Enableus Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 5th, 2013.
Enableus, (“Enableus,” “we,” or “us”) knows that you care how Personal Information about you is collected, used, shared and stored. “Personal Information” means information which personally identifies you or another.
This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Information will be collected by Enableus when you use our Website: http://enableus.crowdfundhq.com and related services (the “Service”), how Personal Information will be used, and how you can control the collection, correction and/or deletion of Personal Information.
This Privacy Policy, incorporates Enableus’s cookie policy should be read along with our Terms of Use posted at: http://enableus.crowdfundhq.com/pages/terms-of-use (“Agreement”), and all other operating rules, policies and procedures and additional terms and conditions published on our Website (all of which are incorporated by reference) which governs your use of our Website and Service. Capitalized terms, if not defined in this Privacy Policy, are defined in the Agreement.
Mobile Privacy
We may offer you the ability to connect with our Website, or use our applications, services, and tools using a mobile device, either through a mobile application or via a mobile optimized website. The provisions of this Privacy Policy apply to all such mobile access and use of mobile devices. This Privacy Policy will be referenced by all such mobile applications or mobile optimized websites.
Personal Information We Collect or You May Provide
You provide us Personal Information when you register to be a Member:
• Your name
• Your email address
• Your Facebook information if you are signing up via Facebook connect (This will authenticate your identity and link your Facebook Profile information, such as your name and email address, to your Enableus account. Services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on this Web site to your profile page to share with others within your network)
• You may provide your location
If you create a Campaign, or join as a Campaign team member, you will provide us with the following Personal Information in addition to the Personal Information you provide when you register to be a Member:
• Your legal person or business name
• Your legal physical address
• Your Tax ID (if you are a business)
• Your telephone number
• Your date of birth
• Your PayPal account information (if accepting payments via PayPal)
• Your bank account information.
As a Contributor, you may provide:
• Your name
• Your email address
• Ship-to information
• Your billing name and address
• Your PayPal e-mail address
You may be asked further information in order to help validate your identity:
• Your gender
• Your driver’s license information, government issued identification number
• Other personally identifiable information as we need for verification
We may obtain address information about you from third party sources, such as LexisNexis, for fraud prevention or for legal compliance.
We may also collect Personal Information from you as a result of your email communications with us or your Posts which we may retain along with our responses.
Any Personal Information you Post as Member Content is available to the public without any expectation of privacy or confidentiality. Copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your Member Content even if you remove the Member Content. To request removal of your personal information from these areas of the site, contact us using the information below. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why. The profile you create on our site will be publically visible. You may change the visibility settings of your Contributions, and the types of information it may disclose, on the “Contributions” page, and/or when you take specific actions on the site that provide you the option of anonymity.
We display personal testimonials of satisfied users on our site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us using the information below.
When you use our mobile site, we may receive information about your location and your mobile device, including a unique identifier for your device. We may use this information to provide you with location based services, search results, and other personalized content. Most mobile devices allow you to control or disable location services in the device's setting's menu. If you have questions about how to disable your device's location services, we recommend you contact your mobile service carrier or the manufacturer of your particular device.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the Service and conduct our business. For example (and not limited) to:
• Register as a Member and to identify you when you sign-in to your account
• Administer your account or funds
• Respond to your inquiries, customer service requests, complaints or your job application
• Verify activity as we deem necessary
• Send you a newsletter or other promotional communications
• Conduct research and analyze data to improve our Service or customize our communications with you
• Communicate with you
How We Share Your Personal Information with Third Parties
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties.
We share:
• Your name, email and shipping address with the Campaign Owner or Campaign team member for delivery of Rewards.
• Your Personal Information:
o As required by law, such as to comply with reporting requirements, a subpoena, or similar legal process.
o In connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity or as we believe reasonably necessary to protect or enforce our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others.
o With any other member, contributor, campaign owner or third party with your prior consent to do so as described in this Policy.
We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as processing your payments, accepting job applications and offering customer service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us and are obligated to keep your information confidential. Some of our pages utilize framing techniques to serve content from our service providers while preserving the look and feel of our site, such as when you enter credit card information. Please be aware that you are providing your personal information to these third parties and not to http://enableus.crowdfundhq.com
If Enableus is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets or bankruptcy, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or uses of your Personal Information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your Personal Information.
How We Store and Protect Your Personal Information
We may store Personal Information in locations outside our direct control (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers).
We use Security Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology to encrypt sensitive personal information (such as your email or password) before it travels over the internet. Credit card numbers are never stored on our database or servers.
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us at info@enableus.crowdfundhq.com
Compromise of Personal Information
We will promptly notify those persons whose Personal Information is compromised. Notwithstanding, Enableus does not accept liability for any unintentional disclosure or a disclosure that occurs due to a security breach of our systems or facilities.
User Access and Choice
You may, of course, decline to submit Personal Information to us; in which case, you may not be able to become a Member or use certain Services.
If your Personal Information changes, you may correct, update, amend, remove, or ask to have it removed by making the change on your user account “Settings” page, by contacting the email address listed below. If you no longer desire our service, you may deactivate/delete your account entirely from the account “Settings” page, or contact us directly. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Links to Other Websites, Blogs/Forums and Social Media Widgets
Our Site includes links to other Web sites whose privacy practices may differ from those of Enableus. When you use a link to go from our Website to another website, such as that of our payments processors, the privacy statement for the other website governs. We encourage you to carefully read and understand the privacy statement of any Website you visit.
Our Website offers a publicly accessible blog. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be displayed publicly and read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog, contact us at info@enableus.us In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
Our Website includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button and Widgets, such as the Share this button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we make a material change to our privacy policies and procedures as to the collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, we will post a notice of those changes on our Website or notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it, prior to the change becoming effective. You are bound by changes to the Privacy Policy when you use the site after those changes have been posted. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy is effective as of February 26, 2013.
This Cookie Policy explains Enableus, Inc.’s use of cookies on Enableus’s Website. We may amend this Policy at any time and all changes will be made on this Web page. The changes will take effect once they have been posted on the Website. Therefore, you should review this Policy on a regular basis.
If you do not agree with this Policy, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Website or services available through the Website (the “Service”).
Enableus, (“Enableus,” “we,” or “us”) uses cookies and other automated data collection tools when you use the Service. When you visit http://enableus.crowdfundhq.com, we may send one or more cookies – a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters – to your computer.
Enableus uses session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser.
Enableus uses the following cookies:
Strictly necessary or essential cookies
Strictly necessary or essential cookies are critical to the functionality and to navigate around the Website and use its features. For example, we use these cookies to keep you logged in to the Service and to remember relevant information about you when you return to the Website.
Performance cookies
Performance cookies collect anonymous information about how you use the Enableus Website. For example, these cookies help us improve the usability of the Website by allowing Enableus to track how users move around the Website when they are using it.
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies also collect anonymous information. They can also provide security in transactions. For example, we use functional cookies to remember the choices you make and provide enhanced features to improve your user experience. By way of example, these cookies remember your user name and configurations of the Service that you customize.
Log files, web beacons, clear gifs
Log file information is automatically reported by your browser each time you access a web page. When you register with or view our Website, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.
We use this information 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.
When you use the Service, we may employ clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients. The information is used to enable more accurate reporting, improve the effectiveness of our marketing, and make Enableus better for our Users.
Browser Settings
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to block the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you decide to block or restrict cookies on your browser, you may be unable to access all or parts of the website. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact your user experience of our website.
If you continue to use the Enableus websites without changing your browser settings, you will have consented to our cookie usage and agree that you understand our Cookie Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Website, please contact us at info@enableus.us .