 Privacy Policy
Welcome to the
Buzznation.com website. For purposes of this Privacy Policy (the "Policy"), the
terms "we", "us", "our" and "Buzznation" refer to
Buzznation.com and all other affiliates of Buzznation LLC. "You" refers to you,
as a user of this Site. Explained in this section is our policy regarding any personal
information you might supply to us when you visit our Site. Our Policy was developed as an
extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality products and services with the
highest level of integrity in dealing with our visitors and users. This Policy is designed
to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information
you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Site and
our products and services. This Policy will be continuously assessed against new
technologies, business practices and our users' needs.
1. What information does Buzznation.com collect from you?
In order to better provide you with numerous products and services, our Site collects two
types of information about its visitors: Personally Identifiable Information and
Non-Personally Identifiable Information. Our primary goal in collecting information from
you is to provide you with a smooth, efficient and customized experience while using our
Site.
Personally Identifiable Information: This refers to information that lets us know the
specifics of who you are. Personal information is requested when you register with us,
order a product or service, fill out surveys and correspond with us. This information
might include your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address and other
identification and contact information. If you choose to purchase products or services
over the Site, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain
information. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
* Name;
* Mailing address;
* E-mail address;
* Credit card number and expiration date;
* Home and/or business phone number.
Other personal information (e.g., gender and age, mother's maiden name)
We may also collect certain other financial information; whenever we do so, we will
attempt to provide a link to this Policy so that you can confirm how this information will
be used. With this information, we can submit your service and product orders to the
appropriate merchants for processing and better provide you with services.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: This refers to information that does not by
itself identify a specific individual. We gather certain information about you based upon
where you shop on our Site in several ways. This information is compiled and analyzed on
both a personal and an aggregated basis. This information may include the Web site's
Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") that you just came from, which URL you next go
to, what browser you are using, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. A URL
is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. An IP
address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP") network, such as the World Wide Web.
Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the
destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to
your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and
identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate
on the Internet, browse and shop.
2. Where do we collect information from you and how do we use it?
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide our visitors with a
superior customized online experience. Broadly speaking, we use personal information for
purposes of administering our business activities, providing customer service and making
available other products and services to our visitors and users. Occasionally, we may also
use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Site, new
services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists used to send you
product and service offers are developed and managed under our traditional corporate
standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our users' personal
information.
We may perform statistical analyses of aggregate customer behavior. This allows us to
measure relative customer interest in the various areas of our Site for product
development purposes. Any information we collect is used for our own internal purposes to
improve the content of our Site, to enhance users' experiences when visiting our Site, to
customize the content and/or layout of our pages, and to provide the services required by
an individual customer. Limited demographic data may also be collected at our Site from a
third party advertising server, who provides us with the zip code and area code associated
with a visitor's server, along with pages viewed on our Site. We may receive summary, but
not individual, reports from a third party ad server, which will tell us how many ads were
presented and clicked upon.
We gather information in the following ways:
* Shopping: We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to gather
broad demographic information, to enable ads to be served on our Site, to report
Non-Personally Identifiable Information to our advertisers and to monitor the level of
activity on our Site. We collect information from visitors to our Site regarding the
referring URL, your IP address, which browser you used to come to the Site, the country,
state and telephone area code where your server is located, the pages of our Site that you
viewed during your visit and any search terms entered on our Site.
* Online Surveys and Polling: In order to improve our services to you, we ask some of our
customers to voluntarily complete surveys, which may be collected by an independent third
party. Individual survey answers are confidential, although Non-Personally Identifiable
Information is collected and disclosed to third parties. If you do not wish to participate
in a survey, simply decline to participate when asked.
* Newsletters & Promotional Emails: We may offer free electronic newsletters, and
promotional emails as a service to our prior customers. We may send you newsletters and
emails periodically listing current specials and deals. We do not send emails to you
unless you subscribed with us.
* Cookies: We currently use cookies in the operation of our Site to limit the number of
times we show you a pop-up window. If we did not use them you would be shown a new pop-up
window each time you accessed the same page. To find out what cookies are and how they can
be used, click here.
* Contact Information and Third Party Data: If you contact us by telephone, email or
letter, we may keep a record of your contact information, correspondence or comments. If
you report a problem with our Site, we may collect such information in a file specific to
you. If you contact us through our feedback area or by calling one of our customer service
representatives, we ask for your name and email address in order to send you a reply. If
other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or purchases on
our Site, we may keep the information in a file specific to you.
* Advertising: We may display advertisements. By knowing a little about you, we will be
able to deliver more relevant advertisements and content to you in the form of targeted
banners and promotions. For example, advertisers may give us an advertisement and tell us
the type of audience they want to reach. We may take the advertisement and include it in
an email to prior customers meeting that criteria. We may, in the future, also have a
third party advertising server display ads linked to certain search terms that you have
entered, or to certain pages that you are viewing. In this process, third parties will
never have access to individual account information; only we have access to individual
accounts.
Additionally, we may share aggregated data with advertisers. We also track customers'
traffic patterns throughout their online sessions, including which pages a customer views
while using our Site. This information is ultimately stored in the form of store
categories, and, in some cases, specific URLs. We use your IP address to diagnose problems
with our servers and software and to administer our Site.
We may share aggregated statistics about pages viewed on our Site and sales and other
shopping information with third parties.
Our Site is not intended for the use of children. We do not knowingly market to, or
solicit data, from children.
3. Who is collecting your information?
We may, in the future, use a third party ad server to serve ads on our Site. They may
place their own "cookie" on your computer to help those ads to run. However, we
will not provide them with any of your Personally Identifiable Information. For more
information about the information they may collect, please see the section
"Cookies" below. We may also in the future use a third party surveyor to
run optional surveys for our Site.
That surveyor would collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information for the sole purpose
of providing reports to us about our shoppers' interests and opinions. Except as otherwise
expressly discussed in this Privacy Policy, only we collect your information. This
document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. We
encourage you to ask questions and to be very cautious before you disclose your personal
information to others.
4. With whom do we share your information?
We may sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We may also provide
Non-Personally Identifiable Information about our customers' sales, traffic patterns and
related Site information to third party advertisers, but these statistics do not include
any Personally Identifiable Information. Moreover, we may release account information when
we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to enforce or apply our Web Site
Terms of Use Agreement or to protect the rights, property and safety of our users, others
and ourselves.
From time to time, we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to
provide Personally Identifiable Information to the appropriate governmental authorities.
We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information upon receipt of a court order or
subpoena or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation. We fully cooperate with law
enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We
reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good
faith believe to be unlawful.
5. What are your choices regarding collection, use and distribution of your information?
We may from time to time send you email or other communications regarding current
promotions, specials and new additions to our Site. You may "opt-out", or
unsubscribe from our newsletters by following the unsubscribe instructions. After doing
so, our users will not receive future communications or mailings.
6. You should carefully review privacy policies of any third party sites accessible from
our Site.
Other sites accessible through our Site have their own privacy policies and data
collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each site's privacy policy.
We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. Please be aware
that our Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated
by third parties. The information practices of those Web sites linked to our Site are not
covered by this Privacy Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies to users,
collect data or solicit personal information. Additionally, other companies which place
advertising on our Site may collect information about you when you view or click on their
advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information.
You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of
the information that they collect.
7. Contacting us about privacy questions or concerns.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of our Site, or your
dealings with our Site, please contact us via our contact form.
Terms of Use
1. GENERAL
a. This site is part of the Buzznation ("BUZZ") network of web sites. When you
choose to use this web service (the "Service"), you are agreeing to all of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement between you and Buzznation.com
b. BUZZ may change, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time, but if it does
so, it will post such changes on the Service.
c. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE NOW, OR FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF ANY
CHANGES IN THESE OPERATING RULES, WILL INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY YOU OF SUCH RULES, CHANGES,
OR MODIFICATIONS.
d. BUZZ may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time,
including the availability of any Service feature, database, or content. BUZZ may also
impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of
the Service without notice or liability.
2. CONTENT
a. The contents of the Service are intended for your personal, noncommercial use. All
materials published on the Service (including, but not limited to news articles,
photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, also known as the
"Content") are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by BUZZ or the
party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright
notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the
Service.
b. The Service and its Contents are protected by copyright pursuant to U.S. and
international copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the
transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as provided in this Section 2), create new works
from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the Content or the
Service in whole or in part.
c. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal use is expressly prohibited
without prior written permission from BUZZ.
3. SUBMISSIONS
BUZZ does NOT accept unsolicited scripts, screenplays, manuscripts, show
pitches or treatments.
a. You are solely responsible for the content of any submission you make the Service.
However, while BUZZ does not and cannot review every message posted by you on the Forums
and is not responsible for the content of these messages. BUZZ reserves the right to
delete, move, or edit messages that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory,
obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.
b. You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish any libelous, defamatory,
obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise illegal material.
c. Be courteous. You agree that you will not threaten or verbally abuse other Members, use
defamatory language, or deliberately disrupt discussions with repetitive messages,
meaningless messages or "spam."
d. You agree not to use language that abuses or discriminates on the basis of race,
religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc. Hate
speech of any kind is grounds for immediate and permanent suspension of access to all or
part of the Service.
e. Debate, but don't attack. In a community full of opinions and preferences, people
always disagree. BUZZ encourages active discussions and welcomes heated debate. But
personal attacks are a direct violation of this Agreement and are grounds for immediate
and permanent suspension of access to all or part of the Service.
f. You agree to use the service only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not distribute
or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or
solicitation for goods or services.
g. You acknowledge that any submissions you make to the Service may be edited, removed,
modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by BUZZ and you waive any moral rights you
may have in having the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you.
h. By submitting information to the Service, you hereby grant to BUZZ, its affiliates and
related entities (collectively, BUZZ) the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, distribute and reproduce
all such materials in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or
developed in the future. You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold BUZZ harmless for
any liability arising due to the use or distribution of those materials. You further grant
BUZZ the right to use your name in connection with the reproduction or distribution of
such material. BUZZ, its affiliates and related entities do not accept unsolicited
materials or ideas for use or publication in their publications, broadcast programming,
books or their digital and electronic media except in connection with the forums, chat
rooms, and bulletin boards on the Service. The Service, its affiliates and related
entities shall not be responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming
in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to the Service.
i. You must be at least thirteen (13) years old to register for the Service. In
consideration of use of the Service, You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and
complete information about yourself if prompted by the registration form; and (b) to
maintain and update this information to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If
any information provided by You ("Registration Data") is untrue, inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, BUZZ has the right to terminate your account and refuse any and
all current or future use of the Service.
4. USE OF REGISTRATION DATA
You agree that any registration data you provide may be shared with select third party
firms ("Partner"), unless you state a preference not to be contacted. BUZZ shall
inform Partner if You state a preference not to be contacted. However, BUZZ shall not be
responsible or liable if Partner contacts You, permits a third party to contact You, or
provides or discloses Your Registration Data to any third party.
You agree that BUZZ, Partner, or a designee of BUZZ or Partner may disclose Registration
Data to third parties about you and information about Your use of the Service, provided
that such disclosures do not include Your name, mailing address, email address, telephone
or facsimile number, or account number, unless: (a) You have registered to receive any
third party products or services, or have otherwise authorized BUZZ and/or Partner to
disclose such information; (b) such disclosure is required by law or legal process.
This Agreement includes the terms and conditions of the BUZZ Privacy Policy, a copy of
which is located at a link below, and which is hereby incorporated by reference. In the
event that there exists any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Privacy Policy,
the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy shall take precedence.
5. LINKS
BUZZ contains links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources, and
sponsors of BUZZ. Since BUZZ is not responsible for the availability of these outside
resources, or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link
to the site administrator or Webmaster of such site.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
a. You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted through
your account will (i) violate, plagiarize, or infringe upon the rights of any third party,
including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or (ii)
contain libelous or otherwise unlawful material; and (b) that you are at least thirteen
years old. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless BUZZ, and all officers,
directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liability
and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the
Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you or any
user of your account of this Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties and
covenants. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such
claim. BUZZ reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
b. You expressly agree that use of the Service is at your own risk. Neither the Service,
BUZZ, nor any of their affiliates, employees, agents, content providers or licensors make
any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the Service, the content or the
results that may be obtained form use of the Service. The Service is provided on an
"as is" basis and the Service and BUZZ specifically disclaim any express or
implied warranties, including without limitation, warranties of fitness for a particular
purpose, warranties of merchantability or warranties against infringements.
c. The Service, BUZZ, their affiliates, employees, agents, content providers and licensors
shall in no event be liable for any damages or losses, including, without limitation,
direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages, resulting from
or caused by the Service or its content, including, without limitation, losses related to:
your use or inability to use the Service; any errors, omissions or defects in the content;
or any interruptions, delays in transmission or computer viruses. In any event, any
liability of the Service, BUZZ, their affiliates, employees, agents, content providers and
licensors shall not exceed the amount paid by you to the service in the 12 months prior to
the claimed injury or damage.
d. BUZZ does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion,
statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through the Service by
any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any
reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at
your sole risk. THE SERVICE IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
7. USERNAME AND PASSWORD
You may receive a password and account designation upon completing the Service's
registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the
password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your
password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify BUZZ of any unauthorized use of
your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit
from your account at the end of each session. BUZZ cannot and will not be liable for any
loss or damage arising from unauthorized use of your username and/or password. Any
fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your
account, at BUZZ's sole discretion, and BUZZ may refer you to appropriate law enforcement
agencies.
8. FEES AND PAYMENTS
BUZZ reserves the right at any time to charge fees for access to portions of the Service
or the Service as a whole. However, in no event will you be charged for access to the
Service unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. Thus, if at any time
BUZZ requires a fee for portions of the Service that are now free, BUZZ will give you
advance notice of such fees and the opportunity to cancel the account before such charges
are imposed. All new fees, if any, will be posted in the Help Center and in other
appropriate locations on the Service. You shall pay all fees and charges incurred through
your account at the rates in effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges
are incurred, including, but not limited to charges for any products or services offered
for sale through the Service by BUZZ or by any other vendor or service provider. All fees
and charges shall be billed to and paid for by you. You shall pay all applicable taxes
relating to use of the Service through your account.
9. SOFTWARE LICENSES
You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any
enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access the Service
("Access Software"). You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses
granted by BUZZ, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null
and void. You may make one copy of such software for archival purposes only. You may not
otherwise copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from
Access Software.
10. TERMINATION
BUZZ may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the
Service for any reason, including, without limitation, breach or assignment of this
Agreement.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
a. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
Nevada law. Any action to enforce this agreement shall only be brought in the federal or
state courts located in Nevada.
b. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Subscriber Agreement will serve
to preempt the Buzznation.com Privacy Policy.
c. Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to:
Buzznation.com
General Counsel
501 W. Broadway, Suite 1720
San Diego, CA 92101
I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF ITS
TERMS.
DMCA
THIS NOTICE IS
SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION AT ANY TIME, WHETHER FOR CHANGES IN THE LAW OR AT
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FREQUENTLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU SEE A CORRECT, CURRENT VERSION OF THE NOTICE.
It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws.
Responses may include removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject
of infringing activity and/or terminating subscribers. If we remove or disable access in
response to such a notice, we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the owner or
administrator of the affected site or content so that they may make a counter notification
pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of that Act. It is our policy to document all
notices of alleged infringement on which we act.
Please refer to the following detailed instructions which must be followed to protect your
rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Infringement Notification
To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax
or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior agreement) that sets forth the items
specified below. Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and
attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is infringing
your copyrights. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether material available online
infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.
Your communication must include substantially all of the following:
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identify in sufficient detail the location of copyrighted work that you believe has
been infringed upon or other information sufficient to specify the copyrighted work being
infringed. If multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of
infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and
information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such
as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which
the complaining party may be contacted.
5. The following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the
law."
6. The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information
in the notification is accurate, and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
Send the written communication to:
Buzznation.com
General Counsel
501 West Broadway, Suite 1720
San Diego, CA 92101
Counter Notification
The administrator of an affected site or the provider of affected content may make a
counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act. When we receive a counter notification, we may reinstate the material in
question.
To file a counter notification with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax
or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior agreement) that sets forth the items
specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and
attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is not
infringing the copyrights of others. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain
material infringes the copyrights of others, we suggest that you first contact an
attorney. To expedite our ability to process your counter notification, please use the
following format:
Your communication must include the following:
1. A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been
disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access
to it was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the
material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the
material to be removed or disabled.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number
5. The following statement: "I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court
for the judicial district in which the your address is located, (or Nevada if your address
is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the
person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
6. The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good
faith belief that the affected material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake
or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
Send the written communication to:
Buzznation.com
General Counsel
501 West Broadway, Suite 1720
San Diego, CA 92101
Account Termination
Buzznation.com will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate repeat infringers. If you
believe that an account holder or subscriber is a repeat infringer, please follow the
instructions above to contact the Buzznation.com DMCA agent and provide information
sufficient for us to verify that the account holder or subscriber is a repeat infringer.
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