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Idea Product
has created this privacy statement to demonstrate
our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses
the information gathering and dissemination practices
of Idea Product
A user can access our Web sites and utilize a number
of our services without providing any information
at all. However, all users who register for Idea Product
premium and opt in services provide basic contact
and demographic information. We do develop summary
- not individual - reports for our advertisers. The
people that make it possible for visitors to use Idea Product
for free - our advertisers - need this information
to determine how effective their advertising investments
are. Idea Product will not disclose a user's personally
identifiable information to any third party without
the user's express permission.
We do not follow a user's browsing path outside of
our Web sites.
Information Idea Product collects:
Optional sign up's:
If users wish to utilize certain services located
on specific sections of Idea Product, they must sign
up. Services that currently require some form of sign
up include: Participation in competitions/promotions,
Subscribing to Idea Product premium content, Subscribing
to Idea Product premium e-mail, Requesting property
e-mail alerts, Requesting job e-mail alerts, Requesting
Fantasy Football e-mail newsletters, E-mail newsletters
from Idea Product, Registering with Idea Product/shop.
The information collected when a user signs up for
a service can include an e-mail address and name.
When signing up for a service, a user may also "opt
out" of various e-mail notifications or offers
(see Opt- Out Procedures below).
Polling:
Idea Product offers interactive polls so users can
easily share their opinions with others and see what
other Idea Product users think about important. Their
name, e-mail address and country information is retained
temporarily.
Cookies:
Certain sections of the site use cookies to maintain
single user sessions as well as to aggregate broad
demographic data as it relates to user behavior. You
also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying
your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept
all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set,
or to reject all cookies. A cookie is a small piece
of information sent by a web server to a web browser,
which enables the server to collect information back
from the browser. You can find out more about the
use of cookies on: http://www.cookiecentral.com
"E-mail this story" service:
A user can electronically forward a news story to
someone else by clicking the link at the bottom of
a story. The user provides a valid e-mail address
for both the sender and the recipient in order to
ensure that the service functions properly and to
inform the recipient who sent the story. There is
also an option to include a name which is only used
for the e-mail salutation. None of this information
is used for any other purpose.
Information Automatically Logged:
We use your IP address, log user agents and referring
address to help diagnose problems with our server,
to administer our Web site and to identify unique
users. Your IP address is also used to gather broad
demographic information. Auditing our traffic figures:
We also provide our log file data to two third parties
on a regular basis to verify our traffic figures to
the website. The information is used solely for auditing
purposes. These third parties:
ABC electronic auditing bureau. Finally, the data
may on occasion of abuse or harassment be used to
find and locate individuals abusing the network system
and or services of Idea Product. In these cases this
data may be passed on to appropriate individuals,
organisations or companies, if specifically requested.
Irish Data Protection Commissioner:
Further information on your data privacy rights are
available on the website of the Irish Data Protection
Commissioner. http://www.dataprivacy.ie/2.htm#Your%20Rights
Advertisers:
Idea Product may perform statistical analyses of user
behavior in order to measure interest in the various
areas of our site (for product development purposes)
and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers
have seen or "clicked" their advertising
banners. We may also use demographic and preference
information to allow advertising banners on our Web
site to be targeted, in aggregate, to the readers
for whom they are most pertinent. This means that
readers may see advertising that is most likely to
interest them, and advertisers send their messages
to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving
both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness
of the ads. In this statistical analyses and banner
advertisement targeting, we will disclose information
to third parties only in aggregate form. Personal
information about you as an individual subscriber
will not be provided to any third party without your
consent.
We use a third-party advertising company to serve
ads when you visit our Web site. Our third-party advertising
company also separately places or recognises a cookie
file on your browser in the course of delivering advertisements
to Idea Product. For full details of our third-party
advertising technology's company terms and conditions
see:
http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy/privacy/default.asp
Form Submissions:
Certain online purchase options require users to give
us financial information (such as their credit card
numbers), and demographic information (such as their
address etc.). Financial information that is collected
is used solely to bill the user for products and services.
Surveys & Competitions:
From time-to-time our site requests information from
users via surveys or competitions. Participation in
these surveys or competitions is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not
to disclose this information. Information requested
may include contact information (such as name and
delivery address), and demographic information (such
as address, age and income level). Contact information
will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring
or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Promotions and competitions that run on Idea Product
may be sponsored by companies other than Idea Product
or may be co-sponsored by Idea Product and another
company.
Idea Product or its sponsors or business partners may
with your expressed permission, from time to time,
send you e-mails regarding its products and services.
e-mail:
Using the e-mail addresses provided on registration,
surveys, and competitions, Idea Product periodically
sends promotional e-mail to its subscribers about
services offered by Idea Product and selected sponsors.
You can indicate on the subscriber registration form
that you do not wish to receive further e-mail information
from Idea Product or its advertisers. Idea Product may
contact you regarding renewal of subscriptions to
the premium e-mail service.
External Links:
This site contains links to other sites. Idea Product
is not responsible for the privacy practices or the
content of such Web sites.
Security:
This site has security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission
over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, Idea Product cannot ensure or warrant
the security of any information you transmit to us
or from our online products or services, and you do
so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission,
we make our best effort to ensure its security on
our systems.
Opt-In:
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-in
to receive promotional/marketing information from
The Irish Times, Idea Product and select advertisers.
To unsubscribe please go to http://www.ideaproduct/services/unsubscribe.html
and enter your e-mail address.
Special Interest Sites:
Idea Product provides certain services in conjunction
with third parties: These third parties have their
own security and privacy policies. You are advised
to check them out separately as it pertains to their
individual security and privacy policies.
Correcting And Updating:
Idea Product offers users the ability to change certain
personal identifiable information (e-mail address,)
collected during the sign up process for specific
services.
Contacting the Web Site:
If you have any questions about this privacy statement,
or the security practices of this site, you can contact:
services@ideaproduct.com |
