Privacy Policy

Makingbestbetter.com Privacy Policy Last Updated February 17, 2008 Making the Best Better ("MBB") and its affiliates are committed to respecting and protecting your personal privacy. Our policy includes examples of the types of information, including personal information, we may collect and the kinds of companies and/or partners with whom we may share such information. The examples below are merely illustrative and are in no way to be considered a complete inventory of the information we collect, use or share. It is our policy to comply with applicable state laws that may restrict the types of information we may disclose about you or require us to provide you with additional notices. Our Privacy Policy covering information we may collect on our Web site is explained below. What Information Does MBB Collect From You and How is it Used? Registration The only personally identifiable information that we collect about you is that which you knowingly provide to us directly or through a third-party promotion when registering. In order to use certain features and products through our Web site, a user must first complete a registration form. During registration a user may be required to give their contact information (including but not limited to: name, phone number, physical address or email address). All users must review and agree to MBB’s Terms of Use. Some of our features and products have additional Terms of Use or Rules that must be reviewed and agreed to prior to completing registration. Products and Services Requiring Payment Financial information (such as a credit card number and expiration date) is used for billing purposes. If we have trouble processing an order, this information is used to get in touch with the user. This information may be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the purchase transaction such as Authorize.net. For more information on Authorize.net, please see their privacy policy at http://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/. How We Gather Information From You Our collection of information depends on the web page(s) you visit, the services you choose, and the activities in which you elect to participate. We may gather information in ways other than those listed here as our technology progresses. Cookies This site uses cookies that contain both personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information. Cookies are messages written in your browser. The messages store information so that our site immediately recognizes you each time you visit. This permits us to personalize our site for each member, allow access to the secure parts of our site that individual members have registered for and provide members with up-to-date information about their own account. For more information about what cookies are and how they work, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Sharing MBB uses personal information obtained from its users as stated in this Privacy Policy, and to enhance users' experiences on our site. Legal Disclaimer Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information. In the event of a sale, merger, public offering, bankruptcy or other change in control of MBB and/or its affiliates, your information may be shared with the person or business obtaining ownership and control. Furthermore, disclosure of personal information may be required by law where we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other web sites to which we may link. Third Parties May Receive or Collect Information Through MBB We use a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. This company will also perform a card authorization and fraud check, but this company does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. For more information on Authorize.net, please see their privacy policy at http://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/.We use third-party contact management companies, such as iContact, to send certain messages to you when you visit this Web site. Our third-party contact management company will never share, sell, or rent your personal account information or data with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law. Information submitted to them is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information and to contracted service providers for purposes of providing services relating to our communications with you. For more information on iContact, please see their privacy policy at http://www.icontact.com/terms/privacy. MBB Forums We offer our users the option of participating in the MBB Forums, blogs and discussion boards. Separate registration is required prior to accessing some, but not all, of these services. Any information you disclose when posting a message in these Forums may become public. For more information about MBB Forums see MBB Forums Rules, Policies and Disclaimers. Communication via Email MBB reserves the right to send MBB transactional messages and business relationship messages via email to facilitate agreed upon transactions or update customers about existing business relationships. Such emails include, but are not limited to, welcome emails, transaction receipts, billing notification, renewal notices, notification of activation of online privileges, technical support responses, and other communications required to service customers' accounts on makingbestbetter.com and/or customers' subscriptions with MBB or its affiliates. Customers cannot unsubscribe from these email messages. MBB, and its affiliates, also make various one-time emails and email series available to the recipients in our database to help them get the most value from our products and services. Such emails include, but are not limited to, newsletters, product updates, educational materials, surveys, special offers from MBB and/or its affiliates as well as special offers sent on behalf of select third parties (MBB partners). Site and Service Updates We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone. Security - How we look after your information We make sure that all the information we hold on you is as safe as possible. In addition, we have strict security procedures covering the storage and disclosure of your information in order to prevent unauthorized access and to comply with applicable laws. This means that sometimes we may ask you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you. This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, that information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the encryption software - SSL. To learn more about SSL, follow this link: What is SSL? If you have any questions about the security at our Web site, you can contact us at support@makingbestbetter.com. Phishing Phishing is a term used to describe a type of Internet scam in which inauthentic emails that appear to be coming from a legitimate source are sent in an attempt to trick you into providing confidential information. These emails usually invoke a sense of urgency and often imply that your account is about to be closed unless immediate action is taken. They will often ask you to click on a link that leads you to a webpage that simulates that of the legitimate source, but is really a page specially designed to get you to input your confidential information such as account number, password, social security number or credit card number. The thieves then use that information to commit fraud and identity theft against you. The Office of the Comptroller of Currency has set up a website providing information warning consumers about the dangers of these scams and how to protect yourself. To learn more about phishing, please click on the following link: www.occ.gov/consumer/phishing.htm Please know that Making the Best Better! takes the privacy of our subscribers very seriously. If you are ever in question about the legitimacy of an email from MBB, please contact customer service at: support@makingbestbetter.com. If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at: www.consumer.gov/idtheft/. If you have any additional questions about the security at our Web site, you can contact us at support@makingbestbetter.com. Personal Information You Disclose Please remember that if you choose to disclose personally identifiable information on our site, such as in MBB Forums, it becomes public information and you should exercise caution. This means that your information may be viewed and/or collected and used by third parties without our or your knowledge. Such actions are not under our control and we are not responsible for events arising from your voluntary posting of personally identifiable information. Children MBB and its affiliates do not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 13. If such a situation is discovered, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe MBB has any information about or from a child under 13, please contact us at support@makingbestbetter.com. Changes to our Privacy Policy These guidelines are subject to change. All changes will be posted on this page. If the changes are significant we will notify registered users by email. We encourage you to review our privacy policy periodically to remain informed of changes that may have occurred.