Howdoesitfit.com is committed to protecting your privacy
online. Please take a moment to read our policy explaining our use of the
personal information that you provide and the choices you can make about
the collection and use of your information by howdoesitfit.com.
About Us
Howdoesitfit.com is owned and operated by a California partnership
doing business as How Does It Fit. If you have any questions concerning
this policy or the content and material on our website, or if you would
like to update your personal information, you may e-mail us by info@howdoesitfit.com.
Your Consent
By using howdoesitfit.com, you agree with the terms of this Privacy
Policy. Whenever you submit information to our website, you consent to
the collection, use and disclosure of that information in accordance with
this Privacy Policy.
Minors
Howdoesitfit.com is not intended for minors. If you are below the
age of 13, we ask that you not submit any personal information to our
website. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
("COPPA"), we will not accept any registrations or any other
personal information from those under the age of 13. We encourage parents
to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information
they disclose to websites.
Active Information Collection
At howdoesitfit.com, we provide many interactive features that allow
you to vote in polls, provide commentary on our features, participate
in online forums, upload photographs, and send us e-mails. Some of the
information that you submit when utilizing these features may be personally
identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified
with you, such as your full name, photograph, address, e-mail address,
telephone number, birth date, gender and information about your interests
in and use of various products, programs and services). Some areas of
our website may require you to submit information in order for you to
benefit from the specified features (such as membership, newsletter subscriptions,
tips/pointers, etc.) or to participate in a particular activity (such
as sweepstakes or other promotions). You will be informed at each information
collection point what information is required and what information is
optional. We will never collect personal information from you without
your knowledge or consent, and you may always choose not to provide the
information we request. Please note, however, that if you do not provide
us with this information, you may be unable to access some of the features
of the website.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through howdoesitfit.com, we may collect certain non-personally
identifiable information (for example, the type of operating system you
use to access our website, the domain name of your internet service provider,
and the type of browser you are using) through passive means. In other
words, we can gather the information without your active participation
in providing it using various technologies, such as Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses, cookies, Internet tags and navigational data collection.
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet
service provider so you can access the Internet and is generally considered
to be non-personally identifiable information because, in most cases,
an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the Internet),
rather than static (unique to a particular user's computer). We use your
IP address to diagnose problems with our server, report aggregate information,
determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to
our site, and administer and improve the site.
A "cookie" is a small data file that a website sends to your
web browser that helps the site remember information about you and your
preferences. "Session" cookies are temporary bits of information
that are erased once you exit your web browser window or otherwise turn
your computer off. Session cookies are used to improve navigation on websites
and to collect aggregate statistical data. Howdoesitfit.com uses session
cookies. "Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information
that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless
you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer
for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have
previously provided (e.g., passwords), helping to determine what areas
of the site visitors find most valuable, and customizing the site based
on your preferences. Howdoesitfit.com will use persistent cookies only
if you check a box asking the site to remember you the next time you log
in. Cookies will not allow us access to personal information that you
have not already provided to us. If you wish to disable cookies, you may
do so by turning them off in your web browser. While many parts of howdoesitfit.com
will still be accessible to you if you choose to disable cookies, you
may be unable to use certain features of the website.
"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs,
invisible GIFs and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and tell the
site server information such as the IP address and browser type related
to the visitor's computer. We do not use Internet tags on howdoesitfit.com.
"Navigational data" ("log files," "server logs"
and "clickstream" data) are used for system management, to improve
the content of our site, market research purposes, and to communicate
information to visitors. Howdoesitfit.com uses navigational data.
Use and Disclosure of Information
Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve
the content of howdoesitfit.com, to customize the site to your preferences,
to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for our
marketing and research purposes, and for the purposes specified in this
Privacy Policy.
If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we
may combine such information with other actively collected information
unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. We will take reasonable
measures to prevent personally identifiable information from being combined
with passively collected information, unless you consent otherwise. We
may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties,
located in the United States and/or any other country, but only:
- to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfillment
services, technical support, delivery services and financial institutions),
in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it
in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
- in connection with the sale, assignment or other transfer of the
business of this site to which the information relates, in which case
we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with
this Privacy Policy; or
- where required by applicable laws, court orders or government regulations.
In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through
this site that is not in personally identifiable form.
Security
We take the protection of your personal information seriously. We
take reasonable precautions to protect your personally identifiable information
as you transmit your information from your computer to our site and to
protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission
is ever 100% secure or error-free and, as a result, we cannot assure you
that the personal information that we collect will never be disclosed
in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. In particular,
e-mails sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore
take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail.
Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers or other special access
features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.
Third-Party Advertising and Links to Other Web Sites
Howdoesitfit.com may contain links or references to other websites.
The privacy policies of these websites may be different than those listed
here, and we do not have any control over, and are not responsible for,
the information or use of the information that these websites collect.
We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third party websites
you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may make changes to the guidelines and content
of this Privacy Policy. These changes will always be posted at this location
on our website. In order to keep yourself fully informed of our privacy
policy information, we encourage you to periodically review this policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on November 8, 2007.
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