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Introduction
NFI Consumer Products Inc. ("NFI Consumer Products") respects and understands
consumers, concerns about the privacy of their personal information. NFI Consumer
Products is a leading company that understands the need to treat consumers, information
in a responsible manner.
This Privacy Statement explains NFI Consumer Products' commitment not only to
your privacy, but to you as a valued customer. To that end, we have created this
Privacy Statement to explain the types of personal and nonpersonal information
we collect through our website, BlueEmuIce.com. We will discuss how we use this
information, and to whom and under what circumstances we disclose such information.
By using this Site, you agree, without limitation, to the practices described
in this Privacy Statement and the Site's Terms of Use. If you do not agree to
the terms of this Privacy Statement or our Site's Terms of Use, please do not
visit our Site.
Information Collected
Personal Information
In general, we may collect personal information from visitors to the Site if
they (1) sign up to receive newsletters; (2) contact us (including our webmaster,
customer service representatives, or other employees); (3) complete a registration
form, survey, or poll; (4) participate in a sweepstakes or contest; (5) make
product or service inquiries; or (6) purchase products. This information may
include, for example, (1) information we receive from visitors when they call
us, redeem coupons, or complete our surveys or other forms; (2) information visitors
submit to us at our retail locations or special events; and (3) updated contact
and other information about our visitors that we may receive from third parties.
Nonpersonal Information
As part of the standard operation of our Site, we may collect certain nonpersonal
information from visitors to our Site including, but not limited to, their browser
type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating system (e.g., Windows or
Macintosh), IP address, and the domain name from which they accessed the site
(e.g., lycos.com). In addition, we may collect information about visitors' browsing
behavior, such as the dates and times they visit our Site, the areas or pages
of our Site that they visit, the amount of time spent viewing our Site, the number
of times the visitor returns to our Site, and other click-stream data. We may
use cookies (small text files that are stored on the hard drives of visitors
computers when they access our Site) to collect this information as well as for
other purposes, including, but not limited to, recognizing prior users, retrieving
information previously provided by visitors to the Site, remembering passwords
of individuals, and for direction to certain areas of our Site.
Visitors to our Site are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so they
may not be able to use certain features on our Site. The "Help" segment
of the toolbar on most browsers explains how to configure a browser to not accept
new cookies, how to have the browser inform users when they receive a new cookie,
and how to erase cookies from their hard drives.
We may also use Web beacons to track information about visitors after they leave
the Site, to access cookies, to count page visits, as part of our e-mail campaigns,
and otherwise to facilitate visitors' online experience. In addition, we may
contract with third parties that place cookies, Web beacons, or other tools on
our site to assist us in collecting nonpersonal information about our visitors.
We may combine the nonpersonal information that we collect with the personal
information that we collect about our visitors.
Use of Information
We may use personal information collected from visitors to our Site for any of
the following purposes: (1) to fulfill product orders and requests for information
about certain products and services; (2) to contact visitors to our Site when
necessary (e.g., to respond to inquiries); (3) to send information, promotional
materials, and newsletters from our company; (4) to administer contests and sweepstakes
offered on our Site; (5) to administer the interactive diet and training portion
of our Site; (6) to help address problems with our Site; (7) to conduct internal
reviews of our Site (e.g., to determine the number of visitors to specific pages
within the Site); (8) to help us better understand visitors' use of our Site;
(9) to protect the security or integrity of our Site; (10) to conduct market
research; (11) to customize our Site or marketing communications for our visitors
and customers; and (12) to help us provide better service to our visitors and
customers. nonpersonal information will be used for these purposes as well as
for conducting internal reviews and monitoring of our Site and providing a greater
online experience for our visitors.
Disclosure of Information
We may transfer or otherwise disclose information collected from visitors to
our Site for the following purposes: (1) to NFI Consumer Products’ employees,
independent contractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, consultants, business associates,
service providers, and suppliers, if the disclosure will enable those parties
to perform a business, professional, or technical support function for NFI Consumer
Products; (2) as necessary if NFI Consumer Products has reason to believe that
such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against
someone who may be causing injury to or interference with our rights and property,
other users of our Site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities;
(3) to announce winners of sweepstakes and contests; (4) to announce the results
of surveys and polls; (5) to respond to judicial process and provide information
to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters
related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law;
and (6) as provided for under the "Unforeseen Circumstances" section
below.
Children
Our Site is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information
from, children under 13.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites, which may have Privacy
Policies/Statements that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the
activities and practices that take place on these websites. Accordingly, we recommend
that you review the Privacy Policy/Statement posted on any website that you may
access through our Site.
Unforeseen Circumstances
In the event that NFI Consumer Products or any of its assets are acquired by
a third party, personal information acquired by us may be one of the assets transferred.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
There may be times when we need to amend, modify, remove, or change various aspects
of this Privacy Statement, and we reserve the right to do so at our discretion.
We recommend that you revisit this Privacy Statement periodically to ensure that
you are aware of our current privacy practices. Your continued use of our service
following any changes signifies your acceptance of these changes.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the personal
information you provide to us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or the practices or activities
associated with our Site, or if you'd like to have access to or correct your
personal information in our database(s), or remove yourself from our database(s),
please contact us at 1-800-432-9334.
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