theblufish.com
privacy policy
Effective
6-17-04
Theblufish.com
web site (“Our Site”) is maintained by The Blufish, Inc.
(“The Blufish,” “us,” “our,” or “we”).
We can also be reached by e-mail at theblufish@theblufish.com. We
have created this Privacy Policy to let you know why we, The Blufish,
Inc. collect information from you and what we do with it in respect
to Our Site. By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of
this Policy.
PRIVACY
We would like for you to know, regarding privacy is that there is
only so much information that any website can collect without your
answering of specific questions, especially if filling out forms
that require the requested information. The Blufish, Inc. logs IP
addresses (the location of your computer on the Internet) for system
administration, to view traffic (by this we are able to see if you
linked to us through another website or any other gateway, such
as Google or Yahoo!) and troubleshooting. This information, in aggregate
form, is recorded for administrative purposes only and IP addresses
are not linked to any personal information of those visiting our
site.
DEFINITIONS
When viewing our Policy you should understand that when we use the
term “personally identifiable information” we mean any
information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual,
such as a name, telephone number, mailing address or e-mail address.
When we refer to “aggregate information” we mean information
that does not allow us to identify personal information nor can
we contact a specific individual but describes a general category
of information about visitors to Our Site (please read PRIVACY from
above).
PERSONAL/PRIVATE
INFORMATION
You,
as a visitor to Our Site, are free to browse The Blufish, view and
read articles and other information on our site without needing
to provide any personal information. However, when submitting certain
forms on Our Site, we may ask you to proved certain information
such as your name, email address, mailing address, company name,
company address, wedding date, names of those participating in your
wedding, etc. You, as a visitor, will always be notified when this
personal information will be collected and if it will be posted
on Our Site (if it is applicable to the form you are filling out).
The Blufish does contain links to other websites, however we cannot
be responsible for their content or for private information that
you may choose to share with them. Please be aware that in giving
personal or private information to other site linked from Our Site,
you may be subject to different terms differing from Our Site. The
Blufish does encourage you to research other websites before disclosing
personal or private information with them.
The Blufish, Inc. operates with integrity in all areas including
your personal identifiable information that is received through
our site. Please know that your privacy is extremely important to
us, but due to the existing legal regulatory and security environment,
we cannot completely ensure that your personally identifiable information
and other private communications on Our Site will not be disclosed
to third parties . There are certain circumstances where third parties,
such as the government may unlawfully intercept or access private
communications made by you. Also, in the event we need to disclose
any personal information, required by law, for the purpose of investigation,
resolving problems, researching any inquiries protecting the rights
of The Blufish, Inc. we can disclose such information to law enforcement,
government officials or other private entities as The Blufish, in
our sole discretion, believe that such action is necessary and appropriate
to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal
process served on our Web site. In the event that there is a change
in the corporate structure of The Blufish, Inc., in it's sole discretion,
may sell or transfer personally identifiable information or aggregate
information regarding The Blufish, Inc. visitors, to affiliated
or unaffiliated third-parties.
Please
know that we at The Blufish, Inc. continue to operate in integrity
regarding your information off-line. Any information given to us
(other than information you agree to have posted on our site), is
restricted to our offices. In the event access is needed to you
personally identifiable information is needed, only the employee
performing the specific job where the information is needed will
be granted access. All know that our employees are kept current
on our security and privacy practices regarding Our Site and it's
visitors. Any time new policies added, employees are notified immediately.
We also go over current policies and privacy practices at staff
meetings to ensure they are kept up to date and remain aware of
the importance The Blufish places on the security and privacy of
our visitor's information.
CONCERNING
CHILDREN'S USE OF WEBSITE
The Blufish, Inc. encourages parents/guardians to use Our Site with
their children. If we learn that personally identifiable information
has been shared with this site by a person under the age of
13, we will promptly remove the information from Our Site and its
files.
MESSAGE
BOARD
Visitors to Our Site who choose to participate in our 'Message Board'
section are given the opportunity to share ideas, advice and information
with other visitors to The Blufish. When participating in this part
of Our Site, please refer to our Terms of Use for guidelines regarding
this section. Since the 'Message Board' is accessible by all visitors,
please be aware that any information posted on the 'Message Board'
will be available to other visitors. Since the 'Message Board' does
allow you to sign in and create a profile, only other visitors that
create a profile will be able to view certain information you provide
in your profile.
REGARDING
COOKIES
Though many Web browsers are automatically set to accept cookies,
you may change your browser settings to either reject cookies or
notify you when a cookie is about to be placed on your computer.
However, please be aware that rejecting cookies while visiting Our
Site may result in certain sections of Our Site not operating correctly
or as efficiently as if coolies were allowed.
CAN
THE BLUFISH, INC. CHANGE THIS POLICY?
Yes. We do reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy in order
to meet future developments of The Blufish, Inc. or Our Site or
if there are changes in industry or legal trends. In the event we
change this privacy policy and depending on the nature of the change,
we will notify the public of the change in a couple ways such as:
A) on the home page of theblufish.com in a visible area where it's
noticeable to all who visit the home page, B) we will give notice
via e-mail to those visitors or vendors who have provided us with
their e-mail address. As stated in our Terms
of Use by continuing to use Our Site, following an announcement
of any changes made , you will be deemed to have agreed to such
change and have agreed to comply by the terms and polices stated
on Our Site. If you do not agree with the terms or policies on our
site, please do not continue using Our Site.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments regarding this policy, please
feel free to contact us at theblufish@theblufish.com.
Thanks
for stopping by!
The Blufish, Inc.
