Privacy Policy
This privacy statement describes how our Web site www.consumer-rankings.com
collects and uses personal information. It also describes the
choices available to you regarding our use of your personal
information and how you can access and update this information.
www.consumer-rankings.com
has been awarded TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this privacy
policy and practices have been reviewed by TRUSTe for compliance
with
TRUSTe's program requirements including transparency,
accountability and choice regarding the collection and use of your
personal information. The TRUSTe program does not cover information
that may be collected through downloadable software. TRUSTe's
mission, as an independent third party, is to accelerate online
trust among consumers and organizations globally through its
leading privacy trustmark and innovative trust solutions. If you
have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or
practices, please contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com.
If you are not satisfied with our response you can contact TRUSTe
here.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect the following personal information from you
- Contact Information such as name and email address
- Reviews (permission to post reviews containing personal
information received prior to posting on our Web site)
As is true of most Web sites, we automatically gather
information about your computer such as your IP address, browser
type, referring/exit pages, and operating system.
We use this information to
- Respond to customer service requests
- Respond to your questions and concerns
- Post reviews
- Allow you to post blog comments
- Improve our Web site and marketing efforts
Choice/Opt-Out
At this time, we do not send marketing emails. The only
communication you would receive from www.consumer-rankings.com
are transactional or service related such as a confirmation email
after a review posting. You may not opt-out of these service
related emails. If you have any questions, please contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com.
Information Obtained from Third Parties
We purchase marketing data about our customers from third
parties and combine it with information we already have about you,
to create more tailored advertising and products.
Information Sharing
We will share your personal information with third parties only
in the ways that are described in this privacy statement and we do
not share your personal information with third parties for their
own marketing purposes. We do not sell your personal information to
third parties.
We may also disclose your personal information
- as required by law such as to comply with a subpoena, or
similar legal process
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to
protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others,
investigate fraud, or respond to a government request,
- if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or
a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a
prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses
of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have
regarding your personal information, to any other third party with
your prior consent to do so.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, for example, to keep track of your
preference. Cookies are also used to collect general usage and
volume statistical information that does not include personal
information.
We use another company to place cookies on your computer to
collect non-personally identifiable information to compile
aggregated statistics for us about visitors to our site.
Web beacons
Our Web pages contain electronic images known as Web beacons
(sometimes called single-pixel gifs) and are used along with
cookies to compile aggregated statistics to analyze how our site is
used and may be used in some of our emails to let us know which
emails and links have been opened by recipients. This allows us to
gauge the effectiveness of our customer communications and
marketing campaigns. We do not tie the information gathered in web
beacons to our customers' personally identifiable information.
We use a third party to gather information about how you and
others use our Web site. For example, we will know how many users
access a specific page and which links they clicked on. We use this
aggregated information to understand and optimize how our site is
used.
Flash LSOs
We use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to
store your preferences such as volume control or high game score,
or display content based upon what you view on our site to
personalize your visit. Third Parties, with whom we partner to
provide certain features on our site or to display advertising
based upon your Web browsing activity, use Flash cookies to collect
and store information.
Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the
amount of, type of, and how data is stored. Cookie management tools
provided by your browser will not remove Flash cookies. To learn
how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies click
here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html#117118
Links to Other Web Sites
Our Site includes links to other Web sites whose privacy
practices may differ from those of our Company. If you submit
personal information to any of those sites, your information is
governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully
read the privacy statement of any Web site you visit.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We
follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the
personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and
once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or
method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore,
we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you
can contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com
Additional Policy Information
Our Web site offers publicly accessible blogs or community
forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in
these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access
them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog
or community forum, contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com.
In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal
information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to
do so and why.
Correcting and Updating Your Personal Information
To review and update your personal information to ensure it is
accurate, contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com
.
Notification of Privacy Statement Changes
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our
information practices. If we make any material changes we will
notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your
account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change
becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this
page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Data Retention:
We will retain your information for as long as your account is
active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel
your account or request that we no longer use your information to
provide you services contact us at contact@consumer-rankings.com.
We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with
our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our
agreements.
Contact Information
You can contact us about this privacy statement by writing or
email us at the address below:
Media Boost LTD
www.consumer-rankings.com
1 Waters Park Dr, Suite 110
San Mateo, CA, United States 94403
Email: contact@consumer-rankings.com
Phone: 888-762-6678
This policy is effective as of and was last updated on June 17,
2011.