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OUR PRIVACY POLICY
You have reached a website that is owned and managed by Fitness Quest Inc.
Because your privacy is very important to us, we want you to understand our
practices with regard to using information that we collect about you online
and the steps we take to safeguard it. When this Privacy Policy uses the term
"personally identifiable information" ("PII"), we mean information that identifies
a particular individual, such as the individual's name, postal address, e-mail
address, credit card number, and telephone number. When certain other information
such as, for example, consumer product preferences or "body statistics" (height,
weight, etc.) is directly associated with PII, this other information also becomes
PII for purposes of this Privacy Policy. We sometimes refer to PII in this Privacy
Policy as "personal information."
We are committed to bringing you beneficial information that is tailored to
your personal wants and needs. This is how we will handle information we learn
about you from your visit to our website. As explained below, the information
we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site. By visiting this
website, you accept the practices and procedures described in this Privacy Policy.
Please note that this Privacy Policy relates only to information that we gather
online and does not necessarily apply to personal information that we obtain
through other channels, such as over the telephone or via the mail.
Information We Collect
a. Using our Website
This website does not require or collect personal information from visitors
who simply want to gain access to any part of our site without more.
However, if you then use the site or download information, such as consumer
information, articles, and the like, we will collect and store the following
information:
- the name of the domain from which you accessed the Internet (for example,
"aol.com," if you are connecting from an American Online account, or "princeton.edu"
if you are connecting from the Princeton University's domain);
- the date and time you accessed our site;
- the address of the website, if any, from which you linked directly to our
site;
- personal information you as a user elect to submit, which is further explained
below under Cookies.
We collect this information to measure, in the aggregate, the number of visitors
to the different sections of our site, to improve our site's content, and to
help us make our site more useful to visitors. In addition, we may use the information
gathered to conduct internal marketing analysis to improve our web site for
our users.
If you choose to identify yourself by, for example, ordering a product, or
sending an online e-mail to request product information, or otherwise communicating
with us online, you will usually be sending us personal information. This may
include your name, street address, email address, credit card information and
anything else that you disclose on our website.
b. Links to Other Websites
This website also may contain links that you can choose to reach other sites
on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. This website is
not responsible for the availability of or the content located on or through
any such third party site. Nor do we have any control over that site owner's
privacy policy, so if you are not sure how PII will be collected and used through
that site, you must check the policy that is posted on that site.
c. Cookies
Like many direct marketers, we use cookies on our site. Cookies are pieces
of information that a site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping
purposes. This type of information includes, for example, the type of browser
used to access the internet, the domain of the visitor's internet service provider,
and all information provided by the user in order for the user not to have to
re-enter information such as demographics, body composition (height and weight),
e-mail address, and any other information originally provided by the user.
That way, when you re-enter our site, the site knows immediately who you are
and automatically loads your information. However, this information is kept
and stored only for our website to track usage patterns on our site. We never
save passwords or credit card information in cookies. Most computers allow you
to check for and control the use of such cookies on your computer.
d. Chat Rooms
Your postings to our chat sessions are not private. Any information posted
in our public chat sessions may be seen and/or collected by others. Therefore,
please be careful about any personal information you post via these sessions.
Use of the Data We Collect
a. Our Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information
We work to provide you with the best possible service. In order to do this,
we may use the personal information we collect from you to:
- Process and track your order
- Provide any services you request
- Contact you about the status of an order
- Send you promotional offers we believe will be of interest to you
- Provide information about products you have purchased or product recalls
- Improve our merchandise selection and customer service
We will use your e-mail address to respond to questions or other emails we
receive from you. We may share your personal information with our parent company
or with any of our corporate affiliates so that they may communicate on matters
that may be of interest to you.
We may request information from you such as your name, e-mail address, or other
information needed in order for us to provide it to our on-line personal trainers
and nutritionists in whom your have an interest. The information supplied in
that manner will be used solely for the specific purpose for which you supplied
it unless otherwise stated at the time the information is requested.
You may wish to receive future e-mails from us as well as e-mail from third
parties and you may be given that option from time to time. The personal information
you provide for these purposes are likely to be disclosed to the third parties
so that they can provide such mailings.
We use the aggregate information, described above, that we collect from our
customers in a manner that does not personally identify any individual. We use
it to make our site more interesting and useful to you. When we track the pages
or documents accessed within our site, we use the information for systems administration
and for analyzing and improving the value of the material available on our website.
This aggregate non-personal information is used to help our advertisers or our
site design team to create advertisements our guests might like.
This website does not sell or give the information it gathers through cookies
to any third parties, with the exception, noted above, when it must be disclosed
to our personal trainers or nutritionists with whom you are working. In turn,
they may share your personal information with us when we have to respond to
something you communicated to them. As noted, credit card information and passwords
are not saved in cookies.
b. Information We Share with Contractors
We may contract with other companies (e.g.,credit card processors, shippers,
sweepstakes promoters, website developers) to provide certain services to help
us fulfill orders, create promotions and our website, and otherwise. In some
instances, these contractors may have access to personally identifiable information,
but they are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information and
to use it only for purposes of carrying out our business. They are prohibited
from using this information for their own marketing purposes or from sharing
this information with anyone other than us. We try to limit the information
we provide to outside contractors to what they need to carry out their responsibilities.
c. Information We Share with Other Third Parties
From time to time, we make customer information, including PII, available to
carefully screened companies whose products or services we believe will be of
interest to you.
Disclosure Exceptions
In general, we will not use personal information in a manner inconsistent with
the ways we have described in this policy. However, notwithstanding the above
policies, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate
third parties if we are required to do so by law or we believe that such action
is necessary, for example:
- To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court
order;
- To protect the company's rights and property;
- To investigate reports of fraud or of users sending material using a false
e-mail address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
- To protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our web site; or
- In emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at
risk.
E-mail Use
When you provide us your e-mail address, we may send you e-mails necessary
to process your order or respond to a request, or, if you do not object to it,
to receive or e-messages from our customer service department. Instructions
on how to unsubscribe from e-mails that are not related to your transactions
with us are included in each e-mail.
Internet Advertisements
We use third-party service providers to serve ads on our behalf across the
Internet and to analyze the visits those ads bring to our website. They may
collect anonymous information about your visits to our Web site, and your interaction
with our ads, but this information cannot identify you as an individual. These
companies may use technologies similar to those outlined above to measure the
effectiveness of ads and e-mails. They may also use information about visits
you or others made to this and other Web sites so that we can provide the most
effective advertisements about our goods and services.
Security
It is our intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information
that we have collected from you. We use a variety of current technologies and
processes for protection of our customer data.
Privacy of Children on Our Web Site
Our web site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we
do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of
13.
Policy Changes
From time to time, we may need or want to use customer information for new
uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices
change, we will post these changes on our web site. We encourage you to review
our privacy policy periodically. This policy was last updated on December 31,
2006.
Questions or Comments?
Questions regarding our privacy policy or the use of your personal information
should be directed via e-mail to webmaster@Fitnessquest.com.
You may also reach us by facsimile transmission at 330-478-9797 or write to
us at Fitness Quest Inc., 1400 Raff Road, S.W., Canton, Ohio, 44750.
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