PRIVACY
POLICY
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the users of our
sites.
This privacy policy will advise you about how we protect your
personal information, and about what choices you have concerning our use of such
information. Please read this policy carefully. We may need to change this
policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on
our sites. We will post those changes here so that you will always know what
information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will
disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this policy regularly.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy
policy, please send an e-mail to:
drro@everythingro.com or contact us at everything Ro, 4550 Montgomery
Avenue, Suite 130, Bethesda, MD 20814 301-469-3490.
Scope of Privacy Policy
This policy applies to your use of all of the sites and
services owned or operated by Dr. Ro Lifestyles, Inc., and affiliated companies,
including companies controlled by Dr. Ro (collectively "we," "us," or "our"),
including everythingro.com and any other site that we may own or operate
currently or in the future (collectively, the "Sites"). Unless we say otherwise,
all references to the Sites in this policy include all such sites. This policy
does not apply to your use of unaffiliated sites to which any of the Sites only
link. This policy covers only information collected on the Sites and does not
cover any information collected offline by us.
Personal Identification Information
We may request personal identification information from you
(such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit card number, e-mail
address, and/or any other identifier that permits the physical or online
contacting of you) in connection with your use of, or participation in,
membership registration for EverythingRo.com, our contests, sweepstakes, games,
surveys, forums, subscription registrations, content submissions, chats,
bulletin boards, discussion groups, requests for suggestions, visitors' requests
for free products or services or additional information (including via email to
us), and in connection with other activities, services or resources we make
available on any of our sites. In all of these cases, we will collect personal
identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such
information to us. Except as otherwise provided in this policy, we will never
intentionally disclose any personal identification information about you as an
individual user to any third party without having received your permission.
If you do provide us with personal information for any of
these activities, we may use it to conduct the activity. We may also use cookie
technology (discussed in detail below) to improve your experience of these
activities, including to remember your preferences, customize the content and
advertisements that you see or authenticate your access to your personal
information. In addition, in the event your personally identifiable information
is requested as part of our surveys or polls, such personally identifiable
information may be added to your registration information).
We may also contact you to confirm your registration and
about your account status (for example, when a child enters a new age group to
which different policies apply), and regarding changes to the Sites' Terms and
Conditions and this Privacy Policy.
If you give us your permission, we may also use personal
identification information for internal or external marketing and promotional
purposes. On occasion, for example, we may send you e-mails to introduce a
product or service that we think might be of interest to the users of our sites.
For us to obtain your permission to send you this information, we will give you
an opportunity to "opt-in" at the time our request for your personal information
is made. If you do "opt-in," you may choose to "opt-out" at any time, even after
you have provided personal information, by following the procedures set forth
below at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please note, however, that under
certain circumstances, if you initially do not choose to "opt-in," or if you
later "opt-out," you may not be eligible for certain benefits for which a name,
e-mail address, telephone number or other personal identification information is
needed.
We have the following exceptions to these policies: We will
release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid
legal inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court
order. We will also release specific information in special cases, such as if
there is an attempted breach of the security of the Sites, or a physical or
property threat to you or others. We may also transfer user information,
including personally identifiable information, in connection with a corporate
merger, consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or other
fundamental corporate change.
Further, the information you enter when making a purchase or
an online donation will be shared with payment processors, financial gateways,
and your credit card company to authorize credit card payments. Such information
may also be shared with necessary third parties solely for the purpose or
carrying out the transactions.
Please note that if you give out personal information online
-- for example, on one of our public forums such as a message board or chat
room, folder, chat IM feature -- that information can be collected and used by
third parties. Although we strive to protect our users' privacy, we cannot
guarantee the security of information you post in these forums. You disclose
such information at your own risk.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your information and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your
registration, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify
us of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.
Non-Personal Identification Information
We collect non-personal identification information through
the use of:
"Cookie" technology: A "cookie" is an element of data that a
web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system.
"IP address tracking": An IP address is a number that is
assigned to your computer when you are on the Internet. When you request pages
from our Sites, our servers log your IP address.
"Web beacons": A Web beacon, or "clear gif", is a small
graphic image on a webpage or web-based document that a web site can use to
determine information about a user.
Non-personal identification information might include the
browser you use, the type of computer, technical information about your means of
connection to our site-such as the operating systems and the Internet service
providers utilized, and other similar information. Our systems may also
automatically gather information about the areas you visit and search terms you
utilize on our sites and about the links you may select from within our site to
other areas of the World Wide Web or elsewhere online.
We use such information to administer the site and, in the
aggregate, to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources
provided on our sites. This way we know which areas of our sites are favorites
of our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used
so that we may continually improve our sites.
We may share this aggregate statistical information with our
partners, suppliers and other third parties, but we will not share any
individual names, personal navigational or other personal information. For
example, we may use a third-party advertising company to serve ads when you
visit our Sites. We may share demographic and preference information with this
company to allow them to display appropriate advertisements for you.
Some of our advertisers may display ads on our sites which
may use cookie technology to (i) identify non-personal information about our
users (such as connection speed, browser and country of origin) and (ii) track
user behavior within our sites. Advertisers generally use such information to
customize the display of ads within our sites. We will not permit such
advertisers to collect any personal information from our users within our sites.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies. You can set your
browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you
do so, please note that some parts of the Sites, such as message boards, may not
function properly.
Security Policy
Protecting your privacy and your information is a top
priority. We have taken careful measures to secure both your information and our
physical premises. We exercise great care in providing safe transmission of your
information from your PC to our servers (unless sent by a means outside of our
control, such as e-mail).
Access To/Correction of Information
If you would like to review any personal information we have
retained about you in our database, please send us an e-mail request for this
information at drro@everythingRo.com. To help us address your request, please
specify which information you wish to review. Once you have reviewed this
information, at your request we will correct personal information about you that
you state is erroneous. To request such a correction, please send an e-mail to
drro@everythingRo.com. You should be aware, however, that it is not always
possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers
although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.
Choice/Opt-Out
If you "opt-in" to receive information from us or others, you
can change your mind later. If at any time you would like to stop receiving such
information or opt-out of a feature, you may go back to EverythingRo.com and
change your options. You should be aware, however, that it is not always
possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers
although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.
Consent to Transfer
The Sites are operated in the United States. If you are
located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please
be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the
United States. By using our Web Site, participating in any of our services
and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using any of the Sites, you signify your acceptance of our
Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites.
Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to these terms
will mean that you accept those changes.
(Last modified on January 5, 2006)