By accessing or otherwise using this VisitorTips.com site, VisitorTips Mobile Application, or VisitorTips Desktop Application (collectively "VisitorTips") you agree to be bound contractually by this Privacy Policy.
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: June 1, 2011. Last Updated: April 2, 2024. To review material modifications and their effective dates scroll to the bottom of the page.
Certified Folder Display Service, Inc., a California corporation ("CFDS") owns and operates VisitorTips. All references to "we", "us", this "website", this "site", or "VisitorTips" shall be construed to mean CFDS. We understand that users of VisitorTips are concerned about the privacy of information. The following describes our privacy policy regarding information, including personal information, that we collect through VisitorTips.
California residents are entitled to certain statutory rights under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law. This law permits our customers who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, information about the personally identifiable information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personally identifiable information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to our customer service administrator using the contact information listed below.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Privacy Policy that is always accessible by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" link on the VisitorTips.com home page. Your continued use of VisitorTips indicates your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. You should check the Privacy Policy through this link periodically for modifications by clicking on the link provided near the top of the Privacy Policy for a listing of material modifications and their effective dates. Regarding personal information, if any modifications are materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of the personal information previously disclosed by you, we will obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such information.
We reserve the right to monitor your use of VisitorTips. As you navigate through VisitorTips, certain anonymous information may be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information) using various technologies, such as cookies, Internet tags or web beacons, and navigational data collection (log files, server logs, clickstream). The following is a listing and a brief explanation of passive information collection methodologies which we may use from time to time to better understand how VisitorTips is being used.
A "cookie" is a text file that VisitorTips sends to your browser or device in the form of a text file The information generated by the cookie about your use of VisitorTips (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but they usually can be modified to decline cookies if you prefer; however, certain features of VisitorTips might not work without cookies. "Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that are used to improve navigation, block visitors from providing information where inappropriate (VisitorTips "remembers" previous entries of age or country of origin that were outside the specified parameters and blocks subsequent changes), and collect aggregate statistical information on VisitorTips. They are erased once you exit your Web browser or otherwise turn off your computer. "Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have previously provided, helping to determine what areas of VisitorTips you may find most valuable, and customizing VisitorTips based on your preferences on an ongoing basis. Persistent cookies placed by VisitorTips in your computer do not hold personal information. You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to reject all cookies, or to notify you whenever a cookie is offered so that you can decide each time whether to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to specify your preferences, please search for "cookie" in the "Help" portion of your browser.
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider so you can access the Internet and is generally considered to be non-personally identifiable information, because in most cases an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the Internet), rather than static (unique to a particular user's computer). The IP address can be used to diagnose problems with a server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to a site, and administer and improve VisitorTips.
"Internet tags" (also known as Web Beacons, single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and tell the Website server information such as the IP address and browser type related to the visitor's computer. Tags may be placed both on online advertisements that bring people to VisitorTips and on different pages or screens of VisitorTips. Such tags indicate how many times a page is opened and which information is consulted.
"Navigational data" (log files, server logs, and clickstream data) are used for system management, to improve the content of VisitorTips, market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors.
VisitorTips may make full use of passively collected anonymous information, including without limitation the right to use such information to provide better service to site visitors, customize the site based on your preferences, compile and analyze statistics and trends, and otherwise administer and improve VisitorTips for your use. We reserve the right to share this anonymous, passive information in aggregated form.
We reserve the right to use anonymous, passive information about your visits to this and other websites (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) for purposes of serving our ads and third party ads that are targeted to your interests ("3rd Party Behavioral Ads"). We reserve the right to share anonymous, passive information collected on VisitorTips with third parties for purposes of serving 3rd Party Behavioral Ads. These 3rd Party Behavioral Ads do not identify you personally. Instead, they associate your behavioral data on visited sites with your browser, so that the ads your computer sees on VisitorTips are more likely to be relevant to your interests. 3rd Party Behavioral Ads require that you be served with a cookie containing a tracking code. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of VisitorTips.
We reserve the right to use usage analytics services provided by third parties. These services use 3rd party cookies to collect anonymous, passive information about your use of VisitorTips (see explanation of cookies in Collection of Anonymous, Passive Information above). We use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of VisitorTips, compiling reports on usage activity, and providing other services. These usage analytics services may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on the service's behalf.
We will ask you for personal information when you register on VisitorTips or when you sign up for any specific benefit or purpose that requires registration. Personal information we collect may vary with each registration, and it may include one or more of the following categories: name, physical address, zip code, email address, phone number, location, age and credit card information including credit card number, expiration date, and billing address. In some cases we may ask you to provide your social security number in connection with our preparation of certain tax forms in the event you win a contest, sweepstakes or other promotion advertised on VisitorTips.
Our general policy is that we will use your personal information, including combining your personal information with passive information collected from VisitorTips, only for the performance of the services or transaction for which it was given, our private, internal reporting for VisitorTips, and security assessments for VisitorTips, and we will not share, sell, or rent your personal information to others. The exceptions to this general policy are described below.
We reserve the right to provide such information to our affiliates or subsidiaries, or trusted service providers for the purpose of hosting our servers or processing or archiving personal information for us. We require that these parties agree to privacy and security safeguards for this information that are consistent with this Privacy Policy.
In the event that we are acquired by or merged with a third party entity, or if we sell assets of our company (which may include databases of personal information we collect), we reserve the right to transfer such information in preparation of or as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control event. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we reserve the right to transfer such information to protect our rights or as required by law.
We reserve the right to transfer personal information if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such personal information is reasonably necessary (i) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, or (ii) to investigate or enforce violations of our rights or the security of VisitorTips.
We reserve the right to share personal information with the following additional parties: online organizers using our tools and resellers of our products and services from whose site the sale originated (even though the sale originates at the site of the reseller, registration and collection of personal information may occur at VisitorTips).
Any personal information we may collect on VisitorTips will be stored and processed in our servers located only in the United States or in Canada. By using VisitorTips, if you reside outside the United States, you consent to the transfer of personal information outside your country of residence to and from the United States and Canada.
We follow reasonable and appropriate industry standards to protect your personal information and data. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or method of data storage can be guaranteed as 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information by following generally accepted industry standards, we cannot ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to us or that we archive.
Upon request, we will permit you to request or make changes or updates to your personal information for legitimate purposes. We request identification prior to approving such requests. We reserve the right to decline any requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require unreasonable time or effort of our technical or administrative personnel, or undermine the privacy rights of others. We reserve the right to permit you to access your personal information in any account you establish with VisitorTips for purposes of making your own changes or updates, and in such case, instructions for making such changes or updates will be provided where necessary.
You can delete your account at any time by visiting https://www.visitortips.com/account/delete. Deleting your account removes your ability to log in and see any previously saved information. It removes any personally identifiable information saved with your account. Upon deletion, you can at any time create a new account with the same account credentials, however, all of your previously stored information will be lost.
If you supply us with your e-mail address, you may receive periodic messages from us with information specific to the site and required for the normal functioning of the site as well as for new products or services or upcoming events. If you prefer not to receive periodic email messages, you may opt-out by following the instructions included in the email.
We are committed to preserving online privacy for all of its website visitors, including children. VisitorTips is a general audience site. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), we will not knowingly collect any information from, or sell to, children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child under the age of 13 has submitted his or her personally identifiable information without your permission or consent, we will remove the information from our active list, at your request. To request the removal of your child's information, please send contact our site as provided below under "Contact Information," and be sure to include in your message the same login information that your child submitted.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the owner and operator of this website at:
Certified Folder Display Service, Inc.
1120 Joshua Way
Vista, California 92081
websites@certifiedfolder.com