Thank you for visiting this website (the "Website" or "sumgreenideas.com"). Your patronage means a lot to us. At Sum Green Ideas ("SGI"), we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors to our websites and are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes the information we collect, what we do with it and the safeguards we have in place to protect it.
Before you submit any information to the Website, please read this Policy for an explanation of how we will treat your personal information. By using any part of the Website and submitting your personal data, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as further outlined below in this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not provide personal identifiable data to us. Your use of any part of the Website indicates your acceptance of this Policy and of the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. Please note that this Policy applies only to personal information collected on the Website. It does not apply to any other information collected or obtained by any other means by members of the "Sum Ideas Family". For purposes of this Policy, the term "Sum Ideas Family" includes, as modified and without limitation, Sum Ideas, LLC, and any and all present and future affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, parent companies, partners, and joint venturers.
As we update and expand our services, we reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted here so that you are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used and when, if ever, it is disclosed. From time to time, we may use your information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, SGI will notify users by posting an announcement on the SGI blog so users are always aware of what information we collect, how it uses it and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed. Your continued use of the Website will signify acceptance of the terms of the new policy.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION
When you register for an account, you may be prompted to provide, on a voluntary basis, certain information about yourself such as: (i) name; (ii) email address; (iii) zip code; (iv) date of birth; (v) a short "status" or bio; and (vi) possibly a photo if you so choose.. You are not required to provide any information to use our Website, although certain areas do require you to have an account and will not be accessible without registration.
Locations on our Website at which information may be collected include, without limitation, the "New User Registration" forms, "Email Newsletter Sign-up" as well as voluntary online surveys, promotional offerings and sweepstakes.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
By providing information on the Website, you agree that personal information that you provide may be used by the Sum Ideas Family and Partners (as defined herein) for purposes of offering discounts, promoting services and products, providing new services and products, providing news on upcoming events, conducting surveys, providing special gift offerings, conducting games and sweepstakes, and other similar purposes.
The information we collect is used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor, used to notify consumers about updates to our Web site, shared with agents or contractors who assist in providing support for our internal operations, disclosed when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Website and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Website, or provided to a successor entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other corporate change respecting the Website.
In addition, individuals who may have authorized access to your information include our employees, agents, and affiliates within the Sum Ideas Family and Partners, though we seek to limit access to individuals who need it to do their job. Sometimes, we may provide access to information to select third parties to assist us in providing services or for other legitimate business purposes. For example, we may provide access to certain information to companies providing services to us, including billing, sales and marketing, market research, fulfillment, data storage, analysis and processing, and legal services. We may also provide access to third parties who assist us in providing targeted advertising. The frequency of such access depends on our business needs, and third parties who have such access may not use the information for any other purpose, including their own marketing.
WHEN WE DISCLOSE USER INFORMATION
We will not disclose personally identifiable information to non-affiliated third parties unless (a) it is necessary for us to render our services or conduct a legitimate business activity related to our services; (b) you provide an appropriate consent in advance.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may access, preserve and disclose your account information and content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, or other contracts with you; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Sum Ideas Family, its agents and affiliates, its users and the public. We may also disclose information to law enforcement agencies in emergency circumstances, where the disclosure of such information is consistent with the types of emergency disclosures permitted or required by law.
Finally, we also reserve the right to disclose and transfer all of your information, including your personally identifiable information, to a successor company in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all, or components, of our business.
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
This site is operated in the United States. If you are a resident of the European Union or other location outside the United States, please be advised that any information you provide will be transferred to the United States. By using this website, you consent to this transfer and to the use of the personal identifiable data as described herein.
OPTING OUT OF USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
If you have provided personally identifiable information on the Website and later decide that you would rather not have the Sum Ideas Family use such data in accordance with Policy as provided herein, you can opt-out of this use at any time via the website interface for account settings.
REVIEWING AND CHANGING YOUR INFORMATION
To keep information that you provide via this website accurate, current and complete, visit the website interface for account settings to review, update and/or correct any information previously provided. If a member name and password were required to access the feature, you will need to provide such information to update your registration information. If you have forgotten your password, you may obtain it by visiting the registration area and requesting that a hint be sent to you at the email address you originally provided during registration.
COOKIES
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. We use cookies to store visitors preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site. SGI cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your username or e-mail address is. Such data is collected on an aggregate, anonymous basis. We may use anonymous or aggregated data for any purpose, including for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with third parties such as advertisers. Please note that for each visitor to our Web page, our web server automatically recognizes only the consumer's domain name, but not the e-mail address.
Although SGI assigns a cookie to a visitor's computer, it does not know who that visitor is unless that person specifically tells us. Please know that you have the ability to disable cookies from being used to track visits to the Website.
VENUE AND JURISDICTION
If any disputes arise between us regarding your use of the Website, such disputes shall be resolved according to the laws of the State of California, and the federal and state courts of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Beginning January 1, 2005, California Law permits visitors who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to legal@sumgreenideas.com or write to us at SumGreenIdeas.COM, Sum Ideas LLC., 585 N.Rossmore Ave, Suite 302, Los Angeles, CA, 90004
INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN
SGI does not knowingly collect or use personal information from children voluntarily supplied without verifiable parental consent of a child (e.g. by requiring parents to fax a signed consent form, or sending emails that can only be opened with a PIN number supplied upon extending parental consent). A parent may revoke previously extended approval at any time. By giving parental and/or legal guardian consent, the parent/legal guardian agrees that his/her child's personal information may be shared with the Sum Ideas Family and Partners for purposes of offering discounts, promoting services and products, providing news on upcoming events, providing programming schedules, conducting surveys, providing special gift offerings, offering ticket discounts, and conducting games and sweepstakes. If a parent/legal guardian decides not to authorize the online collection and/or use of personal information as described in this privacy policy, the child will still be able to participate in such offerings, discounts, games and sweepstakes.
CONTACTING US ABOUT THIS POLICY
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy or have any questions, concerns, requests or comments about the Policy, you can inform use by emailing
feedback@sumgreenideas.com or write us at:
SumGreenIdeas.com, Sum Ideas LLC., 585 N.Rossmore Ave, Suite 302, Los Angeles, CA, 90004
Effective Date: November 1, 2009 © Copyright 2009-2010 Sum Ideas LLC., 585 N.Rossmore Ave, Suite 302, Los Angeles, CA, 90004. All rights reserved. Use of this site signifies your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.
