Privacy Policy
Welcome to PixFusion.com, operated by PixFusion LLC. "PixFusion LLC" refers to the website PixFusion.com, including the owners and operators of this web site, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the web applications it provides. This includes applications available on social networking sites such as Facebook."
At PixFusion we are committed to protecting your privacy online. Our pledge is to safeguard any personal information that you provide us, and to make every reasonable effort to use this information only as you choose.
We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the Website and the services offered on the Website ("PixFusion.com Services"). This Privacy Policy describes the information that we collect from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with it after we collect it. By using the Website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@pixfusion.com
Information Collected
We collect two types of information from visitors to the Website: (1) Personally Identifiable Information; and (2) Non-Personally Identifiable Information, such as your IP address or cookies.
Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally Identifiable Information" is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, billing and delivery information, telephone number, email address, gift recipient information, credit card information or digital media. PixFusion collects and stores the personally identifiable information that you have provided to us. Here are some examples of ways in which we may collect your personally identifiable information on the Website.
PixFusion may collect personally identifiable information online when: - you register to become a member of PixFusion.com or another PixFusion service
- you use our services to store your pictures online
- you make online purchases
- you submit questions or comments to us
- you request information or materials
- you request warranty or post-warranty service and support for a PixFusion product
- you register products online
- you participate in online surveys
- you participate in online promotions, premiums, sweepstakes or contests
The above list provides an example of the personally identifiable information that may be collected on the Website. If you do not want PixFusion to collect your personally identifiable information, please do not provide it to us.
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Non-Personally Identifiable Information
"Non-Personally Identifiable Information" can be technical information or it can be demographic information, such as your age, gender or interests. Non-personally identifiable information does NOT identify you personally. Here are some examples of the non-personally identifiable information that is collected via the Website and a description of how this information is used: - Internet Protocol (IP) address -- Your IP address is a number that lets computers attached to the Internet know where to send you data -- such as the webpages you view. We use this information to deliver our webpages to you upon request, to tailor our Website to the interests of our users and to measure traffic within our Website.
- Cookie -- A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used to collect information about your activity on the Website. For example, when someone visits a page within the Website, a cookie is placed on the user's machine (if the user accepts cookies) or is read if the user has previously visited the Website. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser, but if you do, you may not be able to take advantage of the personalized features enjoyed by other users to our Website. Some of the cookies we use may be flash cookies or Adobe cookies.
While they are harmless, they may contain Demographic Information (defined below) and depending on your browser these cookies may not normally be deleted when your cookies are deleted. Please check your browser to determine where these types of cookies are stored and how they may be deleted. - Web Beacons (also known as "clear gifs," "web bugs" or "pixel tags") -- "Web Beacons" are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the Website and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted email messages, web beacons can tell the sender whether and when the email has been opened. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on web pages.
- Demographic Information -- "Demographic Information" may be your gender, age, zip code and interests, which you voluntarily provide to us on the Website. We use this information to provide you with personalized services and to analyze trends to ensure the information provided by the Website meets your needs.
We collect the above non-personally identifiable information from all visitors to our Website. If you do not want PixFusion to have access to this information, please do not visit our Website.
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Use of Information Collected
Personally Identifiable Information
We use your personally identifiable information that is collected on our Website primarily for the following purposes: - To deliver services, information, newsletters or software you request or purchase;
- To alert you to special offers, updated information and other new services from PixFusion, or other third parties, or to forward promotional materials;
- To complete a transaction or service requested by you;
- To fulfill the terms of a promotion;
- To ensure the Website is relevant to your needs;
- To help us create and publish content most relevant to you;
- To notify you about a material change to this privacy policy or the Visitor Agreement, if necessary;
- To allow you access to limited-entry areas of the Website; and
- To contact you in response to sign up forms such as Contact Us or Order Inquiry.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Non-personally identifiable information is used as described above and in other ways as permitted by applicable laws, including combining non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information (except with respect to non-personally identifiable information collected from children under the age of 13).
Affiliate and Partnership Programs
Where applicable, you may purchase products from us through a link on one of our affiliates' ("Affiliates") websites. We pay each Affiliate a commission, or a portion of the sales made to those who link to our Website from the Affiliate's site. Some of our Affiliates may run a "rewards" or "charity" program (the "Programs"). Under these Programs, participants receive credits based on the commissions an Affiliate receives from sites such as ours. If you come to our Website through an Affiliate's site, make a purchase from us, and you are a participant in such Programs, we may share your name, email address and the value of your purchases, including that data necessary for Affiliates to credit participants with purchases made under their Program.
Registering for an Affiliate Program
If you would like to register for our Affiliate Program, please read the terms of our Affiliate Program Agreement at Affiliate Program.A record of any and all information submitted to us as part of an Affiliate Program application will be stored by us and only disclosed by us in an effort to evaluate such application with prior consent from you.
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Sharing and Disclosure of Information
Personally Identifiable Information
We may share or disclose your personally identifiable information in the following instances: - To fulfill a service to you. For example, if you email us a question, we may use your email address to process your request and respond to your question. Also, if you are entering a sweepstakes or contest, we may use your personally identifiable information in order to fulfill the terms of that promotion. This means that we may share the information for prize fulfillment purposes or mail carriers. We also may share your information with the co-sponsor of that promotion.
- To affiliates, strategic partners, agents, third party marketers or other unaffiliated parties who are offering products or services that we believe may be of interest to you or who require your personally identifiable information for research, administrative and/or internal business purposes. These parties may use your personally identifiable information to contact you with an offer or advertisement related to a product or service, or they may use such information for their own research, administration or business purposes. If you do not want us to share your personally identifiable information in this manner, please do not provide us with this information.
- To complete your purchase. If you choose to make a purchase on the Website, we may collect from you your credit card number, billing address and other information related to such purchase, and we may use such collected information in order to fulfill your purchase. We may also provide such information, or other personally identifiable information provided by you, to unaffiliated third parties as necessary to complete your purchase (for example, to process your credit card).
- To comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the requirements of law or comply with legal process served on us, protect and defend our rights or property, including the rights and property of PixFusion Sites or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our end users.
- To third parties as part of any corporate reorganization process including, but not limited to, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of all or substantially all of our assets.
- To track and analyze non-identifying and aggregate usage and volume statistical information from our visitors and customers and provide such information to third parties.
- To protect against potential fraud, we may verify with third parties the information collected from our Website. In the course of such verification, we may receive personally identifiable information about you from such services. In particular, if you use a credit card or debit card to purchase services with us, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to us, and that the card has not been reported as lost or stolen.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy or at the time we request the information, we do not otherwise use, share or otherwise disclose your personally identifiable information to any third parties.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
We use non-personally identifiable information collected on the Website in the manner disclosed above. We may share this non-personal information with third parties.
We may also collect and record information about what you viewed on our Website. We may use this type of information and combine it with your personal information to help customize our future interactions with you. In doing so, we hope to provide better service to you by tailoring our communications to match your interests - to give you more of what you want and less of what you don't want. However, we will provide you with the opportunity to tell us not to use this type of information in future communications.
Personal Information about Others
If you send us information about others, we will use that information (usually an e-mail address) to do what you asked us to do.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-users
PixFusion users can send content to friends via our system and invite friends to join the service via third-party single sign-on services (e.g., Facebook Connect). PixFusion stores the email addresses that users provide so that PixFusion can send notifications authorized by users and related reminders to such email addresses. PixFusion does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides those initiated by users and we may also send them information and/or special offers about products and services, but they can easily decline receiving any further communications from us. Recipients of emails from PixFusion may unsubscribe from receiving emails by clicking the "Unsubscribe" Link at the bottom of our emails.
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Opt-Out
We communicate with users who subscribe to our services via email. For example, we may use your email address to confirm your request, to send you notice of payments, to send you information about changes to our products and services, and to send notices and other disclosures as required by law. Generally, users cannot opt-out of these communications, but they will be primarily informational in nature rather than promotional.
However, we provide you the opportunity to exercise an opt-out choice if you do not want to receive other types of communication from us, such as emails or updates from us regarding new services and products offered on this Website or if you do not want us to share your personally identifiable information with third parties. The opt-out choice may be exercised by ticking or un-ticking the appropriate box if such checkbox is available at the points where personally identifiable information is collected or by contacting us. We will process your unsubscribe as soon as possible, but please be aware that in some circumstances you may receive a few more messages until the unsubscribe is processed. You also may opt-out of receiving such emails by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link within the text of the email or changing your Account Settings.
Third Party Web Sites
This statement applies solely to information collected on the Website. The Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other web sites.
Protecting Your Information
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place certain physical, electronic, managerial and security procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We safeguard information according to established security standards and procedures, such as using Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and we continually assess new technology for protecting information. PixFusion employees are trained to understand and comply with these information principles and we communicate our privacy policy, practices and guidelines to all employees.
However, while we strive to protect your personal information, you must also take steps to protect your information. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information while you are on the Internet. At a minimum, we encourage you to change your passwords often, using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure that you are using a secure browser as you surf the Internet. For more information about how you can protect yourself online visit the site Better Business Bureau Web Site.
Children's Policy
Protecting the online privacy of children is especially important, and those under the age of 13 are protected by federal law. For that reason, PixFusion does not knowingly permit children under the age of 13 to become registered members of our sites, or to buy goods and services on our sites, without verifiable parental consent. PixFusion does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information about children under 13, except with their parent's express consent.
If we ever include children under the age of 13 as part of our intended site audience, those specific web pages will, in accordance with the provisions of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), be clearly identified and provide an explicit privacy notice; and we will provide processes to obtain parental approval, provide access to information and allow parents to request removal of their children's personal information.
PixFusion encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to participate in their interactive activities and interests. For more information on tips on protecting children's privacy online, we suggest you check out the FTC's site: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec08.shtm
Keeping Your Information Accurate
If you are a registered member of our Website or of any other PixFusion online service and any of your personal information changes, you can review and update your member profile using your user name and password. You also have the option of sending an email to request a change to your information or a copy of the personal information we have collected about you online. There may be a nominal charge for information requested. We will make every reasonable effort to make sure your requests are met. To protect your privacy, proof of identity is required.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will also revise the "last update" date at the bottom of this privacy policy. For changes to this privacy policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing the change by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on the Website. We will also notify parents if we change the kinds of information that we collect from kids and materially alter our practices of sharing and using this information. We will not collect, use or share the information without parental consent.
Contacting PixFusion
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@pixfusion.com All information you provide in any written communication will also be covered by this policy.
Last Updated On: February 25, 2011 |