privacy policy

This Site is operated by GOLFile in the United States and abroad.
By using this Site, you understand and agree that (1) that the information collected from this Site may be retained indefinitely, and may be stored, accessed and used in jurisdictions whose privacy laws may be different and less protective than those of your home jurisdiction; (2) GOLFile may use this information for a variety of purposes, including direct marketing (unless you opt out of receiving direct marketing from GOLFile); (3) GOLFile may disclose this information to necessary service providers, such as payment processors, data storage providers and similar entities to provide the services they contract for. These third parties have no right to use your information for secondary purposes. We use an outside shipping company to fulfil orders, and a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services. We use a data storage facility to securely house back-end data that may include your personally identifiable information. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes; they are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose; (4) information about our customers, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, sale of the company assets or acquisition, as well as in the unlikely event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company, with notification of such transfer provided directly to account holders through email or post; and (5) we reserve the right to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims or protect the rights, property or safety of our company, employees, customers or the public.

Information Collected from This Site
When you visit this Site, some information, such as the website that referred you to us, your IP and email address and navigational and purchase information, may be collected automatically as part of the Site's operation. We may combine this information with personally identifiable information. Our Web sites also use cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer while you are viewing the Web site. Please see "Cookies", below. This information is used to generate user profiles and to personalize the Site to your particular interests. On some occasions we may ask you to provide information on online forms. For example, we may ask for your username, password, place of birth, full name, telephone number, email address and postal address, or other information to register online, or for your credit card number or other personally identifying information to fulfil licensing transactions or to receive products or services. We may also ask you about your age, gender or other information to participate in surveys or other online activities. Providing information on online forms is always voluntary, and you are free not to complete any online forms. If you choose not to, however, some products and services may not be available to you.

How We Use Your Information
Information collected online is stored indefinitely and is used for various purposes, including processing your transactions, customer service, product and service development, direct marketing and marketing analysis, facilitating your use of this Site and customizing your image selection to your particular interests. The information we collect may be used by GOLFile and may be shared with our agents, service providers and selected other entities for fulfilling their service obligations to GOLFile, such as credit card processors, data base service providers, and similar entities to provide the services they contracted for. In addition, unless you opt out of receiving promotional materials from GOLFile, we may notify you of special promotions, new products or services or other information that may be of interest. (See Opting-Out section, below.)

About Cookies
When you visit the Site, we place a text file called a cookie in the browser directory of your computer's hard drive. A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can store on your web browser and later retrieve. The information that cookies collect includes the date and time of your visit, your registration information, which may be personally identifiable, and your navigational and purchase activity. Cookies offer you many conveniences. They allow GOLFile, and certain of its subsidiaries and third-party content partners, to recognize information, such as the Lightboxes you have created, and assist in determining what content is best suited to your needs. Cookies also allow you to retrieve previous image search results, access Lightboxes with ease and view your previous invoices.

Most browsers allow you to decline cookies, but if you elect to do so, these pages may not display properly. You are free to delete cookies after your session, and your browser should contain instructions on how to do this.

Opting Out
If you do not want to receive promotional information from GOLFile, you can opt out by unchecking the appropriate box on your online registration form or, in the event an online registration form is not available, by notifying your account executive. If you did not opt out when you registered and later decide that you are not interested in receiving this information, you can opt out at any time by sending an email to info@golfile.com or speaking with your account executive.

Reviewing, Updating or Correcting Your Information
If you would like to review or revise information you previously provided on an online form, or believe that the information we currently have on record is incorrect, you may update your information in the Account section of this website or contact us at info@golfile.com so that you can communicate with your Account Executive who can assist you with making any changes you require. You may expect a responsive action to your request within 30 business days.

Children
We do not intend to solicit or collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13 you should not use or enter information on this Site.

Questions or Concerns
If at any time you have questions or concerns about this policy, or GOLFile compliance with the policy, please let us know by sending an email to info@golfile.com. We will make reasonable efforts to identify and correct any problem.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this privacy policy at any time. We encourage you to review this privacy policy whenever you visit our website to make sure you understand how we use the information we collect. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Security
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 info@golfile.com.



	PRIVACY POLICY

	This Site is operated by GOLFile in the United States and abroad. By using this Site, you understand and agree that (1) that the information collected from this Site may be retained indefinitely, and may be stored, accessed and used in jurisdictions whose privacy laws may be different and less protective than those of your home jurisdiction; (2) GOLFile may use this information for a variety of purposes, including direct marketing (unless you opt out of receiving direct marketing from GOLFile); (3) GOLFile may disclose this information to necessary service providers, such as payment processors, data storage providers and similar entities to provide the services they contract for. These third parties have no right to use your information for secondary purposes. We use an outside shipping company to fulfil orders, and a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services. We use a data storage facility to securely house back-end data that may include your personally identifiable information. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes; they are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose; (4) information about our customers, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, sale of the company assets or acquisition, as well as in the unlikely event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company, with notification of such transfer provided directly to account holders through email or post; and (5) we reserve the right to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims or protect the rights, property or safety of our company, employees, customers or the public. Information Collected from This Site When you visit this Site, some information, such as the website that referred you to us, your IP and email address and navigational and purchase information, may be collected automatically as part of the Site's operation. We may combine this information with personally identifiable information. Our Web sites also use cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer while you are viewing the Web site. Please see "Cookies", below. This information is used to generate user profiles and to personalize the Site to your particular interests. On some occasions we may ask you to provide information on online forms. For example, we may ask for your username, password, place of birth, full name, telephone number, email address and postal address, or other information to register online, or for your credit card number or other personally identifying information to fulfil licensing transactions or to receive products or services. We may also ask you about your age, gender or other information to participate in surveys or other online activities. Providing information on online forms is always voluntary, and you are free not to complete any online forms. If you choose not to, however, some products and services may not be available to you. How We Use Your Information Information collected online is stored indefinitely and is used for various purposes, including processing your transactions, customer service, product and service development, direct marketing and marketing analysis, facilitating your use of this Site and customizing your image selection to your particular interests. The information we collect may be used by GOLFile and may be shared with our agents, service providers and selected other entities for fulfilling their service obligations to GOLFile, such as credit card processors, data base service providers, and similar entities to provide the services they contracted for. In addition, unless you opt out of receiving promotional materials from GOLFile, we may notify you of special promotions, new products or services or other information that may be of interest. (See Opting-Out section, below.) About Cookies When you visit the Site, we place a text file called a cookie in the browser directory of your computer's hard drive. A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can store on your web browser and later retrieve. The information that cookies collect includes the date and time of your visit, your registration information, which may be personally identifiable, and your navigational and purchase activity. Cookies offer you many conveniences. They allow GOLFile, and certain of its subsidiaries and third-party content partners, to recognize information, such as the Lightboxes you have created, and assist in determining what content is best suited to your needs. Cookies also allow you to retrieve previous image search results, access Lightboxes with ease and view your previous invoices. Most browsers allow you to decline cookies, but if you elect to do so, these pages may not display properly. You are free to delete cookies after your session, and your browser should contain instructions on how to do this. Opting Out If you do not want to receive promotional information from GOLFile, you can opt out by unchecking the appropriate box on your online registration form or, in the event an online registration form is not available, by notifying your account executive. If you did not opt out when you registered and later decide that you are not interested in receiving this information, you can opt out at any time by sending an email to info@golfile.com or speaking with your account executive. Reviewing, Updating or Correcting Your Information If you would like to review or revise information you previously provided on an online form, or believe that the information we currently have on record is incorrect, you may update your information in the Account section of this website or contact us at info@golfile.com so that you can communicate with your Account Executive who can assist you with making any changes you require. You may expect a responsive action to your request within 30 business days. Children We do not intend to solicit or collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13 you should not use or enter information on this Site. Questions or Concerns If at any time you have questions or concerns about this policy, or GOLFile compliance with the policy, please let us know by sending an email to info@golfile.com. We will make reasonable efforts to identify and correct any problem. Changes to This Privacy Policy We reserve the right to change the terms of this privacy policy at any time. We encourage you to review this privacy policy whenever you visit our website to make sure you understand how we use the information we collect. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page. Security 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 info@golfile.com. Contact Information You can contact GOLFile Sales by emailing info@golfile.com, © 2005-2006 GOLFile, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.