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Does
DesignBiz ask for personal information?
Yes, we
do. DesignBiz may ask for your name, email address, and other
personal information when you sign up for our services. We may
also ask for such information at other times, such as when you
request information from DesignBiz and/or our customers.
Will
DesignBiz disclose any of my personal information?
DesignBiz
will not disclose any of your personal information, except as
described below, or when we believe in good faith that the law
requires it, or to protect the rights or property of DesignBiz.
Under confidentiality agreements, DesignBiz may match user
information with third party data. Also, DesignBiz does disclose
aggregated user statistics (for example, 65% of our users are
female) in order to describe our services to prospective partners,
advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful
purposes. If/when we do match user information we endeavor to keep
personal information confidential from those third parties.
Additionally, if you make a purchase from our site, the
information obtained during your visit to these areas, and the
information that you give such as your credit card number and
contact information, is provided to the merchant of record. These
merchants can be DesignBiz or third party companies. These
merchants have separate privacy and data collection practices.
DesignBiz has no responsibility or liability for these independent
policies.
How
Does DesignBiz use my personal information?
DesignBiz's
goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the
user, with the most personalized web experience possible and our
advertisers with an efficient means to reach the right audience.
By knowing a little about you, DesignBiz is able to deliver more
relevant content and advertisements, and hence a better service,
to you. In our role of delivering targeted advertisements,
DesignBiz plays the middleman. Advertisers give us an ad and tell
us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, males
over 35 years old). DesignBiz takes the ad and displays it to users
meeting those criteria. In this process, the advertiser never has
access to individual account information. Only DesignBiz has access
to individuals' accounts.
Will
DesignBiz use my information for direct mailings?
We will
send you information about our various products and services, or
other products and services we feel may be of interest to you. You
can remove yourself from this distribution list via a link in the
communication. Only DesignBiz (or agents working on behalf of
DesignBiz and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these
direct mailings.
What
about kids?
DesignBiz
sites are for professionals and usage by children is not intended.
With that said, the safety of children is very important to us.
Kids(under age 16) should always ask parents for permission before
sending personal information to DesignBiz, or to anyone online for
that matter.
Does
DesignBiz use cookies and "IP Addresses&?
Yes,
cookies are used on DesignBiz in various ways. (1) We use cookies
to be reminded of who you are and to access your account
information (stored on our computers) in order to deliver to you a
better and more personalized service. This cookie is set when you
register. (2) Cookies are used in DesignBiz E-Commerce to help
DesignBiz track visits to and business at its store and process the
items in your shopping basket. (3) Cookies are also used to
estimate our audience size. Each browser accessing DesignBiz is
given a unique cookie which is then used to determine repeat usage
versus initial usage, and to help in targeting ads based on user
interests. (4) Lastly, advertising networks that serve ads onto
DesignBiz may also use cookies.
IP
Addresses
DesignBiz
collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration
and to report aggregate information to our advertisers and others.
What
else should I know about my privacy?
Please
keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal
information online - for example in discussion forums, through
email, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and
used by others. In short, if you post personal information online
that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited
messages from other parties in return. Furthermore, while we
strive to protect your personal information, DesignBiz cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to
us, and you do so at your own risk. In addition, DesignBiz partners
and third party Internet sites and services accessible through
DesignBiz or parties whom we inform you are collecting data in
connection with sweepstakes, promotions, etc., have separate
privacy and data collection practices, independent of us. DesignBiz
has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies
or actions. The point? You are solely responsible for maintaining
the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information.
Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
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