Privacy Policy

 

I Found It Online does not use cookies to track visitors. All personally identifying information is provided by the user in the form of contact information including email address and name (or nickname). The email address is used to respond to questions sent via the contact form or the "Ask Megan" personal shopping service. The email addresses are not saved, used, sold, or shared in any way with any other business or site. The email addresses obtained via forms are not stored in a database of any kind.

Use of our newsletter/mailing list is voluntary and requires email validation to protect the email address of the recipients. These email address are stored in a database and used exclusively by us for mailings requested by the email address holder as verified by the validation procedure. These email addresses are not used for any other contact purpose than to send out information pertaining to this site. The mailing list/newsletter function is opt in/out by the subscriber and a link is provided in each mailing to opt out at any time. The frequency of the mailings has not been determined. These email addresses will not be shared, sold or made public in any way. Every effort will be made to protect the integrity of the database however we cannot be held responsible for hacking activity or permanent loss due to technical malfunction or mechanical failure.

Cookies my be written by sites linked from this site. Any questions regarding privacy issues on outside links should be sent directly to those sites. We are not in a position to police the privacy policies of the merchants linked from this site. Any "Exclusive Shop" owned by Surfing Safari will adhere to these terms and policies, however some merchants may reside within the I Found It Online domain as a paid service and their policies may differ from those of Surfing Safari and I Found It Online.

This site is not geared to the under 13 age group. Anyone requesting "Ask Megan" services is assumed to be at least 18 years of age and capable of making online purchases with cash, check, credit card, or online payment services. Children should ask their parents to contact us on their behalf when personally identifying information will be given.

Any demographic polls or questionaires found on the site are assumed to be voluntary. Any information provided via polls/forms/questionaires is considered property of Surfing Safari and will be used as aggregate data to improve services on the site. This information will not be sold or shared with any other company, however it may be used in aggregate to provide generalized demographic data when negotiating contracts for advertising.

Winners of any contests found on this site will be required to provide their full name, mailing address and functional email address . Contest winners will be posted by name only. The name must match the mailing address. The mailing information may at times be shared with sponsors who do the mailing of the prizes. We cannot be held responsible for the use of this information by contest sponsors. This information is only required from winners so prizes can be mailed to the winners. Entry forms will require a valid email address only for contact purposes in case there is a winner. Contest rules will be posted during any contest period.

This site compiles access log files which provide browser information and IP addresses, but they are not used to attempt to identify or track a visitors surfing habits in any way. Data related to search terms is used to improve site performance.

 

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