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1. When you use
our site, we receive and collect certain information. The
information that we receive and collect depends on what you do
when you visit Maxous.
Automatically
Collected Information: Some information is automatically
received and sometimes collected from you when you visit the
Maxous site. We receive and collect the name of the domain
and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet
protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser
software you use and your operating system; the date and time
you access our site; and the Internet address of the web site
from which you linked directly to our site. We use this
information to monitor the usage of our site. Also, when we send
emails to you, we may be able to identify information about your
email address, such as whether you can read graphic-rich HTML
emails. All of the information we automatically capture provides
us with the ability to enhance our customers' search and
shopping experiences and to determine aggregate information
about our user base and usage patterns.
Information
Collected via Cookies. We use cookies to enhance the browsing
and shopping experience on the Maxous site. "Cookies" are
small files or records that we place on your computer's hard
drive to collect information about your activities on the
Maxous site. The cookies transmit this information back to the
computers at Maxous or our third-party distributors of
banners and newsletters; these computers are, generally
speaking, the only computers which are authorized to read such
information. The information captured makes it possible for us (i)
to speed navigation, keep track of items in your shopping cart,
and provide you with custom tailored content; (ii) to remember
information you gave to us so you don't have to reenter it each
time you visit the Maxous site; (iii) to monitor the
effectiveness of certain of our marketing campaigns; and (iv) to
monitor total number of visitors, pages viewed, and the total
number of banners served.
Most people do not
know that cookies are being placed on their computers when they
visit the Maxous site or most web sites because browsers are
typically set to accept cookies. You can choose to have your
browser warn you every time a cookie is being sent to you or you
can turn off cookie placement. If you refuse cookies, you will
not be able to open a Maxous Shopping Cart and therefore
will not be able to complete an order with us online. Also, by
not using cookies, your overall Internet browsing experience
will be affected.
If you would like
to obtain more information about the third-party distributor of
banners on the Maxous site and to know your choices about
having such distributor's cookies turned off, please visit www.privacychoices.org. If you turn off the third-party
distributor's cookies, you will still see banners on our site;
however, the banners will not be tailored to your shopping
experience.
Information
Collected Using Pixel Tags or Clear GIFs. To help us understand
the effectiveness of certain of our email marketing efforts,
Maxous may use "message format" and "message open" sensing
technologies. Both technologies require the use of pixel tags or
clear GIFs (also called web beacons). The "message format"
sensing technology allows us to recognize whether you have
enabled your email program to receive HTML emails; if so, this
information is then associated with your email address so that
subsequent messages can be sent to you in HTML format. The
"message open" sensing technology allows us to recognize whether
you have opened our email message. We can only detect this if
you have enabled your email program to receive HTML emails.
Information You
Actively Submit to Maxous. For most of the browsing
services we provide, we neither require nor collect "Personal
Customer Information" -- your name, email address, billing
address, shipping address(es), phone number and credit card
information. You can browse the Maxous site and take as much
time as you want to view our products and services without
having to submit such Personal Customer Information. Even when
you use our shopping cart as you browse, there is no need to
submit Personal Customer Information.
2. How we use and
share Personal Customer Information
Occasionally,
Maxous uses Personal Customer Information to market products
and services.
Maxous shares
Personal Customer Information that we collect as follows:
Credit Card
companies. Credit card transactions are handled by a third-party
financial institution and their vendors, which receive the
credit card number and other personal identifying information
only to verify the credit card numbers and process transactions.
Law Enforcement
Investigations. Maxous may release Personal Customer
Information when we believe, in our good judgment, that such
release is reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce or
apply the terms of any of our policies or user agreements, or to
protect the rights, property, or safety of Maxous, our
users, or others.
3. Communications
from Maxous
As a customer, you
may receive the following communications from the Maxous:
Communications related to transaction and account maintenance
activities. These communications include without limitation:
order confirmations; order update notices; order problem
notices; and notices regarding material changes to site policies
and account management procedures.
4. Underage
customers
Our products and
services are marketed for purchase by adults or with the consent
of adults. This is why Maxous requires a credit card that
has been authorized for use to complete purchases on our site.
5. Changes to
Privacy Policy
This privacy
policy was last changed on September 20, 2010. Maxous.
reserves the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by
posting the revised privacy policy on our site. The changes will
only affect the information we collect after the effective date
of the change to our privacy policy unless we clearly express
otherwise.
6. Questions or
comments
If you have any
questions regarding our privacy policy, please
email us For all other inquiries, please contact Customer
Service (321) 586-3277.
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