Privacy Policy
GolfPriceCompare.com
PRIVACY POLICY
1. Scope
GolfPriceCompare (“GolfPriceCompare”), owns and operates the web site golfpricecompare.com (the “Site”) and is the sole owner of the information collected on the Site.
This Privacy Policy covers how we handle your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”) on the Site. GolfPriceCompare knows that users care about how their personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.
A. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data to the Site, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of GolfPriceCompare and the authorized third parties referred to herein.
2. Information collected through the Site.
If you choose to sign up to our offers and promotions mailing list, you must first complete the sign up form and submit your name and contact email address.
If you choose to use extended features of our Site, you must first complete the registration form and create a username and password. During registration and use of the Site, you are required to give contact information and other Personal Data. Such types of information, and the points at which they are collected, include:
A. Personal Data
[1] Registered Users. For Users wishing to make use of extended features of our Site ( downloading e-books / commenting on posts) and also signing up to our mailing list, registration may be required where you give us some Personal Data which may include your name and email address. Such registration information is used to provide access to the Site. This information is also used to contact you with emails regarding product promotions and discounts and recent content updates we make to the website. Other emails may be sent you when necessary.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your Full name, home address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an Account, you may complete your profile information further to include information such as Full name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number. Such profile information is used to provide a more personal contact you with emails regarding product promotions and discounts and recent content updates we make to the website. Other emails may be sent you when necessary.
[2] Non-Registered Users. While no Personal Data may be requested of Users wishing to make use of our Site without registering, other data may be collected in association with use of our Site. This information is described below.
B. Other Information
[1] Log Files. As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, 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. Although we do not routinely associate this data with records containing Personal Data, we will use IP addresses to identify any user who refuses to comply with our Terms of Use and to identify users who threaten our service, Site, or other users.
[2] Cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site and do not link this information stored in cookies to personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. We may use both session ID cookies and/or persistent cookies as part of the Site’s functionality. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser and allows the Site to display your current session. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time and may be used to store your username or other identifier used by the Site. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file.
Most browsers have an option for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as well as allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a variety of ways. We strongly recommend that you leave the cookies activated in order to ensure the proper functionality of the Site.
3. Our Use of Your Personal Data and Other Information
We use the Personal Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, registration information submitted when creating your account, may be used to help suggest products to you based on your interests. Also, we may use your Personal Data to provide access to services on the Site and monitor your use of such services. GolfPriceCompare may also use your Personal Data and other personally non-identifiable information collected through the Site to help us improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users, and to improve our services. Your personal information will also be used to better configure and personalize emails sent via out offers and promotions mailing list and / or to send emails regarding updates to our website and / or services.
A. Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Golf Price Compare, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that Golf Price Compare has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
[1] Golf Price Compare’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
4. Our Disclosure of your Personal Data and Other Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
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- Understand and analyze how you use our webste
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the webste, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Send you emails
- Find and prevent fraud
GolfPriceCompare is not in the business of selling your Personal Data. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you and will not disclose your Personal Data to a third party except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:
[1] Business Transfers. As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.
[2] Related Companies. We may also share your Personal Data with GolfPriceCompare related companies for the same purpose as the use by GolfPriceCompare itself. Namely, such Personal Data may be used by the GolfPriceCompare related companies to improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users, and to improve or deliver our services.
[3] Agents, Consultants, and Related Third Parties. GolfPriceCompare, like many businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions. We may use third party companies to provide mailing services, database maintenance, payment processing, and identity verification. When you register for the Site, we will only share your Personal Data, such as your email, necessary for the third party to provide such services. Those third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.
Other than the agents, consultants and related third parties described above, GolfPriceCompare will not share, rent or trade Personal Data with any third parties for their promotional purposes.
[4] Legal Requirements. We reserve the right to disclose your Personal data as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us or our Site.
GolfPriceCompare may also disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) protect and defend the rights or property of GolfPriceCompare, (ii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (iii) protect against legal liability.
[5] Consent. Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your personal Data may be shared with third parties, and will be able to prevent the sharing of this information.
If your Personal Data changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on the Site. Alternatively, you may email our Customer Support with the contact information listed below.
[6] CCPA Privacy Rights (do not sell my personal information).
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
[7] GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
5. External Links
Our Site may provide links to various third party websites. However, even if a third-party affiliation exists between our site and that destination site, we do not exercise authority over these linked sites, each of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. We do not assume responsibility or liability and are not responsible for the independent policies and procedures of destination sites. Similarly, we cannot take responsibility for the privacy initiatives or the content of such websites. However, we wish to ensure the integrity of our site and any destination links, so any comments pertaining to any website accessed through these links are greatly appreciated.
6. Exclusions
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected by GolfPriceCompare other than Personal Data collected through the Site. This Privacy Policy shall not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to GolfPriceCompare through the Site or through any other means. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted to any public area of the Site, including the comments, forum, and review sections of the Site (collectively, “Public Areas”). Please think carefully before disclosing Personal Data in a Public Area. All such information is not confidential and GolfPriceCompare shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such information to others without limitation or attribution and it may be used by others in ways we cannot prevent.
7. Children
GolfPriceCompare respects the sensitive nature of children’s privacy online. We do not direct any of our content or services, not do we knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you are under thirteen, please do not submit any Personal Data through the Site. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to GolfPriceCompare through the Site, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
8. Security
We employ reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the personal Data under our control. Personal Data is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted SSL protocol when supported by your browser. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from the Site may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
9. Opt-Out
We provide you the opportunity to “opt-out” of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask you for this information. For example, when you register for the Site, if you do not wish to receive any additional material or notifications from us, you can indicate your preference on our registration form. If you signed up to our offers and promotions mailing list but wish to opt-out, you can do so by following the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the promotion emails.
10. Framing
At times, the Site may make use of “framing” technology, during which a frame within the window of the Site is actually displaying the content of another website not owned or operated by GolfPriceCompare. You should read the privacy policy of such other website as it will govern the information that is collected there.
11. Other Terms and Conditions
Your access to and use of the Site is subject to the Terms of Use.
12. Contacting Us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Site, or your interaction with the Site, please contact us by clicking on the “Contact Us” link, also found at the bottom of the page or at the following address:
GolfPriceCompare.com
White Shaw, Joes Road, Cornard Tye, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0QB
info@golfpricecompare.com
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
GolfPriceCompare reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes in the way we use Personal Data, we will notify you here, by email, or by posting an announcement on the home page of our Site. Your continued use of the Site after such changes are posted will indicate your acceptance of the changed terms.