Privacy Notice

Collection and Use of Personal Information

BitDeals.com has separate policies for information collected online and for information collected offline. BitDeals.com owns any information collected on the site and we do not sell, share or rent this information to any other parties except as is explained below. Information is collected from our users in order to process their orders and to serve pertinent information such as order confirmations or order status updates. Information collected includes your name, telephone numbers, e-mail address, shipping address, billing address, and payment information such as your credit card number. A username and password is also required to create your account and to use it. Your username and password are the security checks to access your account so DO NOT share this information with anyone. Further, your e-mail address will be used if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or promotional mail.

Account Registration

Your contact information including your name, e-mail address, telephone number and street address are required to create an account that is required to process your orders on BitDeals.com. This information is also used to provide you with important such as order status updates via e-mail.

Order Processing

The information collected during the account registration will also be used to process orders but you will be required to provide information such as your credit card number and expiration date or money order, wire transfer or check information. This information is used to fulfill your order and bill you for the requisite amount. In case of any problems, we will also use this information to get in touch with you.
In order to process your credit card information we will need to exchange your personal information with the merchant bank for approval and authorization. This exchange is protected by an enhanced SSL security system. BitDeals.com does not share your financial or personal information with any third parties except as stated in our Privacy Policy.

Information stored in Cookies

BitDeals.com requires the use of Cookies to customize the website to adjust to your browser type. If you do not allow the use of Cookies in your browser or reject cookies from our website, you will still be able to browse through our catalog but not be able to place any orders. This is because the shopping cart function at BitDeals.com requires the use of cookies and BitDeals.com will be unable to accept any online orders. No personal information stored on these Cookies are shared with any third parties but this information will be used to customize your shopping experience on BitDeals.com to provide a familiar browsing experience to our users.
It should be noted however that Cookies used by business partners such as advertisers on our site are not under our control and we have no access to these cookies. Our privacy policy covers the use of Cookies by BitDeals.com and not by any advertisers or business partners on our site.

Information stored in Log Files

We use data such as IP addresses, time on site, etc for aggregate use to understand the preferences of our users and their demographics. This information is not linked with any of your personal information and is not shared with any third parties.

Sharing of information with business partners

We partner with third party companies to perform various functions for us including e-mail delivery, logistics and postal services to complete orders. Customer service, marketing assistance through data analysis and order processing through credit processing or order fulfillment functions may also be performed by third parties in which case we will share such information as is required to complete these functions. The use of your personal information by these third parties is limited to the performance of these functions and may not be used for any other purposes.

To simulate the look and feel of BitDeals.com, we may mask or frame another website’s page. This is for the convenience of our users and so that they may easily find and locate items, products or services they are looking for. However, we use stringent checks to ensure that these third party websites have similar privacy policies as BitDeals.com to ensure that our users’ data remains secure.

In the course of time, we may come to acquire or sell subsidiaries or business units. In such a case, customer information is part of the business assets that will be transferred in such transactions. However, our Privacy Policy will still apply to your personal information and dictate how it may be used. In such cases as when requested or required by the law or to comply with judicial proceedings, court orders or legal processes served on our website, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information. Similarly, we withhold the right to release your information if we deem it necessary in order to protect our rights.

Testimonials and user reviews

Users delighted or satisfied by our service may write testimonials which BitDeals.com may post on our website for the purpose of sharing positive experiences. While the testimonials and reviews sections are moderated, we do not alter or edit testimonials or user reviews in any way. We reserve the right to post or remove any testimonials at BitDeals.com.

We will not reveal any personal information beyond your pseudonym or pen name in connection with the usage of your testimonials. However, by posting your comments, reviews or testimonials on our website BitDeals.com, you give us permission to reprint or use the comment, review or testimonial at any time without compensation to you. Furthermore, we may use the testimonial with or without crediting your pen name with it. Our right to use the Testimonial is perpetual and may be assigned by us. Additionally, we may use the comment, review or testimonial in any media (including for the purposes of advertisement) on any scale we choose. This is applicable so long as you and not someone else composed and posted the comment, review or testimonial.

Minors or Children

It is not our policy at BitDeals.com to sell product to minors or children. Children’s products available at BitDeals.com are intended to be sold and purchased by adults only. We require anyone under the age of 18 or 21 (as appropriate depending on the age law for adults in your state or country) to be accompanied by an adult or guardian when using BitDeals.com. We do not intentionally or knowingly gather personal information via the Internet from minors under the age of 13. The privacy of all our users including that of children is a top priority for BitDeals.com.

Links

BitDeals.com contains links to other websites. We have no control over the information policies or use of any website other than BitDeals.com. We encourage our users to recognize when they are no longer on the BitDeals.com website and to use the utmost discretion in giving out personal information.

Security

We understand the importance of maintaining the privacy of our customers’ information and ensure that it is protected both online and offline. We utilize the best encryption software available today called SSL to encrypt and safeguard your information when you are entering it online on our website. Offline, the access to our customers’ information is highly restricted with only employees who need to have it to fulfill your order having access to it. If you would like to have your information removed from BitDeals at any time you can send us an e-mail at admin@BitDeals.com with your request or call us at 1-800-518-9766. However this will require you to re-enter your information before any future purchase from BitDeals.

Our servers are maintained at a separate secure location with restricted access and are protected by firewalls. Backups are stored in a locked and secure room with access limited to personnel with security clearance. These backups are not allowed to be taken away from their room without prior authorization.

Our employees are required to learn and conform to our privacy practices and are informed whenever our policies are modified or changed. The inviolability of your information is of the utmost importance to us and we undertake every step possible to ensure that it is so.

E-mail promotions and special offers

If you have opted to subscribe to our e-mail promotions, you will receive special offers, promotions and product updates from time to time. We respect the privacy of our users and offer the choice to opt out of receiving these e-mail promotions.

Choice/Opt-out from our subscription

Our subscription for news and special offers through e-mails are completely optional and maybe opted for or opted out of at any time. Our users who no longer wish to receive e-mails from us may click the link available in all our communications to automatically unsubscribe. Alternatively, you can opt-out by logging in to your account and clicking on “Subscribe or unsubscribe from promotions” and then un-checking the field next to “Subscribe for e-mail promotions”.

Modifying personal information

BitDeals.com users may change or modify their personal details or information (such as e-mail ID, phone number or street address) by logging in to their account. If you have for some reason lost or forgotten your username and password, you can contact our customer service department for assistance.

Notification of Changes

In the event of changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post these changes or a notice requiring or requesting you to view these changes on our website, privacy policy page and any other pages on our website on a third party website that we may deem necessary. This is to ensure that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances (if any) do we share it.

If we make significant changes to our Privacy Policy, we will send you an e-mail notice (unless you have selected not to receive e-mails from us) and create notices on our homepage for your convenience.

You can always check our Privacy Policy through the link on our website and should regularly check to see if there have been any changes. You can also contact us by giving us a call at 1-800-518-9766 to ask our customer services department about any changes or updates to our Privacy Policy.

Last Update

The Privacy Policy contained herein became officially effective August 1, 2009.