Lucky Earth LLC Privacy Policy
Last Updated: February
6, 2008
We are strongly committed to
protecting the privacy of your personal information. The policies below are applicable to the
greenearthcarwash.net website (ÒWebsiteÓ) produced and maintained by Lucky
Earth LLC (collectively ÒCompanyÓ or ÒweÓ, ÒusÓ, or ÒourÓ). We have established this privacy policy
(ÒPrivacy PolicyÓ) to let you know the kinds of personal information we may
gather during your visit to the Website, why we gather your information, what
we use your personal information for, when we might disclose your personal
information, and how you can manage your personal information.
Please be
advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to
information gathered online at our website. It does not apply to information
that you may submit to us offline, or to websites maintained by other companies
or organizations to which we may link.
By visiting our Website, you are
accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of
this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our
Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of our
Website and our affiliate sites following the posting of changes to these terms
will mean you accept those changes.
If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy
Policy retroactively, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or
amendments.
If you have any questions about this
Privacy Policy
or donÕt see your concerns addressed here, you should contact us
by email at info@luckyearth.com
We adhere to the highest standards
of ethical practices in all of our operations and we are dedicated to
protecting the privacy of all visitors to our Website. Our privacy policy is simple: We
only collect information about you that is necessary to provide the products
and services your request and, except as disclosed below, we don't sell,
barter, give away, or rent your personal information to any company outside of Lucky
Earth LLC.
Personal Information
We collect personally identifiable
information from you in a few ways. When you open an account or place an
order, we collect and store some or all of the following information that you
provide: name, billing address, shipping address, email address, telephone
number, credit card number and expiration date. This information is used to
provide the products and services that you have ordered or requested, to
process and ship orders, to send order and shipping confirmations and to
provide customer service to you. So
that we can provide you with the most efficient and enhanced experience, we nay
request that you register for a personal account accessible through a
confidential password and screen name that you select. For purposes of
registration, we collect identifiable information about you such as your name,
email address, and demographic information such as age, gender and zip code. We also collect and store information that you enter into
this Website or that you provide through our help desk, customer service
representatives, or requests for more information. Registration may also be required and Personal Information may
also be collected in certain portions of the Website in which you specifically
and knowingly provide such information, e.g. community postings (i.e., chat or
bulletin boards). We also may
collect and store information about you that we receive from other sources, to
enable us to update and correct the information contained in our database.
Anonymous
Information
In addition, when you interact with
the Website, our servers may keep an activity log that does not identify you
individually (ÒAnonymous InformationÓ). Generally, this information is
collected though Òtraffic dataÓ. We collect and store certain administrative
and traffic information including: source IP address, time of access, date of
access, referring web page(s), software crash reports and type of browser used.
Use of Cookies and Spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Also, like many Websites, we use
ÒcookiesÓ, which are small text files that are stored on your computer or
equipment when you visit certain online pages that record your preferences. We
use cookies to track use of the Lucky Earth LLC service. We may also use
cookies to monitor traffic, improve the Website and make it easier and/or
relevant for your use. You may
occasionally get cookies from companies advertising on our behalf. We do not control these cookies, and
these cookies are not subject to this cookie policy.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but, if you prefer, you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org.
Like some Websites, we may use web beacons. A web beacon is an invisible graphic on a web page that is
programmed to collect non-personally identifiable information about your use of
a given website. Like cookies, web beacons allow Lucky Earth LLC and its
technology providers to summarize overall usage patterns for our analysis and
provide personalized services. We
do not share or provide personally identifiable information we may collect
through such web beacons, such as names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers
with our advertisers without your express permission.
We work with third-party advertising companies who may utilize cookies
or web beacons to better provide advertisements about goods and services that
may be of interest to you. These partners do not have access to or use your
name, address, e-mail address, telephone number or other personally
identifiable information; they may, however, anonymously track your Internet
usage across other websites in their networks beyond this Website. For more
information about these advertising companies' privacy policies, including how
to opt out from their use of cookies and web beacons to track your use of our
sites, please send an e-mail to info@luckyearth.com
Is Information Collected From
Children?
This is not a
Website directed to children under the age of 13, and Lucky Earth LLC does not
knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13
years of age. If you are under 13 years of age you should not use this Website,
and under no circumstance should you send information about yourself to Lucky
Earth LLC. If Lucky Earth LLC discovers that a child under the age of 13 has
provided Lucky Earth LLC with personal identifiable information, Lucky Earth
LLC will immediately delete that childÕs information from the Website.
How
We Use Your Information?
Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to our Website or your Personal Information collected online to any companies not affiliated with us.
Customer
Service and Feedback
We may use your Personal Information to fulfill orders, provide customer service, track your compliance with the WebsiteÕs rules and regulations, or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained when you provide the information). In the event we plan to publicly post any of your Personal Information on a Website (as, for instance, a letter), you are provided prior notification of such posting and given the option of preventing such posting.
Use of Anonymous Information
We use Anonymous Information to help
us determine how people use parts of the Website and who our users are so we
can improve our Website and ensure that it is as appealing as we can make it
for as many people as possible. We
also use Anonymous Information to provide statistical "ratings"
information in aggregated form to our partners and other third parties about
how our users collectively use Website. We may also use or share Anonymous
Information (or other information, other than Personal Information) in any
other manner that we deem appropriate or necessary.
Third-party Agents
We occasionally have third party
agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners that perform functions on our
behalf, such as marketing, analytics, credit card processing, shipping or
stocking orders, providing customer service, fraud protection, etc. These entities have access to the
Personal Information needed to perform their functions and are contractually
obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that Personal
Information. They are restricted
from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than
to provide the requested services to the Website.
Transactional partners
We may share non-personal
information with our partners and others from time to time. Examples of such
non-personal information include the number of users who visited this Website
during a specific time period. This information generally is shared in an
aggregated form.
Emergency
Situations
We may also use or disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or the Website; (b) protect and defend the our rights or property, the Website or our users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, or the users of the Website or the public.
What Steps Are Taken To Keep
Personal Information Secure?
The importance of security for all Personal
Information associated with you is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great
care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our
servers. Personal Information
collected by our Website is stored in secure operating environments that are
not available to the public.
While we try our best to safeguard your Personal
Information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or
any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What Happens When I
Link To or From Another Web Site?
This Website may contain links to other websites operated by
affiliates of Lucky
Earth LLC or
third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy
Policy for Lucky Earth LLC do not apply to information gathered through these other websites. These other sites may also send their own cookies to you,
collect your data or solicit your Personal Information. Always be aware of where you end up. We
are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third parties and
other Websites. We encourage you
to be aware of when you leave this Website and read the privacy policies of
each and every Website that you visit.
When we run a contest or sweepstakes
relating to this Website, it will be accompanied by a set of rules. The rules
for each contest/sweepstakes will specify how the information gathered from you
for entry will be used and disclosed, if it is different than as described in
this Privacy Policy. Personal
Information will be collected only if you voluntarily submit it to our sponsors
or us.
Public
Areas, Chat Rooms and Newsgroups
Please remember that any information
you share in public areas, such as message boards or feedback sections, becomes
public, and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you
choose to make public. Please be
careful about what you disclose and do not post any Personal Information that
you expect to keep private.
Governing
Law/Assignment
The Website is published in the United States. We make every effort to protect the personal identifiable information of all users the Website. We attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to the Lucky Earth LLC services. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your personal information to Lucky Earth LLC. If you are located within the European Union, you should be aware that your personal identifiable information will be transferred to the United States of America, the laws of which may be deemed by the European Union to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside the United States of America and voluntarily submit personal information to us, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States of America.
We may change its ownership or corporate organization while providing the Website and services. As a result, please be aware that we may transfer your information to another Company that is affiliated with us or with which we have merged. Under such circumstances Lucky Earth LLC would to the extent possible require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
Changes
to This Policy
We are committed
to maintaining its position as a premier Website on the Internet. As our
Website continues to develop, we may add new services and features to our Website.
In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, this document will
be updated appropriately. We will
post those changes prominently so that you will always know what information we
gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to
anyone. We do, however, recommend
that you read this Privacy Policy each time you use our website in case you
missed our notice of changes to the Privacy Policy.
Opt-Out
and Correction Procedures
You may always opt-out of receiving
future e-mail messages and newsletters from Lucky Earth LLC. We provide you with the opportunity to
opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request
information about you. We also
permit you to correct or update Personal Information that you have previously
provided to us. To do so, you can send us a message at info@luckyearth.com
Your California
Privacy Rights
California Civil Code
Section 1798.83 permits customers of Lucky Earth LLC who are California
residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal
information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such
a request, please send an e-mail to info@luckyearth.com