Privacy Policy
Information Collection and Use
Whimit is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not
sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is
disclosed in this statement. Whimit collects information from our users at
several different points on our website.
Registration
In order to use this website, a user must first complete the registration form.
During registration a user is required to give their contact information. This
information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which
they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic
information, and unique identifiers, but encouraged so we can provide a more
personalized experience on our site.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any
personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes
their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie
on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once,
thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal nformation that can identify
any individual person.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Whimit is not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our
users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of
each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This
privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Third Party Advertising
We use DoubleClick and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads when
you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your
name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and
other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites
about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more
information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this
information used by these companies,
please click here
Third Party Coockies
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser
may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser.
Use Of Information This Site Gathers/Tracks
The information which is gathered on each of the data entry forms throughout the
site, as described above, is only used to carry out the service they want. When
they have finished using that service, the information is deleted.
Sharing Of Information This Site Garthers/Tracks
The information gathered by this website is shared with NO OTHER WEBSITE, or
persons.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information
such as name and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests 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 shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age 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.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our
site, we ask them for the friend's name and email address. Whimit will
automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site.
Whimit stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time
email. The friend may contact Whimit to request the removal of this information
from their database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When
users submit information via the website, your information is protected both
online and off-line.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are able to
un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information
about the service.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user's personally identifiable information changes, or if a user no longer
desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or
remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the
Edit Profile page or by emailing us.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an
email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in
this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy
policy under which the information was collected.
