Introduction
NFI Consumer Products Inc. ("NFI Consumer Products") respects and
understands consumers, concerns about the privacy of their personal
information. NFI Consumer Products is a leading company that understands
the need to treat consumers, information in a responsible manner.
This Privacy Statement explains NFI Consumer Products' commitment not
only to your privacy, but to you as a valued customer. To that end, we
have created this Privacy Statement to explain the types of personal and
nonpersonal information we collect through our website, BlueEmuIce.com.
We will discuss how we use this information, and to whom and under what
circumstances we disclose such information.
By using this Site, you agree, without limitation, to the practices
described in this Privacy Statement and the Site's Terms of Use. If you
do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement or our Site's Terms
of Use, please do not visit our Site.
Information Collected
Personal Information
In general, we may collect personal information from visitors to the
Site if they (1) sign up to receive newsletters; (2) contact us
(including our webmaster, customer service representatives, or other
employees); (3) complete a registration form, survey, or poll; (4)
participate in a sweepstakes or contest; (5) make product or service
inquiries; or (6) purchase products. This information may include, for
example, (1) information we receive from visitors when they call us,
redeem coupons, or complete our surveys or other forms; (2) information
visitors submit to us at our retail locations or special events; and (3)
updated contact and other information about our visitors that we may
receive from third parties.
Nonpersonal Information
As part of the standard operation of our Site, we may collect certain
nonpersonal information from visitors to our Site including, but not
limited to, their browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer),
operating system (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), IP address, and the
domain name from which they accessed the site (e.g., lycos.com). In
addition, we may collect information about visitors' browsing behavior,
such as the dates and times they visit our Site, the areas or pages of
our Site that they visit, the amount of time spent viewing our Site, the
number of times the visitor returns to our Site, and other click-stream
data. We may use cookies (small text files that are stored on the hard
drives of visitors computers when they access our Site) to collect this
information as well as for other purposes, including, but not limited
to, recognizing prior users, retrieving information previously provided
by visitors to the Site, remembering passwords of individuals, and for
direction to certain areas of our Site.
Visitors to our Site are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so
they may not be able to use certain features on our Site. The "Help"
segment of the toolbar on most browsers explains how to configure a
browser to not accept new cookies, how to have the browser inform users
when they receive a new cookie, and how to erase cookies from their hard
drives.
We may also use Web beacons to track information about visitors after
they leave the Site, to access cookies, to count page visits, as part of
our e-mail campaigns, and otherwise to facilitate visitors' online
experience. In addition, we may contract with third parties that place
cookies, Web beacons, or other tools on our site to assist us in
collecting nonpersonal information about our visitors.
We may combine the nonpersonal information that we collect with the
personal information that we collect about our visitors.
Use of Information
We may use personal information collected from visitors to our Site for
any of the following purposes: (1) to fulfill product orders and
requests for information about certain products and services; (2) to
contact visitors to our Site when necessary (e.g., to respond to
inquiries); (3) to send information, promotional materials, and
newsletters from our company; (4) to administer contests and sweepstakes
offered on our Site; (5) to administer the interactive diet and training
portion of our Site; (6) to help address problems with our Site; (7) to
conduct internal reviews of our Site (e.g., to determine the number of
visitors to specific pages within the Site); (8) to help us better
understand visitors' use of our Site; (9) to protect the security or
integrity of our Site; (10) to conduct market research; (11) to
customize our Site or marketing communications for our visitors and
customers; and (12) to help us provide better service to our visitors
and customers. nonpersonal information will be used for these purposes
as well as for conducting internal reviews and monitoring of our Site
and providing a greater online experience for our visitors.
Disclosure of Information
We may transfer or otherwise disclose information collected from
visitors to our Site for the following purposes: (1) to NFI Consumer
Products’ employees, independent contractors, subsidiaries, affiliates,
consultants, business associates, service providers, and suppliers, if
the disclosure will enable those parties to perform a business,
professional, or technical support function for NFI Consumer Products;
(2) as necessary if NFI Consumer Products has reason to believe that
such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action
against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with our
rights and property, other users of our Site, or anyone else who could
be harmed by such activities; (3) to announce winners of sweepstakes and
contests; (4) to announce the results of surveys and polls; (5) to
respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement
agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to
public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; and
(6) as provided for under the "Unforeseen Circumstances" section below.
Children
Our Site is not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal
information from, children under 13.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites, which may have
Privacy Policies/Statements that differ from our own. We are not
responsible for the activities and practices that take place on these
websites. Accordingly, we recommend that you review the Privacy
Policy/Statement posted on any website that you may access through our
Site.
Unforeseen Circumstances
In the event that NFI Consumer Products or any of its assets are
acquired by a third party, personal information acquired by us may be
one of the assets transferred.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
There may be times when we need to amend, modify, remove, or change
various aspects of this Privacy Statement, and we reserve the right to
do so at our discretion. We recommend that you revisit this Privacy
Statement periodically to ensure that you are aware of our current
privacy practices. Your continued use of our service following any
changes signifies your acceptance of these changes.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect
the personal information you provide to us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or the practices
or activities associated with our Site, or if you'd like to have access
to or correct your personal information in our database(s), or remove
yourself from our database(s), please contact us at 1-800-432-9334.