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Privacy
& Security
Use
Of Information
Cookies And IP Addresses
Other Sites
Online Surveys And ontests
General Security
Sponsored Promotional Pages
Changes
Limits On Our Abilities
Security For Personal Information
Credit Card Security
Your Consent
Use
of information
Information
collected by eBUY about its users is used internally by authorized employees
of eBUY for two main purposes. First, we collect information in order
to identify which areas, features, and products our users like the most
and find most helpful, so that we can continue to improve the site.
Second, we collect information in order to personalize the site for
our users (for example, it allows us to recommend products or features
based on what you have liked in the past).
On occasion,
eBUY may share non-personal, summary information about our users with
unrelated third parties (for example, we publicly disclose how many
people have signed up for MyeBUY membership).
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Cookies
and IP addresses
We do not
and cannot use cookies or IP address tracking to retrieve personal information
from your computer. To find out what cookies and IP addresses are, keep
reading.
Cookies:
At times we send your computer a "cookie," a small data file
that's stored on your hard drive. We use cookies to give you better,
more personalized service once you've bought something from us or become
a member of eBUY. This information is for our internal use only; we
don't share it with others. You're always free to decline our cookies
if your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not work properly
for you if you do. Note: you may see advertising on our site that originates
with outside advertisers and/or advertising agencies. In some cases,
if you click on or view these ads, the advertiser will assign a cookie.
eBUY does not and cannot control these cookies.
IP address
tracking: All computers and servers on the Internet use IP addresses
to recognize and communicate with each other. Collecting IP addresses
allows us to administer and analyze our site and report non-personal
information (such as how many members we have) to sponsors and advertisers.
When you call up an eBUY SHOPPING page on your computer, eBUY servers
enter the IP address of that computer into a log. To maintain our users'
anonymity, eBUY does not associate IP addresses with records containing
personal information.
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Other
sites
Please
note that if you provide any information on your own or directly to
parties who provide service to our network or to Internet sites other
than eBUY (even if these sites display the eBUY name and logo in addition
to their own), different rules may apply to their use or disclosure
of any personal information you might give them. We encourage you to
investigate and ask questions before disclosing information to third
parties.
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Online
surveys and contests
Sometimes
we conduct user surveys to find out how we can improve our site for
you. We may share non-personal information about our users with partners
or other third parties. For example, we might disclose that a certain
percentage of our users are female. But we will not sell personal information
to or share any personal information with an unrelated third party without
your consent. Sometimes we and our sponsors offer contests and sweepstakes
in which we request certain personal information. For example, a sponsor
might require your name and e-mail address to participate in a contest.
Because the rules and terms of each promotion can vary, all information
about the contest is posted during the event, and those disclosures
shall override anything to the contrary in this policy.
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General
security
Your credit
card, your personal information, and your password are safe. We use
the latest encryption technologies, rigorous password protections, and
limits on the number of people who have access to your information,
all to guard against unauthorized access to your data.
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Sponsored
promotional pages
eBUY may
publish promotional pages sponsored by advertisers who offer products
and promotional information that might be of interest to you, including
contests, free samples, discounts, etc. We clearly identify these pages.
Sometimes the advertiser or eBUY will request personal information from
users. Because the rules and terms of each promotion can vary, all information
is posted during the event. Different rules may apply to these sponsors'
use or disclosure of any personal information you might give them. We
encourage you to investigate and ask questions before disclosing information
to third parties.
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Changes
eBUY may
modify this privacy policy at any time, and such modifications shall
be effective as soon as the modified policy is posted. Accordingly,
you agree to review the policy periodically, and your continued access
or use of this site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified
agreement.
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Limits
on our abilities
Although
your privacy is very important to us, in the existing legal regulatory
and security environment, we cannot fully ensure that your private communications
and other personal information will not be disclosed to third parties.
For example, third parties might unlawfully intercept or access transmissions
or private communications. In addition, in the unlikely event we need
to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, we can (and
you authorize us to do so) disclose any information about you to private
entities and law enforcement or other government officials as we, in
our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate.
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Security
for personal information
eBUY won't
intentionally collect any personally identifiable information about
you except when you specifically provide us with it. For example, if
you become a member of eBUY to take advantage of certain features, we
ask for your e-mail address. When you sign up for MyeBUY membership,
you can also sign up to receive promotional offers and information from
eBUY. We won't sell or disclose your personally identifiable information
to unrelated third parties without your consent. However, on particular
pages where we ask for your personal information, we may explicitly
tell you that the data we're collecting on that page might be shared
with third parties, such as sponsors or parties providing services to
our users. In such cases, those disclosures shall override anything
to the contrary in this policy. For example, before you submit answers
to questions we ask in an advertiser-sponsored promotion or service,
we'll tell you that your answers might be shared with that advertiser.
In all of these cases, we'll collect personally identifiable information
only if you voluntarily submit it to us or our sponsors.
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Credit
card security
We take
every precaution to ensure that shopping at eBUY is safe and secure.
Our credit card transactions are processed by a major international
bank. When you fill in the payment form and click the submit button,
an encrypted 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) link is set up between
your browser and our shopping cart server. An encryption code is then
requested and received, which then encrypts you order and the credit
card details before they leave your computer. All our internal processing
systems are protected by a firewall and use non-public IP addresses,
which makes them completely invisible to the Internet. This technology
safeguards your personal information and privacy.
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Your
consent
By using
our web site, you consent to our Terms of Use policy. To review that
policy, click here.
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