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(Effective and Last Modified on
October 29, 2003)
This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect, use, and share
information gathered about you on this site. We urge you to read this policy
carefully. We hope that this disclosure will give you a clear understanding of
how we handle your personal information and will help increase your confidence
in our site. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.
This privacy policy is in addition to our Terms of Use, which we urge you to
read.
This policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the
Internet, and therefore beyond our control, and is not to be applied in any
manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
POLICY CHANGES
This privacy policy may be revised periodically. The date of the policy is noted
under the "Privacy Policy" heading above. Your use of this site after any change
to the privacy policy will be governed by such revised privacy policy.
Therefore, we recommend that you read our privacy policy whenever you visit our
site.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The majority of great products and services on our site are offered without our
collecting any personally identifiable information from you. You can surf this
site and view much of our terrific content anonymously.
Personally Identifiable Information
We collect only the personally identifiable information you provide to us
voluntarily. This information includes your name, age, gender, e-mail address,
address, telephone number, and any other information you provide to us. When you
purchase products from us, we will also collect your billing address and your
credit card number. We collect this information in the following ways:
when you register with us by creating a Hosting Account;
when you choose to use our "Domain Search" feature,
when you participate in surveys, sweepstakes or contests or respond to
questionnaires and the like;
when you make submissions to us, such as your success story or testimonial;
when you purchase our products online;
when you participate in any special offers or coupons being offered;
when you request information from us, including by making general inquiries, or
product inquiries; or
when you contact us.
When personally identifiable information is collected, you will know because you
will have to fill out a form or you will have initiated a communication with us,
such as sent us an e-mail.
You will not be able to utilize the interactive portions of our website unless
you register with us by creating an ODC Hosting Account. The personally
identifiable information required to access each interactive portion of the web
site may be different and is noted where the information is collected.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
We also collect non-personally identifiable information from you through the use
of technology, which may include "cookies" and pixel tags (or clear "gifs").
Because of the nature of such technology, it may not be readily apparent to you
that such non-personally identifiable information is being collected. For
example, when you come to this site your IP (internet protocol) address is
collected. An IP address is automatically assigned to you whenever you access
the Internet and is often associated with the place from which you enter the
Internet like your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your company, or your
university. This IP address may be the same each time you access the Internet or
it may change. The information we collect in this manner is not personally
identifiable. However, once you choose to furnish us with personally
identifiable information, this information may be linked to such information.
Cookies
Gooxu.com® reserves the right at any time to collect anonymous, non-personal
information about your use of this site through the use of "cookies".
"Cookies" are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer and
puts on your computer's hard drive while you are viewing the Web site. "Cookies"
allow us to know how often someone visits our site and the activities they
conduct while on our site (such as the places you visited, etc.). "Cookies" can
also be used to store personal preferences for your convenience and to track
user trends and patterns. The information collected by "cookies" can help us
better understand and improve areas of this site and our products that our users
find valuable.
Cookies alone do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information. However, once you choose to provide us with personally
identifiable information, such information may be linked to the data stored in
the "cookie."
Your browser software can be set to reject all "cookies" or to warn you each
time a cookie is being sent. You do this through your browser (like Netscape
Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so
look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to reject "cookies" or
receive warnings about "cookies." If you reject our "cookies," certain functions
and conveniences of our site may not work properly.
Sponsors, partners or advertisers on this site may also use their own "cookies"
when you click on their advertisement or link to their site or service.
Gooxu.com® does not control these third parties' use of "cookies" or how they
manage the information they gather from your visit to their sites. We recommend
that you review the privacy policy of other sites you visit or link to from our
site for information on how these other sites use "cookies" and your personal
information.
This Site is Intended for Adults
This site is not designed or intended to attract persons under the age of 18. We
do not collect personal information from any person we actually know is under
the age of 18. By using this site, you acknowledge that you are 18 years or
older.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Gooxu.com® uses personally identifiable information in a variety of ways. We use
the information to complete transactions, such as to fulfill you requests for
our products, programs and services and to respond to your inquiries. We also
use the information collected to communicate with you and to promote Gooxu.com®
products. For example, we may use such information to contract you in connection
with your ODC Rewards account, to send you e-mail updates and newsletters about
our site and our other sites, to offer you other products, programs or services
that we believe may be of interest to you, including e-mails relating to your
health interests, or to send you e-mail promotions and special offers from us or
our advertisers, third-party business partners or sponsors or other third
parties.
We and our third party advertiser, business partners sponsors and others will
send you e-mail updates and/or newsletters about our sites, products, programs
or service offers or promotions unless either (i) you specifically chosen to opt
out of receiving such e-mails by unchecking the "opt in" option on any form
submitted to us at the time your register with us, request information from us
or otherwise contact us, or (ii) you have previously requested or later request
that we remove your name from our mailing list.
If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g. your success story with
our product, your testimonial regarding our product, and/or your photograph), we
may or may not publish such submission. If we chose to publish such information
(including your photograph and/or likeness and any health related information in
your submission), we may also publish your name, screen name and other related
information on our sites; you should review our Terms and Conditions as to the
further rights you are giving us by making any such submission.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Other than for success stories, testimonials, and/or photographs that you may
submit to us (which may be published and publicly disclosed as noted earlier in
this Privacy Policy and in our Terms and Conditions), Gooxu.com® does not
disclose to third parties any identifying personal information we collect from
you:
except as described in this Section (Disclosure of Your Information) with
respect to personal information that is not health related; personal health
information, that is information that could be used to identify or contact you
which is combined with any information on your health, is not disclosed to third
parties other than subsidiaries except in the instances described in the
following three bullet points;
in connection with the sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of
all or a portion of our business or of our subsidiaries;
unless we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose such
information pursuant to applicable law or legal process (like a subpoena or
court order); or
except in special cases, such as when we believe in good faith that you have
violated a law, rule or regulation (for example, fraud in the use of the ODC
System Rewards Program) or that there exists a physical threat to you or others.
Except for disclosures pursuant to law or legal process or in the special cases
noted above, when we disclose your personal information to third parties, we
will ask such third parties to keep the information confidential and to use the
information only for the purpose provided and in accordance with this privacy
policy.
Non-personally identifiable information, including health related and non-health
related aggregated data, may be disclosed to third parties for a variety of
purposes, including improving the content of our sites, the services we offer
you and promoting Gooxu.com® and Gooxu.com®'s products.
Disclosure to Subsidiaries
Gooxu.com® may disclose your information to entities wholly-owned by us. Any
information provided to such entities will be treated by those entities in
accordance with the terms of this privacy policy.
Disclosure to Service Providers, Operations and Maintenance Contractors
Sometimes we hire companies to help us deliver products or services, like our
fulfillment house that sends you our products or special offers or a service
provider that may send you other communications from us, including e-mail
communications from us. In those instances, we need to share your information
with them. Access to your personal information by these companies is limited to
the information reasonably necessary in order for them to perform such
functions. These companies are allowed to use your personal information only to
deliver the coupon/product or service.
Also, sometimes our operations and maintenance contractors have limited access
to your information in the course of providing products or services to
Gooxu.com® These contractors include vendors and suppliers that provide us with
technology, services and/or content related to the better maintenance and
operation of our sites. Access to your personal information by these contractors
is limited to the information reasonably necessary in order for the contractor
to perform its service for Gooxu.com® We require that our operations and
maintenance contractors protect the privacy of your personal information
consistent with this privacy policy and not use or disclose or use your personal
information for any purpose other than providing us products and services.
Disclosure to Companies Offering Promotions, Products, or Services
On occasion, we offer promotions -- like sweepstakes -- in conjunction with a
sponsor. We will share your information with the sponsors if they need it to
send you a product. We may also share your information with those sponsors or
other business partners so that they can send you other special promotions they
offer related to Gooxu.com®, unless you have "opted-out" of receiving such
promotions (see "Your Privacy Choices" below). In addition, Gooxu.com®
occasionally sends e-mail promotions out to our consumers on behalf of
third-party sponsors, such as our retailers, relating to our products and
services. In this instance, we don't share your name with the third party -- we
do the mailing for them. Again, you will receive these promotions unless you
have "opted-out" of receiving such promotions (see "Your Privacy Choices"
below).
Disclosures Made in Connection with Sale of a Business
Your information may be transferred in connection with the sale, merger,
transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock, or
otherwise) of all or a portion of a business of Gooxu.com® or its subsidiaries.
Disclosures Made in Connection with Credit Card Sales
If you use a credit card to purchase any product from us, we will disclose to
the company that issued your credit card and others your personally identifiable
data to the extent necessary to process the credit card charges.
Disclosures Required by Law or in Special Cases
Again, we will give out personally identifiable information to comply with valid
legal requirements, such as a law, regulations, search warrant, subpoena or
court order, to enforce our Terms of Use, or to protect the safety and security
of consumers and our sites.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTY SITES
For your convenience, Gooxu.com® may also at times have links to websites
operated by companies other than Gooxu.com® These links may be placed beside the
name or logos of sponsors, referenced in content or found in advertisements.
You should be aware that any information you disclose once you access these
other sites is not subject to this privacy policy. Gooxu.com® is not responsible
for the privacy policies of these third parties. We recommend that you review
the privacy policy posted on the third party's site to understand what that
third party collects and how it uses your personal information.
YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES
You can always choose not to give us any of your personally identifiable
information by not registering with us, by not completing any of the forms found
on this site or our other web sites, by not ordering our products on line and by
not communicating with us by e-mail. If you provide us with your personally
identifiable information you are consenting to our use and disclosure of such
information consistent with this policy and the Terms of Use.
When you give us personally identifiable information, you will have the ability
-- at the time we collect your information -- to "opt out" of receiving e-mail
communications from Gooxu.com® and from our third-party advertisers, business
partners, sponsors and others by unchecking the opt-in box. If you do not
uncheck the "opt-in" box, you are specifically consenting to receive such e-mail
communications.
In addition, if you decide that you would prefer not to receive such
communications, you can at any time request that Gooxu.com® and its advertisers,
third party business partners or sponsors or other third parties not send future
e-mail to you either by unsubscribing from the communication (all e-mail
mailings will have an opt-out option). When you write, it is imperative that you
provide the following information so that we can be sure to honor your request:
Your full name;
Your e-mail address (if you use more than one e-mail address, send a message to
us from each of your e-mail accounts).
A sentence asking that your e-mail address be removed from all future e-mail
communications.
Please note that it may take up to seven days for your request to be processed.
SECURITY
The importance of security for all personally identifiable information
associated with our users is of utmost concern to us. Unfortunately, no data
transmission via the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. As a
result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Gooxu.com® can't
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our
online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. When credit card
information is transmitted via the Internet we use industry standard, SSL
(secure socket layer) encryption; otherwise your transmissions are not
encrypted.
Our current security practices to protect your personal information once it is
in our possession include: (1) using passwords to authenticate users before
granting access to personal information (we encourage you change your password
regularly and not to share it with anyone) in our possession; (ii) using
firewalls to protect information held in our server; (iii) protecting the
physical security of our servers; and (iv) limiting employee and consultant
access to your personal information.
However, please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information
online- for example, via message boards or chat areas - that information can be
collected and used by people you don't know. We cannot guarantee the security of
any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.
UPDATING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION; CONTACTING US
The accuracy of your personally identifiable information is dependent on you.
You submit the information; Gooxu.com® retains it as received. When you update
or correct your personally identifiable information, such updated and corrected
information is also retained by Gooxu.com® as received.
At any time, you can access, review, update or correct the personally
identifiable information you previously submitted to us. If you have already
created a "My ODC Account" with us, simply click on this link and then log-in
with your user name and password. You may then access, review, update and
correct your personally identifiable information. You cannot however, delete
your personal information from our system. Please click on "Forgot your
password" on the nav bar to help you recover your password if you've forgotten
it. If you have not created a "My ODC Account" with us, please contact us as
noted below to access, review, update and correct your personally identifiable
information. To the extent you wish to access or review your information in this
manner, it will be done only through your e-mail address or your mailing address
in order to protect your privacy.
You can contact us via e-mail by clicking "Contact Us" on any Gooxu.com® page or
send an e-mail directly to contact@Gooxu.com. Please include information in the
e-mail that will help us identify your account so we can assist you with your
inquiry or request.
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