Privacy Policy
Textmecash.com Privacy Policy as of 5/1/08 The Website you have entered is operated by or on behalf of Textmecash.com. Textmecash.com is committed to protecting your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information that are collected by textmecash.com on its Website, and the manner in which we use and maintain it. This Policy also explains the choices that you can make about the way your information is collected and used. This Policy applies only to textmecash.com and/or other affiliated Websites or entities controlled by, or under common control with textmecash.com (each such Website being individually referred to herein as the “Website”). It does not apply to banners, and other advertisements or promotions that we may sponsor or participate in on Website owned by third parties. You should carefully review these other Websites' privacy policies in order to determine how each site may use any personal information you provide. Applicable Website This Privacy Policy applies to the Website operated and managed by textmecash.com, including but not limited to: www.textmecash.com; www.greencoupons.com, and others that may be added in the future. Your Consent to This Privacy Policy By using our Website, you signify that you agree with the terms of our current Privacy Policy as posted on our Website as well as our Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any term in this Policy or our Terms of Use please do not use this site or provide any Personal Information to us. The Information We Collect As used in this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" means any information that is linked to your identity such as your name, street address, phone number, screen name, email address, gender, birth date, age, and/or other demographic information. The site you entered may collect some or all of these types of Personal Information through a survey, questionnaire or promotion, or a registration form. In order to register on our Website, we require you to disclose your email address. Textmecash.com reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter or add features to our Website that require you to provide additional Personal Information for registration to access our Website. Textmecash.com will not collect any Personal Information from your visits to our sites unless you provide your Personal Information to us voluntarily, and we will not require you to provide more information than is necessary to participate in our Website’s activities. We also do not collect financial or other sensitive data information about our users. When you provide us with Personal Information, you are authorizing us to use that information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, which includes your right to limit our use of your Personal Information as described in this Policy. The Website you entered may also collect Personal Information from you about a third party (e.g., the site might allow you to send an email or message to a friend, in which case we will need that person's name and email address). Please note that we use such information only for the specified purpose (e.g., to deliver the email message) and we will not contact the third party again by email unless and until the third party contacts us or provides permission to do so. Important Note about Children's Information Please note that we do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from any person under the age of thirteen years of age. In addition, we reserve the right to limit participation in particular programs or promotions to visitors 18 years of age or older. Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d) as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Communication_and_Information_Management/Internet_and_World_Wide_Web/Software/Blocking_and_Filtering/ Please note that Textmecash.com does not endorse any of the products or services listed at such site. The Way We Use Personal Information When you supply Personal Information at a Textmecash.com Website, we will consolidate such Personal Information and use it for the purpose for which it was collected in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. We may also use it to contact you regarding textmecash.com's coupon promotions as well as other products and services, which may be requested by or otherwise of interest to you. At any time, however, you may opt out of such future contact by unsubscribing from our database. We also use Personal Information to keep track of a user's activities on our Website, to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze Website usage, to improve our Website features, design and content and to refine our marketing strategies. We may also enhance your Personal Information by linking it to data obtained from third parties, such as non-personally identifiable information (e.g., demographic and geographic characteristics) as well as other publicly available data such as census information. Such enhanced information allows us to provide our users with a more customized experience. Textmecash.com's primary goal in collecting and using Personal Information is to give you a meaningful and customized experience while you are using our Website as well as to promote our products i.e. coupons in a cost effective and efficient manner. We may also use your Personal Information to contact you regarding your use of our Website or changes to our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use or other notices or terms that affect you and your use of our Website. Collection and Use of Other Information; Use of Cookies A "cookie" is a small file or piece of information that is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive when you visit a Website. The browser saves the information, and sends it back to the Web server whenever the browser returns to the Website. Textmecash.com may use cookies to collect information during your visit to our Website, such as login or registration identification, user preferences, the particular site areas you visit and the activities in which you participate at our Website. Textmecash.com does not automatically collect any Personal Information, but we may combine non-personal information collected automatically (through cookies) with voluntarily submitted Personal Information. Such link may occur only if you provide Textmecash.com with Personal Information on our site. This practice allows Textmecash.com to keep track of items such as participation, email and advertising interaction levels, online coupon redemption and other web activity in order to better tailor our Website and our products to your interests and needs. Cookies may also be used to help speed up your future activities at our Website – i.e. the computer can remember that you have already provided Personal Information to us and not request that you provide any a second time. Anonymous information about your computer, such as your IP address (a number assigned to your computer whenever you surf the Internet), the type of Internet browser you are using, and the type of computer operating system you are using may also be collected by us using cookies. Web servers (the computers that “host” a Website and respond to requests from a user’s browser) automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When you request a page from this Website, our servers log your IP address. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. Refusal of cookies at the Website may result in an inability to visit certain areas of the Website. With Whom We May Share Information In the course of doing business, we may employ other companies to perform functions on our behalf. For example, at times we may retain third parties to analyze, update and correct data we collect on our Website, including Personal Information, to help us improve our database, and our Website. In addition, we may share Personal Information with merchants, agents, suppliers, fulfillment houses and other third parties to allow delivery of information, products or services. Such third parties may have access to your Personal Information if it is needed to perform their functions for textmecash.com, but they are not authorized by us to use your Personal Information in any way other than the intended use. We also may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. Except as stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, transfer or disclose your Personal Information without your prior consent. Our intention is to limit or prohibit the sharing of Personal Information provided to us in ways that are different than the ways described above. We may also release your Personal Information if required to do so by law, or by search warrant, subpoena or court order, or to a third party to which ownership of textmecash.com is transferred via an acquisition, merger, sale of assets or otherwise. Textmecash.com may contract with online partners to help manage our Internet business and help us understand how visitors use our site. To do this, we may use cookies provided by such third party on this site. The information we collect helps us determine both group interests and unique individual interests. This information allows us to provide optimal content both on our Website and within our communications to consumers. Although such third party collects this information on our behalf, we control how that data may and may not be used. Manage Your Personal Information; Unsubscribe Make sure you keep your login information and password in a safe place and do not share them with others. Always remember to logout after your session ends to ensure that other people cannot access your account information. We want to keep your data complete, up to date and accurate. Textmecash.com provides its users who register (i.e. merchants) with the following options to manage their Personal Information that is in a reasonably retrievable form in our database: • Send us an e-mail by clicking on the following link and filling out the web-form provided: http://www.textmecash.com/textmecash/access_user/update_user_profile.php • Be sure to include your name, username and clear instructions regarding any change to your Personal Information or if you would like us to unsubscribe you from our database. Data Protection and Security We take commercially reasonable precautions to keep your Personal Information secure. All access to the information we collect is subject to physical, electronic and managerial restrictions to prevent unauthorized access, modification or misuse. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk. Links to Other Websites Users should be aware that when you are on this Website you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There may be links to other Website that include links from advertisers, sponsors, and partners that may use the textmecash.com family of brand or logos. These other Website may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit Personal Information. Always be aware of where you are surfing on the Web. Check the linked site to locate and review its privacy policy, which may be different from this Privacy Policy. Textmecash.com does not endorse and makes no guarantee or representation as to the sufficiency, accuracy or completeness of the content or privacy policy of any third-party Website to which you may be linked from this site. Important Note Regarding U.S. Law Please note: The laws and regulations in different countries impose different (and even conflicting) requirements on the Internet and data protection. We are located in the United States, as are the servers that make this site available worldwide. All matters relating to this site are governed by the laws of the State of New York in the United States. If you are located in the European Economic Area, or any other region with laws or regulations that differ from United States laws, please be advised that if you contact us, any information you provide will be transferred to the United States and by submitting the information you authorize this transfer. How to Contact Us Should you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the collection of information, please email us at info@textmecash.com. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: Textmecash.com is provided by textmecash.com located in New York. Textmecash.com currently provides SMS mobile coupon service to you free of charge. However, you understand that when you use the textmecash.com SMS mobile coupon service, you will be subject to charges imposed by your wireless carrier or other Internet provider, as applicable. Payment of such charges shall be your sole responsibility. Textmecash.com reserves the right to change the amount of any fee or charge and to institute new fees or charges. If you have a question or complaint regarding the Website, please send an e-mail to info@textmecash.com. California residents may also contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210. Changes to Our Privacy Policy Textmecash.com reserves the right to change or remove this Privacy Policy at any time at our discretion. We will post any changes to this Policy or any new policy here and we encourage you to visit this area frequently to stay informed. Copyright 2008 © Textmecash.com | Privacy Policy