Privacy Policy
Information chocibed Collects and How We Use It
Collection of personal information
You may choose to provide personal information
(for example your name, address, telephone number and email address) on this or
other chocibed websites, however not providing this may result in reduced
functionality. chocibed's usage of this information will be consistent with
this Policy or the policy associated with the applicable chocibed site.
Children's Privacy
This website is not directed to children under
the age of thirteen and we do not knowingly collect personal information from
children under the age of thirteen on this site or other chocibed sites. If
we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a
visitor under the age of thirteen, we will delete the information from our
records.
Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
Like most companies, chocibed uses cookies
and similar technologies ('cookies') on our websites to facilitate and improve
your online experience.
How we use cookies
Cookies contain small amounts of information which are downloaded to your
device when you visit our website. Cookies are sent back to our website
to allow us to recognize your device.
Recognizing your device with Essential Cookies allows our site to help you navigate
efficiently to obtain the information and services you have requested.
Analytical and Customization Cookies allow our site to remember your
preferences such as language selection and help you to view information that is
most relevant to your interests; these cookies also help us to maintain and
improve our websites by providing information on how visitors find and use the
sites, and how well the sites are performing.
In some cases Advertising Cookies may be used to make advertising
messages more relevant to you.
Unless you disable the cookies on our website,
by using our website you agree to our use of those cookies.
Making cookie choices
You may see the list of chocibed and selected partner cookies on our website
and make choices about those cookies by visiting our Cookie Consent Tool . In
addition to our Cookie Consent Tool, most browsers allow you to manage cookie
preferences. If you decide to disable cookies on our site, you may not be
able to take full advantage of all website features once you have done so,
Sharing tools
To enhance your experience on our websites, we sometimes embed content and
sharing tools from other (third party) sites, such as 'like' buttons from
social networking sites; these third party sites may also place and access
cookies on your device. The third parties can be found in our Cookie
Consent Tool. chocibed does not control the placement or access of these
third party cookies. You should check the relevant third party website(s)
for more information about these cookies and whether and how you may make
choices about them.
Use of Personal Information
We may use the personal information collected
about you for the following purposes:
- Provide, administer and communicate
with you about products, services, events, surveys and promotions by chocibed
or our affiliates (including by sending you marketing communications);
- Process, evaluate and respond to
your requests, inquiries and applications; Create, administer and
communicate with you about your account (including any purchases and
payments); Provide investor services; Verify your identity to ensure
security for the other purposes listed here; Evaluate your interest in
employment and contact you regarding possible employment; Operate,
evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and
services; managing our communications; performing market research;
determining and managing the effectiveness of our advertising and
marketing; analyzing our products, services and websites; administering
our websites; and performing accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation
and collection activities); Protect against and prevent fraud,
unauthorized transactions, claims and other liabilities, and manage risk
exposure and quality; Conduct investigations and comply and enforce
applicable legal requirements or, industry standards and our policies and
terms, such as this and other chocibed sites' terms of use; and Ensure
the safety of chocibed network services, information resources and
employees.
We also may use personal information for other
additional purposes. We will identify these additional purposes at the time of
collection.
Sharing and Transferring of Your Personal Information
Sharing & Transfers
We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal
information about our website visitors outside chocibed and its affiliates,
except as described here.
- We may share information provided by
our visitors to this and other chocibed sites with service providers we
have retained to perform services on our behalf. These service providers
are contractually restricted from using or disclosing the information
except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with
legal requirements.
- We may disclose information about
you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law
enforcement authorities or other government officials as required to
comply with a legitimate legal request, or (iii) when we believe
disclosure is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in
connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
- We reserve the right to transfer any
information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a
portion of our business or assets (including through bankruptcy).
Transmission
We may transmit the personal information we
collect on this site or other chocibed sites to other countries where we do
business, including for websites accessed in the European Union, to the US, but
we will do so only for the purposes described herein. chocibed has entered
into Binding Corporate Rules governing our treatment of personal information of
European Union residents. For further information about chocibed's Binding
Corporate Rules.
How We Protect Your Information
At chocibed, our goal is to protect your
personal information submitted to us through our sites. We maintain
administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect against
unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal
information you provide on this and other chocibed websites. We also employ
reasonable technologies to help keep the personal information you provide on
this site secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically
and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information
practices. When changes are made to this Policy it will be posted to the
website and the "last updated" date at the top of this policy will be
revised. We also encourage users to periodically check this Policy to
understand how chocibed protects and uses your information.
Links to Other Sites
We provide links to other websites for your
convenience and information. These sites may have their own privacy statements
or policies in place, which we recommend you review if you visit any linked
websites. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites or any use of
the sites.
How to Contact Us and Update Your Personal Information
If you have any questions or comments about
this Privacy Policy or if you would like us to update information we have about
you or your preferences, please contact us by visiting our Feedback & Inquiries Form.
Links to Other Sites
We provide links to other web sites for your
convenience and information. These sites may have their own privacy statements
in place, which we recommend you review if you visit any linked web sites. We
are not responsible for the content of linked sites or any use of the sites.
California Privacy Rights
Annually California residents may request and
obtain information that chocibed shared with other businesses for their own
direct marketing use within the prior calendar year (as defined by California's
'Shine the Light Law'). If applicable, this information would include a list of
the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and
addresses of all third parties with which chocibed shared this information
in the immediately preceding calendar year. To obtain this information, please
send an email message to [email protected] with "California Shine the Light
Privacy Request" in the subject line as well as in the body of your
message. We will then respond to that email address with the requested
information.
Mobile Privacy Policy
Mobile Information We Collect
- Personally identifiable information
(e.g. Name, email address) we collect consists only of what you share with
us. For example, certain products may ask for this type of information so
that we may contact you by phone or email at your request. You choose
what, how, and when you want to share.
- If you use any location-enabled
products, you may be sending us location information. chocibed does not
store or use this information other than to provide the service you
requested. For example, a mobile product may use GPS data to find a nearby
restaurant you requested. Location-enabled features are opt-in and you
have control over your participation and can turn these services off at
any time.
- Web-enabled mobile applications may
use cookies or web beacons and other methods to customize your browsing
experience. Please see chocibed's web privacy policy for more
information.
- Some mobile applications will
utilize Google Analytics (or similar tool) to help us better serve our
customers through improved products, services, and revisions to the mobile
applications. This collected information will not identify you to chocibed.
It may, however, let us know anonymously, which services and features you
are using the most within the application, as well as device type and
hardware features, country and language of download.
- Use of 3rd party services such as
social sharing sites (e.g., Facebook & Twitter) is governed by the
privacy practices of those services. chocibed does not capture or store
your login information or other personally identifiable information for
these services, however session info or cookies may be stored.
Mobile How We Use Collected Information
- We use the information to
personalize your experience with the application and to improve your
overall experience including the development of new products, services,
and features. We also use the information to provide customer support, and
when applicable, register and administer your account. Additionally, we
may use the information you provide to contact you about updates to our
service.
- Information you provide may be used
to fulfill the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have
requested or authorized. For example, if you authorize a purchase through
a mobile eCommerce application, we will use provided information to ship
and bill you.
Mobile Information sharing
- chocibed does not share any
collected information with 3rd parties with the following exceptions:
- chocibed may provide some
personal data to third-party partners that are providing services
essential to your mobile user experience.
- All requests are sent through your
mobile carrier's network and your carrier may have access to it. Consult
your carrier's privacy policies for additional information.
- Certain mobile products and services
and manufacturers allow you to interact and share your information with
others. For example, you may want to Tweet or post to your Facebook page
content from a chocibed mobile application. Consult your mobile device
manufacturer, or mobile product or application developer's privacy
policies for additional information.