Privacy Statement

For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes no information regarding the domain or e-mail address. We collect the e-mail address of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user specific information on what pages consumers access or visit and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

The information we collect is used for internal review and is then discarded, used to improve the content of our Web page, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for individual consumer and used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending an e-mail, calling or writing, and telling us that you do not want to receive e-mail from our company.

We are determined to make your online experience at FishFindersDirect.com safe and easy. All personal information submitted will be used exclusively by FishFindersDirect.com and will not be distributed or sold to outside parties.

TYPES OF INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED
We may collect the following types of information:
Information you provide us online: personal information such as name, email address, telephone number, physical address, birth date, gender, zip code or other information may be collected via the Site.
Site Usage Information: When you visit the Site we may receive and store certain types of information. For example, we may collect click-stream data and your IP address.
Email Communications: When you open emails from the Site, we may receive a confirmation that you opened the email.  We may also track what emails you may be receiving from FishFindersDirect.com. We also keep a record of what emails you have opted to receive and not to receive.

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE COLLECTED
We may collect information from you on the Site, including but not limited to the Site sections described below:
Registration: You may be asked to complete a registration form and provide personally identifiable information. You may also be asked to choose a user ID and password in order to take advantage of certain features of the Site, including, but not limited to, Newsletters, Contests, Forums, Fantasy or other subscription based services.

Newsletters and Site Emails: We may offer free newsletters to share information about the Site, about us and our affiliates and subsidiaries, or about our business partners and advertisers and sponsors. You may receive a newsletter either by registering for a particular newsletter or in conjunction with a special feature for which you have registered on the Site. You may cancel your free email newsletter subscription by following the Site’s instructions or, in some instances, in the designated area of certain newsletters or emails.

Contests or Sweepstakes: We may operate contests and sweepstakes through the Site which may require registration. Your personally identifiable information may be used to contact you for winner notification, prize delivery confirmation or other related purposes. We may ask your permission to publicly post some of your information on the Site, such as on a winners page, should you win a contest or sweepstakes. Except as required by applicable law, we will not post your information without your permission. On occasion, a third party advertiser or sponsor may operate or host a contest or sweepstakes on the Site, and collect your information. In those cases, where we are not the contest or sweepstake’s operator or host, we have no control over the information collected and accordingly urge you to review the advertiser's or sponsor's privacy policy applicable to the contest or sweepstakes before participating.

Surveys or Voting: Occasionally we may request personally identifiable information from you via surveys or voting polls. Survey participation is voluntary and you may decide whether or not to disclose information. At times, you may have to register to vote or to take part in a survey.

Cookies: As with many Web sites, FishFindersDirect.com uses standard technology called "cookies," which are small data files that are transferred to your computer if you configure your browser to accept cookies. Cookies automatically identify your Web browser to the Site whenever you visit the Site.  They make using the Site easier for you by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences. By tracking how and when customers use the Site, cookies help us determine which areas are popular and which are not. Many Site improvements and updates are designed based on data obtained from cookies. Accepting cookies allows you, among other things, to personalize your experience on the Site. Cookies may also allow the Site to present specific advertising to you based on your interests. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you may turn the cookies off in your browser; however, some areas of the Site may not provide you with a personalized experience if cookies are disabled.

IP Addresses and Click-stream Data: We may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers and sponsors. An IP address is a specific number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. When you visit the Site, our computers log your IP address. Click-stream data is information collected when you request Web pages from the Site. Click-stream data may information such as the page viewed, the time, the source of the page request, the browser type making the request, the preceding page view and other such non-personal information.  This data helps us understand how visitors arrive at the Site, what content is most popular, what type of visitors are interested in particular kinds of content and advertising, and so forth.

Transaction Information: If you order any information from our Site, buy any of our products or subscribe for any of the services that we offer, we will ask you to complete an order form. The order form will request certain information from you, including financial information such as a credit card number and expiration date, general contact information, billing and shipping information. We will use this information to complete the transaction you have requested and to invoice you. Such information is collected and stored through encrypted means for your protection.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED
FishFindersDirect.com owns the information collected via the Site. As applicable, the information you provide may be used to:
contact you about the Site; contact you relating to your membership status; confirm or fulfill an order; monitor or improve the use of the Site; customize the advertising and content on the Site; monitor compliance with our terms and conditions; provide special offers to you from FishFindersDirect.com; send you promotional material on behalf of our partners; inform you of a prize you have won.

WITH WHOM THE INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED
At times, we may share your personally identifiable information with others for various purposes. The following outlines the ways in which your information may be shared with others:
Agents: We employ other businesses, certain services and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, sending e-mail, Site analysis, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They may have access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions, but are prohibited from using it for other purposes.
Promotional Offers: We may send offers to you on behalf of other partners. If you do not want to receive such offers, you may opt out.

Aggregate Information: We may share aggregate information such as demographics and Site usage statistics to advertisers, sponsors or other organizations. When this type of information is shared, the other parties do not have access to your personally identifiable information.

Opt-in and Opt-out Programs: Throughout the Site you may receive opportunities for special offers from third parties. An opt-in/opt-out message will ask you if you wish to share your information. If you choose to have your information shared, in an effort to protect you, third parties who have access to personally identifiable information must abide by the current Site privacy policy. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other companies, and you should review the privacy practices of such Web sites prior to providing your personally identifiable information.
Third-Party Ad Serving & Audience and Traffic Measurement Services: The Site may use a third party network advertiser to serve the advertisements on the Site or may use a traffic measurement service to analyze the Site’s traffic.

Business Transfers: The Site may be sold along with its assets, or other transactions may occur in which your personally identifiable information is one of the business assets transferred. In such a case, your personally identifiable information, which we have gathered, may be one of the business assets we transfer.

Legal Process: In the event we are required to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process your personally identifiable information may be disclosed pursuant to such subpoena, court order or legal process, which may be without notice to you.

Terms of Use Statement

You understand and agree that the owners of this site shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, data or other intangible losses (even if the owners of this site have been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from the use or the inability to use the product(s) and or service(s) or any misuse of the product(s) and or service(s) in a manner not in accordance with their intended use.