PRIVACY STATEMENT
2CheckOut.Com (2CheckOut) values the privacy and security of the
information that you share with us through
www.2checkout.com (the Web Site). It
is important that you understand how we collect, use, and maintain your
information. This Privacy Statement
explains our online information practices, the choices you may make about how
we collect and use your information at this Web Site, and the ways you may
contact us.
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Statement are
effective upon posting. Please check
back periodically for updates.
The amount, type, and use of information we collect depends on how
you use this Web Site. This Privacy
Statement applies only to the practices of 2CheckOut and its employees. 2CheckOut will not apply
the provisions of this Privacy Statement to Business Contact Information or
Aggregated Information
Definitions
Personal Information includes, without limitation, your name,
contact information (including e-mail address and URL), and other individually
identifiable information about you.
Non-Identifying Personal
Information includes information about you, including, without limitation,
your Internet service provider, browser type, domain name, the Web Site that
referred you to us, the web pages you request, the date and time of those
requests, and entry and exit points.
Business Contact Information includes the name, title, business
address, telephone number of an employee of an
organization. Business Contact
Information is not Personal Information.
Aggregated Information is any information about more than one
individual where the individual identities are unknown and cannot be inferred
from the information. Aggregated
Information is not Personal Information.
Collection of Personal Information
2CheckOut may collect Personal Information from you, but only if
you provide it to us voluntarily. We also collect Personal Information that you
provide to our suppliers, which they pass on to us so that we can fulfill your
order. You must provide Personal
Information in the form of a unique identifier (username, password) to enter
certain parts of our web site.
Collection and Use of Non-Identifying Personal Information
During your use of our Web Site, we will collect certain
Non-Identifying Personal Information to enhance the functionality of the Web
Site and to make your access more convenient and efficient. We retain Non-Identifying Personal
Information and use it to establish Web Site activity trends, monitor Web Site
performance, improve Web Site design and functionality, fulfill orders, inform
current and potential customers and suppliers about our services, and for other
business purposes. Our collection of
Non-Identifying Personal Information may involve the use of cookies. Among other uses, cookies allow us to deliver
content specific to your interests, to save you from re-entering your
registration data at each connection, and to provide features such as online
customer payment and shopping carts. The
Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to configure
your web browser to accept cookies, to prevent your browser from accepting new
cookies, to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or to
disable cookies altogether. No personal or unencrypted information will be
encoded in cookies that are stored on your computer.
Children
2CheckOut does not sell products for purchase by children, but we
do sell children's products for purchase by adults. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use
Personal Information from children under age 13. If you are under age 13, do not share
personal information with us.
Use of Personal Information
2CheckOut may use and disclose Personal Information as described
in this document. In addition to the
uses described in this document, we may use Personal Information for purposes
that include maintaining the Web Site, order fulfillment and administration,
and product surveys. We may also use
Personal Information to provide current and potential customers and suppliers
with information about our services.
We only collect, use, and disclose Personal Information for
purposes that are reasonable in the circumstances. We use only fair and lawful means to collect
Personal Information.
We reserve the right to use or disclose Aggregated Information and
Business Contact Information in ways that we think are appropriate.
Agents
We disclose Personal Information to other
companies and individuals to perform functions for us under confidentiality
agreements. These types of agents
include mailing and delivery companies, marketing service providers, database
managers, customer service representatives, and other agents who perform
functions for or on our behalf. These
agents may perform functions including, without limitation, analyzing data,
supplying marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including
paid listings and links), fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending
postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists,
processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. Where we disclose
Personal Information to organizations that perform services on our behalf, we
will require those organizations to use such information solely for the
purposes of providing services to us and to protect the Personal
Information with appropriate safeguards.
Suppliers
We make goods and services from suppliers available to customers
for purchase by credit or debit card. We
have confidentiality agreements with these suppliers. We share your Personal Information with
suppliers for reasons that include, without limitation, sending order
information and resolving customer comments or complaints.
Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, we might buy or sell
business units. In these transactions,
Personal Information is often transferred, but it remains subject to the
promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Statement, unless an individual
consents otherwise.
Protection of 2CheckOut and Others
We may use or disclose Personal Information without your
consent in certain circumstances:
If we are required by
law or by an order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other
government entity, or by court rules concerning the production of records;
If we have reasonable grounds to believe that
use or disclosure is necessary to protect the
rights, privacy, property, or safety of our users or others;
If we have reasonable
grounds to believe that the information relates to a breach of agreement or violation
of the law that has been, is being, or is about to be committed;
If it is necessary for
fraud protection, risk reduction, or the establishment or collection of funds
owed to us;
If it is necessary to enforce or apply our Terms
of Use and other agreements, to pursue remedies, or to limit damages to 2CheckOut;
If the information is public;
For other reasons allowed or required by law.
When we are required or permitted to disclose information without
consent, we will not disclose more information than is necessary to fulfill the
disclosure purpose.
Consent
We will obtain your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure
of that information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not consent to our collection, use,
or disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy
Statement, then do not share Personal Information with us. However, we are unable to offer some
services, like processing purchases, without Personal Information.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to reasonable
notice and legal or contractual obligations.
To withdraw your consent, simply tell us of the Personal Information
that you no longer wish us to collect, use, or disclose through the Contact
Information listed below. However, we
are unable to offer some services, like processing purchases, without Personal
Information.
There are limited situations in which applicable laws require or
allow us to collect, use, or disclose Personal Information without your consent
or after you withdraw your consent. We
describe these situations under Protection of 2CheckOut and Others in the
section on Use of Personal Information in this Privacy Statement.
Retention and Access
We will take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information
accurate, complete, current, and relevant to its intended use. We keep your Personal Information only as
long as we need it for the reasons it was collected. When your Personal Information is no longer
required for our purposes, we have procedures to destroy, delete, or erase it
or to convert it to an anonymous form.
Any information that 2CheckOut collects from visitors to this Web
Site will be used, stored, or processed, in whole or in part, in the United
States. The
principal place in which we hold Personal Information is Hilliard, Ohio,
U.S.A. All purchases from this Web Site are made
in the United States.
At your request, we will provide you with reasonable access to
your Personal Information, so that you can review what we have stored and, if
you choose, request corrections to it.
After you request access, we will provide the Personal Information that
you request as soon as practically possible and generally no later than thirty
days following the request. If you wish
to correct your Personal Information, please send us a written explanation of
the particular information that you believe should be corrected. Where information will not or cannot be
disclosed, we will tell you the reasons for non-disclosure.
Security
2CheckOut combines technical and physical
safeguards with employee policies and procedures to protect your
information. We work to protect your
information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software,
which encrypts the information that you provide online at our Web Site. We will use commercially reasonable efforts
to protect your information, continue to assess new technology for protecting
information, and when appropriate, upgrade our information security
systems.
Further, we permit only authorized 2CheckOut
employees and third parties to access any Personal Information that you supply
to us. If
an employee misuses Personal Information, we will take disciplinary action, up
to and including termination of employment.
If any individual or organization misuses Personal Information, we will
take action, up to and including termination of any agreement between 2CheckOut
and that individual or organization.
Links to Other Web Sites
When you click on a link on this Web Site that takes you to a web
site operated by another company, you will be subject to that web sites
privacy policies.
Dispute Resolution
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding the use or
disclosure of Personal Information to us by using the Contact Information given
below. We will investigate and attempt
to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of personal
information in accordance with the principles contained in this Privacy
Statement. For complaints that cannot be
resolved, we will make available to you an independent dispute resolution
process.
Contact Information
In the event of questions about (i) access
to your Personal Information, (ii) our collection, use, management, or disclosure
of Personal Information, or (iii) this Privacy Statement, contact
us at:
Privacy@2co.com
Privacy Officer
2Checkout.com, Inc.
1785 O'Brien Road
Columbus, OH 43228
USA
(877) 294-0273 U.S. & Canada
1-614-921-2450 International callers
0871-871-8283 Local from UK & Northern Ireland
Effective Date
This Privacy Statement is effective as of
February 7th, 2005.
VERSION 1.1
