A Secret Penny’s Online Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you of the way we collect, use and disclose the information that you provide to us. It also gives you information about the choices available to you concerning how we collect and use the information that can personally identify you.  By using this Site you acknowledge that you have read, understand and accept the terms of our Privacy Policy, as well as that you have read and agree to abide by our Terms and Use, (set forth on our Terms of Use page.)  

Here’s How We Keep Your Children Safe

Children’s Privacy and COPPA Compliance – A Secret Penny’s acronym “SHH – A Secret Penny” is based on the belief that children have the right to live Safely, Happily, and in Harmony.  For that reason we will never ask your child to provide any personal information to us.  We are committed to creating a safe and enjoyable internet experience while protecting your child’s privacy at all times.  We comply fully with the requirements of COPPA.  We do not collect any personal contact information such as: full name, home address, telephone number, email address or any geolocation on the Site except where it is specifically stated. All that is required for your child to receive his/her secret message is the penny number, code word, first name or login name only. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 anywhere on the Site without parental/guardian consent.  Should we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personal information without consent, we will immediately delete that information. To access features such as making a purchase, leaving comments, newsletters, contests, or other promotions that may be offered, parental/guardian registration will be required. When leaving a comment, children will only be asked to leave non-personally identifiable information such as first name or login name, age, city and state where penny was found.

Information We Collect

Information We Require About You – While your child or you may visit this site without being asked to provide any personal information, you will not be able to take advantage of certain features such as making a purchase, leaving comments, newsletters, contests, or other promotions that may be offered without providing the information that is required.

Account Registration Information

General Account Registration Information – At the time of registration the following information may be collected from your child: Login name, password, state, parent/guardian’s e-mail address, gender and birth date.  Birth date is required to verify age and whether parental notification is necessary. Birth date is not stored in a retrievable form and once the parent/guardian grants consent, it is deleted.   Parental/Guardian Registration Information – When a parent/guardian registers allowing their child/children access to certain parts of A Secret Penny website, certain personal information will be asked for:  Parent’s Full name, age (to verify you are over 18 years of age,) e-mail address, home address including street, city, state and zip code, telephone number and credit card number (ONLY REQUIRED IF MAKING A PURCHASE.) When you are registering more than one child, the first name, birth date and gender of each child will be required.   How We Use Your Information – We use the information collected to communicate with you about products, and/or services you have requested either through us or our third party affiliates, sponsors, agents and any other companies that we do business with (“Business Partners”). It is used to respond to comments, questions and requests from you, as well as, to provide you with promotional e-mails or postal mail about A Secret Penny and third parties.  You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications from A Secret Penny by  clicking unsubscribe at the bottom of each e-mail. The information is also used to make you aware of events, contests, other Site functions and promotions (“Promotions”) that may require your opt-in consent.  The information given at the time a parent registers may be shared with our Business Partners in conjunction with all and any promotions.  By voluntarily entering a promotion and providing your personal identifiable information you affirmatively consent to our collection and use or your information. While a parent may choose to post to an online third-party service such as Facebook or Twitter, A Secret Penny, LLC does not share any information about you to any social media service.  Should you choose to use any of these, it is important to review each provider’s policy, since your actions will be  controlled and regulated by the privacy policy of the social media service and will no longer be  governed by A Secret Penny’s  privacy policy.   Newsletters and Announcements –  A Secret Penny may provide a registered user with newsletters, Site information or announcements through the registered user’s e-mail or postal address. If the registered user is no longer interested in receiving this information, the user may use the link at the end of the e-mail marked “unsubscribe” to be removed.

Disclosure of Information

Technical information: Cookies, Clear Gifs and Other Technologies – To keep our Site functioning properly and provide the best experience for our users A Secret Penny, LLC or our service providers may place, collect, view and/or use “cookies” and other computer technologies to collect information such as IP (Internet Protocol) address as well as data to help us analysis and determine the effectiveness of our Site. A cookie is a small text file sent to your computer by the website you are visiting. It is stored on your computer and contains the codes and the address for the website making it possible for your web browser to easily return to the website each time you want to visit.  Cookies usually do not contain any personal identifiable information and make it easier to navigate the internet.  While A Secret Penny, LLC acts in a reasonable manner to limit its providers’ use of cookies, most browsers automatically accept cookies. You have the option to adjust the preferences in your browser to refuse to accept cookies; however, disabling cookies may cause the Site not to function properly. A Clear GIF is usually a small, transparent image placed on a website or in an e-mail, typically by a third-party, used to verify receipt of a webpage or an e-mail message.   Third-Party Advertiser Cookies – A Secret Penny, LLC may use third-party internet advertising companies to handle our advertising. While these third-party companies collect information such as: cookies, clear GIFs, IP addresses and other information they gather for marketing purposes, that information is not available to us for use in any form.  We have no control over the information third-parties collect or track nor do we assume responsibility or liability for any of their activities. How Do We Share Your Information – Purchases made through this Site will be directed to a secure third-party shopping cart. Credit card information will not be stored on the Site.  Purchases made through a third-party site are not governed by A Secret Penny’s Privacy Policy, nor is A Secret Penny, LLC responsible or liable for how that third-party site obtains its information. Your information may be shared with third-parties providing services for this Site and shared with our business partners, affiliates and sponsors and agents. We will not sell, rent or share your personally identifiable information to any third-party, with the exception of our business partners for the sole purpose of maintaining and marketing this Site, without your consent except as set forth below: We may share your personally identifiable information as listed:

1. a) To allow our contracted third-party companies (Agents) to provide services that you have requested from or through our Site such as newsletters, purchase of products and/or merchandise.
2. b) Your information may also be made available to those affiliates, advertisers, sponsors and other third-party companies that provide services for our business and use the information on our behalf in alignment with our Privacy Policy.
3. c) Enable us to transfer, sell or assign your information to a third-party to meet the requirements of a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, and transfer of assets, reorganization or liquidation.
4. d) We also reserve the right to disclose personal information collected from you to a third-party should we believe such disclosure is necessary to respond to judicial process and appropriately satisfy any law.
5. e) To take precautions against liability and protect or defend the rights, and security of A Secret Penny, LLC, along with the integrity of this website including to enforce the Site’s Terms of Use.
6. f) To investigate unauthorized use of a credit card or credit fraud.
7. g) To protect the rights and well-being of our users from any activities that are illegal or not in accordance with the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on this Site.
8. h) In the case of an emergency, or if we believe someone’s physical safety is at risk.

We will not share your personal identifiable information other than outlined in this Privacy Policy. You always have the right to opt-out from promotional and marketing communications from us.  Every e-mail will contain a link clearly marked with the word “Opt-Out” or “Unsubscribe.” Once submitted, you will be removed from future mailings. Unsubscribing from mailings will not affect your child’s use of this Site.

Security

A Secret Penny, LLC has taken and maintains reasonable procedures to protect the privacy, safety, and integrity of the personal identifiable information we have collected from you. However, it is important to be aware that no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and the use of our Site and the information you provide is at your own risk.   Links to Third-Party Sites – A Secret Penny, LLC, at their discretion, may chose to put up a notification when a user is leaving the Site and are linking to an advertiser’s or other third party’s site. These other sites are governed by their own privacy policies, which may be substantially different from ours. Visitors to other sites or services should review the privacy policies and information collection practices of those sites or services. Use and disclosure of information by third parties is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, and is not the responsibility of A Secret Penny, LLC.

Questions, Comments, & Concerns

Parents, if you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at: info@asecretpenny.com,  write to us at: A Secret Penny, LLC, P.O. Box 856, Bellport, NY 11713, Or telephone us at: (631) 289-1371

Changes to Privacy

This Privacy Policy is subject to change. Please review this Privacy Policy so you will always know what information is collected and how it is used. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon posting.

Last Updated: March 5, 2015. A Secret Penny, LLC