Privacy Policy for LivingLowfat.com
LivingLowfat.com is a website based in the state of New Jersey. We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy concerns. This privacy policy covers how we treat personal information that we collect and receive. By using this site, you do hereby warrant and represent that you have read, understand and agree to all terms and conditions stated herein.
General
LivingLowfat.com is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the site or sites linked from LivingLowfat.com.
Although LivingLowfat.com’s Website may include links providing direct access to other Internet resources, including Websites, LivingLowfat.com has not participated in the development of those other sites and does not exert any editorial or other control over those sites. LivingLowfat.com is not responsible for the accuracy or content of information contained in these sites.
Links from LivingLowfat.com to third-party sites do not constitute an endorsement by LivingLowfat.com of the parties or their products and services. The appearance on the Website of advertisements and product or service information does not constitute an endorsement by LivingLowfat.com, and LivingLowfat.com has not investigated the claims made by any advertiser. Product information is based solely on material received from suppliers.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from LivingLowfat.com to another Website, you are leaving our site and our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other Website, including Websites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that Website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Log Files
Like many other Websites, LivingLowfat.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring sites, search engines, and keywords, entry and exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
When you transmit information to our website, your IP address is logged and stored in a secure database. It is held as confidential. However, we may disclose your IP address if required to do so by law or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process served on us; (2) protect and defend our rights or property; or (3) act in an emergency to protect someone’s safety. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, prevent abuse of our systems or other site users, and to administer our website.
For reasons such as improving member experience and providing customized content to our users, we may receive information about you from third party sources and our web logs and add it to the information that we have received from you. Web logs automatically record anything a web server sees, which may include pages viewed by a user at a particular IP address.
Security
LivingLowfat.com makes every effort to ensure that your information is secure on its system. Only certain authorized LivingLowfat.com employees can access this information if it’s relevant to their job duties. LivingLowfat.com has staff dedicated to maintaining this Privacy Policy and other privacy initiatives, periodically reviewing Web security and making sure that every LivingLowfat.com employee is aware of our security practices. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, LivingLowfat.com cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. LivingLowfat.com expressly disclaims any liability that may arise should any other individuals obtain the information you submit to this site.
We have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Although we will exercise reasonable care in providing secure transmission of information between your computer and our servers, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet and we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure. LivingLowfat.com is not responsible for any loss or misuse of any information you may submit to this site. You do hereby agree to hold LivingLowfat.com harmless for any damages that may result from the use of this site. The submission of information to this site is done solely at the User’s own risk.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Your browser has options to accept, reject, or provide you with notice when a cookie is sent. A “cookie” is a small line of text that is stored with your Web browser for record-keeping purposes and to help us provide better service to you. LivingLowfat.com does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
We use companies to serve the advertisements on some of our pages. These companies and advertisers may place and access their cookies on your computer. Other companies’ use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours. We may use your information or allow advertisers or companies that serve advertisements access to your information to determine which advertisements you will see. This information may include your demographic information, geographic location, what content you access on our site, how you rate various content, language contained in your comments and other information. If you want to understand how and why an advertiser uses cookies, check the company’s site for their privacy statement. LivingLowfat.com is not responsible for any issues that may arise regarding the Privacy Policies of any of its advertisers and affiliates. By using this site, you do hereby agree to hold LivingLowfat.com harmless from any claims and/or damages that may arise from the policies and/or practices (or lack thereof) of any of its affiliates and/or advertisers.
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include, but are not limited to, Google Adsense, Amazon, and eBay.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology and/or RSS feeds to deliver the advertisements, links, and products for sale that appear on LivingLowfat.com directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see. LivingLowfat.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. LivingLowfat.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or Websites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Purchases Through Links
All products found for sale at LivingLowfat.com are property of a 3rd party. LivingLowfat.com does not sell products and is not liable for purchases made through links provided by LivingLowfat.com to 3rd party sites. Purchases made through links on LivingLowfat.com are subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the 3rd party sites and not those of LivingLowfat.com.
LivingLowfat.com is in no way liable for any disputes that arise over purchases made on third party sites. We strongly suggest you thoroughly read the privacy policies, terms and conditions, and return policies of linked 3rd party sites and advertisers to understand the rights provided to you from these 3rd parties.
We DO NOT save any financial information (including credit card numbers, telephone numbers, addresses, etc.) on our servers at all. All purchase and payment functions are handled completely and exclusively by third parties.
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at [email protected].
LivingLowfat.com and the protection of children’s privacy
LivingLowfat.com is intended for people 18 or over. By using this site, you are agreeing to the terms in our Terms and Conditions, which expressly affirms users must be aged 18 or over. Certain content on this site may not be inappropriate for children. We are not responsible for the underage use of this website. If a parent believes that his or her child has submitted personal information to LivingLowfat.com, he or she can contact us via the email address above. We will promptly delete the information upon learning that it relates to a child under the age of 18. Please note that it is possible some of this information may remain archived in web logs and back-up archives after we delete the information from its active database.
Our site is not directed to children under the age of 18. We respect the privacy of parents and children and are committed to complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). On those areas of the sites that ask for age, we do not collect personal information from individuals who identify themselves as under the age of 13 except in those limited circumstances where we believe that such collection is permitted under COPPA.
We believe that parents should supervise their children’s online activities and consider using parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that help provide a kid-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent children from otherwise disclosing online their name, address and other personal information without parental permission.
Notification of Changes
LivingLowfat.com’s security and privacy policy are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. This policy might change as LivingLowfat.com updates and expands its services. LivingLowfat.com encourages you to check the privacy policy on this site periodically. By using the site, you do hereby represent and warrant that you have read, understand and agree to all terms of this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Each time you use the site, you agree to all terms set forth by LivingLowfat.com in both its Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions and any other policies published by LivingLowfat.com on the site. If you do not understand any of the terms or conditions of any of LivingLowfat.com’s policies, send us an email via the email address above.
How can I contact LivingLowfat.com?
If you have technical problems, questions, or other issues related to your use of LivingLowfat.com, please contact us via the email address above.
LivingLowfat.com’s staff will respond to all requests sent through email from members and parents interested in knowing more about what personal information is stored on the LivingLowfat.com database, or have additional questions regarding privacy.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you may contact us via the email address above.
Other
If a user elects to use our site for informing a friend about our site or particular features or content, we ask them for the friend’s name and e-mail address. We will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit our site. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.
We maintain archives of our web logs, database, and other systems and information. Please note that it is possible some of this information may remain archived after we delete the information from its active database (see above regarding web logs). We maintain archives for disaster recovery, legal and other non-marketing purposes.
While this Privacy Statement expresses LivingLowfat.com’s standards for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond LivingLowfat.com’s control (e.g., “script kiddies”, “crackers and other malcontents”) that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, LivingLowfat.com disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.
Binding Agreement
Your use of our site, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. By using our Site, you are accepting the practices set out in this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the changes on this page. Please check the revision date at the bottom of this page to determine if the statement has been modified since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of any portion of our Site following posting of the updated Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.
Privacy Policy Last Revised: 8/09/09