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PRIVACY STATEMENT
Before entering data into the livegigguide Website you should read our Privacy Policy. By using this Website you are indicating that you have read this policy and are aware of its contents.
Information Collection and Use
livegigguide Ltd. is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from that which is disclosed in this statement. livegigguide Ltd. collects information from our users at several different points on our website. Each of these points is governed by the policies stated in this document.
Registration
In order to become a member of the livegigguide website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and email address). They are not required to fill in "optional" information. This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site in which they have expressed an interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as gender), but is encouraged so that we can provide a more personalized experience on our site.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We use outside companies to satisfy our user's product fulfillment. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. Users of the livegigguide website are advised to read the Privacy Policy of companies with whom they are dealing. livegigguide Ltd. do not take any responsibility for data mis-management by third parties. livegigguide Ltd. have formed partnerships with other companies to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we [livegigguide Ltd] are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
"Five Favorites"
If a user wishes to subscribe to our "five favorites" service contained in our member's area, we will ask for contact information such as name and email address and mobile telephone number for use with regard to SMS text messaging.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose personal information. Information requested may include contact information already submitted within your profile, and demographic information (such as postal code, age level). The submission of this information is voluntary. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
EMAIL-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. [livegigguide Ltd.] will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. [livegigguide Ltd.] stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact [livegigguide Ltd.] at admin@livegigguide.com to request the removal of this information from their database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, their information is protected both online and off-line.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to your information.
Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are
kept in a secure environment (Check Point One firewall), behind a locked cage. If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to admin@livegigguide.com.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to enhance its ability to tailor the site to an individual’s preference, we combine information about the purchasing habits of users with similar information from our partners to create a personalized user profile. When a user makes a purchase from these companies, the companies collect and share that purchase information with us so we can tailor the site to our users’ preferences.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and user name. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We may also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to UN-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their stored details via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us. This can be done at the member profile page or by emailing our administration at admin@livegigguide.com.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information. Users who no longer wish to receive information from our website or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at support@livegigguide.com. Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
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