Privacy Policy for CruxDreams.com
Effective Date: January 13, 2005
Last Updated: May 17,
2009
- Preamble and General Principles
- The following information is designed to
help you understand how we collect, use, disseminate and safeguard the
information you provide to us while accessing and using our Site. If you
do not agree with our information practices, please do not access or use
our Site. By accessing and using our Site, you signify your assent to
this Privacy Policy.
- This Privacy Policy describes how ImageMaker Co (d/b/a CruxDreams.com), and all of its
properties operated under these names, hereinafter known as "ImageMaker," collects information from all end-users
of ImageMaker's Internet services (the
"Services") - those who access some of our Services but do not
have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who pay fees to
gain access to the Service ("Members") - what we do with the
information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members
("Users") have concerning the collection and use of such
information. ImageMaker requests that you read
this Privacy Policy carefully.
- Revisions to this Policy
- ImageMaker reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this policy and our other policies and
agreements at any time and in any manner. The user should periodically
check for any modifications of this Policy by re-visiting this web page
and using the "refresh" button on the user's browser. The user
should note the date of last revision to this Policy, which appears at
the top of this Policy. If the "last modified" date remains
unchanged after the user has clicked the "refresh" button on
his/her browser, the user may presume that no changes have been made
since the last reading of the policy. A changed "last modified"
date indicates that this Policy has been updated or edited, and the
updated or edited version supersedes any prior versions immediately upon
posting.
- Personal Information ImageMaker
Collects and How It Is Used
- ImageMaker collects information
in different ways from Visitors and Members who access the various parts
of our Services and the network of Web sites accessible through our
Service. We use this information primarily to provide a customized
experience as you use our Services and, generally, do not share this
information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal
information collected when we believe that such disclosure is required by
law.
- Registration: Members are asked to
provide certain personal information when they sign up for our Services
including name, address, telephone number, billing information (such as a
credit card number), and the type of personal computer being used to
access the Services. The personal information collected from Members
during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account
(such as for billing purposes). This information is collected by our
credit card processors, and is not shared with third parties, unless
specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances.
- Online Shopping
- At some of our Web sites, you can
purchase products and services or register to receive materials. In many
cases, you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your
name, address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card
information. If you complete an order for someone else, such as an
online gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to
provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient's name,
address, and phone number. ImageMaker has no
control over the third parties' use of any personal information you
provide when placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing so.
- If you order products or services
directly from ImageMaker, we will use the
personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not
share this information with outside parties except to the extent
necessary to complete that order.
- Online Advertisements: ImageMaker
displays online advertisements. We are not affiliated with these
third-party websites and are not responsible for their use of
information.
- Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email
inquiries to ImageMaker's websites,
the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. ImageMaker does not use the return email address for
any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any
third party.
- Voluntary Customer Surveys: We may periodically conduct both
business and individual customer surveys. We encourage our customers to
participate in these surveys because they provide us with important
information that helps us to improve the types of services we offer and
how we provide them to you. Your personal information will remain
strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is
voluntary.
- Other Internet Data: ImageMaker
also collects IP addresses, referral URLs, browser preferences, the
user's registration forms, surveys, and communications transmitted
through site applications. This information is used internally to track
how users come to be referred to our Sites for the purpose of
compensating our affiliates, advertisers, and other marketing entities.
This information may be disclosed to third-parties. If we choose to
disclose information to third-parties, this information shall consist of
non-specific information regarding site traffic and statistics. ImageMaker never discloses any customer-specific
information to third parties unless it is reasonable to believe that
doing so is required by law, a binding contract, a Court Order, or other
state, local, or administrative regulation.
- Special Cases: It is ImageMaker's policy not to use or share the personal
information about Visitors or Members in ways unrelated to those
described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or
otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, ImageMaker
may disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or
information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible
through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we
believe that it is reasonable to do so, including:
- To satisfy laws, such as the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal
requests for such information;
- To disclose information that is necessary
to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be
violating our Acceptable Use Policy or other user policies;
- To operate the Services properly;
- To protect ImageMaker
and our Members;
- We will cooperate with law enforcement
authorities, private-party litigants, and others seeking information
about our end users to the extent required by applicable law. Examples
of such cooperation include compliance with discovery requests,
subpoenas, court orders, and writs.
- "Cookies" and How ImageMaker Uses Them: A "cookie"
is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit
certain Web sites. ImageMaker may use cookies
to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage
our telecommunications networks. We may use a cookie to save your
settings and to provide customizable and personalized services to you.
These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer
information. Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We
do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility
for information collected through them.
- Company Email: ImageMaker
does not currently engage in email promotions to its members. Membership
information is only used to help find your membership information in the
event you need to cancel, or otherwise change your membership. You will
have the option to join our mailing list. If you choose to join the
mailing list, your email address will be stored in our database and used
periodically to send you news and promotions about our services. You can
be removed from the list by following the link contained in the email
instructing you on how to unsubscribe. The only way for the user's email
address to be added to our email list is for the user to provide this
information to us and then affirmatively take a step to notify us that
you wish to be added to the email list, either explicitly, or by
acquiescing to the conditions of an offer. Every email we send you will
have a link contained therein which will direct you to a site where you
can unsubscribe. These unsubscribe links, when clicked, will
automatically remove your email address from our database without any
additional action on your part. ImageMaker
takes all reasonable steps in order to adhere to this policy, but ImageMaker is not responsible for occasional
technical malfunctions, which may result in additional unwanted emails
being sent to you. Should this occur, you are instructed to direct an
inquiry to ImageMaker's Customer Service email,
which is http://cruxdreams.com/support.html. ImageMaker
reserves the right to email you at any time regarding your account, or
about any changes or problems with our services, regardless of whether
you have opted out of our email lists.
- Our Commitment to Children's Protection
- Our sites are designed for adults, but not
for use by anyone under the age of 18. In light of that fact, the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 is not applicable to
this site.
- We have no Web pages designed for younger
users. We make every effort to ensure that our Web sites contain adequate
warnings to make their content obvious and to warn users under the age of
18 that they are not welcome to view our Web sites,
we believe that there is no substitute for proper parental supervision of
their children's internet use. Nevertheless, we will take any steps
possible to discourage those under the age of 18 from visiting our Web
sites. For further information about tips, tools, age-appropriate, or
kid-friendly Web sites and how to report online trouble, please visit www.getnetwise.org.
- Public Forums and External Sites
- Please remember that any information you
may disclose in our Member Directory, or other public areas of our Web
sites or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise
caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public
areas.
- The Site may contain links to other sites.
Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of
such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware that when they leave
our Site they should read the privacy statements of each and every site
that collects personally identifiable information.
- If you choose to subscribe to one of ImageMaker's websites as a "Member," your
name, email address, mailing address, credit card information, and IP
address are stored by one of our billing companies. You may read the
privacy policies on their websites at www.epoch.com, www.dhdmedia.com and www.jettis.com. These sites are
external entities, and once this information is transmitted to them we
are under no obligation to police their use of the information, and take
no steps to do so. All of the aforementioned information, with the
exception of your credit card information, is also stored on our servers.
- ImageMaker's Commitment to Data
Security
- Services and Web sites we sponsor have
security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of
the information under our control. While we make every effort to ensure
the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot
guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers"
from illegally obtaining this information. We take all reasonable
measures to prevent such breaches of security, but given the
resourcefulness of cyber-criminals we are unable to guarantee that our
security is 100% breach-proof. You assume the
risk of such breaches to the extent that they occur despite our
reasonable security measures.
- Where to Direct Questions about ImageMaker's Privacy Policy
- If you have any questions about this
Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact our Customer
Service Department at http://cruxdreams.com/support.html