Privacy Policy

We place great importance on protecting your privacy. Our goal is to ensure your online experience is both pleasant and valuable, allowing you to explore the internet's extensive resources, tools, and opportunities with full assurance.

Introduction

We gather data through multiple methods from both Visitors and Subscribers who utilize different aspects of our Services and the network of websites available via our Service.

This Privacy Policy has been established to show our unwavering dedication to privacy protection and data security. This document outlines how we gather data from all users of our Internet Services (referred to as "Services") - including those who access our Services without accounts ("Visitors") and those who purchase Products and/or pay subscription fees ("Subscribers") - how we utilize the collected information, and what options Visitors and Subscribers have regarding data collection and usage. Please review this Privacy Policy thoroughly.

While we implement appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized information disclosure, we cannot guarantee that personally identifiable information we collect will never be shared in ways that differ from this Privacy Policy.

Registration

When registering for our Products or Services, Subscribers may need to supply specific personal details including their name, address, phone number, payment information (such as credit card details), and the type of device used to access the Services. Information gathered during registration is utilized to administer each Subscriber's account, including billing functions. This data may be disclosed to third parties as outlined in this policy or under particular circumstances.

When we collaborate with partners on joint promotional campaigns for our Services, we may share specific personal details with those partners, including names, addresses, and usernames of individuals who subscribed through the joint promotion, to enable them to present you with additional products and services.

In such cases, partners are restricted from using personal information for purposes beyond those specified. Additionally, we may create anonymous and aggregated profiles from registration data provided by Subscribers (such as subscriber totals without individual names). As detailed further below, we may utilize this aggregated, non-identifying data for advertising purposes on our Services.

Furthermore, following purchases, we provide our members' contact details to our business partners, who may reach out to members by phone after purchase completion. Business partner companies handle sales proceeds collection. We may also share contact information with other companies for promotional mailings we think would interest our Subscribers, with or without receiving compensation. Occasionally, we may distribute advertisements for third-party products, collect sales proceeds, and share purchaser information with those third parties.

Our Company Partners and Sponsors

Certain products and services may be presented to Visitors and Subscribers through partnerships with affiliates, independent contractor sellers, or non-affiliated partners. To deliver these products and services to Visitors and Members, partners may be required to gather and retain personal information.

Online Shopping

On certain websites, you have the ability to buy products and services or sign up to receive materials like newsletters, catalogs, or updates about new products and services. Frequently, you'll be requested to supply contact details including your name, address, email address, phone number, and credit or debit card information.

When placing orders on behalf of others, such as online gift orders delivered directly to recipients, you may need to provide recipient information including their name, address, and phone number. We have no authority over how third parties utilize personal information you provide when making such orders. Please use caution in these situations.

For orders placed directly with our company, we utilize the personal information you provide to fulfill your order. We do share this information with external parties with whom we conduct business.

Online Advertisements

We may present online advertisements on our platforms. In such situations, we share data about our Visitors and Subscribers obtained through registration, online surveys, and promotional activities with these advertisers.

In addition, we sometimes use this information to provide customized advertisements or support joint ventures. For example, an advertiser or joint venture partner specifies their target audience and supplies us with audience-specific advertisements. Using the information we've gathered, we may display or distribute these advertisements to the intended audience. We do share personal information about our Visitors and Subscribers with these advertisers and joint venture partners.

Responses to Email Inquiries

When Visitors or Subscribers submit email inquiries to our company, we use the return email address to respond to the inquiries we receive.

Voluntary Customer Surveys

We periodically conduct surveys for both business and individual customers. We encourage customer participation in these surveys as they supply valuable insights that help us enhance our product and service offerings and improve how we deliver them to you.

We may compile information received from individual survey respondents and combine it with responses from other customers to generate broader, generalized responses to survey questions (including gender, age, location, interests, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic data). We then use this aggregated information to enhance our service quality and develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared with third parties.

Promotions

We may offer polls, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, games, content, or other promotional activities that are sponsored by or co-branded with third parties. You may automatically be entered into sweepstakes, contests, or other promotions simply by purchasing from us or by providing personally identifiable information for other reasons. Because of these third-party relationships, third parties may receive personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily provide to our company. We have no control over how third parties use this information.

Personally identifiable information may also be collected when you place product orders, enter contests, participate in polls or express opinions, subscribe to our Services such as online newsletters, or join our online forums or communities. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected on these pages include but are not limited to: name, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and details about your interests and usage of various products, programs, and services. Our sponsors or third parties may send you materials related to our company's services, products, or activities.

Special Cases

Our company policy permits us to use or share personal information about Visitors or Subscribers in the ways described in this document without providing additional notice or offering opt-out mechanisms for such unrelated uses.

Additionally, we may disclose personal information about Visitors or Subscribers, or details about your use of the Services or websites accessible through our Services, whenever we determine in our sole discretion that it is reasonable to do so, including: credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant database agencies, law enforcement, or to comply with laws such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Child Online Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal information requests; to disclose information needed to identify, contact, or pursue legal action against individuals who may be violating our Terms of Use and Service or other user policies; to properly operate the Services; or to protect our company and our Subscribers.

Browser Level Information

ThePowerBite, Inc. web servers may automatically gather information about site users' IP addresses, browser types, the URL you arrived from (whether on our website or not), and the URL you navigate to next (whether on our website or not) by reading this data from your browser (information provided by all browsers). This data is stored in a database and utilized - in an aggregated, anonymous format - for our internal analysis of website traffic patterns. Most websites automatically log this information. The PowerBite, Inc. may also employ third-party services to collect information, including through web beacons.

Notice of Compliance to California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights Under the California Online Privacy Protection Act and the California Business and Professions Code

This privacy policy specifies the categories of personally identifiable information that our company gathers through our website or online service, regarding individual consumers who use or visit our commercial website or online service, and the categories of third-party individuals or entities with whom our company may share that personally identifiable information.

Our company does not currently maintain a process that allows individual consumers who use or visit our commercial website or online service to review and request modifications to any personally identifiable information collected through our website or online service.

Please refer to the section below titled "Revisions to this Policy" for details about how our company notifies consumers who use or visit our commercial website or online service of significant changes to our privacy policy for this website or online service.

The effective date of this privacy policy appears at the end of this document under the heading "Last updated."

For purposes of this policy and California compliance, the following definitions apply:

Depending on visitor activity on our commercial website or online service, the following "personally identifiable information" may be collected, in addition to information detailed in other sections of this document.

The term "personally identifiable information" refers to individually identifiable information about a consumer collected online by our company from an individual and maintained by our company in an accessible format, and may include any of the following:

First and last name.

Home or other physical address, including street name and city or town name.

Email address.

Telephone number.

Social security number.

Any other identifier enabling physical or online contact with a specific individual.

Information about a user that the website or online service collects online from the user and maintains in personally identifiable form, combined with an identifier described in this privacy policy.

Under California Law SB 27, California residents are entitled to receive, once annually, information about third parties with whom we have shared information about you or your family for their marketing purposes during the previous calendar year, along with a description of the categories of personal information shared. To submit such a request, please email [email protected] and include the phrase "California Privacy Request" in the subject line, the domain name of the website you are inquiring about, along with your name, address, and email address. We will respond within thirty days of receiving your request.

"Cookies" and How Our Company Uses Them

A "cookie" is a small data file that may be stored on your hard drive when you visit certain websites. We may use cookies to gather, store, and occasionally track information for the purposes outlined in this policy, as well as for statistical analysis to enhance the products and services we offer and manage our telecommunications networks.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can typically modify your browser settings to show a warning before accepting cookies or to block all cookies. However, if you choose to disable cookies from our website, some site features may not function properly. Visit www.aboutcookies.org to learn how to delete and manage cookies using various browser types.

Advertisers and partners may also utilize their own cookies. We do not control the use of these cookies and explicitly disclaim responsibility for information collected through them.

We may use Remarketing with Google Analytics, Adroll, and Facebook for online advertising.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may display our advertisements on websites across the Internet.

We, along with third-party vendors including Google, use first-party cookies (such as Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as DoubleClick cookies) together to inform, optimize, and deliver advertisements based on past visits to our website.

We may also utilize data from Google's Interest-based advertising or third-party audience data (such as age, gender, and interests) with Google Analytics to develop educational and marketing content tailored to the demographics and interests of our visitors.

You can opt out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You can also use Google's Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

Our Company Commitment to Children's Privacy

Safeguarding children's privacy is of particular importance to us. Our policy is to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. As a result, we limit access to our website to individuals who are eighteen years of age or older.

YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEBSITE FALLS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.

Public Forums

Please be aware that any information you disclose in any Subscriber Directory or other public areas of our websites or the internet becomes publicly accessible information. Exercise caution when deciding whether to share personal information in these public spaces.

Our Company's Commitment to Data Security

The services and websites we sponsor implement security measures designed to protect against loss, misuse, and alteration of information under our control. While we strive to maintain the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally accessing this information.

In the Event of Sale or Bankruptcy

The ownership of The PowerBite, Inc. may change in the future. Should such a change occur, we want this site to maintain its relationship with you. In the event of a sale, merger, public offering, bankruptcy, or other change in control of The PowerBite, Inc., your information may be shared with the person or business that owns or controls this site. Opting out of receiving information from third parties will not affect our right to transfer your information to a new owner, but your preferences will continue to be respected regarding the use of your information.

Where to Direct Questions about Our Privacy Policy

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described in this document, you may contact us using the contact information provided on this website.

Types Of Information We Collect

The following provides examples of the type of information that we collect from you and how we use that information.

Context

Types of Data

Primary Purpose for Collection and Use of Data

Account Registration

We collect your name and contact information when you create an account. We also collect information relating to the actions that you perform while logged into your account.

We use this information to provide account related functionalities to our users. Accounts can be used for easy checkout and to save your preferences and transaction history.

Client Information

We collect the name, and contact information, of our clients, affiliates, and their employees with whom we may interact.

We have an interest in contacting our clients and communicating with them concerning normal business administration such as projects, services, and billing.

Cookies and First Party Tracking

We use cookies and clear GIFs. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that a website sends to a computer's hard drive while a web site is viewed. See our Cookie Section below for more information.

We use this information to ensure our website operates efficiently.

Cookies and Third Party Tracking

We participate in behavior-based advertising, this means that a third party uses technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our website so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interests on our website, or on other websites. See our Cookie Section below for more information.

Where required by law, we base the use of third party cookies upon consent.

Demographic Information

We may collect personal information, such as your age, location, and gender.

We use this information to comply with applicable laws.

Email Interconnectivity

If you receive email from us, we use certain tools to capture data related to when you open our message, click on any links or banners it contains and make purchases.

We use this information to understand how you interact with our communications to you.

Employment

If you apply for a job posting, or become an employee, we collect information necessary to process your application or to retain you as an employee. This may include, among other things, your Social Security Number. Providing this information is required for employment.

We use information about current employees to carry out our payment and benefits obligations. In some contexts, we are also required by law to collect information about our employees. We also use this information to have efficient staffing and work force operations.

Feedback/Support

If you provide us feedback or contact us for support we will collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content that you send to us, in order to reply.

We use this information in order to receive, and act upon, your feedback or issues.

Mailing List

When you sign up for one of our mailing lists we collect your email address or postal address.

We share information about our products and services with individuals that consent to receive such information. We also use this information to share information about our products or services.

Mobile Devices

We collect information from your mobile device such as unique identifying information broadcast from your device when visiting our website or when visiting one of our stores.

We use this information to identify unique visitors and understand how users interact with us on their mobile devices.

Order Placement

We collect your name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, phone number, and credit card number when you place an order.

We use your information to perform our contract to provide you with products or services.

Partner Promotion

We collect information that you provide as part of a co-branded promotion with another company.

We use this information to fulfil our promotions.

Surveys

When you participate in a survey we collect information that you provide through the survey. If the survey is provided by a third party service provider, the third party's privacy policy applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information.

We use this information to understand your opinions and collect information relevant to our organization.

Sweepstakes or Contests

When you participate in a sweepstakes or contest we collect information about you which includes contact information to notify you if you are selected.

We use this information to operate the sweepstakes. In some contexts we are also required by law to collect information about those that enter into our sweepstakes.

Website Interactions

We use technology to monitor how you interact with our website. This may include which links you click on, or information that you type into our online forms. This may also include information about your device or browser.

We use this information to understand how you interact with our website to better improve it, and to understand your preferences and interests in order to select offerings that you might find most useful. We also have a legitimate interest in detecting and preventing fraud.

Web Logs

We collect information, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when the Internet is used), domain name, click-activity, referring website, and/or a date/time stamp for visitors.

We use this information to monitor our networks and the visitors to our websites. Among other things, it helps us understand which of our products or services is the most popular.

Revisions to This Policy

Our company reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy, our Terms of Use and Service, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this posting. Your use of this site after such changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of there changes. Please consult this privacy statement prior to every use for any changes.