This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for the
hooplasusa.com site and
various related services (together referred to as the "site"). Hoopla’s Entertain Your Ride, L.L.C.,
the provider of the site (referred to as "us" or "we"), is
committed to protecting your privacy online. Please read the information below
to learn the following regarding your use of this site:
1.
What information do we collect from you?
2.
Where do we collect information from you and how do we use
it?
3.
With whom do we share your information?
4.
How can you update, correct or delete your Personally
Identifiable Information?
5.
What are your choices regarding collection, use and
distribution of your information?
6.
What security precautions are in place to protect against
the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
7.
Do we use "cookies"?
8.
What should you know about privacy policies and data
collection at any third party sites accessible from our site?
9.
What else should you know about your privacy online?
You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our
Site Terms of Use, and by accessing or using our site, you agree to be bound by
all of its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do
not access or use this site.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any
time. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective
immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not
limited to issuing an e-mail to the e-mail address listed by registered users
and posting the revised Policy on this page. You acknowledge and agree that it
is your responsibility to maintain a valid e-mail address as a registered user,
review this site and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any
modifications. Your continued use of the site after such modifications will
constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement
to abide and be bound by the modified Policy.
1. What information do we collect from you?
In order to better provide you with our numerous services,
we collect two types of information about our users: Personally Identifiable
Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information. Our primary goal in
collecting information from you is to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and
customized experience while using our site.
Personally Identifiable Information: This refers to
information that lets us know the specifics of who you are. When you engage in
certain activities on this site, such as registering for a membership, ordering
a product or service, submitting content and/or posting content in discussion
forums or other public areas, entering a contest or sweepstakes, filling out a
survey, or sending us feedback, we may ask you to provide certain information
about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely
optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these
activities, however, we may ask that you provide us personal information, such
as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), e-mail
address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers,
and other personal identifying information. When ordering products or services
on the site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon
the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as
mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with
respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that
activity.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: This refers to
information that does not by itself identify a specific individual. We gather
certain information about you based upon where you visit on our site in several
ways. This information is compiled and analyzed on both a personal and an
aggregated basis. This information may include the Web site's Uniform Resource
Locator ("URL") that you just came from, which URL you go to next,
what browser you are using, and your Internet Protocol ("IP")
address. An URL is the global address of documents and other resources on the
World Wide Web. An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP") network,
such as the World Wide Web. Networks like the Web use the TCP/IP protocol to
route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words,
an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer
whenever you are surfing the web, allowing web servers to locate and identify
your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate
on the Internet.
2. Where do we collect information from you and how do
we use it?
We do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information
about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. You provide certain
Personally Identifiable Information to us when you:
(a)
register for our services and register your e-mail address
with us;
(b)
enter sweepstakes or contests sponsored by us or one of our
partners;
(c)
sign up for special offers from selected third parties;
(d)
send e-mail messages, submit forms or transmit other
information by telephone or letter; or
(e)
submit your credit card or other payment information when
ordering and purchasing products and services on our site. We may also collect
information from you at other points on our site that state that such
information is being collected.
In addition, we may also collect, or our third party ad
server and/or content server may collect, certain Non-Personally Identifiable
Information. This information is ultimately stored in the form of store
categories, and, in some cases, specific URLs. We use your IP address to
diagnose problems with our servers, software, to administer our site and to
gather demographic information. Our third party ad servers will also provide us
with summary, but not individual, reports that will tell us how many ads were
presented and clicked upon at our site.
We will primarily use your Personally Identifiable
Information to provide our services to you, as required by our agreements with
you. We will also use Personally Identifiable Information to enhance the
operation of our site, fill orders, improve our marketing and promotional
efforts, statistically analyze site use, improve our product and service
offerings, and customize our site's content, layout, and services. We may use
Personally Identifiable Information to deliver information to you and to
contact you regarding administrative notices. We may also use Personally
Identifiable Information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce
our agreements with you, including our Site Terms of Use, Sales Terms and
Conditions, and this Private Policy.
3. With whom do we share your information?
We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personally Identifiable
Information to others. We do provide some of our services through contractual
arrangements with affiliates, services providers, partners and other third
parties. We and our service partners use your Personally Identifiable
Information to operate our sites and to deliver their services. For example, we
must release your credit card information to the card-issuing bank to confirm
payment for products and services purchased on this site; release your address
information to the delivery service to deliver products that you ordered; and
provide order information to third parties that help us provide customer
service.
We will encourage our service partners to adopt and post
privacy policies. However, the use of your Personally Identifiable Information
by our service partners is governed by the privacy policies of those service
partners, and is not subject to our control.
Occasionally we may be required by law enforcement or
judicial authorities to provide Personally Identifiable Information to the
appropriate governmental authorities. We will disclose Personally Identifiable
Information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, or to cooperate with a law
enforcement investigation. We fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in
identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We reserve the
right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good
faith believe to be unlawful.
We may also provide Non-Personally Identifiable Information
about our customers' sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to
third party advertisers, but these statistics do not include any Personally
Identifiable Information.
4. How can you update or correct your Personally Identifiable
Information?
We believe you should have the ability to access and edit
the Personally Identifiable Information that you have provided to us. You may
change any of your Personally Identifiable Information in your account online
at any time by linking to your account in accordance with instructions posted
elsewhere on this site. You may also access and correct your personal
information and privacy preferences by writing us at:
Hoopla’s
P.O. Box 2088
Hollywood, CA 90078
Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address
when you contact us.
We encourage you to promptly update your Personally
Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on
your account deleted or removed; however, because we keep track of past
transactions, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions
on this site. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your
information without some residual information because of backups.
5. What are your choices regarding collection, use, and
distribution of your information?
We may, from time to time, send you e-mail regarding our
products and services. In addition, if you indicated upon registration that you
are interested in receiving offers or information from us and our partners, we
may occasionally send you direct mail about products and services that we feel
may be of interest to you. Only Hoopla’s Entertain Your Ride, L.L.C. (or agents
working on behalf of Hoopla’s Entertain Your Ride L.L.C. and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these direct
mailings and only if you indicated that you do not object to these offers. If
you do not want to receive such mailings, simply tell us when you give us your
personal information. Or, at any time you can easily edit your account
information to no longer receive such offers and mailings.
You also have choices with respect to cookies, as described
below. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all
cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you
choose to reject all cookies some parts of our site may not work properly in
your case.
6. What security precautions are in place to protect
against the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information?
At our site you can be assured that your Personally
Identifiable Information is secure, consistent with current industry standards.
The importance of security for all Personally Identifiable Information
associated with our user is of utmost concern to us. Your Personally
Identifiable Information is protected in several ways. Access by you to your
Personally Identifiable Information is available through a password and unique
customer ID selected by you. This password is encrypted. We recommend that you
do not divulge your password to anyone. In addition, your Personally
Identifiable Information resides on a secure server that only selected Hoopla’s Entertain Your Ride, L.L.C. personnel and
contractors have access to via password. We encrypt your Personally Identifiable
Information and thereby prevent unauthorized parties from viewing such
information when it is transmitted to us.
Personal information that you provide that is not
Personally Identifiable Information also resides on a secure server and is only
accessible via password. Since this information is not accessible from outside Hoopla’s Entertain Your Ride, L.L.C.,
you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such
information.
In order to most efficiently serve you, credit card
transactions and order fulfillment are handled by established third party
banking, processing agents and distribution institutions. They receive the
information needed to verify and authorize your credit card or other payment
information and to process and ship your order.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or
any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we
strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge
that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are
beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all
information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be
guaranteed; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered
with in transit by a third party.
7. Do we use "cookies"?
When you use our site we will store cookies on your
computer in order to facilitate and customize your use of our site. A cookie is
a small data text file, which a Web site stores on your computer's hard drive
(if your Web browser permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you to
us. Our cookies store randomly assigned user identification numbers, the
country where you are located, and your first name to welcome you back to our
site. The cookies make your use of the site easier, make the site run more
smoothly and help us to maintain a secure site. You are always free to decline
our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not work
properly in that case.
We may use an outside ad serving company to display banner
advertisements on our site. As part of their service, they will place a
separate cookie on your computer. We will not provide any third-party ad server
with any of your Personally Identifiable Information or information about your
purchases. We and our third party ad server will collect and use Non-Personally
Identifiable Information about you, such as your IP address, browser type, the
server your computer is logged onto, the area code and zip code associated with
your server and whether you responded to a particular ad. Other advertisers may
also place banner ads on our site in the same manner as above, but we will not
disclose any Personally Identifiable Information to them.
8. What should you know about privacy policies and data
collection at any third party sites accessible from our site?
Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this
document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from
you. Other sites accessible through our site have their own privacy policies
and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each site's
privacy policy. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third
parties. Additionally, other companies which place advertising on our site may
collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising
through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information.
You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about
their use of the information that they collect.
9. What else should you know about your privacy online?
You must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to
use this site. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose
Personally Identifiable Information about visitors that are under 18 years of
age.
You should also be aware that when Personally Identifiable
Information is voluntarily disclosed (i.e. your name, e-mail address, etc.) in
the discussion forums or other public areas on this site, that information,
along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected
and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third
parties. Such activities are beyond our control and this Policy does not apply
to such information. Any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on
this site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all
third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties,
you are advised not to make any submissions. Ultimately, you are solely
responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and/or account
information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us by
sending a letter to:
Hoopla’s
Attn: Privacy Compliance Officer
P.O. Box 2088
Hollywood, CA 90078
You may also contact us by e-mail at
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