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OUR
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy
is very important to us. We want to make your experience on our
website as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to
use our vast array of information, tools, and opportunities with
complete confidence. We
have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm
commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes
how Wholesalebird collects information from all visitors to the
website, what we do with the information we collect, and the
choices visitors have concerning the collection and use of such
information. Wholesalebird requests that you read this Privacy
Policy carefully.
Personal
Information Wholesalebird Collects and How It Is Used
Wholesalebird collects information in
different ways from visitors who access the various parts of our
website. We use this information primarily to provide a more
enjoyable experience as you use our features and, generally, do
not share this information with third parties. However, we may
disclose personal information collected if we have received your
permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such as
when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other
special cases described below.
Registration
At times visitors are asked to
provide certain personal information when they sign up for our
services (for example when they become associates). These
pieces of information may include any of the following:
name, address, telephone number, billing information (such as a
credit card number), and the type of personal computer being used
to access the services, etc. The personal information collected
from visitors during this registration process is used to manage
each associate's account (such as for billing purposes). This
information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically
stated otherwise. Wholesalebird may also generate nonidentifying
and aggregate profiles from personal information visitors provide
during registration (such as the total number, but not the names,
of associates). As explained in more detail below, we may use this
aggregated and nonidentifying information to sell advertisements
that appear on the website.
Online
Shopping
In some sections of this website, you
can purchase products and services or register to receive
materials, such as a catalog or new product and service updates.
In many cases, you may be asked to provide contact information,
such as your name, address, email address, phone number, and
credit/debit card information. If you complete an order for
someone else, such as an online gift order sent directly to a
recipient, you may be asked to provide information about the
recipient, such as the recipient’s name, address, and phone
number. Wholesalebird will use
the personal information you provide only to process that order.
We do not share this information with outside parties except to
the extent necessary to complete that order. In addition,
all orders are encrypted and processed securely.
Online
Advertisements
Wholesalebird may display online
advertisements. When doing so, we may share aggregated and non-identifying
information about our Visitors and Members collected through the
registration process as well as through online surveys and
promotions with these advertisers. Additionally, in some
instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying
information to deliver tailored advertisements. For instance, an
advertiser tells us the audience they want to reach (for example,
females between 25 and 55 years of age) and provides us an
advertisement tailored to the audience. Based upon the aggregated
and non-identifying information we have collected, we may
then display the advertisement to the intended audience.
Wholesalebird does not share personal information about its
visitors or associates with these advertisers.
Responses
to Email Inquiries
When Visitors or Members send email
inquiries to Wholesalebird, the return email address is used to
answer the email inquiry we receive. Wholesalebird does not use
the return email address for any other purpose and does not share
the return email address with any third party.
Voluntary
Customer Surveys/Mailing List
We may periodically conduct both
business and individual customer surveys or encourage visitors to
join our mailing list. We ask our customers to participate in
these surveys because they provide us with important information
that helps us to improve the types of services we offer and how we
provide them to you. Your personal information and responses will
remain strictly confidential, and not shared with third parties.
Participation in our customer surveys and joining our mailing list
is voluntary.
We take the
information we receive from individuals responding to our customer
surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other
Wholesalebird customers to create broader, generic responses to
the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies,
education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic
information). We then use the aggregated information to improve
the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services
and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying
information may be shared with third parties.
In the case of our
mailing list, we use the information only to send periodic
announcements, special offers, or bulletins to visitors who join
the list. The information remains confidential and is not
shared with third parties. In addition, visitors who are on
our mailing list may request to be taken off at any time by
emailing a request to us.
Special
Cases
It is Wholesalebird’s policy not to
use or share the personal information about visitors of associates
in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also
providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such
unrelated uses. However, Wholesalebird may disclose personal
information about visitors or associates, or information regarding
your use of our website, for any reason if, in our sole
discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including:
to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such
information.
"Cookies"
and How Wholesalebird Uses Them
A “cookie” is a small data file
that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain
websites. Wholesalebird may use cookies to collect, store, and
sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve
the products and services we provide and to manage our
telecommunications networks. These cookies do not enable third
parties to access any of your personal information. Advertisers
and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use
of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for
information collected through them.
Children's
Privacy
Protecting children’s privacy is
especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other
applicable laws. Our website is designed with younger users
in mind. While we make every effort to ensure that our website
does not offend our younger audience, we believe that there is no
substitute for proper parental supervision. For further
information about tips, tools, age-appropriate or kid-friendly
websites and how to report online trouble, please visit www.getnetwise.org.
Finally,
Wholesalebird recommends that children ask a parent for permission
before sending personal information to Wholesalebird, or to anyone
else online.
Public
Forums
Please remember that any information
you may disclose in areas such as our Online Aviary Guide, or
other public areas of our website or the Internet, becomes public
information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
personal information in these public areas.
Data
Security
Wholesalebird has security measures
in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the
information under our control. While we make every effort to
ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we
cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent
third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this
information.
Where to
Direct Questions or Modify Your Information
If you have any questions about this
privacy policy or the practices described herein, or would like to
modify any information that we have on file for you, please contact
us.
Revisions
to This Policy
Wholesalebird reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this policy and our other policies and
agreements at any time and in any manner.
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