Privacy Policy | Golfplanet.net

 

 

GolfPlanet.net (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘Website’) is owned, operated and managed by 24seven ehf (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘We’ or ‘Our’ or ‘Us’ and similar derivatives), a company incorporated in Iceland, having its offices at Heiðarvegi 9, 900 Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. We are committed to protecting the online privacy of the users’ of this Website (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘You’ or ‘Your’ and similar derivatives). As an evidence of Our commitment, We have drafted this Privacy Policy (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘Policy’) in order to inform You about the information collection, usage, protection, and disclosure through this Website. By accessing this Website, You acknowledge that You understand this Privacy Policy and consent to the information collection, usage, protection, and disclosure of information as laid out in this Policy.

 

Important Note: (1) This Policy is applicable not just to this Website, but also to Our other websites to which this Website links. All Our linked websites follow the style of www.golfin<country name>.net. For instance, www.golfinusa.net, www.golfinaustralia.net, etc.

(2) This Website may contain links to third party websites. We do not review, control or monitor the privacy practices of any third party websites. Therefore, all Your communications or interactions with any third party websites, including those having links hosted on this Website, like promoters, advertisers, affiliates, partners, agents, etc., are governed by the privacy policy, terms of use, and other legal documents of such third party websites.

 

 

 

We reserve the right to periodically or at any time, without any prior notice to anyone, amend this Policy. All such amendments shall come into effect immediately upon posting on this page. You are, therefore, advised to visit this page periodically to remain updated on the latest changes in this Policy.

 

 

 

 

This Website is not meant for use by children less than thirteen (13) years of age. Therefore, We do not knowingly collect any kind of information from children under 13 years of age. In case We are informed that We have collected any kind of personal information from a child under the age of 13 years without parental/guardian consent, We will take immediate measures to delete such information from Our systems as quickly as possible. If You believe that We might have any information from or about a child under 13 years of age, please contact Us immediately for the remedial measures.

 

 

 

The users may be required to fill up certain forms in order to access different features offered on this Website. The forms may be required to be filled in at the time of registration, participating in surveys, posting any content on the Website, or requesting specific services. During this process, We may collect some personal information about You, including but not limited to Your name, email address, telephone number with area code, address, Your interests and hobbies, etc. We may also collect certain personal information without requiring You to fill any form, etc. We collect only that much information as is absolutely vital to provide You with efficient and timely services. We also reserve the right to retain all the details pertaining to email correspondence between You and Us.

 

The personal information so collected is used:

(a) to contact You in case there is a need to inform You about any activity related to Your account;

(b) as part of Our records for taxation and other mandatory purposes;

(c) to facilitate Your participation in interactive features offered on this Website;

(d) to provide You with information and services that You have requested from Us;

(e) to inform You about any updates and/or changes in Our services;

(f) to tell You about new developments at Our end that may be of interest to You.

 

All such personal information is kept confidential and never shared with, or sold to, or traded with, any third party.

 

Opt-in and Opt-Out: We only send the newsletter, latest offers, news, and updates to users who opt-in to receive such communication. However, if You don’t want Us to contact You, just drop in a request for the same by contacting Us.

 

 

 

We may also collect certain non-personal information when You visit this Website. Such non-personal information includes, but not limited to, the type of browser and the operating system installed on Your computer, the Internet Protocol (IP) Address of Your computer, IP address of Your Internet Service Provider (ISP), etc. We collect this information by using Log Files, Clear GIFs, and Cookies.

 

This information is used in such a way that it does not compromise on Your online privacy in any manner. The non-personal information so collected is used:

(a) to improve the layout and content of Our Website;

(b) to provide You with customized advertisements;

(c) to analyze the Website usage;

(d) to enhance Your overall experience of using Our Website;

(e) to diagnosing technical problems (if any), maintaining security, etc.

 

All such non-personal information is kept confidential and never shared with, or sold to, or traded with, any third party. However, there may be some administrative reasons and certain policy decisions that compel Us to share such information with third parties. In all such events, the non-personal information is shared with such third parties under appropriate burden of confidentiality. However, You have the right to request Us not to pass such information on to third parties for such purposes by changing the settings on Your Profile page.

 

 

 

We use cookies to collect certain non-personal information, including but not limited to the type of browser and the operating system installed on Your computer, the IP Address of Your computer, IP address of Your ISP, etc. Cookies are small text files that are placed on the hard disk of the computer of the users of this Website by Our server.

 

Apart from collecting non-personal information, the cookies are also used in a way so that after logging in once, You need not login every time You visit a web page on this Website.

 

The cookies placed by this Website on the hard disk of the computer of the users of this Website are 100% safe and do not, in any way, compromise Your online privacy or damage Your computer system in any manner whatsoever.

 

You are, however, free to refuse to accept the cookies by managing Your Browser options. However, We strongly recommend the use of cookies for the efficient use of this Website.

 

 

 

We may also use Web Beacons or single-pixel GIF images, which allow Us to count the users who have visited such pages in order to deliver co-branded services.

 

We may also Web Beacons in email messages and newsletters in order to help Us know if the message is indeed opened and acted upon.

 

Web Beacons may also be used by some third party service providers in order to assess the effectiveness of Our advertising campaigns.

 

Web Beacons are not used by Us to collect any personal information from any user of this Website.

 

 

Disclosure of Information

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained anywhere, We reserve the right to disclose personal and non-personal information of the users of this Website under the following circumstances:

 

1. Disclosure to government agencies in response to legal processes, such as subpoena; or

2. Any unlawful or unauthorized access to, and transmissions of, personal information from this Website; or

3. Disclosure of any information by the user on Message Boards, Public Forums, Discussion Boards, Social Networking sites, blogs, or any other publicly accessible online or offline media; or

4. Disclosure as part of in-house or outsourced investigation in the event We receive any complaint regarding the Website usage that necessitates such investigation; or

5. Disclosure of such information as an asset on account of sale, or part sale, of this Website to a third party.

 

 

 

We reserve the right, but disclaim any obligation, to monitor the content posted by the users on this Website. However, We reserve the right to remove any such information or material, for any reason or no reason, including without limitation, if in Our sole opinion, such information or material violates, or may violate, any applicable law or Our Terms of Use Agreement or to protect or defend Our rights or property or those of any third party. We also reserve the right to remove information upon the request of any third party in case We find, after reasonable enquiry, such information to be in violation of Our Terms of Use Agreement or against the spirit of this Policy.

 

 

 

We strive to provide You with the safest and secure browsing experience on this Website. To achieve this objective, We’ve adopted latest technologies to protect the privacy and integrity of all the personal and non-personal information collected during the course of Your interaction with this Website.

 

All the payment information is sent directly to the secure servers of the credit card company of the user via secure encryption-based technology.

 

We’ve also integrated some physical and procedural safeguards within Our organization to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to this sensitive data.

 

However, due to peculiar nature of the Internet, We do not guarantee a foolproof security of the digital data. Therefore, if any data-compromise occurs at Our end despite Our diligent efforts to prevent such an event, We shall not be held liable for any loss to anyone on account of such compromise.

 

 

 

In case You still have privacy concerns, please feel free to contact Us by filling out this form.