Privacy Policy
GiftCard Partners Privacy Policy
When using GiftCard Partners (“GCP”) website, located at the URL http://www.giftcardpartners.com/ (referred to as the “Site”), and/or services and/or products provided on the Site, you may provide us with personally identifiable information. GiftCard Partners asks for and maintains the personally identifiable information of its visitors and customers to provide a better, more personal experience on the Site and to deliver certain services or information to you.
GiftCard Partners feels that if visitors would like a private online experience, then they are entitled to one. GiftCard Partners’ Site allows customers and visitors to remain anonymous as further described below in the Anonymity section, or opt-out of any contact when requested by an agent. Privacy is very important to GiftCard Partners. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we gather from visitors to the Site and what we do with the information we collect. By accessing, using, or otherwise interacting with the Site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR PROVIDE INFORMATION TO US THROUGH THE SITE.
GiftCard Partners Contact Information
GiftCard Partners, Inc.
47 Pine Plain Road
Wellesley, MA 02481
800.413.9101
Cookies
GiftCard Partners employs cookies in order for its server to recognize a return visitor as a unique user. Cookies are small text files placed in the ‘Cookies’ folder on a visitor’s hard disk and allow GiftCard Partners to remember the visitor. The cookies placed by GiftCard Partners server are readable only to GiftCard Partners, and cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on a computer. All web-browsers offer the option to refuse any cookie. If a visitor refuses the GiftCard Partners cookie, GiftCard Partners does not gather any information on that visitor, but doing so will require you to re-enter certain information at each visit, or prevent us from customizing the Site’s features according to your preferences. You may also delete a cookie manually from your hard drive. Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer or flush them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences, in which case you may still use our Site, but it may interfere with some of the Site’s functionality. We do not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer for any purpose other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Web Beacons
Some GiftCard Partners and customer hosted websites may also use “Web beacon” technologies. When a visitor accesses pages on the GiftCard Partners or a customer’s website with a Web beacon, an anonymous notice of that visit is generated which may be processed by us or by our vendors. These Web beacons work in conjunction with cookies to let us know what portions of our Site are of interest to our visitors and to help us provide you with tailored information from our website. If you turn off cookies, Web beacon technologies will still detect anonymous information or personally identifiable information and are disregarded.
Links to Other Sites
The Site may contain links to other web sites that are not owned or controlled by Giftcard Partners. Please be aware that Giftcard Partners is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the privacy policy of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by the Site. Giftcard Partners is not responsible or liable for the activities of any third-party web sites or the use of any information that is gathered by third-party web sites.
Information Security
The security of your personally identifiable information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Usage of Info
GiftCard Partners uses your Personally Identifiable Information to register you to use GiftCard Partners’ services, contact you to deliver certain services or information you may have requested, verify your authority to enter into certain areas of the Site, improve the content and general administration of the Site and our services, provide you with notices regarding our services, and, with permission, provide visitors with updates and information about GiftCard Partners and its services.
Surveys
At times we conduct on-line surveys to better understand our visitors' needs. Participation in the surveys is optional. Information gathered is used by Giftcard Partners to improve marketing efforts. Data gathered may also be used to send information and promotional material about Giftcard Partners and new applications to be launched on the Site.
In addition, our web servers collect the IP addresses of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the Site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our Site and to improve the content of our Site. Additionally, information may be integrated into customer relationship management programs so our sales and marketing personnel can identify areas of possible interest for prospective or current customers.
The Site may track information that will be maintained, used and disclosed in aggregate form only and which will not contain your Personally Identifiable Information e.g., External Websites linked to, and IP addresses. GiftCard Partners may analyze this data for trends and statistics in the aggregate, and we may use such aggregate information to administer the Site, track users’ movement, and gather demographic information for aggregate use.
The personal data collected on the Site is intended exclusively for GiftCard Partners’ use and will not be transmitted to third-parties under any circumstances.
GiftCard Partners may disclose your Personally Identifiable Information without prior notice to you: (a) if we believe we are required to do so by law, court order, subpoena from a court with proper jurisdiction, regulation or other governmental authority or otherwise in cooperation with an ongoing investigation by a governmental authority or agency. Only information requested or described is disclosed as directed pursuant to the subpoena or court order. Subject to its legal obligations, GiftCard Partners will notify customers of the information request as allowed by the subpoena or court order.
GiftCard Partners will not sell your Personally Identifiable Information to any company, organization or third-party. We do not share, sell, rent or trade Personally Identifiable Information with third-parties for their promotional purposes. GiftCard Partners utilizes great care in keeping customer information secure and private.
By using the Site, visitors expressly agree to GiftCard Partners passing on their information only to the third-parties mentioned above.
Notice of Privacy Rights to California Residents
Companies that collect personally identifiable information from California residents and disclose such information to third parties (including affiliated entities) for marketing purposes must, in response to a request by a consumer, either (1) provide a list detailing the categories of information shared and the entities to which such information was provided, or (2) provide a mechanism by which a consumer may opt-out of having his or her information shared with third parties. We have elected the second option, and you may request that your personally identifiable information not be shared with third parties by sending your request, including your full name, email address, and postal address, to: Director, Corporate Communications, 47 Pine Plain Road, Wellesley, MA 02481. California residents are also entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with the California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814; or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov.
Choice/Opt-Out
We provide you the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference when committing to the contract.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at privacy@GiftCardPartners.com. You can also enter your information into the Sign Up for Updates form on our homepage, which will direct you to our Subscription Management Center.
You will be notified when your Personally Identifiable Information is collected by any third-party that is not our agent/serve provider, so you can make an information choice as to whether to share your information with that party.
Consent
GiftCard Partners may alter, update or otherwise change this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect material changes in the way GiftCard Partners uses your information. Any such changes will be posted on this page. Your continued use of the Site signifies your consent to this Privacy Policy. Please check this page periodically for changes.
Last updated - June 11, 2019
