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Privacy Policy
Privacy
Policy update: 15 April 2008
Your
privacy is very important to us and we take the privilege of
maintaining any of your contact information seriously. We want and hope
to make your experience on the Internet as enjoyable as
possible
and want you to use the services and products we offer with complete
confidence.
The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com strives to offer its
visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide both
an interactive and personalized experience. We may use personally
identifiable information (your name, email address, street address,
telephone number) subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We hate spam as much if not more than you do and we will never
sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third
party.
Ever.
We
have developed this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to
both your privacy and security. Our Privacy Policy describes how The
Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com collects information from
all the people who use our
Internet services (Services). These people include but are not limited
to anyone who visits our site and accesses any or all of our Services
with or without having accounts with us (Visitors) as well as those who
purchase products (Customers) and pay a fee to subscribe to our
Services (Members).
This Privacy Policy sets out what we do with the information
we
collect and the choices Visitors, Customers, and Members have
concerning the
collection and use of this information. We ask that you read this
Privacy Policy carefully.
Your Personal Information And How
We Use It
The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com collects information
in different ways from
Visitors, Customers, and Members who access the various parts of our
Services on
this or related web sites. We use this information mainly to provide a
personalized experience as you use our Products and Services and
generally do not share this information with third parties.
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit
and deliver more individualized content and advertising. We respect
your privacy and do not share your information with anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify
you) may be used in many ways. Aggregated Information may
occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners.
Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable
Information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually. We
may use Personally Identifiable Information collected by The Equilibria
Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com to communicate with you about your
registration and customization preferences; our Terms and Conditions,
and Privacy Policy; Services and Products offered by The Equilibria
Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com and other topics we think you might
find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by The Equilibria Group
and NegativeCalorieDiet.com may also be used for other purposes,
including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting,
processing of e-commerce transactions, and other
communications
with you. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the
operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example), may access
such information. We will use your information only as permitted by
law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our
business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or
businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the
transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in response
to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably
required to do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts
you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we
deem it appropriate or necessary or in the special cases described
below.
Registration
Visitors, Customers, and Members may be asked to
provide certain personal information when they sign up for our Products
and Services including name, address, telephone number, billing
information, (such as credit card number), and the type of personal
computer being used to access the Services. Personal information
collected from Visitors, Customers, and Members during the registration
process is used to
manage each Visitor, Customer, and Member’s account (such as for
billing purposes.) This
information is not shared with third parties, except as specifically
stated or in special circumstances.
In
instances where The Equilibria Group and/or NegativeCalorieDiet.com and
a partner jointly promote
our Services, we may provide the partner some personal information like
the name, address and user name of the persons who
subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint promotion
solely
for the purpose of allowing us and the partner to asses the results of
the promotion.
In
this case, personal information may not be used by the partner for any
other purpose. We may also generate general non-identifying profiles
from personal information our Visitors, Customers, and Members provide
during registration,
(for example, a total number but not the names of Visitors, Customers,
and Members). As explained below,
we would use this information to sell advertisements which may appear
in the Services.
Partners
Some Products and Services
may be offered to Visitors, Customers, and Members in conjunction with
an
affiliate, independent contract seller, or even a non-affiliated
partner. To
provide Visitors, Customers, and Members with some of these Products
and Services,
the partner may need to collect and maintain personal information. In
such cases, you will be notified before any of your data is collected
or transferred, giving you the choice of consent and allowing you to
decide whether to use that particular feature or service.
Shopping
If you order Products or Services from The Equilibria Group and/or
NegativeCalorieDiet.com, we will use
the personal information you provide to process the order
only. We do
not share this information with outside parties except to the extent
necessary to complete the order.
Advertisements
The Equilibria Group and/or NegativeCalorieDiet.com may display online
advertisements. In such cases,
we share general, non-identifying profile information about our
Visitors, Customers,
and Members collected during the registration process as well as
through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers.
In
some cases, we use this general non-identifying profile information to
deliver specific advertisements and for joint business ventures. As an
example,
an advertiser or joint business venture company tells us the audience
they want
to reach and provides us an advertisement tailored to the audience.
Based upon the general non-identifying profile information we have
collected, we may then display or send the information to the intended
audience. Neither The Equilibria Group or NegativeCalorieDiet.com
shares personal information of
Visitors, Customers, and Members with these advertisers or joint
venture business partners.
Responses
to Email Inquiries
When Visitors, Customers, or
Members send email inquiries to The Equilibria Group and/or
NegativeCalorieDiet.com, the return email
address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive.
NegativeCalorieDiet.com does not use the return email address we
receive for any other
purpose and does not share the return email address with anyone else.
Voluntary
Customer Surveys
We may
periodically conduct both business and individual customer surveys. We
encourage our customers to participate in these surveys because they
provide us with important information which helps us to improve the
types of products and services we offer and how we provide them to you
for your overall benefit. Your personal information and
responses remain
strictly confidential, even if we contract a third partt to conduct
such a survey. Participation in customer surveys is always voluntary.
We
may take the information we receive from people responding to our
surveys and combine it with the responses of other customers we have in
order to
prepare broader, general responses to the survey questions (such as
age, gender, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry and
other demographic information). We then use this information to improve
the quality of the Services and Products we provide to you and to
develop new products and services. This general non-identifying profile
information may be shared with third parties.
Special
Cases
It is The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com's policy not to
use or share the personal information we collect about
Visitors, Customers, and Members in ways unrelated to the ones
described above
without also providing you the prior opportunity to opt out and
prohibit such unrelated disclosures.
We may
disclose information about Visitors, Customers, or Members, or
information
concerning your use of the Services and Products or Websites accessible
through the use of our Services or Products for any reason, if in our
sole discretion we feel it is reasonable to do so (as permitted by law
where applicable); such as to law
enforcement, to protect the interests of The Equilibria Group and
NegativeCalorieDiet.com Visitors, Customers, and
Members, or as required by law. Please note we may or may not provide
you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.
Cookies
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third
parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some
of your preferences or retrieve information about you. A cookie is a small
data file that can be placed on your hard drive
when you visit certain web sites.
Other features available on our site may offer Services operated by
third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather
information. Neither The Equilibria Group nor NegativeCalorieDiet.com
controls the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting
information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such
third parties.
Use Of Cookies
Both The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com may
use cookies to collect, store and track data for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage
our networks. If
you are a Visitor, Customer, or Member; we may use cookies to save your
settings
and provide customized and personal service. These cookies do not allow
any third parties to access any of your customer information.
Advertisers and Partners may also use cookies. We have no control over
their actions and we specifically disclaim any responsibility for
information they may collect.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally
Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that
information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by
third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited
messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are
beyond the control and scope of both The Equilibria Group,
NegativeCalorieDiet.com, and this policy.
Child
Privacy
The privacy of children is
important to all of us. To ensure compliance with any applicable
children privacy laws we restrict our Web site to people 18 years of
age or over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from
children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have personal
information on a child under the age of 18, we will delete that
information from our systems immediately.
You
must be eighteen (18) years of age or over to access this web site. If
you are under eighteen (18) years of age, you are not permitted to
access this web site for any reason. Due to the age
restrictions, we do
not monitor this web site for compliance with any applicable children
privacy laws.
Both The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com encourage parents
to go online with their kids whenever possible.
Here we provide you with a few tips to help make your child's online
experience safer:
Teach your kids to never give out any personal information
unless
supervised by you (parent) or a responsible adult. This
includes, name, address, phone, school, etc. Take the time to
know
the sites your kids visit and which sites are appropriate for
them
to visit.
Always look for web site privacy policies. Know how your child's
information is treated.
For more information, please check out the FTC's site: Kidz
Privacy for more tips on protecting children's privacy online.
The Equilibria Group and
NegativeCalorieDiet.com's Commitment To Data
Security
Services and Websites we
sponsor have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and
alteration of data under our control. While we take all reasonably
necessary steps to protect the integrity and security of our data and
networks, we cannot and do not guarantee our security measures will
prevent third
party hackers from illegally accessing our data.
Revisions
The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this Privacy Policy, our Terms and Conditions
agreement, Disclaimer, and our other
policies and
agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this posting.
Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of
our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you
accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any
change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that
applied at the time the information was collected.
Governing
Law
This policy and the use of this Site is governed by New Mexico law. If
a dispute arises under this Privacy Policy, we agree to first try to
resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the
following location: Doņa Ana County, New Mexico. Any costs and fees
other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared
equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution
through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration at the following location: Doņa Ana County, New Mexico,
under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon
the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with
jurisdiction to do so.
The Equilibria Group and NegativeCalorieDiet.com is controlled,
operated, and administered entirely within New Mexico. This statement
and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create
any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Contacting
Us
We can be reached by contacting:
The Equilibria Group
C/O NegativeCalorieDiet.com
P.O. Box 13122
Las Cruces, NM 88013 USA
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Last
Updated: 15 April 2008
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