PRIVACY POLICY
At BikeAdviceUSA.com we are committed to protecting your privacy. Generally, you may visit www.BikeAdviceUSA.com (our “Site“) without giving us any information about yourself. However, there are times when we may need to obtain personal information from you in order to provide certain services that you may request. This Privacy Policy was developed to help you understand what information we collect as well as how we use and safeguard the information you provide to us on our Site. This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time, so please revisit this page to remain fully informed of our privacy policy.
Information We Collect:
- You can access our home page at www.BikeAdviceUSA.com and browse some areas of our Site without disclosing any personally identifiable information. We do track information provided to us by your browser, including the web site you came from (known as the referring URL), the type of browser you use, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you.
- In addition, we gather information about you that is automatically collected by our web server, such as your IP address, domain name and pages that you access. BikeAdviceUSA.com may use web server and browser information to individually customize its offerings and presentations if you submit your personal information.
- We may also collect personal information, including your name, cell phone number, e-mail address, and certain demographic data, only when you choose to voluntarily provide to us such information, such as by registering, making inquiries regarding our services, requesting breaking news alerts, reporting any problems with our Site, providing us with feedback on our Site, or otherwise.
- We do not collect information through “cookies”, but our advertisers may collect cookies when you click through the advertisement to their website. Cookies are small strings of text sent by the site to your browser which are then stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Amongst other things, Advertisers use cookies to understand how you and others are using their site, to identify repeat visitors, and to determine the paths visitors take on their site. They also use cookies to determine whether you visited their site from a particular Internet link or advertisement.
- Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but it is possible to change your browser setup to allow you to control whether you will accept cookies, reject cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to you. If your browser is set to reject cookies, the advertiser may not recognize you when you return to their site. The Help section of your browser will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting cookies”.
- When you register we may ask for information such as your name, email address, cellular phone number, and additional information. Once you register with BikeAdviceUSA.com and sign in to our services, you may no longer be anonymous to us or our advertisers.
- Our Site is a general audience web site and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. By using our site, you represent that you are not under 13 years of age.
Links to Third Party Web Sites:
- Our Site may offer links to other web sites, including links embedded in advertisements and links to various news sources. Such links to other websites may have information policies and practices different from ours. In addition, certain companies associated with BikeAdviceUSA.com may have their own privacy policies. We do not own or control such companies and web sites, and are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices or the content of web sites that we do not own or control.
How We Protect Your Information:
- We use industry-accepted technology to protect your data from disclosure to unauthorized third parties. Our server is also protected by a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to any information we may store. Although these measures are typically effective, use of the Internet and related computer systems is inherently vulnerable to unauthorized access or “hacking.” No guarantee can be given that all information you provide to us will not be accessed by unauthorized persons.
How We Use Your Information:
- We collect, retain, and use internally Site visitor information only for legitimate business purposes, including the following: to correspond with you regarding our site or services, to inform you of developments in our company or with our services that we believe may be of interest to you, to send you breaking news alerts, to monitor Site visitor traffic patterns and Site usage, to comply with applicable laws, to enforce our Terms of Use or other agreements, and to protect the rights, property, or safety of BikeAdviceUSA.com, our users, and others.
- We may also use the information we collect to occasionally e-mail you regarding important functionality changes to the Site or to e-mail you announcements and promotions related to our business, products, and/or services. If you would rather not receive such correspondence, please e-mail us to that effect at webmaster@BikeAdviceUSA.com. If you have provided us more than one e-mail address, please remember to e-mail us from each of the e-mail accounts you have given us.
- Except as provided below, we limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
- We strive to maintain the accuracy of our customer information. We respond promptly to update our database when you tell us your information is not accurate.
When We May Disclose Your Information:
- We may share in aggregate, statistical form non-personal information regarding the visitors to our Site, traffic patterns, and Site usage with our partners, affiliates, investors, or other third parties.
- We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law or may disclose such information in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or authority. We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
- We believe it is necessary and may share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of BikeAdviceUSA.com’s Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We may transfer information about you if BikeAdviceUSA.com is acquired by or merged with another company.
- To maintain a site that is free of charge, BikeAdviceUSA.com contains advertising. BikeAdviceUSA.com does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you interact with or view a targeted ad. However, by interacting with or viewing an ad, you may disclose personal information to their website and are consenting to the possibility that the advertiser will make the assumption that you meet the targeting criteria used to display the ad.
Consent:
- By using this Site, you consent to our collection and use of personal information you choose to provide to us. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update this statement, and any such modifications, alterations, or updates will be effective upon posting.
Privacy Questions:
- If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, email us at: webmaster@BikeAdviceUSA.com.