Privacy Policy
CONSUMER PERSONAL
INFORMATION
At FreeBQ.com we respect your privacy and value our relationship with you. Your
personal information will be protected, will never be sold, and will only be used
by FreeBQ.com. Our goal is to interact with our members regarding upcoming draws.
By submitting personal information to us, you are consenting to its use and disclosure
for the following purposes:
If these intended uses are not reasonably obvious from the circumstances in which personal information is collected, we will not ask for the information. Keep in mind, that there are limited situations in which applicable laws require or allow us to collect, use/disclose personal information without consent. They include, for example, safety and law enforcement/compliance activities.
Consumer Personal Information
1. What information about me is collected by FreeBQ.com and
how is it used?
A) Personal Information that FreeBQ.com May Collect About You:
FreeBQ.com collects personal information about you that is reasonably necessary
for the purposes described above. We may collect this information directly from
you at the website or through one of our agents, affiliates or kiosks, always with
your consent as required by law.
For example, when you sign up as a member of FreeBQ.com, we ask you to enter your
interests. When you enter the interests, we will contact you via email regarding
a specific event that is directly related to your submission. We only collect information
relevant to contest giveaways including that which is required to make contact with
the winner. Before a winner can claim their prize they must complete their profile.
B) Visiting FreeBQ.com Web Site:
1. What Information FreeBQ
May Collect Through its Web Site:
During normal
Web site usage, you can visit our site without communicating any personal information.
However, to make use of certain features on our site, such as contests, quizzes,
promotions, or personalized services, users need to register with the FreeBQ.com
site. As part of this voluntary registration, FreeBQ.com may request contact and
eligibility information such as name, telephone number, e-mail address, age and
other data required for operating these services or promotions.
As described in
paragraph A above, we may also ask you to provide additional personal information.
We use this information as described in our list of uses set out above. Again, the
more information you volunteer, and the more accurate it is, the better we are able
to customize and improve your experience with FreeBQ.com.
When users refer
friends to FreeBQ.com, only one email is sent via the person referring and no other
promotional material is ever sent without the consent of person referred.
You should be
aware that when you share personal information in public areas of our Web site,
such as chat rooms or bulletin boards, this information might be seen and used by
others. We urge you to exercise good judgment when sharing personal information
in these forums.
2. FreeBQ.com Web Site – Use
of Cookies:
When you visit
FreeBQ.com, we may collect and store information about your visit on an anonymous,
aggregate basis using "cookie" technology. A cookie is an element of data that a
Web site can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard
drive. Cookies may tell us the time and length of your visit, the pages you look
at on our sites, and the site you visited just before coming to ours. We may also
record the name of your internet service provider. This information allows us to
measure site activity to tailor the consumer experience within our Web site. The
goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit. Cookies used
by FreeBQ.com are solely to facilitate navigation and security across the site,
and are not used to capture or reveal personal information.
If you are concerned
about cookies, you may modify your browser settings to notify you when you receive
a cookie. If you do not know how to modify your browser settings please consult
your browser documentation or the supplier web site. You may visit FreeBQ.com with
your cookies turned off. However, you may not be able to access some of the areas
of our site, which require cookies for customization and personalization.
We may also use
third parties to serve FreeBQ.com advertisements on other web sites. In serving
FreeBQ.com advertisements these third parties may place cookies on your browser
computer and may collect certain anonymous information about your visits to other
web sites. This information includes browser type, IP address, Web activity and
time of day and is used to better understand and optimize FreeBQ.com online advertising
campaigns. To opt-out of these cookies, please review the privacy policies of that
web site and follow the instructions on their site.
2. Will FreeBQ.com share my information
with other parties?
When you provide FreeBQ.com
with personally identifiable information, FreeBQ.com will not share that information
with any advertisers or affiliates.
We may only disclose your personal information as required by law, in conjunction
with a government inquiry or in litigation or dispute resolution.
Additionally, our Web site does contain links to sites outside of and not controlled
by FreeBQ.com. FreeBQ.com is not responsible for these sites, their omissions or
for the policies or content of their Web sites. We recommend that you read the privacy
policies of these sites before making a decision to provide your personal information
to the site operators.
3. How is my personal information protected?
FreeBQ.com is committed
to protecting your personal information in full compliance with this Privacy Policy
and applicable laws. FreeBQ.com understands your concerns about online security
and about the security of your information otherwise collected by us and we take
reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of information
under our control. Your personal information may be stored and/or processed or otherwise
used by FreeBQ.com. In addition, we employ generally accepted information security
policies, procedures and techniques.
We encourage you, the user, to observe the security features built into your browser.
Upgrading to the latest version of an Internet browser will often provide increased
security.
4. Can I opt-out of FreeBQ.com promotions and initiatives?
If you do not want
to be contacted for product, service or marketing initiatives, or if you would like
to be removed from any direct marketing initiatives or direct e-mail lists, please
remove your membership from our site.
By opting out of our site, you will be removed from all future contests unless you
again opt-in at another time.
5. How can I access and correct
errors in my information?
You can access and
correct errors in your personally identifiable information by logging in and adjusting
your profile.
While FreeBQ.com uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the information we hold
about you is accurate, complete and current, we often rely on you to inform us about
changes to your contact or other relevant information (e.g., name, email, telephone
number, etc.).
6. How do I contact FreeBQ.com?
FreeBQ.com is committed to continuous
improvement, and values your input. We welcome your comments and/or suggestions
on improving our Web site and policies. If you have any comments or concerns, or
wish to limit the use of any of your personal information that we may have, you
may contact FreeBQ.com by clicking the "CONTACT US" link found in the footer of
our web site.
7. Will FreeBQ.com update its privacy policy?
We are always looking
for ways to improve and update our web site to further enhance its effectiveness.
Consequently our policies including this privacy policy will continue to evolve
and FreeBQ.com reserves the right to alter this privacy policy from time to time
and such changes will be effective ten days following the date on which this privacy
policy is revised and posted to our web site. We encourage you to visit our Privacy
page from time to time to view our most current privacy policy.
8. How can I close my account?
After your account is closed, it
is no longer accessible by you or anyone else.
If you ever want to win an item from us again or take advantage of any other features
of our site that require a password, you will need to start a new account. If you
want to change the e-mail address associated with your account, you can do this
online without having to close your account.
Still want us to
close your FreeBQ account?
Please contact us at
info@freebq.com to request that your account be closed.
Please be sure to send your request from the e-mail address associated with the
account you would like to close, so we can verify your identity.
This statement is effective as of March, 2009.
