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Privacy Policy
At, Geckogarys.com, we are committed to protecting the online
privacy of visitors to our websites. This Policy applies only to the
websites and online services provided by Geckogarys.com. This Policy
does not cover any interaction you may have with Gecko Gary's by
telephone, postal mail, or other offline communications. The purpose of
this Policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather
about you when you visit our websites, how we may use that information,
and how we disclose it to third parties.
Our website is not designed for use by children without their
parent’s supervision. We ask that anyone under the age of thirteen not
submit any personal information through our websites. We do not
knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age
of thirteen, and therefore we do not knowingly distribute such
information to third parties.
Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no control
over the privacy practices or the content of any of our business
partners, advertisers, sponsors or other websites to which we provide
links from our website. You should check the applicable privacy policy
of the website sponsor when linking to other website.
I. Information That We Collect
Personal Information
At various locations on our website, such as in registration forms,
sweepstakes entries, message boards, online stores, surveys, and polls,
we may request that you supply us with "personal information,"
such as your name, email address, mailing and shipping addresses, home
or work telephone number, and/or credit card information. You will
always know when we are collecting personal information, because we only
collect personal information when you voluntarily submit it to us
through our online forms and questionnaires. Although you do not have to
provide us with any information to visit our websites, you may not be
able to fully utilize all of the services on our website if you choose
not to provide certain information. If you do choose to give us personal
information through our website, we will collect and retain that
information.
Non-Personal Information
When you use our website, we may also collect "non-personal
information," which is information that, by itself, cannot be used
to identify or contact you, such as demographic information (your age,
gender, income, education, profession, zip code, etc.). Non-personal
information may also include technical information, such as your IP
address, the type of browser you are using, the websites you visit
immediately before and immediately after you visit our website, and
other anonymous data involving your use of our websites.
Online Stores
We collect personal information from you when you purchase products from
our online stores. For example, we require you to provide your name,
contact information, shipping and billing addresses, and a credit card
number before we process your orders. We also collect information about
your transactions with us. We may use the information that you provide
to communicate with you about products purchased through our online
stores, to provide customer support in connection with those products,
and to send you information about other products and services which we
believe may be of interest to you.
Cookies
We may use "cookies" to enhance your visits to our website. A
cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web
server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not store
personal information about you, unless you knowingly provide it. Cookies
can store non-personal information, such as what websites, pages, or
advertisements your browser has accessed. We use cookies to store
information and personalize your experience with our websites. For
example, cookies allow our website to recognize your browser as a
previous visitor, and thus save and remember any preferences that may
have been set while you were previously browsing our websites. Our
cookies can also store your password, personalize pages, and keep track
of selections, such as your time zone and episode selections, or items
you have placed in a "shopping cart."
You do have control over cookies. Most browsers can be set to notify
you when a cookie is being placed on your computer. Most browsers can
also be set to refuse to accept cookies, although this may affect your
Internet experience. You can also erase cookies that are already on your
computer. For more information about working with cookies, you should
consult your user manual, FAQ, or "help" function of your
specific browser and operating system software.
II. How We Use the Information We Collect
Our Services and Websites
We use your personal information to provide you any services that you
may request or require, to communicate with you, to allow you to make
purchases, and to allow you to participate in online contests, surveys
and games. We use aggregated non-personal information about our users to
understand our website’s demographics, such as the percentage of male
and female users, the geographic distribution of our users, the age
ranges of our users, or a combination of these or other demographics. We
use the non-personal information we collect to analyze how our website
are being used, and to improve the content of our websites, online
product offerings, and marketing and promotional efforts.
Email Communications
If you send us an email with questions or comments, we may use your
personal information to respond to your questions or comments, and we
may save your questions or comments for future reference. However, aside
from our reply to such an email, it is not our standard practice to send
you email unless you request a particular service that involves email
communications, you otherwise consent to being contacted by email or if
such contact is to communicate with you about products purchased through
our online stores, to provide customer support in connection with those
products, and to send you information about other products and services
which we believe may be of interest to you. There may be times when you
will have the opportunity to subscribe to an email list or electronic
newsletter that will send information about our websites or our
advertisers to your email address. However, we will provide you with the
option to change your preferences and opt-out of receiving those
communications. You may request at any time that we not email you in the
future by replying and typing "unsubscribe" in the subject
line.
Online Store
If you make a purchase through our online stores, we may use the
information you provide to send you important announcements and updates
regarding our websites or online products. You may also receive periodic
mailings regarding new products and services. When you provide us with
your personal information to make a purchase through our online stores,
we use this information to process your online order and credit card
number. We also use your address and billing information to bill you and
provide associated support.
III. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Service Providers
We sometimes engage unaffiliated businesses to assist us in providing
you certain services. For example, we may hire a shipping company to
help us deliver our products or services to you. We may also use third
parties to process online transactions and credit card payments, provide
advertising, marketing and promotional assistance, provide email
services, or facilitate our online services (such as message boards,
chat rooms, and surveys). In those instances, we may need to share your
personal information with them. We require these companies to use your
personal information only to provide the particular product or service
and do not authorize them to use your personal information for any other
reason.
We sometimes offer promotions (like sweepstakes or free
subscriptions) in conjunction with a third party sponsor. If you choose
to participate in one of those promotions, we may share your information
with the sponsor if they need it to send you a product or other special
promotion they offer.
Public Forums
We may in the future feature public forums such as chat rooms, message
boards, bulletin boards, or similar activities where you and other users
of our websites can communicate with one another. This Policy does not
protect you when you use these public forums or provide information
(including personal information) about yourself. Any information you
share in a public forum such as a chat room, message board, or bulletin
board is public information and may be seen or collected by anyone,
including third parties that do not adhere to our Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We may disclose personal information when we are required or requested
to do so by law, court order or other government or law enforcement
authority or regulatory agency; to enforce or apply our rights and
agreements; or when we believe in good faith that disclosing this
information is necessary or advisable, including, for example, to
protect the rights, property, or safety of Geckogarys.com, our users, or
others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and
organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. We reserve
the right to use or disclose non-personal information in any way we see
fit.
IV. Security of the Information We Collect
The security of your personal information is important to us. We
maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to secure your
personal information. However, "perfect security" does not
exist on the Internet, and there is always some risk in transmitting
information electronically. The personal information we collect is
stored within databases that we control. As we deem appropriate, we use
security measures consistent with industry standards, such as firewalls
and encryption technology, to protect your information. However, since
no security system is impenetrable, we cannot guarantee the security of
our databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply won’t
be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. Of
course, any information you post to any message board, discussion group,
or other public posting area on our website is available to anyone with
Internet access.
V. Accuracy of the Information We Collect
Any questions you may have regarding our Privacy Policy, the accuracy
of your personal information or the use of your personal information, or
any requests that we correct, update, or remove your information in our
databases, should be directed via email to gary@geckogarys.com, or via
telephone to (877) 994 3256
You also can write us at:
Gecko Gary's
PO Box 15185
Scottsdale, AZ 85267
After receiving a request to
change your information, we will make reasonable efforts to ensure that
all of your personal information stored in databases we actively use to
operate our website will be updated, corrected, changed or deleted, as
appropriate, as soon as reasonably practicable. However, we reserve the
right to retain in our archival files any information we remove from or
change in our active website databases. We may retain such information
to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our terms of use.
In addition, it is not technologically possible to remove each and every
record of the information you have provided to us. A copy of your
personal information may exist in a non-erasable form that will be
difficult or impossible for us to locate.
This Policy is effective as of January 1, 2004. We
reserve the right to change this Policy at any time, and will post any
changes to this Policy as soon as they go into effect. Please refer back
to this Policy on a regular basis.
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