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Cash
Now NoChex Privacy Policy
NoChex is a licensee
of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit
organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations
to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal
identity and information by promoting the use of fair information
practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.cashnow.com.
Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment
to our users' privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information
practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance
by TRUSTe.
1.
What personally identifiable information NoChex collects.
2.
What personally identifiable information third parties collect
through the Web site.
3.
What organization collects the information.
4.
How NoChex uses the information.
5.
With whom NoChex may share user information.
6.
What choices are available to users regarding collection,
use and distribution of the information.
7.
What types of security procedures are in place to protect
the loss, misuse or alteration of information under NoChex
control.
8.
How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If
users have questions or concerns regarding this statement,
they should first contact NoChex Privacy by email at: privacy@cashnow.com.
If they do not receive acknowledgment of their inquiry or
their inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed, they should
then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution
Process (http://www.truste.org/users/users_watchdog_intro.html).
TRUSTe will serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve
users concerns.
Information
Collection and Use
Information Collection
NoChex is the sole owner of the information collected on http://www.cashnow.com.
NoChex collects information from our users at several different
points on our Web site.
Registration
In order to use this Web site, a user must first complete
the registration form. During registration a user is required
to give contact information (such as name and email address).
We use this information to contact the user about services
on our site for which he has expressed interest. It is optional
for the user to provide demographic information (such as income
level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as, username
and password), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized
experience on our site.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form. A
user must provide contact information (such as name, email,
and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit
card number, expiration date). This information is used for
billing purposes and to fill customer's orders. If we have
trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact
the user.
Information Use
General: We ask you to provide certain identifying
information to us before we supply any of our services. We
do this to assure the reliability of our services and to prevent
unauthorized access. Therefore, to use our products and services,
you will need to register with us.
Registration: As part of the registration process,
you will be required to provide us with your contact and other
personal information. The information requested will include
your name, e-mail, your current address, date of birth, and
telephone number.
NoChex Services: When you elect to use our services,
we will ask for the personal information (including name and
address) we need in order to provide the services you requested
and/or use the personal information you have provided as part
of the registration process in order to provide such services
to you.
Correspondence: If you send us personal correspondence,
such as e-mails or letters, we may collect such information
into a file specific to you.
Web
Site Usage Information: Our servers automatically
track certain Web site usage information. This information
may include the URL of the Web site that you came from and
the URL of the Web site you go to next. It may also include
the type of browser you are using, your IP address, what pages
you viewed on our Web site, and date-time stamp.
Cookies: In order to constantly improve your
experience on our site, we may use software tools or "cookies"
to gather information about site visitors' browsing activities.
A "cookie" is information sent from a Web site to a visitor's
hard drive while he or she is visiting the site. It may enable
the site holder to track how a visitor navigates through its
site and the areas in which they show interest. Information
gathered may include date and time of visits, pages viewed,
time spent at the site, and the site visited just before and
just after the site. However, we only identify the site visitor
if he or she voluntarily gives us personal identifying information
online.
Our
site uses cookies to keep track of your session ID. We may
use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests
or to track specific data that needs to be available on multiple
Web pages. Cookies are necessary for the system to work properly.
Most
cookies in use by our Web server are temporary and will be
removed when the user logs out or is timed out by the server.
However, a one-year persistent cookie is set so that we can
identify a referring company and maintain that company's branding
and special promotions.
In
some cases, if a visitor returns to the Web site after receiving
a cookie, their browser sends cookie information back to the
Web site. This is useful to the visitor if he or she has established
a password at a particular Web site and wants to be identified
by that site to perform a function or transaction. We may
use cookies to evaluate our Web site. Cookies and Web usage
information is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis
and we do not link it to your personal information. We use
this information to better develop our Web site to meet our
users' needs.
Children: Children are not eligible to use our products
and services. By using our Web site, you represent to us that
you are at least 18 years old. If you are under 18, please
do not submit personal information to us.
Profile
We store information that we collect through cookies, log
files, clear gifs, and/or third parties to create a profile
of our users. A profile is stored information that we keep
on individual users that details their viewing preferences.
Consequently, collected information is tied to the users personally
identifiable information to provide offers and improve the
content of the site for the user. This profile is used to
tailor a user's visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent
marketing promotions to them. We do not share your profile
with other third parties.
Some
of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example,
advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over
these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set
cookies for advertising.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users
by Commision Junction, our Web advertising partner. Information
about users' visit to this site, such as number of times they
have viewed an ad (but not user name, address, or other personal
information), is used to serve ads to users on this site.
For more information about Commission Junction, cookies, and
how to "opt-out", please click here http://www.cj.com/privacy.asp.
This
privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Commision Junction
only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet
service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type,
date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer
the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses,
etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Communications from the Site
Special Offers and Updates
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password
and username. Established members will occasionally receive
information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter.
Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the
option to not receive these types of communications. Please
see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for
contact information such as name and email address. Out of
respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out
of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out
sections.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service
related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily
suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally,
users may not opt-out of these communications, though they
can deactivate their account. However, these communications
are not promotional in nature. [Users may opt-out of these
communications. Please see our "Choice/Opt-out" section.]
Customer
Service
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating to their account
we reply via email or phone, in accordance with the users
wishes.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may
need to disclose personal information when required by law
wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order
or legal process served on our Web site.
These
are the instances in which we will share users personal information:
We
DO NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties
Third
Party Intermediaries
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit
card processing company to bill users for goods and services.
These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally
identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Service Providers
We partner with other third parties such as ibill to provide
specific services. For example, when the user signs up for
these particular services, we share names, or other contact
information name, address, email address and credit card information
that is necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Business
Transitions
In the event NoChex goes through a business transition, such
as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling
a portion of its assets, users' personal information will,
in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having
their information used for purposes not directly related to
our site at the point where we ask for information. For example,
our order form has an 'opt-out' mechanism so users who buy
a product from us, but don't want any marketing material,
can keep their email address off of our lists.
Users
who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional
communications may opt-out of receiving these communications
by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email
or email us at info@cashnow.com.
Users
of our site are always notified when their information is
being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our
users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they
should proceed with services that require an outside party.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that we, NoChex, are not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when
they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each
and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by this Web site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing
a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend's name
and email address. NoChex will automatically send the friend
a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. NoChex stores
this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time
email. The friend may contact NoChex at info@cashnow.com
to request the removal of this information from our database.
Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose
personal information online — for example on message
boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas — that information
can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting
personal information online that is publicly accessible, you
may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users'
information. When users submit sensitive information via the
Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line.
When
our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and is protected with
the best encryption software in the industry — SSL.
While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon
on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to
un-locked, or open, when users are just "surfing".
While
we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online,
we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific
job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service
representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers
when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter
their password to re-gain access to user information. Furthermore,
ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy
practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about
the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our users' information is protected. Finally, the servers
that store personally identifiable information are in a secure
environment, in a locked facility.
If
users have any questions about the security at our Web site,
users can send an email to info@cashnow.com.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation
to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information
we receive with information from 3rd party sources.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating
Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such
as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no
longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update
or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information.
This can usually be done at the member information page or by
emailing our Customer Support at info@cashnow.com.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other
places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of
what information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If,
however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the
time of collection we will notify users via email.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy
policy, please email us at: info@cashnow.com.
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