My Bookkeeper® recognizes that many consumers who visit its Web sites are concerned about any information they provide on-line and how such information is maintained and used. To address these concerns and to demonstrate My Bookkeeper's® commitment to privacy My Bookkeeper, Inc. dba My Bookkeeper® has developed and implemented this Privacy Policy. As this policy may change from time to time, you are encouraged to periodically check it.
1. Information Collection and Use:
My Bookkeeper, Inc. only collects personally identifiable information on a voluntary basis. It does not require that you provide this information to gain access to its sites and does not require you to disclose more information than is reasonably needed to participate in an activity on its sites. My Bookkeeper, Inc. collects personally identifiable information primarily to e-mail updates and news, confirmation of online orders, for entry into promotions and to notify subsequent winners, to send out brochures, etc. via regular mail to subscribers, and to respond to your questions or suggestions. It does not transfer or disclose any information it gathers at this site to anyone outside of My Bookkeeper, Inc. without your prior consent, except in cases where it believes in good faith that it has a legal obligation to disclose such information, and to certain suppliers that assist My Bookkeeper, Inc. in maintaining and managing the activities on its Web sites, including, for example, fulfillment of prizes awarded in connection with an online game. Please be assured that these suppliers are legally obligated to maintain the confidentiality of this information and do not acquire any rights to use your information for their own benefit. My Bookkeeper, Inc. may share non-identifiable aggregate information about site users (for example, the % of male and female visitors to its sites) with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties in an effort to customize or enhance the content and advertising on its sites for its users. My Bookkeeper, Inc. reserves the right, in connection with the potential sale or transfer of the interests of My Bookkeeper, Inc., to sell or transfer your information (including but not limited to your address, name, age, gender, zip code, state, and country of residency and other information that you provide through other communications) to a third party entity that concentrates its business in a similar practice or service, agrees to be My Bookkeeper, Inc.'s successor in interest with regard to the maintenance and protection of the information collected, and agrees to the obligations of this privacy policy.
2. Usage Data:
You should be aware that when you visit this site, My Bookkeeper, Inc. collects certain information that does not identify you personally, but provides it with "usage data". My Bookkeeper, Inc. uses this information to create summary statistics and to determine the level of interest in information available on this site. Such non-identifying information includes: domain name (i.e. "aol.com" if you are using America Online), date and time this site was accessed, city and state where your domain name is registered, any keywords you may have used in a search engine to find My Bookkeeper, Inc., the browser used to find My Bookkeeper, Inc., and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the site.
3. Cookies:
Like most commercial Web sites, some areas of this Web site may also use what is known as "cookie" technology. A "cookie" is a non-executable element of data that a Web site can send to your browser when you link to that site. By assigning a unique data element to each visitor, the Web site is then able to recognize repeat users, track usage patterns and better serve you when you return to that site. The "cookie" does not extract personal information about you. Most browsers provide a simple procedure that will enable you to control whether you want to receive cookies by notifying you when a Web site is about to deposit a cookie.
4. Security of Information Provided:
My Bookkeeper, Inc. employs appropriate security measures to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. For certain areas of the site, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is employed, which encrypts information you input, as an additional security measure. However, as no on-line data transmission can be guaranteed to be totally secure, My Bookkeeper, Inc. (like all Web sites) cannot warrant or guarantee 100% security of any information you transmit to its Web sites. If you select a user name and password, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. My Bookkeeper, Inc. reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, and to remove or edit content, in its sole discretion.
5. Permission and Control:
My Bookkeeper, Inc. sites provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications as described at each opt-in opportunity. Further, when you receive the requested communication, you are given the opportunity to unsubscribe from receiving any future communications or to change your information. You can always ask to review any personal information that My Bookkeeper, Inc. may have collected from you at one of its web sites, have it update, correct or delete this information (if My Bookkeeper, Inc. still has the information in its databases), and/or instruct My Bookkeeper, Inc. not to use this information in the future. If you wish to exercise this right, simply Contact Us.
6. Online Purchases:
This site features online purchasing. The ordering process is secured through SSL software as described above in Security of Information Provided. When engaging in an online purchase through this site, credit card data is not stored on the servers housing information related to each order. For more information regarding ordering, shipping and delivery of online purchases please see our Shop Online section.
7. Links to Other Sites:
My Bookkeeper, Inc. does its best to make sure that every link on its Web sites sends you to is a safe place on the Internet. However, Web sites and addresses change quickly, and My Bookkeeper, Inc. can not and does not guarantee the content or privacy practices of every site for which it provides a link.