By visiting the Rare Earth Finds website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your experience on
the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to
use the Internet's vast array of information, tools, and opportunities
with complete confidence. This REF Privacy Policy is in effect for all of the
Web pages and Web sites owned and/or operated by Rare Earth Finds,
(known as:'REF,"our company) including www.rareearthfinds.com.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to
privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our company
collects information from all end users of our Internet services (the
"Services")-those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts
("Visitors") as well as those who may purchase Products and/or pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members")-what we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members have
concerning the collection and use of such information. We request that you
read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Introduction. Our company 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
Products and Services, and generally, do not share this information with
third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if
we have received your permission beforehand or in very special
circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by
law or other special cases described below.
Registration: Members may be asked to provide certain personal
information when they sign up for our Products or 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 not shared with third parties,
unless specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances.
However, in instances where our company and a partner jointly promote our
Services, we may provide the partner certain personal information, such as
the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed to the Services
as a result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and
the partner to assess the results of the promotion.
In this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for
any other purpose. We may also generate non-identifying and aggregate
profiles from personal information Members provide during registration
(such as the total number, but not the names, of Members). As explained in
more detail below, we may use this aggregated and non-identifying
information to sell advertisements that appear on the Services.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and services may be
offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction with an affiliate,
independent contractor seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide
Visitors and Members some of these products and services, the partner may
need to collect and maintain personal information. In these instances, you
will be notified before any such data is collected or transferred and may
decide not to use that particular service or feature.
Additionally, our partners may have advertisements or co-branded Web Pages
that are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor seller, or
non-affiliated partner. Our company may share non-identifying and
aggregate information (except as described above), but not personal
information, with such partners in order to administer the co-branded
products or services offered.
Online Shopping: At some Web sites, you can purchase products and
services or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter, catalog
or new product and service updates. 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. Our company 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 services or products directly from our company we will use
the personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not
sell, share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary
Online Advertisements: Our company may display our online advertisements.
In those cases we share aggregated and non-identifying information about
our Visitors and Members collected through the registration process as
well as through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and
non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements or joint
ventures. For instance, an advertiser or joint venture company tells us
the audience they want to reach and provides us an advertisement tailored
to the audience. Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying information
we have collected, we may then display or send the advertisement to the
intended audience. Our company does not share personal information about
its Visitors or Members with these advertisers or joint venture companies.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email
inquiries to our company, the return email address is used to answer the
email inquiry we receive. Our company does not use the return email
address for any other purpose and does not sell, share the return email address
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 products and services we offer and how we
provide them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain
strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party.
Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding to our
Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other
customers we may have, to create broader, generic responses to the survey
questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment,
industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the
aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you, and
to develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally
identifying information may be shared with third parties.
Special Cases: It is our company's policy not to use or share the
personal information about Visitors of Members in ways unrelated to the
ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out
or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, we 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: credit agencies,
collection agencies, merchant database agencies, law enforcement, or to
satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Child
Online 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 Terms Of Service, or other user policies; to
operate the Services properly; or to protect our company and our Members.
"Cookies" and How Our Company Uses Them. A "cookie" is a small data file
that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites.
Our company 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.
If you are a Visitor or Member we may use a cookie to save your settings
and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do
not enable third parties to access any of your customer information.
Additionally, be aware that if you visit other Web sites where you are
prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to accept
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control
use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information
Our Company Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's
privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable
laws. Therefore we restrict our Web site to persons eighteen years or older.
for more tips on protecting children's privacy online. No information should be submitted
to, or posted at, Rare Earth Finds web site by visitors under 18 years of age without the
consent of their parent or guardian. You are held responsible for your information provided.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU
ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB
SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE,
NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE
PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Public Forums: Please remember that any information you may disclose in
any 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.
Our Company'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.
Payment is through secure SSL methods, we do not keep credit card information
Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you have any
questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you
may contact us through the contact information provided on this Web site.
Revisions to This Policy: REF reserves the right to revise, amend,
or modify this policy, our Terms Of Service agreement, and our other
policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this
Last updated: January 20, 2005
© 2005 by Rare Earth Finds.
