www.youthology.com (the "Site")is
owned by Youthology Research Institute. The following discloses our information
gathering and dissemination practices for the Site. This privacy policy only applies
to transactions made, and data gathered, on the Site and does not apply to any other
web site or offline point of contact between Youthology Research Institute and its
consumers.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy. Since any changes
will be posted on this page, we encourage you to check this page regularly. Your
continued use of the Site following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute
your acceptance of such changes. This privacy policy was last revised on December
15, 2006.
Your IP Address
Each time you visit the Site, our web server automatically collects your IP address
and the Web page from which you came. Your IP address is used to help identify you
and to gather broad demographic information about you. We also use your IP address
to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer the Site, and to better
serve you while visiting the Site.
Cookies
The Site uses cookies to keep track of your purchases and other activity on the
Site in order to enhance your experience on the Site.
A "cookie" is a small data file transferred by a website to your computer's
hard drive. Accepting the cookies used on the Site does not give us access to your
personal information, but we may use the cookies to identify your computer. Cookies
are typically classified as either "session" cookies or "permanent"
cookies.
- "Session" cookies do not stay on your computer after you leave our website
or close your browser. The aggregate information collected permits us to analyze
traffic patterns on our site. This can enable us over time to provide a better experience
on our site by improving content and making our site easier to use.
- "Permanent" cookies are those that remain on your computer. They are used
to facilitate shopping, personalization and registration services. For example,
cookies can keep track of what you have selected to purchase as you continue to
shop and allow you to enter your password only once on Web pages where a login is
required. "Permanent" cookies can be manually removed by the user.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can usually refuse
cookies or selectively accept certain cookies by adjusting the preferences in your
browser. If you turn off cookies, there may be some features of the Site that will
not be available to you and some Web pages may not display properly. You can find
information on popular browsers and how to adjust your cookie preferences at the
following websites:
Information We Collect From You
While you are on the Site we may collect personal information from you. Personal
information may include information you provide to us while registering with the
Site, making purchases, or as otherwise requested on the Site, such as your name,
address, phone number, and email address. Personal information may also include
information we gather about you while on the Site such as your purchase history.
If you place an order with us, our order forms require that you provide financial
information (like your credit card numbers) as well. We may also collect demographic
information that you provide to us such as your zip code, age, or income level.
Nowhere on the Site do we knowingly collect personal information from children under
the age of 13.
How We Use Personal Information
We will use your personal information for customer service, to provide you with
information that you may request, to customize your experience on the Site, and
to contact you when necessary in connection with transactions entered into by you
on the Site. We may also use your personal information for internal business purposes,
such as analyzing and managing our business. We may also combine the information
we have gathered about you with information from other sources. We may use third
parties to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on
our behalf, such as order fulfillment. We may share your information with these
third parties for those limited purposes. Unless you tell us not to, we may also
use your personal information to contact you about offers or promotions from Youthology
Research Institute and selected third parties we think you would be interested in.
If you do not want to receive this information, indicate that we may not do so at
the point where you give us your personal information. If you change your mind later,
email us at customerservice@youthology.com
or call 1–866-YOUTH-90. Please note that changes to your preferences may not be
effective immediately.
We may also share your personal information with selected third parties so that
you may receive special offers and promotions from them, unless you opt–out. If
you would like to opt–out of our sharing your personal information with those third
parties, indicate that we may not do so at the point where you give us such personal
information or email us at customerservice@youthology.com
or call 1–866-YOUTH-90. Please note that changes to your preferences may not be
effective immediately.
Your personal information may be passed on to a third party in the event of a transfer
of ownership, assets or the bankruptcy of Youthology Research Institute. We may
also disclose specific information when we determine that such disclosure is necessary
to comply with applicable law, to assist in a fraud protection or investigation
or to protect the interests or safety of Youthology Research Institute or other
visitors to the Site.
How We Use Financial Information
Financial information is used to bill you for products and services. By making a
purchase on the Site, you consent to our providing your financial information to
our service providers and to such third parties as we determine is necessary to
process your transactions. These third parties may include the credit card companies
and banking institutions used to process the transaction.
How We Use Demographic Information
We use demographic information to tailor the Site to the interests of our users.
Demographic information is shared with advertisers only on an aggregate basis so
that they can tailor their advertisements to the appropriate audience. Demographic
information may also be shared with other third parties on an aggregate basis.
Other Sites
The Site may contain links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such Web sites or for the privacy policies and practices
of other third parties.
Our Security Precautions
The Site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and
alteration of the information under our control. We use industry standard technology
to protect the security of your information. We encrypt all of your personal and
financial information and use our best efforts to prevent it from being read or
intercepted as the information travels over the Internet. Unfortunately, no data
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result,
while we are committed to protecting your information, we cannot ensure or warrant
the security of any information you transmit to us.
Accessing Your Information
Youthology Research Institute gives you the opportunity to modify or remove personal
information that you have provided to us. You may do so by emailing to us at
customerservice@youthology.com or calling 1–866–YOUTH–90.
Changing or deleting your information or otherwise opting–out of receipt of communications
from Youthology Research Institute or third parties will change or delete the data
only in our database for purposes of transacting future business on the Site and
for managing future communications from Youthology Research Institute and third
parties. These changes and deletions will not change or delete information already
collected as part of a particular purchase in our transactions database which may
have already been shared with third parties, all as provided above in this Privacy
Policy. You will need to contact third parties who may contact you directly to change
your preferences or your personal information that they may be using to contact
you.