Privacy Policy
General Matters
Peekay takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more
about our privacy policy.
This Policy applies to all peekay.com -branded Web Sites, including
toy stores, erotic gallery, Card Web Sites and affiliate card Web Sites
("Web Sites"). This Policy does not apply to other companies' or
organizations' Web Sites to which we link. You should carefully review
the privacy policies of those Web Sites in order to determine how they
treat your personal information.
This policy describes what types of information we gather about you,
how we use it, under what circumstances we disclose it to third-parties,
and your rights to update or correct it.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies or Web Sites
that peekay.com does not own or control or to people that peekay.com
does not employ or manage.
Information About You
Information Gathered From All Visitors
Aggregate Data
We gather certain generic information with respect to customers' use of our Web
Sites. Information may include number of unique visitors, the frequency with
which they visit, and the areas on the Web Sites that they favor. These
statistics are very much like television ratings that tell the networks how many
people tuned in to a program. We only use this type of data in the aggregate, on
a collective basis, in summary form, rather than on an individual basis. This
data helps us determine the extent to which our customers use certain parts of
our Web Sites, which, in turn, enables us to make it as appealing as possible.
We may also share aggregate data of customers' collective use of our Web Sites
with advertisers, sponsors, and other companies with which we do business
("Affiliates" or "Business Partners"). We do this so they, too, can improve
functionality and offer services and materials that users want.
Cookies
We use "cookies" on our Web Sites. Cookies are pieces of information or data
sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive
for record-keeping purposes. Cookies tell our computer that you've visited
before and can help to make your visit more personal so you don't have to
re-enter info on a return visit. Cookies also allow us to count the number of
unique and return visitors who use our Web Sites.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can
reset your browser to notify you when you've received a cookie or,
alternatively, to refuse to accept cookies. It is important to note that you may
not be able to use certain features like checking out (and participate in
certain offerings) on our Web Sites if you choose not to accept cookies. Cookies
can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance
their experience on our Web Sites.
Third Party Advertiser Cookies
We use third-party advertising companies who use cookies to serve our ads on the
Internet. To do so, these companies may use anonymous information about your
visits to our Web Sites and other Web Sites. This information can include:
date/time of banner ad shown, the banner ad that was shown, their cookie, the IP
address. This information can also be used for online preference marketing
purposes. peekay.com does not use or have access to this information. If you
want to prevent a third-party advertiser from setting and/or reading cookies on
your computer, currently you may either visit each ad network's Web Sites
individually and opt out or visit the Web Sites of the National Advertising
Initiative ("NAI") to opt-out of all network advertising cookies at
http://www.networkadvertising.org/
IP Addresses
We collect and analyze traffic on our Web Sites by keeping track of the IP
addresses of our visitors. An IP address is a unique number assigned to your
computer when you are using your browser on the Internet. We log this
information so that we can monitor things like the number of visitors visiting
the Web Sites; however, we do not link your IP address to any personally
identifying information.
Personalizing Your Experience on the Web Sites
We try to personalize your experience on our Web Sites by tracking greetings and
other content you have sent and gifts you have purchased in order to shape our
recommendations about the greetings, cards, games, and gifts that might be of
interest to you. We also examine customer traffic patterns and Web Sites usage
to help us enhance the design and layout of the Web Sites and make it easier to
navigate.
From time to time, we may send you surveys or solicit your feedback. We use
surveys to gage user interest in new products and premiums we may offer. We will
ask for your feedback on greetings and other site features. We will use the
information we gather to improve our Web Sites and provide a more meaningful
experience for our users. We may also use the information to alert you to offers
and products in which you may be interested in.
Subscribing to our Newsletter
We send email notifications and information to users who have opted in. Those
notifications may be, but not limited to, our exclusive Newsletter, information
on new features, new content, other products and services. These communications
are sent to you directly by peekay.com. In order to receive the emailed
information you must have subscribed via one of our Web Sites or other sources
such as our mailing/customer list.
It is our intention to always allow you to opt out of any of our lists. When
you receive any Newsletter or email and you want to unsubscribe, you can simply
follow the "unsubscribe" links at the bottom of each edition.
Offers from Our Business Partners
peekay.com may also offer you the opportunity to receive money-saving offers,
discounts, and promotions from our Business Partners. These communications may
come from peekay.com or directly from the partners themselves. We may also share
with them certain demographic, geographic, preference, and other personally
identifiable information we have gathered about you. This will help them in
directing to you offers that are more likely to be of interest.
This program is conducted on an opt-in basis. In order to receive the offers,
you must affirmatively check to receive information from us. If you leave the
box unchecked, you will not receive any offers. If you do sign up for the
program but later change your mind, you are free at any time to opt-out by
following the procedures outlined in Opt-Out/Changing Your Status, below.
Information Gathered From Members
If you elect to purchase a product on a peekay.com owned web site, you will be
required to provide us with certain personal information, including your name,
e-mail address, credit card number, expiration date, and billing address (this
required information is subject to change from time to time). There may also be
opportunities for you to provide us with additional information regarding your
preferences and interests. This information, however, is not required and is
completely optional on your part. Additional data may be collected from you
based upon certain services you elect to utilize on our Web Sites, email
addresses for example or used to store and send electronic greeting cards. By
obtaining this information, we can provide our Members with specific content and
advertising in which they might be interested. None of this information is
required to use our service or to become a user; however, the omission of
certain types of data will limit the value of your use of these features. If you
become a user of our Web Sites or from one of our co-branded Web Sites, we may
share your registration information with the co-branded partner.
Uses of Personal Information
if you have provided us your consent via opt-in subscription, we may use the
information we have collected about you in five ways:
To send personalized, targeted information that we think our users
will find relevant, either from peekay.com or directly from its Business
Partners;
To support any of your requests like order processing;
To send promotions and coupons based on user interests;
To contact the user for feedback and surveys; and
To send the user other information about peekay.com or its Business
Partners. These communications include but are not limited to e-mail,
postal mail.
On-Site Advertising
peekay.com may also use information about you to target advertising while you
are visiting our Web Sites. We may use cookie files to assure that you will not
be served the same ads repeatedly.
Order Fulfillment
From time to time, you may be given the opportunity to order products and
services directly from one of our Web Sites, the Newsletters, or in other
communications you may receive from peekay.com To process your order, peekay.com
may provide these partners with your name, street address, e-mail address, phone
number, and credit card information. peekay.com will limit the types of
information shared to the minimum necessary to efficiently process your order.
In some cases you are ordering products from a business partner and in accepting
these offers, you become subject to its privacy policy. We encourage you to
review these companies' privacy policies and only do business with those who
adhere to personal information practices with which you are comfortable.
Privacy of Greeting Card Information
This policy applies to all aspects of our greetings, including your personalized
messages, attached photos or graphics, or paper cards. We do not monitor or edit
the contents of the online greetings you send. On occasion, however, we may need
to view your messages in connection with the technical processing of your
greeting or the maintenance of our network.
Disclosure Exceptions
Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose your
personal information to appropriate third-parties if we are required to do so by
law or we believe that such action is necessary:
To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or
court order;
To protect the company's rights and property;
To investigate reports of users sending material using a false e-mail
address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
To protect peekay.com against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web
Sites and/or the peekay.com service; or
During emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety
is at risk.
Your Control Over Your Personal Information
Opt-Out/Changing Your Status
Any time you receive an email from us you can change your status. Every
communication peekay.com sends you will contain a clearly worded "Opt-Out" or
"Unsubscribe" link allowing you to withdraw your permission for future mailings.
This system is automated and must be contacted from the email address you wish
to have removed. Permission changes will be honored as soon as possible after
receipt. Please allow five to seven days for processing. Permission changes will
however not affect any information which you provided to us and which we
previously shared with our Business Partners.
Sale of Assets
In the event that peekay.com and/or its units or subsidiaries are ever sold,
acquired, merged, liquidated, reorganized, or otherwise transferred, we reserve
the right to transfer our user databases together with any personally
identifiable information contained therein, to a third-party acquiring
peekay.com's assets.
Data Security
When you place orders for purchased products or access your payment information,
we use an advanced encryption technology known as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to
protect the storage and transfer of your data from unauthorized parties. While
on a secure page, such as our registration form, a lock or key icon appears on
the bottom of your web browser. In addition to our online security efforts, we
take reasonable steps to protect your personal data offline, as well. All of
your information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is
restricted in our offices. peekay.com's main servers are operated from a
dedicated Internet hosting facility with state-of-the-art physical security
features, including smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion
sensors, and 24x7 secured access, as well as video camera surveillance and
security breach alarms. If you have any questions about the security at our
websites, you can send an email to peekaysales@peekay.com
Changes to the Privacy Policy
peekay.com will occasionally update this Privacy Policy in response to changing
business circumstances and legal developments. When peekay.com posts changes to
this Policy, you will see a date depicting the last update of the policy on the
top of this page. If there are material changes to this Policy or in how
peekay.com uses your personally identifiable information, peekay.com will
prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. peekay.com
encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how we are
protecting your information. You may review our policy anytime as it will always
be linked to our web sites.
Use Common Sense in All Your Online Activities
Even the best policy can't protect your online privacy and security in all
circumstances. Unscrupulous advertisers, hackers, and scam artists are
constantly searching the Internet looking for new targets. Your best protection
is to understand the limits to privacy on the Internet and use common sense in
all of your on-line activities.
Be aware that e-mail is an inherently insecure form of communication.
Remember that third parties are sometimes able to illegally intercept your
unencrypted messages, including online greetings.
Anytime you visit a chat room or post a message to an on-line bulletin board,
your e-mail address can be accessed by advertisers looking to compile lists for
unsolicited commercial e-mail (also known as spam). Be sure that you only
disclose your e-mail address in circumstances in which it is safe to do so.
Beware of scams in which persons unknown to you request your screen name,
password, or credit card information. Make sure you verify the identity of
anyone asking for personal information. Always monitor your children's on-line
activities and educate them as to the rules for safe Internet use.
Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Policy, you should first email
peekay.com Customer Service at
sales@peekay.com or contact us by mail at
Peekay, 901 West Main Street, Auburn, WA 98001.
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