PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Phat Buoys are committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Phat Buoys Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Phat Buoys website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
The Phat Buoys website collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address and name, and also automatically collects information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Phat Buoys for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Phat Buoys Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Phat Buoys public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Phat Buoys do not read any of your private online communications.
The Phat Buoys encourage you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from the Phat Buoys website so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Phat Buoys are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Phat Buoys web site.
Use of your Personal Information
The Phat Buoys collect and use your personal information to operate the Phat Buoys Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
The Phat Buoys do not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Phat Buoys do not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
The Phat Buoys keep track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within the Phat Buoys website, in order to determine what Phat Buoys services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Phat Buoys to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
The Phat Buoys Web site will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Phat Buoys or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Phat Buoys; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Phat Buoys website, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Phat Buoys Web site uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Phat Buoys pages, or register with Phat Buoys site or services, a cookie helps the Phat Buoys to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Phat Buoys Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Phat Buoys features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Phat Buoys services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
The Phat Buoys secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Phat Buoys secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
The Phat Buoys will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect feedback. The Phat Buoys encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the Phat Buoys are protecting your information.
Contact Information
The Phat Buoys welcome your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the Phat Buoys have not adhered to this Statement, please contact the Phat Buoys at info@phatbuoys.com We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.