This Web site, www.firstchoicesoftball.com (this “Site”), is owned and operated by First Choice Softball. For ease of understanding, this Privacy Notice refers to First Choice Softball and firstchoicesoftball.com as “we,” “us,” or “our” as the context may require. We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy.
By visiting this Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
Types Of Information That We Collect:
Information collected may personally identify you (such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, billing information, or other data which can be linked to such information. Other personal information may be collected from you when you register on the Site, subscribe to one of our services, participate in polls, enter contests or other promotions, and at other times. Credit card information in connection with any purchase you make on or through the Site may also be collected by us. Providing this information is optional; however, if you decide not to register or provide such information, you may not be able to take advantage of all of our features or to make purchases. This list is not exclusive, and may be altered without notice based on information that you supply voluntarily.
Non-personal information that does not identify a user is automatically collected by us, this information includes ISP (internet service provider), IP (internet protocol) address, the Web browser used to visit the Site, the time the Site is visited, which Web pages were visited on the Site, a unique mobile device identifier (in connection with the use of the Sites or related services from mobile devices) and other anonymous Site usage data.
Cookies (a small file containing a string of characters that uniquely identifies your Web browser) and Web beacons (an electronic file placed within a Web site that monitors usage) are used by us. The use of cookies and Web beacons enhance and improve the quality of the Site. Web browsers are usually set up to accept cookies, however you can change your Web browser settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you decide to delete or disable cookies certain features of the Site may not work. Advertising partners and other third parties may also use cookies, scripts and/or web beacons to track visitors to our site in order to display advertisements and other useful information. Such tracking is done directly by the third parties through their own servers and is subject to their own privacy policies.
We also may use DART cookies for ad serving through Google’s DoubleClick, which places a cookie on your computer when you are browsing the web and visit a site using DoubleClick advertising (including some Google AdSense advertisements). This cookie is used to serve ads specific to you and your interests (“interest based targeting”). The ads served will be targeted based on your previous browsing history (For example, if you have been viewing sites about visiting Las Vegas, you may see Las Vegas hotel advertisements when viewing a non-related site, such as on a site about hockey). DART uses “non personally identifiable information”. It does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, social security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers. You can opt-out of this ad serving on all sites using this advertising by visiting http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/dart_adserving.aspx
We communicate and make special offers available via email. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your e-mail contact preferences.
How Do We Use The Information We Collect?
We will not sell, share, or rent personal information to third parties, and we will not otherwise disclose personal information to third parties, without your permission, except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
Personal information and non-personal information may be used in the following ways:
• personalizing and enhancing your experience at the Site;
• improving customer service, administration and technical support for the Site;
• enabling use of certain services and features available on or through the Site;
• to administer sweepstakes, contests and other promotions;
• obtaining aggregate information about demographics and usage patterns;
• enabling purchases of goods and services.
• to send periodic emails
Aggregate information may be used to measure Site usage patterns and characteristics of our user base. We may include such aggregate information about our users to our commercial vendors. Aggregated user statistics may also be disclosed without your permission in order to provide a profile of our audience to existing and prospective advertisers or other third parties. However, names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other personal information are not referenced in the aggregate information, and it is not traceable to a specific recipient or user e-mail address.
To provide certain services including credit card processing, advertising, promotions, analytics tools, data management, Web hosting, and Web development, we may contract with additional Service Providers. Our Service Providers are provided with the information needed for them to perform these services. Each Service Provider must agree to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to protect the nature of your information.
Third-party advertising companies we work with may use information about your visit to the Site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you on the Site and on third-party Web sites. These companies may place or recognize a unique cookie on your computer or use other technologies during your visit. Our Privacy Policy does not cover any use of information that a third-party advertisement serving company may collect from you. For more information about ad cookies and companies that provide users the ability to “opt-out” of the collection of information from such cookies, please click here. http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Certain instances may dicate that we disclose your personal information when we have reason to believe it is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities who may be causing injury to you, or to others. We may also disclose your personal information when it is appropriate to comply with the law or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, safety of this Site, our users, or others.
Security
We protect the security of personal information that you share with us through the use of encryption and authentication tools. However, there is no guarantee that any internet data transmission is 100% secure. While we strive to protect personal information, we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from the Site, and you do so at your own risk.
Social Networks, Forums and Other User Generated Content
First Choice Softball’s online chat areas, bulletin boards, social networks, mobile messaging services, other public forums and user-generated content (i.e., photos, videos, personal information) may be publicly available to, collected by, and used by third parties. We are not responsible for the content of such messages or images posted by users or such disclosures of personal information.
Links To Third-Party Web Sites
Web sites operated and maintained by third parties are accessable by links from our Site. We have no control over these linked Web sites or their Content and their Privacy policies may be different from our Privacy Policy. You access such linked Web sites at your own risk. We cannot and do not guarantee, represent or warrant that the Content or information contained in such third-party Web sites and resources is accurate, legal, noninfringing or inoffensive. Furthermore, you agree and understand by linking to a third-party Web site that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or losses caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of, or reliance on, the link to a third-party Web site or the service and/or products they offer. You should always read the privacy policy of a linked Web site before disclosing any personal information on such site. However if you have a problem with a third-party link, please let us know.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
Although we try to provide accurate information on the Site, the materials may contain inaccuracies, errors and typographical errors. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Content contained on the Site. The information provided by First Choice Softball on this website is for general informational purposes only. All information on the site is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of any information on the site.
We may make changes to the Content at any time without notice and make no commitment to update the Content.
Children’s Privacy Statement
We do not knowlingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our Web Site, user-generated areas, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our Web Site’s Privacy Policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy you may contact us using the information below. info(at)firstchoicesoftball.com
Effective Date: 5/25/2011