Privacy Policy
Cuddlestart.com is strongly committed to your right to privacy. We have instituted policies intended to secure your personal information and explain how this information is collected and how it will be used. Only your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy will be used. By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Cuddlestart.com LLC is a licensee of the TRUSTe Web Privacy Seal Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build user's trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the Web site Cuddlestart.com. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Jennifer Sussberg at . If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns.
Type of information we collect
Cuddlestart.com collects personal information necessary to provide you with the services offered and to allow you to use the resources available on our website; including the creation and maintenance of your account and baby registry. Personal information includes; name, address, email address, phone number and your baby's due date.
Log Files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information
We use a third-party tracking service that uses cookies to track non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site in the aggregate. We do this to track usage and volume statistics.
Cookies
Cuddlestart.com uses a cookie, which is a small data file stored on your computer, to customize portions of our site to your preferences. Cookies also help you to save and retrieve passwords and other information and preferences you use on our website, saving you from having to re-enter this information upon every visit. Cookies cannot and will not be used by us to retrieve any personal information about you from your computer that you have not previously and voluntarily provided to us.
Cookies are also used to tell us whether you have visited our website previously, and to help us determine whether you came to our website from a particular internet link or advertisement. Should you choose set up your browser to reject all cookies, please understand that you may be limited to some the areas or functionality within our site.
Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies. See "Third Party Advertisers."
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by www.cuddlestart.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. See "Third Party Advertisers" section.
Communications from Cuddlestart.com
Communications that you can expect from Cuddlestart.com are confirmation emails when you register and news updates. When you register with Cuddlestart.com you will receive a confirmation email which is a service related email. You may not opt-out of this email. You will also receive news updates which you may opt-out of.
You have the option to receive promotional emails on products and services from which you may unsubscribe at any time. See "Choice/Opt-out". You also have the option when registering to allow us to share your information with selected third party partners. If you choose to receive these offers initially, but then change your preferences, you will need to contact the third party to unsubscribe from their emails.
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.
If you no longer wish to receive our promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at .
You will be notified when your personal information is collected by any third party that is not our agent/service provider, so you can make an informed choice as to whether or not to share your information with that party.
Third Party Advertisers
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users by third party ad servers. We share Web site usage information about users with these reputable third parties for the purpose of targeting our Internet banner advertisements on this site.
From time to time our third party ad server uses cookies and clear GIFs on this site, which allow it to recognize a user's cookie when a user visits this site. The information that the ad server collects and shares through this technology is not personally identifiable.
For more information about our third-party advertiser, or to learn more about the choices available to you regarding this anonymous information, please click here.
Links to Other Sites
This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Cuddlestart.com. Please be aware that we, Cuddlestart.com, are 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 statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.
With whom your information is shared and how it is used
Information we collect is used by us to customize certain pages for you, to tailor your experience at our website, update you about Cuddlestart.com and to show you content we believe may interest you. We may also use it if it becomes necessary to contact you.
In addition, if you choose to receive third-party offers and information, we will share your contact information with our selected third parties. Should your email preferences change, please contact us at or go to your mycuddlestart page.
In addition to the circumstances described above, we may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith belief disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable, including (without limitation) when we have reason to believe disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
Information stored on our servers may also be transferred to a third party acquiring or merging with the company. However, any such third party shall be required to use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, or delete it by making the change on your mycuddlestart page or by emailing our Customer Support at or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
Security
Finally, we use industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information.
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal 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.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at .
Your confidence in the cuddlestart.com is our highest priority. If you have any concerns about privacy and security that have not been answered in the above policy, please contact us.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the home page, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a prominent notice on our home page.
Our address is 1090 Victor Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA. 19010, however, we prefer all
communication to be sent to:
PO Box 82
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Last Update: 11/27/07