Privacy Policy – Pete the Planner
Advanced Planning Solutions, Inc. d.b.a. Pete the Planner ("Pete the Planner") recognizes privacy and security as being concerns for most individuals accessing the Internet, including our customers. This statement describes how Pete the Planner collects, uses and safeguards information you provide when using our web sites; in accordance with the relevant legislation for the countries in which such data is being processed. By using our web sites, you consent to the collection and use of your information by Pete the Planner as set forth in the policy currently in effect. Any changes to this statement will be posted on our web sites, so please check back periodically to ensure you have the most current statement.
This statement of privacy practices discloses the privacy policy for Pete the Planner's public web sites. It applies to web sites operated by or on behalf of Pete the Planner. Please read this statement to understand the following:
What personal information is collected?
When a visitor places an order with us, Pete the Planner may collect personal information about you, including name, title, company, address, email address, phone numbers and, in rare instances, other categories of personal information, such as payment card information, drivers license numbers, social security numbers (or equivalent national identification numbers) and date of birth. In addition to ordering and registration, we may ask you for and collect personal information at other times, including when you enter a sweepstakes or contest; participate in a promotion or marketing campaign sponsored by Pete the Planner or one of its business partners; when you want to find out about service offered in your area; when you complete surveys or other questionnaires; when you participate in a user forum or blog hosted by Pete the Planner or one of its business partners; when you send an email to Pete the Planner; when you express interest in employment with Pete the Planner; or when you engage in other activities on the sites.
In addition, our web server logs collect the domain names of visitors to our web sites. This information is aggregated to measure number of visits, average time spent on a Pete the Planner web site, pages viewed and web site usage information. We use this information to measure the use of our sites and to improve the content of our sites. Aggregated information is not used in such a form that would enable direct connection of any personal information to our visitors.
Who is collecting the information?
When you are on a Pete the Planner site and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Pete the Planner. Additionally, if you purchase a cellular phone, modem or other device requiring service, your personal information may be collected by a third party company working with Pete the Planner. Pete the Planner may also contract with third party companies to perform services for Pete the Planner on its web site that require these companies to collect personal information (e.g. hosting a web site sweepstakes, promotion or survey, or selling software).
In addition, Pete the Planner's web sites may allow third party vendors to provide products and services directly to Pete the Planner consumers. Such relationships are clearly designated. Additionally, when you purchase or download software applications from Pete the Planner or a third-party, your personal information is shared with the software developer/licensor in order to register you as a licensed software user, and to permit them to provide you any required support. If you are concerned about the privacy policy of a certain developer or software company, you may contact them directly or visit their individual web sites.
The Pete the Planner web sites may also contain various links to third-party web sites. These sites may provide additional information, goods, services and/or promotions. These sites are owned and operated independently of Pete the Planner, and have their own separate privacy and data collection practices. Any information you provide to these web sites will be governed under the terms of their privacy policy, if any. Pete the Planner has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the independent actions or policies of these independent sites, and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites.
What about Cookies?
When you enter our site, our server may attach a small text file to your hard drive — a cookie. Your unique cookie tells us that it is you whenever you re-enter our site, so we can recall where you have previously been on our site, and what, if anything, you have in your shopping cart. Cookies help us deliver a better web site experience to our users.
We may also use cookies to measure traffic patterns, and which areas of the Pete the Planner site you have visited, and your visiting patterns. This information collected by using a cookie is sometimes called "clickstream." We use this information to understand how our users navigate our site, and to determine common traffic patterns, including what site the user came from. We use this information to make site navigation and product recommendations, and to help redesign our site in order to make your experience on our site more efficient and enjoyable. We may also use this information to better personalize the content, banner ads, and promotions that you and other users will see. This helps Pete the Planner deliver you the content you want when you want it, in order for you to make better purchasing decisions. Pete the Planner uses a third party to track user clickstreams.
You have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your Internet browser preferences, you have the ability to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. Please note that, if you choose to reject all cookies you will be unable to use those services or engage in activities that require the placement of cookies.
How is my personal information used?
Pete the Planner's primary goal in collecting personal information is to facilitate order processing and to enable us to contact you if a problem arises with your order. This information may also be used to provide you with a customized experience on our site, which includes interactive communications, and other services. The Pete the Planner site may also contain optional surveys and questionnaires asking for information, as well as several opportunities for visitors to ask questions. We use the information you provide to help us design and build better products, to customize your shopping experience, and to provide advice and purchase recommendations. Taking part in any of these segments is always optional and voluntary.
We also use the information we collect to help target valuable marketing and advertising offers. This kind of advertising may be done with banner ads as well as promotional emails sent by Pete the Planner, or by third parties under contract with Pete the Planner. Pete the Planner may also match user information with third party data to help us better understand our customers.
Pete the Planner also conducts research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us when making a purchase, during a promotion, from surveys and from our server log files. We do this to better understand and serve our users. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis so as to prevent identification of personal information relating to any one individual. Pete the Planner may share this aggregated data with our business partners.
With whom does Pete the Planner share my personal information?
Except as outlined in this policy or on our web sites, Pete the Planner does not provide your personal information to third parties without your consent. Please note that, in special cases, we may need to share information without acquiring consent, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our sites' Terms of Use or may be violating Pete the Planner's or other's rights or causing injury to or interference with Pete the Planner's or other's property.
Pete the Planner may share your personal information with third-party business partners so that they may provide services to Pete the Planner that are consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy, and this web site (e.g. database management, sending targeted emails, software sales, and conducting sweepstakes and other promotions on behalf of Pete the Planner). Pete the Planner takes great pride in utilizing only reputable business partners. Pete the Planner may also, on occasion, provide personal information to third-party businesses as part of a specific product, service, or promotion.
Pete the Planner shares web site usage information about visitors to our web sites, who have received a targeted promotional campaign, with reputable third-party advertising companies for the purpose of targeting future campaigns and upgrading visitor information used in reporting statistics. For this purpose, we and our third-party advertising companies note some of the pages you visit on our web sites through the use of pixel tags (also called clear gifs). The information collected by our third-party advertising companies through the use of these pixel tags is not personally identifiable.
What choices do I have regarding collection, use and distribution of my personal information?
Pete the Planner or its business partners may, from time to time, send you email or direct mail regarding our products and services. If you do not want to receive such information, simply tell us when you give us your personal information, or follow the directions contained on the mailing to remove your name from our mailing list(s).
On certain types of Pete the Planner promotions, we will ask for your email address in order to contact you in the event you have won a prize. When you participate in these types of promotions, you may receive promotion-related email. Occasionally these promotion-related email messages may include targeted advertisements. If you do not wish to receive such advertisements, you can choose not to participate in such promotions or contests.
Please note that by refusing to provide personal information or by denying or withdrawing consent to use personal information for purposes identified, you may be unable to participate in certain programs or activities sponsored by Pete the Planner.
You also have the right to access (review, correct, amend or delete) your personal information by contacting Pete the Planner. Individuals are responsible for providing Pete the Planner with accurate and complete personal information, and for contacting Pete the Planner if correction of such information is required. Please note that, where permitted, we may charge a nominal fee for fulfilling access requests and that we reserve the right to disallow unreasonable requests for access.
Please direct any questions concerning Pete the Planner's privacy practices to Pete@PeteThePlanner.com. Inquiries or requests may be mailed to:
Pete the Planner
11650 Lantern Road
Fishers, IN 46038
What about information security?
When you place an order or provide personal information, we employ certain technical and organization security measures, such as encryption where appropriate. Encryption scrambles the information in your purchase, including your credit card number, so this information can only be viewed by Pete the Planner. Pete the Planner currently uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology, where appropriate, for Internet-based transactions.
However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we have taken appropriate steps to protect your personal information, Pete the Planner cannot ensure or otherwise warrant the security of any information you provide to us or from our web site, and therefore you use our site at your own risk.
What about my child's privacy?
Web sites operated by or on behalf of Pete the Planner are generally intended for use by persons age 13 and over. Pete the Planner does not seek to collect information about children under the age of 13. No information should be submitted to or posted on Pete the Planner's web sites by users under 13 years of age, without the consent of a parent or guardian. Pete the Planner encourages parents to take an active role in their children's use of the Internet, and to inform them of the potential dangers of providing information about themselves over the Internet.
This Privacy Statement is subject to change without notice.