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Privacy Policy For thevillagesdeals.com

Thevillagesdeals.com is a website that provides FREE online discount coupons for business located in The Villages and surrounding communities. Michael Friend and Betty Friend (collectively, “FRIEND”) welcome you to thevillagesdeals.com and hopes you enjoy the website. FRIEND takes seriously the issue of safeguarding your privacy online. The Privacy Policy that follows explains our views and practices concerning privacy and how they may pertain to you as you make full use of our many offerings. This statement discloses the privacy practices for all websites located at the uniform resource locator http://www.thevillagesdeals.com (the “Website”). 

Collection of Personal Information 

To utilize the full extent of the services offered by FRIEND on the Website, you must subscribe to the Website email list. FRIEND collects your name and email address to authenticate customers and to send notifications to customers regarding the many offerings of FRIEND. 

FRIEND may also collect profile data concerning your usage of the Website. This includes, without limitation, the links that you click on and the information you display while you are using the Website. 

Use of Personal Data Collected 

FRIEND uses your personal identifiable information provided to us on our Website to help operate and maintain the many offerings on our Website such as informing you of changes to the Website or other customer service or administrative purposes. 

FRIEND also uses aggregate non-personal identifiable information to provide you with a personalized and enriched experience and to measure and improve upon the interest in and the use of various areas of our Website. FRIEND uses this non-identifiable information to undertake statistical and other summary analyses of our registered members. Non-personal identifiable information includes, without limitation, anonymous usage data, cookies, your hardware and software configuration, and clickstream data. 

FRIEND uses cookies to store your member information and preferences. The cookies are stored on your computer and are not stored, in any form, by FRIEND. FRIEND does not combine the information obtained from the cookies with your personal identifiable information. Although you may decline the cookies by using the appropriate feature of your web browser, you must enable cookies from FRIEND in order to properly utilize many of the features and services on the Website. Please be advised that the Website contains third party links and advertisements that are not affiliated with FRIEND. These third parties may set and access cookies on your computer. The use of cookies and other data collection practices by these third parties are not subject to FRIEND’s Privacy Policy. FRIEND is not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of these third parties. FRIEND encourages you to visit the websites of these third parties so you may review their privacy policy. 

Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties 

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, FRIEND does not disclose your personal identifiable information to any third party without your consent unless: (a) the disclosure is required pursuant to applicable law or legal process, (b) to enforce the terms and conditions of FRIEND’s Term of Use Policy, and/or (c) to protect the integrity and safety of the Website. 

Opt-Out Right 

FRIEND provides you with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners. FRIEND also allows you to remove your information from our database. If you remove your information from the FRIEND database, FRIEND will no longer use it for secondary purposes, disclose it to third parties, or use it to send promotional correspondences to you. You may remove your information by sending FRIEND an email requesting removal to michael@thevillagesdeals.com. Upon receipt of your request, FRIEND will use commercially reasonable efforts to remove your information from our database. You agree, however, that it may be impossible to remove this information completely, due to system backups and records of deletions. 

Access to and Ability to Correct Personal Data 

Upon your request, and to the extent your request does not compromise FRIEND privacy or security policies, FRIEND will update and correct personal information you have previously provided to us. You may change or modify information previously provided by sending FRIEND an email with your request to michael@thevillagesdeals.com. 

Collection of Personal Data from Children 

The information and services provided on the Website by FRIEND, its affiliates, sponsors, and advertisers are not intended to be viewed by children under 13 years of age. FRIEND maintains the following policies concerning visitors to the Website that it knows are children under 13 years of age: 

• FRIEND will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age without prior parental consent, which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use of the information and participation in the activity. Without prior parental consent, online information will only be used to respond directly to the child’s request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental consent. 

• In the event a child submits information to the Website, the child must provide an e-mail address for the child’s parent or guardian. Thereafter, FRIEND will send an e-mail to the parent or guardian alerting them to the child’s registration and providing instructions on how the parent can provide consent for the child to view the contents of the Website, or how the parent could view or delete the child's registration, if so desired. 

• FRIEND will not knowingly distribute to third parties any personally identifiable offline contact information concerning children under 13 years of age without prior parental consent. 

• No information collected from visitors that FRIEND knows are children is used for any marketing or promotional purposes whatsoever, either inside or outside FRIEND or the Website. 

• If a child wishes to visit our Website, FRIEND encourages parents and guardians to visit the Website with their children, and participate in the interactive activities offered at FRIEND. 

FRIEND's Right to Contact You 

FRIEND reserves the right to contact you regarding account status and changes to subscriber agreements, privacy policy, or any other policies or agreements relevant to the Website. 

FRIEND's Right to Change Privacy Policy 

By using our Website, you consent to FRIEND’s collection and use of information, in accordance with this privacy policy. FRIEND may in the future decide to change our privacy policy. If FRIEND decides to change our privacy policy, FRIEND will post the changes on this page, so that you may always be aware of what information FRIEND collects, how FRIEND uses it, and the circumstances under which FRIEND discloses it. Any changes in our privacy policy will only affect information you provide after the changed policy becomes effective. 

Contacting FRIEND 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this Website, or your dealings with this Website, FRIEND encourages you to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have via email to friends@thevillagesdeals.com. 

Security 

FRIEND implements commercially reasonable and accepted precautions and security measures to ensure your information is protect and kept confidential. FRIEND restricts access to your information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FRIEND does not guarantee the security of your information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other unforeseen and unanticipated events may compromise the security of your information despite FRIEND’s security measures.