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Introduction
NFI Consumer Products Inc. ("NFI Consumer Products")
respects and understands consumers, concerns about the
privacy of their personal information. NFI Consumer Products
is a leading company that understands the need to treat
consumers, information in a responsible manner.
This Privacy Statement explains NFI Consumer Products'
commitment not only to your privacy, but to you as a valued
customer. To that end, we have created this Privacy
Statement to explain the types of personal and nonpersonal
information we collect through our website, BlueEmuIce.com.
We will discuss how we use this information, and to whom and
under what circumstances we disclose such information.
By using this Site, you agree, without limitation, to the
practices described in this Privacy Statement and the Site's
Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this
Privacy Statement or our Site's Terms of Use, please do not
visit our Site.
Information Collected
Personal Information
In general, we may collect personal information from
visitors to the Site if they (1) sign up to receive
newsletters; (2) contact us (including our webmaster,
customer service representatives, or other employees); (3)
complete a registration form, survey, or poll; (4)
participate in a sweepstakes or contest; (5) make product or
service inquiries; or (6) purchase products. This
information may include, for example, (1) information we
receive from visitors when they call us, redeem coupons, or
complete our surveys or other forms; (2) information
visitors submit to us at our retail locations or special
events; and (3) updated contact and other information about
our visitors that we may receive from third parties.
Nonpersonal Information
As part of the standard operation of our Site, we may
collect certain nonpersonal information from visitors to our
Site including, but not limited to, their browser type
(e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating system
(e.g., Windows or Macintosh), IP address, and the domain
name from which they accessed the site (e.g., lycos.com). In
addition, we may collect information about visitors'
browsing behavior, such as the dates and times they visit
our Site, the areas or pages of our Site that they visit,
the amount of time spent viewing our Site, the number of
times the visitor returns to our Site, and other
click-stream data. We may use cookies (small text files that
are stored on the hard drives of visitors computers when
they access our Site) to collect this information as well as
for other purposes, including, but not limited to,
recognizing prior users, retrieving information previously
provided by visitors to the Site, remembering passwords of
individuals, and for direction to certain areas of our Site.
Visitors to our Site are always free to decline cookies, but
in doing so they may not be able to use certain features on
our Site. The "Help" segment of the toolbar on most browsers
explains how to configure a browser to not accept new
cookies, how to have the browser inform users when they
receive a new cookie, and how to erase cookies from their
hard drives.
We may also use Web beacons to track information about
visitors after they leave the Site, to access cookies, to
count page visits, as part of our e-mail campaigns, and
otherwise to facilitate visitors' online experience. In
addition, we may contract with third parties that place
cookies, Web beacons, or other tools on our site to assist
us in collecting nonpersonal information about our visitors.
We may combine the nonpersonal information that we collect
with the personal information that we collect about our
visitors.
Use of Information
We may use personal information collected from visitors to
our Site for any of the following purposes: (1) to fulfill
product orders and requests for information about certain
products and services; (2) to contact visitors to our Site
when necessary (e.g., to respond to inquiries); (3) to send
information, promotional materials, and newsletters from our
company; (4) to administer contests and sweepstakes offered
on our Site; (5) to administer the interactive diet and
training portion of our Site; (6) to help address problems
with our Site; (7) to conduct internal reviews of our Site
(e.g., to determine the number of visitors to specific pages
within the Site); (8) to help us better understand visitors'
use of our Site; (9) to protect the security or integrity of
our Site; (10) to conduct market research; (11) to customize
our Site or marketing communications for our visitors and
customers; and (12) to help us provide better service to our
visitors and customers. nonpersonal information will be used
for these purposes as well as for conducting internal
reviews and monitoring of our Site and providing a greater
online experience for our visitors.
Disclosure of Information
We may transfer or otherwise disclose information collected
from visitors to our Site for the following purposes: (1) to
NFI Consumer Products’ employees, independent contractors,
subsidiaries, affiliates, consultants, business associates,
service providers, and suppliers, if the disclosure will
enable those parties to perform a business, professional, or
technical support function for NFI Consumer Products; (2) as
necessary if NFI Consumer Products has reason to believe
that such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact, or
bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury
to or interference with our rights and property, other users
of our Site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such
activities; (3) to announce winners of sweepstakes and
contests; (4) to announce the results of surveys and polls;
(5) to respond to judicial process and provide information
to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an
investigation on matters related to public safety, as
permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; and (6)
as provided for under the "Unforeseen Circumstances" section
below.
Children
Our Site is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect any
personal information from, children under 13.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites,
which may have Privacy Policies/Statements that differ from
our own. We are not responsible for the activities and
practices that take place on these websites. Accordingly, we
recommend that you review the Privacy Policy/Statement
posted on any website that you may access through our Site.
Unforeseen Circumstances
In the event that NFI Consumer Products or any of its assets
are acquired by a third party, personal information acquired
by us may be one of the assets transferred.
Changes to This Privacy
Statement
There may be times when we need to amend, modify, remove, or
change various aspects of this Privacy Statement, and we
reserve the right to do so at our discretion. We recommend
that you revisit this Privacy Statement periodically to
ensure that you are aware of our current privacy practices.
Your continued use of our service following any changes
signifies your acceptance of these changes.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards
to protect the personal information you provide to us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or
the practices or activities associated with our Site, or if
you'd like to have access to or correct your personal
information in our database(s), or remove yourself from our
database(s), please contact us at 1-800-432-9334.
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