Online Privacy Statement
JBJ
Ventures, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("JBJ") values and
protects your privacy. We thank you for the trust that you place in us and we
want you to know that the information you share with us will be treated with
care.
The objective of this Online Privacy Statement is to disclose and explain what Personally
Identifiable Information ("PII") and other information we collect,
use, and share and to explain the privacy choices that you can make. We
encourage you to read this Online Privacy Statement, as well as those of all
websites that you visit.
This Online Privacy Statement applies solely to: (1) information collected by
JBJ or our Vendors via: (a) www.prooflinks.com and all
services and webpages available under those JBJ websites that display, link to,
or incorporate by reference this Online Privacy Statement
("Website"), or (b) e-mail, as described in this Online Privacy
Statement; and (2) United States visitors to this Website.
JBJ may provide links to third-party websites. This Online Privacy Statement
does not apply to any information you may provide while on such sites. We
encourage you to read the privacy policies on those sites before providing any
of your information on such sites.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
The Information We
Collect
When you visit this Website, we or our Vendors collect
information, that you provide, such as during your registration as a user or
your application for a product or service. When browsing this Website, you may
choose not to provide us with any information by not registering.
We automatically collect your "IP Address" used to connect your
computer to the Internet, browser type and version, operating system, and
computer platform. We or our Vendors also use "Cookies" or similar
technologies, sometimes in combination with "Web Beacons," to collect
some statistical data when you receive our e-mails or browse this Website, such
as e-mail response rates, average time spent on this Website, pages viewed,
information searched for, access times, "Clickstream Data," and other
relevant information about your online experience.
Cookies are widely used, and most web browsers are configured initially to
accept Cookies automatically. If you prefer not to accept Cookies, you may
adjust your browser settings to notify you when a Cookie is about to be sent,
or you may configure your browser to refuse Cookies automatically. However, if
you turn off Cookies, or refuse to accept a request to place a Cookie, some
features and services on this Website may not function properly and the
advertising you receive when you visit this Website may not be as relevant to
you or tailored to your interests.
How We Use and Share
The Information We Collect
American Express uses the information we or our Vendors collect about and from
you, your computer's IP Address, and information collected and/or stored in a Cookie
or similar technology, to personalize our communications with you and provide
you with a more effective user experience (e.g., to recognize you when you
return to this Website, save your password in password-protected areas, and
enable you to use shopping carts); process your applications; complete your
transactions; respond to your requests; deliver the products and services in
which you enroll, request, or for which you apply; and notify you of account or
product/service updates. We or our Vendors may also use Cookies, Web Beacons,
or similar technologies to present you with tailored offers on this Website or
other websites on which JBJ advertises, or in our e-mails, and to analyze the
effectiveness of such offers. JBJ may also use the information that we or our Vendors
collect from or about you online to market to you through alternative channels,
including offline means. To assist us with the uses described in this Online
Privacy Statement, if you choose to furnish us with personal information or if
we have personal or other information about you from publicly available or
other sources, this information may be linked to the information that we or our
Vendors have collected online, including information stored in a Cookie.
However, if you have deleted and disabled Cookies, we will not be able to link Cookie
information with the account(s) you may have.
JBJ may share your information within our family of companies as required or
permitted by law. To provide products and services to you, we may also share
your information with carefully selected Vendors and "Business Partners"
with whom we work. This includes companies that manage accounts; offer
affinity, frequent-user, and reward programs; companies that perform marketing
services and other business operations for us; and companies whose products or
services are provided as a benefit of your account with us.
If you apply for products and services online, we may share information we
collect from or about you with credit bureaus and similar organizations if we
have your consent or when required or permitted by law. We may also use or
disclose your information, to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena,
court order, government request, or other legal process, or as otherwise
permitted by law; to perform charge verifications; to report or collect debts
owed; to reduce fraud or criminal activity; to protect the legal rights of JBJ,
our customers, this Website, or the users of this Website, or as a whole, to
continue using your information to serve you; or as otherwise permitted by this
Online Privacy Statement.
Advertisements On
This Website and Other Websites
JBJ hires Vendors to place advertisements on this Website and other websites,
and to perform tracking and reporting functions for this Website and other
websites. This Online Privacy Statement does not cover the collection methods
or use of the information collected by these Vendors. These Vendors have their
own privacy policies and may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative
("NAI"). To remove yourself from some or all NAI member advertising
programs, please visit the NAI Opt-Out Page and follow the relevant
instructions.
Using Your E-Mail
Address
We may use your e-mail address to send the following types of e-mail messages
to you:
Transfers of
Information to Other Countries
Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this Online Privacy Statement may
involve the transfer to various countries around the world.
Children's Privacy
This Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not
knowingly solicit data online from, or market online to, children under the age
of 13. If we knowingly obtain information in error on a child under the age of
13, we will delete that information from our systems.
YOUR COMMUNICATION AND PRIVACY CHOICES
JBJ respects the choices that you make regarding your privacy. You may request
that we no longer send you direct marketing e-mails and/or offline offers or
promotions. Please note that it may take some time, consistent with applicable
law, for us to process your request.
SECURING
YOUR INFORMATION
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to
protect your information from unauthorized access and use. However, we are not
responsible for some third party using unauthorized means to access your data.
CHANGES
TO THIS ONLINE PRIVACY STATEMENT
JBJ reserves the right to change this Online Privacy Statement at any time by
posting revisions on this Website. Such changes will be effective upon posting.