PRIVACY POLICY
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE OUR SERVICES. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy , our Website Use Policy and our Terms of Service do not visit our Website or access our Services!
BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ACCEPT THE POLICY AND THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes are effective immediately upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all terms of our Privacy Policy.
We are ARCS LLC, located at 30 N. Gould Street, Suite 6120, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA (referred to as “us”, “our”, “we”, “Company”, “arcstofreedom.com”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide to us when you visit our Websites and access our Content and Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect: (i) through our Services, (ii) in text and electronic messages between you and our Services, and (iii) via mobile applications you download from our Websites, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interactions between you and our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected by us offline or via third-party sites that may be accessed through hyperlinks on our Services.
If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, the name of your company, the alleged privacy violation and your contact information when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request. Any dispute resolution process shall be conducted in English.
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Please read the information below:
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
We collect several types of information about visitors and/or users of our Services. We may collect this information either directly when you provide it to us or automatically as you navigate through the Websites or App.(a) Personally Identifiable Information. ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ refers to information by which you may be personally identified, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address or affiliated institution or organization. We will collect and process such data about you when you register for a Service/create an account, subscribe to a newsletter, submit feedback, enter a contest, fill out a survey, or send us a communication. When ordering products or services on the Websites or App, you may also be asked to provide a credit card number and other payment-related information. You may also provide information to be published or displayed (“posted”) on public areas of the Websites (such as blogs, forums, message boards, and the like), or transmitted to other users of the Websites using ‘sharing’ features (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of the Websites with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
We may also collect your Internet Protocol (‘IP’) address. We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our servers, software, to administer our Services, to monitor or limit login access of our Services, and to gather demographic information.
We do not collect more Personally Identifiable Information than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity on the Websites.
COPPA
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
If you as the Subscriber are a parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 13, who may access or use the Services, you hereby give your express consent for that child to use the Services, which include all the features and functionality pertaining to your Subscription, including social media/community features. You represent and warrant that you will not allow a child under the age of 13 to use the Services if you do not agree to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and of our Website Use Policy and of our Terms and Conditions, collectively and in their entirety, on their behalf.
(b) Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We may collect, or our third party ad server and/or content server may collect, certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information, that does not by itself identify a specific individual. Such information tells us about your equipment, browsing actions, the resources that you access and use through the Services, your operating system and browser type. Our third party ad servers will provide us with summary, but not individual, reports that will tell us how many ads were presented and clicked upon at our Websites. The information that we collect automatically is ‘statistical’ in nature. It helps us to deliver a better and more personalized service to users, by enabling us to estimate usage patterns, customize our Services according to your individual preferences, and speed up your searches.
(c) Device Information. When you download our App and use our Services, we automatically collect information on the type of device you use and the operating system version, so we know the best application version to provide you with. We do not ask you for, access or track any location based information from your mobile device at any time while downloading or using our App or Services.
2. WHERE WE STORE DATA
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our service providers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfillment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. arcstofreedom.com will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.To learn more about the Safe Harbor program visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/
Although the Website is accessible worldwide, not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or offered through or on the Website are available to all persons or in all geographic locations, or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. ARCS LLC reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for any feature, product or service made on the Website is void where prohibited. All features, products and Services available on the Website are PROHIBITED FOR ACCESS AND USE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. If you choose to access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and risk, and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.Although the Website may be accessible worldwide, the Company makes no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal, is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer for any product, service, and/or information made in connection with the Services is void where prohibited.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:- To ensure that content from our Services is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer or mobile device
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection
- If you pay for Services using a credit card, we will transmit your credit card data to the appropriate credit card company and/or credit card payment processing company
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Services, when you choose to do so
- To notify you about changes to our Services
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information
If you are an existing customer, we will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail with information about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail.
If you use the Contact Us form on our site, we will respond to your inquiry by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail, and we will retain the information provided after your request has been fulfilled.
4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We will share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy.
We do not sell, trade, rent or disclose your information to others, except as provided herein:
(a) We provide some of our Services through contractual arrangements with service providers and other third parties. We and our service partners use your Personally Identifiable Information to operate our Websites and to deliver Services. For example, we must release your credit card information to the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for products and services purchased on our Websites; release your address information to the delivery service to deliver products that you ordered; and provide order information to third parties that help us deliver the services.
(b) We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in the following circumstances: (i) if it is required by law enforcement or judicial authorities, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation; (ii) if we have a good faith belief that we are required or permitted to do so by law or legal process; (iii) to protect the rights, reputation, property or safety of arcstofreedom.com or others; (iv) to defend or enforce our rights or your obligations; (v) if the disclosure is required by mandatory professional standards; (vi) to a selected third party with whom we affiliate; or (vii) if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Personally Identifiable Information in order to enforce or apply, or any contracts or agreement that may exist between you and arcstofreedom.com including this Privacy Policy and our Website Use Policy. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
(c) In the event that arcstofreedom.com decides to sell all or part of its stock or assets or enter into a merger, we reserve the right to include Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information among the assets transferred to the acquiring or surviving company.
(d) We may provide Non-Personally Identifiable Information about our customers’ sales, traffic patterns, and related Website information to third party service providers, affiliates, platforms and advertisers.
If you have any inquiries regarding our privacy practices, please contact us directly at support@arcstofreedom.com.
5. UPDATING OR CORRECTING YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
You may change any of your Personally Identifiable Information online by logging into ‘My Profile’ (located in the login boxes on our Websites). You may also access, change, request deletion of and/or correct your personal information by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We encourage you to promptly update your Personally Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your account deleted or removed and request that we no longer contact you; however, because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
You may also access, change, request deletion of and/or correct your child's personal information by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, your child's name, your address, your email address and your telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We encourage you to promptly update your child’s Personally Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your child’s account deleted or removed and request that we no longer have contact with your child; however, because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
6. CANCELING YOUR ACCOUNT OR DELETING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
If you are a Subscriber of one of our Subscription Websites, you can cancel your account by logging into “My Profile” (located in the login boxes on our Websites), clicking on the “Cancel Subscription” link, and following all cancellation instructions.
If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, you can also contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
7. CHOICES REGARDING CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
You can access some of the information that we collect about you. For example, by logging into “My Profile” (located in the login boxes on our Websites), you can access some of your Personally Identifiable Information, such as your username and email address.
With respect to your communications preferences, you can unsubscribe and opt-out from all communication by canceling your account or by following your email provider's internal instructions. Even in the event that you wish to opt-out from our newsletter or other email transmissions, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
If your e-mail address has changed and you would like to continue to receiving correspondence and accessing Subscription Website Premium Content, your manual change of email address in the “My Profile” area (located in the login boxes on our website) will NOT be sufficient. If you are a Subscriber of Premium Content, we suggest that you retain your original account email address.
If you are a Subscriber of Premium Content and you wish to change your account email address, you must email us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, telephone number, your former account e-mail address and your new account email address when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We do not send unsolicited commercial e-mails (“spam”). If you indicated upon registration that you are interested in receiving offers or information from us and our partners, we may contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail with information about goods and products and services that we feel may be of interest to you.
If you wish to opt-out of any such offers or information, you can contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you wish to opt-out of any offers or information from us and our partners, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
You may be required to cancel your arcstofreedom.com membership and/or subscription, in order to opt-out of certain transmissions, if they are integral to your receipt of the Services. For instance, we may not provide an opt-out option for your ongoing receipt of non-commercial Service e-mails, SMS transmissions, telephone calls or U.S. Postal mailings (i.e., telephone consultations and sessions, emails allowing access to certain portions of our Website to which yo have subscribed, etc.).
You also have choices with respect to cookies, as described below. 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. If you choose to reject all cookies some parts of our Websites may not work properly in your case.
8. INFORMATION RELATED TO DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE ARCSTOFREEDOM.COM PLATFORM SERVICE
For certain services arcstofreedom.com collects information under the direction of its Multi-Use Subscribers.
Multi-Use Subscriber: an individual, entity, organization, or institution that subscribes to the Services for use by its constituents, who may include employees, students, faculty, administration, residents, clients, patients or other end users, etc. (collectively referred to as “Authorized End Users” under a “Multi-User Subscription”).
In this respect, we sometimes act as a data processor and have no direct relationship with the individuals whose Personally Identifiable Information our Website processes. An individual who seeks access, correct, amend or delete data should direct his or her query to the relevant arcstofreedom.com Multi-Use Subscriber (the data controller). If the Authorized End User makes a request to us to remove the data, we will respond to their request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
The Website will retain Personally Identifiable Information we process on behalf of our Multi-Use Subscribers for as long as needed to provide our services to our Multi-Use Subscribers. We will retain and use this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
9. DATA SECURITY
All information you provide to us is stored on the servers and platforms of our service providers (through whom we provide our Services, through contractual agreements), our partners and other third parties. These service providers, partners and other third parties are responsible for keeping your information safe on their respective servers.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of service provider, partner and other third party sites and platforms or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the Services or for the privacy practices of third party online advertising companies. When you access the Services, leave the Services via such a link or in any way access a third party application or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party platform to determine, among other things, how they will handle any personally identifiable or other information that they may collect from you.
Any payment transactions will be encrypted using Paypal's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. To make online purchases you must use an SSL-enabled browser in order to protect the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it is transmitted over the Internet.
Access by you to your account is available through your provided email address and a password either selected by you, or provided by us via electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or via telephone. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone and that you ensure you use a secure web browser. We cannot be held accountable for activity that results from your own neglect to safeguard the secrecy of your password and user name. If you share a computer with anyone, you should always log out of your account after you are finished, in order to prevent access to your information from subsequent users of that computer.
Please notify us as soon as possible if your user name or any password (either selected by you, or provided by arcstofreedom.com) is or has been compromised.
Call (844) 474-2727 or email support@arcstofreedom.com, IMMEDIATELY, if you either suspect or know that your passwords, any Subscriber passwords or any Website passwords have been compromised. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address when you contact us, and place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your correspondence, if contacting us via email.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Website cannot be guaranteed and we shall have no liability to you or any third party for loss, misuse, disclosure or alteration of such information; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.
In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your Personally Identifiable Information in our control may have been compromised, we will notify you as promptly as possible under the circumstances. To the extent we have your e-mail address, we may notify you by e-mail and you consent to our use of e-mail as a means of such notification.
If you prefer for us to use another method to notify you in this situation, please e-mail us at support@arcstofreedom.com with the alternative contact information you wish to be used. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address when you contact us, and place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email.
10. COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
When you use our Websites we may use cookies and other technologies in order to facilitate and customize your use of our Services.
What is a cookie? A cookie is a small data text file, which a website stores on your computer or mobile device (if your Web browser permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you to us. The cookies make your use of the Websites easier and make the Websites run more smoothly.
The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company and service providers, is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, and service providers, may use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site, in order for you to subscribe to our Services, access and use our Services, and/or use our e-commerce checkout and other features, etc.
You can disable and/or delete all types of cookies by using your browser settings. Cookies are generally easy to disable and/or delete but how you do so varies from browser to browser. The “help” function within your browser should tell you how to do it. The best way may be to close your browser and then search for “cookie folder” or “cookie manager” or simply “cookie”. Please also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for more information about cookies and how to disable them. If you do disable cookies, our Websites will not recognize you and you may not have access to all portions of the Websites.
What are clear gifs? Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the full-stop or period at the end of this sentence.
We may partner with third party ad networks to manage our advertising on other sites. As part of their service, they may use cookies and clear gifs. We and our third party ad server will collect and use your IP address and certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information about you, such as your browser type, the server your computer is logged onto, the area code and zip code associated with your server and whether you responded to a particular advertisement.
If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
You may be required to cancel your Subscription, in order to opt-out of targeted advertising. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You may continue to receive generic ads.
Even in the event that you wish to opt-out of any targeted advertising, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
What is a Flash cookie? Local storage objects, also known as “Flash cookies”, are similar in function to browser cookies in that they store some information about you or your activities on our Websites. We use Flash cookies in certain situations where we use Flash to provide some content such as video clips or animation. The options within your browser may not prevent the setting of Flash cookies.
11. MOBILE ANALYTICS
We may use mobile analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your phone. This software may record information such as how often you use the App, the events that occur within the App, aggregated usage, performance data, and where the App was downloaded from. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any Personally Identifiable Information you submit within the App.
12. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND ADVERTISERSExcept as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. Our Websites may contain hyperlinks to other third-party web sites, which may collect and disclose information in a manner that is different from our Websites. We are not responsible for the collection, use, or disclosure of information collected through these third-party web sites, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability related to such collection, use, or disclosure. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of the other web sites you visit. Additionally, other companies that place advertising on our Websites may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
13. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident and have provided us with Personally Identifiable Information, California law gives you the right to request and receive from us, once per calendar year, information as to how we have shared your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If applicable, such information would include a list of names and addresses of all third parties with whom such information was shared during the prior calendar year as well as a list of the categories of Personally Identifiable Information shared.
You may make such a request by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, physical mailing address and email address when you contact us. Please also include your telephone number, whenever possible. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
In the event that we may provide your Personally Identifiable Information to reputable third-parties, such third-parties are also obligated to keep your Personally Identifiable Information secure and confidential. Such third parties’ use of your Personally Identifiable Information will be subject to their privacy policies. You should contact those entities directly regarding any communications you may receive from them, including, if you later decide that you no longer want that third party to use your Personally Identifiable Information.
Even in the event that you wish to request information about how to exercise your third-party disclosure choices and other rights afforded under the State Law of California, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page (with a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated on the home pages of the Websites). The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified on the last page of this policy. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Your continued use of the Services after such modifications will constitute your:
(a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
15. COMMUNITIES, FORUMS, CHAT ROOMS, AND MESSAGE BOARDS
If you choose to disclose Personally Identifiable Information on communities, message boards, forums, and the like, which may be accessible via the Websites, you should be aware that such information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties.
You acknowledge and accept that any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on the Websites are accessible to all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for all activity conducted by you via communities, forums, message boards, chat rooms, etc. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
We may or may not be able to control removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties. Additionally, you may be required to cancel your Subscription, in order to achieve removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum, or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties.
To request removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum, or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you request removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
16. SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES
Our Websites may include Social Media Features and Security Features, including but not limited to Facebook features and links, Twitter feeds and links, AddThis buttons or other interactive mini-programs that run on our Websites. These features may collect your IP address, which pages you are visiting on our Websites, and may set cookies to enable the features to function properly. Social Media Features and Security Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Websites. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
17. GIFT CERTIFICATES
ARCS does not offer gift certificates. Each Subscriber must be:
- an individual
- an independent subscriber
18. HOW DO YOU CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of or your dealings with our Websites please contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request. You can also make such request(s) by calling us at (844) 474-2727.
LAST REVISED: JANUARY 22, 2011
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE OUR SERVICES. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy , our Website Use Policy and our Terms of Service do not visit our Website or access our Services!
BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ACCEPT THE POLICY AND THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes are effective immediately upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all terms of our Privacy Policy.
We are ARCS LLC, located at 30 N. Gould Street, Suite 6120, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA (referred to as “us”, “our”, “we”, “Company”, “arcstofreedom.com”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide to us when you visit our Websites and access our Content and Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect: (i) through our Services, (ii) in text and electronic messages between you and our Services, and (iii) via mobile applications you download from our Websites, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interactions between you and our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected by us offline or via third-party sites that may be accessed through hyperlinks on our Services.
If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, the name of your company, the alleged privacy violation and your contact information when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request. Any dispute resolution process shall be conducted in English.
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Please read the information below:
- Information we collect about you
- Where we store data
- How we use your information
- Disclosure of your information
- Updating or correcting your personally identifiable information
- Canceling your account or deleting your personally identifiable information
- Choices regarding control of your personally identifiable information
- Information related to data collected through the arcstofreedom.com platform service
- Data Security
- Cookies
- Mobile Analytics
- Links to third party web sites and advertisers
- Notice to California residents
- Changes to this Privacy Policy
- Communities, forums, chat rooms, and message boards
- Social Media features
- Gift Certificates
- How do you contact us with questions?
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
We collect several types of information about visitors and/or users of our Services. We may collect this information either directly when you provide it to us or automatically as you navigate through the Websites or App.(a) Personally Identifiable Information. ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ refers to information by which you may be personally identified, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address or affiliated institution or organization. We will collect and process such data about you when you register for a Service/create an account, subscribe to a newsletter, submit feedback, enter a contest, fill out a survey, or send us a communication. When ordering products or services on the Websites or App, you may also be asked to provide a credit card number and other payment-related information. You may also provide information to be published or displayed (“posted”) on public areas of the Websites (such as blogs, forums, message boards, and the like), or transmitted to other users of the Websites using ‘sharing’ features (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of the Websites with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
We may also collect your Internet Protocol (‘IP’) address. We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our servers, software, to administer our Services, to monitor or limit login access of our Services, and to gather demographic information.
We do not collect more Personally Identifiable Information than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity on the Websites.
COPPA
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
If you as the Subscriber are a parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 13, who may access or use the Services, you hereby give your express consent for that child to use the Services, which include all the features and functionality pertaining to your Subscription, including social media/community features. You represent and warrant that you will not allow a child under the age of 13 to use the Services if you do not agree to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and of our Website Use Policy and of our Terms and Conditions, collectively and in their entirety, on their behalf.
(b) Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We may collect, or our third party ad server and/or content server may collect, certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information, that does not by itself identify a specific individual. Such information tells us about your equipment, browsing actions, the resources that you access and use through the Services, your operating system and browser type. Our third party ad servers will provide us with summary, but not individual, reports that will tell us how many ads were presented and clicked upon at our Websites. The information that we collect automatically is ‘statistical’ in nature. It helps us to deliver a better and more personalized service to users, by enabling us to estimate usage patterns, customize our Services according to your individual preferences, and speed up your searches.
(c) Device Information. When you download our App and use our Services, we automatically collect information on the type of device you use and the operating system version, so we know the best application version to provide you with. We do not ask you for, access or track any location based information from your mobile device at any time while downloading or using our App or Services.
2. WHERE WE STORE DATA
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our service providers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfillment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. arcstofreedom.com will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.To learn more about the Safe Harbor program visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/
Although the Website is accessible worldwide, not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or offered through or on the Website are available to all persons or in all geographic locations, or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. ARCS LLC reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for any feature, product or service made on the Website is void where prohibited. All features, products and Services available on the Website are PROHIBITED FOR ACCESS AND USE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. If you choose to access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and risk, and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.Although the Website may be accessible worldwide, the Company makes no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal, is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer for any product, service, and/or information made in connection with the Services is void where prohibited.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:- To ensure that content from our Services is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer or mobile device
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection
- If you pay for Services using a credit card, we will transmit your credit card data to the appropriate credit card company and/or credit card payment processing company
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Services, when you choose to do so
- To notify you about changes to our Services
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information
If you are an existing customer, we will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail with information about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail.
If you use the Contact Us form on our site, we will respond to your inquiry by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail, and we will retain the information provided after your request has been fulfilled.
4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We will share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy.
We do not sell, trade, rent or disclose your information to others, except as provided herein:
(a) We provide some of our Services through contractual arrangements with service providers and other third parties. We and our service partners use your Personally Identifiable Information to operate our Websites and to deliver Services. For example, we must release your credit card information to the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for products and services purchased on our Websites; release your address information to the delivery service to deliver products that you ordered; and provide order information to third parties that help us deliver the services.
(b) We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in the following circumstances: (i) if it is required by law enforcement or judicial authorities, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation; (ii) if we have a good faith belief that we are required or permitted to do so by law or legal process; (iii) to protect the rights, reputation, property or safety of arcstofreedom.com or others; (iv) to defend or enforce our rights or your obligations; (v) if the disclosure is required by mandatory professional standards; (vi) to a selected third party with whom we affiliate; or (vii) if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Personally Identifiable Information in order to enforce or apply, or any contracts or agreement that may exist between you and arcstofreedom.com including this Privacy Policy and our Website Use Policy. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
(c) In the event that arcstofreedom.com decides to sell all or part of its stock or assets or enter into a merger, we reserve the right to include Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information among the assets transferred to the acquiring or surviving company.
(d) We may provide Non-Personally Identifiable Information about our customers’ sales, traffic patterns, and related Website information to third party service providers, affiliates, platforms and advertisers.
If you have any inquiries regarding our privacy practices, please contact us directly at support@arcstofreedom.com.
5. UPDATING OR CORRECTING YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
You may change any of your Personally Identifiable Information online by logging into ‘My Profile’ (located in the login boxes on our Websites). You may also access, change, request deletion of and/or correct your personal information by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We encourage you to promptly update your Personally Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your account deleted or removed and request that we no longer contact you; however, because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
You may also access, change, request deletion of and/or correct your child's personal information by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, your child's name, your address, your email address and your telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request to access within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We encourage you to promptly update your child’s Personally Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your child’s account deleted or removed and request that we no longer have contact with your child; however, because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
6. CANCELING YOUR ACCOUNT OR DELETING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
If you are a Subscriber of one of our Subscription Websites, you can cancel your account by logging into “My Profile” (located in the login boxes on our Websites), clicking on the “Cancel Subscription” link, and following all cancellation instructions.
If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, you can also contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
7. CHOICES REGARDING CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
You can access some of the information that we collect about you. For example, by logging into “My Profile” (located in the login boxes on our Websites), you can access some of your Personally Identifiable Information, such as your username and email address.
With respect to your communications preferences, you can unsubscribe and opt-out from all communication by canceling your account or by following your email provider's internal instructions. Even in the event that you wish to opt-out from our newsletter or other email transmissions, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
If your e-mail address has changed and you would like to continue to receiving correspondence and accessing Subscription Website Premium Content, your manual change of email address in the “My Profile” area (located in the login boxes on our website) will NOT be sufficient. If you are a Subscriber of Premium Content, we suggest that you retain your original account email address.
If you are a Subscriber of Premium Content and you wish to change your account email address, you must email us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, telephone number, your former account e-mail address and your new account email address when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
We do not send unsolicited commercial e-mails (“spam”). If you indicated upon registration that you are interested in receiving offers or information from us and our partners, we may contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or by telephone and/or by U.S. Postal Mail with information about goods and products and services that we feel may be of interest to you.
If you wish to opt-out of any such offers or information, you can contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you wish to opt-out of any offers or information from us and our partners, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
You may be required to cancel your arcstofreedom.com membership and/or subscription, in order to opt-out of certain transmissions, if they are integral to your receipt of the Services. For instance, we may not provide an opt-out option for your ongoing receipt of non-commercial Service e-mails, SMS transmissions, telephone calls or U.S. Postal mailings (i.e., telephone consultations and sessions, emails allowing access to certain portions of our Website to which yo have subscribed, etc.).
You also have choices with respect to cookies, as described below. 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. If you choose to reject all cookies some parts of our Websites may not work properly in your case.
8. INFORMATION RELATED TO DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE ARCSTOFREEDOM.COM PLATFORM SERVICE
For certain services arcstofreedom.com collects information under the direction of its Multi-Use Subscribers.
Multi-Use Subscriber: an individual, entity, organization, or institution that subscribes to the Services for use by its constituents, who may include employees, students, faculty, administration, residents, clients, patients or other end users, etc. (collectively referred to as “Authorized End Users” under a “Multi-User Subscription”).
In this respect, we sometimes act as a data processor and have no direct relationship with the individuals whose Personally Identifiable Information our Website processes. An individual who seeks access, correct, amend or delete data should direct his or her query to the relevant arcstofreedom.com Multi-Use Subscriber (the data controller). If the Authorized End User makes a request to us to remove the data, we will respond to their request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
The Website will retain Personally Identifiable Information we process on behalf of our Multi-Use Subscribers for as long as needed to provide our services to our Multi-Use Subscribers. We will retain and use this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
9. DATA SECURITY
All information you provide to us is stored on the servers and platforms of our service providers (through whom we provide our Services, through contractual agreements), our partners and other third parties. These service providers, partners and other third parties are responsible for keeping your information safe on their respective servers.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of service provider, partner and other third party sites and platforms or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the Services or for the privacy practices of third party online advertising companies. When you access the Services, leave the Services via such a link or in any way access a third party application or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party platform to determine, among other things, how they will handle any personally identifiable or other information that they may collect from you.
Any payment transactions will be encrypted using Paypal's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. To make online purchases you must use an SSL-enabled browser in order to protect the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it is transmitted over the Internet.
Access by you to your account is available through your provided email address and a password either selected by you, or provided by us via electronic means (e-mail or SMS) and/or via telephone. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone and that you ensure you use a secure web browser. We cannot be held accountable for activity that results from your own neglect to safeguard the secrecy of your password and user name. If you share a computer with anyone, you should always log out of your account after you are finished, in order to prevent access to your information from subsequent users of that computer.
Please notify us as soon as possible if your user name or any password (either selected by you, or provided by arcstofreedom.com) is or has been compromised.
Call (844) 474-2727 or email support@arcstofreedom.com, IMMEDIATELY, if you either suspect or know that your passwords, any Subscriber passwords or any Website passwords have been compromised. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address when you contact us, and place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your correspondence, if contacting us via email.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Website cannot be guaranteed and we shall have no liability to you or any third party for loss, misuse, disclosure or alteration of such information; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.
In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your Personally Identifiable Information in our control may have been compromised, we will notify you as promptly as possible under the circumstances. To the extent we have your e-mail address, we may notify you by e-mail and you consent to our use of e-mail as a means of such notification.
If you prefer for us to use another method to notify you in this situation, please e-mail us at support@arcstofreedom.com with the alternative contact information you wish to be used. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address when you contact us, and place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email.
10. COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
When you use our Websites we may use cookies and other technologies in order to facilitate and customize your use of our Services.
What is a cookie? A cookie is a small data text file, which a website stores on your computer or mobile device (if your Web browser permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you to us. The cookies make your use of the Websites easier and make the Websites run more smoothly.
The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company and service providers, is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, and service providers, may use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site, in order for you to subscribe to our Services, access and use our Services, and/or use our e-commerce checkout and other features, etc.
You can disable and/or delete all types of cookies by using your browser settings. Cookies are generally easy to disable and/or delete but how you do so varies from browser to browser. The “help” function within your browser should tell you how to do it. The best way may be to close your browser and then search for “cookie folder” or “cookie manager” or simply “cookie”. Please also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for more information about cookies and how to disable them. If you do disable cookies, our Websites will not recognize you and you may not have access to all portions of the Websites.
What are clear gifs? Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the full-stop or period at the end of this sentence.
We may partner with third party ad networks to manage our advertising on other sites. As part of their service, they may use cookies and clear gifs. We and our third party ad server will collect and use your IP address and certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information about you, such as your browser type, the server your computer is logged onto, the area code and zip code associated with your server and whether you responded to a particular advertisement.
If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
You may be required to cancel your Subscription, in order to opt-out of targeted advertising. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You may continue to receive generic ads.
Even in the event that you wish to opt-out of any targeted advertising, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
What is a Flash cookie? Local storage objects, also known as “Flash cookies”, are similar in function to browser cookies in that they store some information about you or your activities on our Websites. We use Flash cookies in certain situations where we use Flash to provide some content such as video clips or animation. The options within your browser may not prevent the setting of Flash cookies.
11. MOBILE ANALYTICS
We may use mobile analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your phone. This software may record information such as how often you use the App, the events that occur within the App, aggregated usage, performance data, and where the App was downloaded from. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any Personally Identifiable Information you submit within the App.
12. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND ADVERTISERSExcept as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. Our Websites may contain hyperlinks to other third-party web sites, which may collect and disclose information in a manner that is different from our Websites. We are not responsible for the collection, use, or disclosure of information collected through these third-party web sites, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability related to such collection, use, or disclosure. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of the other web sites you visit. Additionally, other companies that place advertising on our Websites may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
13. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident and have provided us with Personally Identifiable Information, California law gives you the right to request and receive from us, once per calendar year, information as to how we have shared your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If applicable, such information would include a list of names and addresses of all third parties with whom such information was shared during the prior calendar year as well as a list of the categories of Personally Identifiable Information shared.
You may make such a request by contacting us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, physical mailing address and email address when you contact us. Please also include your telephone number, whenever possible. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
In the event that we may provide your Personally Identifiable Information to reputable third-parties, such third-parties are also obligated to keep your Personally Identifiable Information secure and confidential. Such third parties’ use of your Personally Identifiable Information will be subject to their privacy policies. You should contact those entities directly regarding any communications you may receive from them, including, if you later decide that you no longer want that third party to use your Personally Identifiable Information.
Even in the event that you wish to request information about how to exercise your third-party disclosure choices and other rights afforded under the State Law of California, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page (with a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated on the home pages of the Websites). The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified on the last page of this policy. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Your continued use of the Services after such modifications will constitute your:
(a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
15. COMMUNITIES, FORUMS, CHAT ROOMS, AND MESSAGE BOARDS
If you choose to disclose Personally Identifiable Information on communities, message boards, forums, and the like, which may be accessible via the Websites, you should be aware that such information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties.
You acknowledge and accept that any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on the Websites are accessible to all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for all activity conducted by you via communities, forums, message boards, chat rooms, etc. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
We may or may not be able to control removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties. Additionally, you may be required to cancel your Subscription, in order to achieve removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum, or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties.
To request removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum, or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request.
Even in the event that you request removal of your personal information from our blog, community forum or other areas of our Website that are accessible by third parties, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Because we keep track of past transactions for as long as is reasonably necessary, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions on this Website. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
16. SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES
Our Websites may include Social Media Features and Security Features, including but not limited to Facebook features and links, Twitter feeds and links, AddThis buttons or other interactive mini-programs that run on our Websites. These features may collect your IP address, which pages you are visiting on our Websites, and may set cookies to enable the features to function properly. Social Media Features and Security Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Websites. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
17. GIFT CERTIFICATES
ARCS does not offer gift certificates. Each Subscriber must be:
- an individual
- an independent subscriber
18. HOW DO YOU CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of or your dealings with our Websites please contact us at support@arcstofreedom.com. You must include your name, address, email address and telephone number when you contact us. You must place “Privacy Administrator” in the subject line of your email. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days of receiving such request. You can also make such request(s) by calling us at (844) 474-2727.
LAST REVISED: JANUARY 22, 2011