evolving technology. As a result, T.I.H.N. strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any
updates regarding its use of technology.
1.5 Outside Information.
T.I.H.N. may receive information about individuals from third parties or from other sources of information outside
of T.I.H.N. including information located in public databases ("Outside Information").
1.6 Individual Information.
As used herein, Individual Information means Survey Information, Third Party List Information, Other Information,
Technology Information, and Outside Information, and any other information T.I.H.N. gathers or receives about
individuals.
1.7 No Information Collected from Children.
T.I.H.N. will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If T.I.H.N.
obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information
will be immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect such information, T.I.H.N. has no such
information to use or to disclose to third parties. T.I.H.N. has designed this policy in order to comply with the<
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
1.8 Credit Card Information.
T.I.H.N. may in certain cases collect credit card numbers and related information, such as the expiration date of the
card ("Credit Card Information") when an individual places an order from T.I.H.N.. When the Credit Card
Information is submitted to , such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. T.I.H.N.
will use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing and completing the purchase transaction, and the
Credit Card Information will be disclosed to third parties only as necessary to complete the purchase transaction.
2. Use of Individual Information.
2.1 Discretion to Use Information.
THE COMPANY MAY USE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION FOR ANY LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE IN
COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION.
The following paragraphs in Section 2 describe how T.I.H.N. currently uses Individual Information, but T.I.H.N.
may change or broaden its use at any time. As noted below, T.I.H.N. may update this policy from time to time.
T.I.H.N. may use Individual Information to provide promotional offers to individuals by means of email advertising,
telephone marketing, direct mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package stuffers, among other possible
uses.
2.2 Email.
T.I.H.N. uses Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to individuals. T.I.H.N. may
maintain separate email lists for different purposes. If email recipients wish to end their email subscription from a
particular list, they need to follow the instructions at the end of each email message to unsubscribe from the particular
list. To unsubscribe from all T.I.H.N.’s email lists, a person must send an email to
unsubscribe@ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com .This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to
view it.
2.2(a) Content of Email Messages.
In certain commercial email messages sent by T.I.H.N., an advertiser's name will appear in the "From:" line but >
hitting the "Reply" button will cause a reply email to be sent to T.I.H.N.. The "Subject:" line of T.I.H.N.’s email
messages will usually contain a line provided from the advertiser to T.I.H.N..
2.2(b) Solicited Email.
T.I.H.N. only sends email to individuals who have agreed on the Websites to receive email from T.I.H.N. or to
individuals who have agreed on third party websites to receive email from third parties such as T.I.H.N.. T.I.H.N.
does not send unsolicited email messages. As a result, statutes requiring certain formatting for unsolicited email are not
applicable to T.I.H.N.'s email messages.
2.3 Targeted Advertising.
T.I.H.N. uses Individual Information to target advertising to an individual. When an individual is using the Internet,
T.I.H.N. uses Technology Information (see also Section 2.5 below) to associate an individual with that person's
Individual Information, and T.I.H.N. attempts to show advertising for products and services in which the person has
expressed an interest in the Surveys, indicated an interest by means of Technology Information, and otherwise.
T.I.H.N. may, at its discretion, target advertising by using email, direct mail, telephones, cell phones, and other
means of communication to provide promotional offers.
2.4 Direct Mail and Telemarketing.
T.I.H.N. uses Individual Information to advertise, directly or indirectly, to individuals using direct mail marketing or
telemarketing using telephones and cell phones.
2.5 Use of Technology Information.
T.I.H.N. uses Technology Information (1) to match a person's Survey Information and Third Party List Information
to other categories of Individual Information to make and improve profiles of individuals, (2) to track a person's online
browsing habits on the Internet, (3) to determine which areas of T.I.H.N.'s web sites are most frequently visited.
This information helps T.I.H.N. to better understand the online habits of individuals so that T.I.H.N. can target
advertising and promotions to them.
2.6 Profiles of Individuals.
T.I.H.N. uses Individual Information to make a profile of an individual. A profile can be created by combining
Survey Information and Third Party List Information with other sources of Individual Information such as information
obtained from public databases.
2.7 Storage of Individual Information.
T.I.H.N. stores the Individual Information in a database on T.I.H.N. computers. Our computers have security
measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under
T.I.H.N.'s control. Not withstanding such measures, T.I.H.N. cannot guarantee that its security measures will
prevent T.I.H.N. computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered.
3. Dissemination of Individual Information.
3.1 Sale or Transfer to Third Parties.
T.I.H.N. MAY SELL OR TRANSFER INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY PURPOSE IN T.I.H.N.'S SOLE DISCRETION.
3.2 Order Fulfillment.
T.I.H.N. will transfer Individual Information to third parties when necessary to provide a product or service that aperson orders from such third party while using T.I.H.N. web sites or when responding to offers provided by T.I.H.N..
3.3 Legal Process.
T.I.H.N. may disclose Individual Information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, and other legal processes.
3.4 Summary Data.
T.I.H.N. may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as summary or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups of persons.
3.5 Access.
Individuals have access to their Individual Information collected to provide an opportunity for an individual to correct,
amend, or dele te suchinformation. Access can be obtained by contacting info@ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com .This e-mail address is
being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it T.I.H.N. may also grant advertising clients
and email services providers’ access to an individual's email address to verify the origin of the Individual Information
collected.
4. Privacy Practices of Third Parties.
4.1 Advertiser cookies and web beacons.
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies (together, "Advertisers") who place advertisements
on the Websites and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technology to collect
information about individuals. T.I.H.N. does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and T.I.H.N. has no
responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information about individuals.
4.2 Links.
The Websites and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to the web sites of third parties. T.I.H.N. is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other web sites. Linked web sites may contain links to web
sites maintained by third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. T.I.H.N. does not
operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such third party web
sites. The inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or
its sponsoring organization.
4.3 Affiliated Companies.
T.I.H.N. may disclose, transfer, and sell Individual Information to entities affiliated with T.I.H.N. in T.I.H.N.'s discretion
.
5. Unsubscribe Procedures.
If you wish to discontinue receiving email messages from T.I.H.N., you have several options:(a) Unsubscribe from one email list.
To unsubscribe from a particular list, either (1) send an email to unsubscribe@ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com .This e-mail address is
being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (2) follow the instructions in each
promotional email message sent by T.I.H.N..
(b) Unsubscribe from all of ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com 's email lists.
We reserve the right to add Individual Information to multiple lists maintained by T.I.H.N.. To globally unsubscribe from all of T.I.H.N.’s lists, send an email to unsubscribe@ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com .This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov. If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at info@ACUPUNCTUREFORCANCER.com
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