Sniplits.com knows that you care how information about you is gathered, used and shared. Your privacy and your trust are important to us, and this Privacy Policy explains the information we request and gather, and how it is used. We do not sell your information nor share it with any company unrelated to your business with Sniplits. We only collect, analyze or otherwise use information which we believe can help us improve our products, services, and our customer and members’ experience at Sniplits.com. If you ever have any questions or concerns about Sniplits.com, you can contact us at info@sniplits.com.
By visiting Sniplits.com, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
The information Sniplits has about you includes information that you give us, and information that is collected when you use Sniplits.com.
- Information You Give Us:You provide most of this information when you register as a member, search the site, buy stories and merchandise, post comments and reviews, ask questions of authors, participate in contests, submit stories, answer surveys, and communicate with anyone at Sniplits (e.g. member services, help, editors). You can choose not to provide certain information, but doing so might prevent you from fully participating in Sniplits and taking advantage of many of our features. For example, only registered members are able to communicate with Sniplits’ authors, participate in discussion groups or enter contests. We use this information for such purposes as responding to your requests, letting you know when we have new stories by any of your favorite authors, and communicating with you.
- Automatic Information: Sniplits also collects and stores certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies," which are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide personalized features. You can generally choose whether or not to allow cookies, or customize the conditions for receiving cookies, by accessing the Help section of your browser toolbar. We may also collect information when you visit Sniplits.com, such as the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; e-mail address, login name, password, computer and connection information such as browser type, version, and timezone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform; purchase history, which we sometimes aggregate with similar information from other customers to create features such as our Top Ten Downloads; the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Website, including date and time; cookie number; and the products you viewed or searched. We may also use browser data such as cookies, or similar data for fraud prevention and other purposes.
- Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you from other sources such as purchase, redemption, or page-view information from some merchants such as booksellers and advertisers; search term and search result information; and credit history information from credit bureaus to help prevent and detect fraud.
- Third-Party Service Providers: Sniplits may employ other companies and individuals to assist with fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, analyzing data, marketing and public relations, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They may only access customer/member information needed to perform their functions, and may not use it for other purposes.
- Promotional Offers: Sniplits may send members information and offers on behalf of other businesses and organizations, but will not provide your name or other information.
- Safety and Protection: If we believe that the release of personal information is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use or protect the rights, property, or safety of Sniplits.com, our members, guests, authors, or others, then we may release that information.
- Sniplits works to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.
- We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. We do, of course, transmit the entire credit card or PayPal number to the appropriate company during order processing.
- It is important for you to protect your account, password and computer against unauthorized access. Also, be sure to logoff when you are ready to leave Sniplits.com.
While you may access advertisers and other third-party websites from Sniplits.com, we do not provide your personally identifiable information to them. You assume responsibility for visiting and using these sites and should read and understand their terms of use, privacy policies and security practices. They may use technology to send (or "serve") the advertisements that appear on our website directly to your browser, and which also automatically collects your IP address. They may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. Sniplits does not have access to or control over any of their cookies, technologies or features, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party businesses.