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FareGenius, Inc. Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 1, 2013

Your privacy is important to us. When you provide information to us via our web site, we protect it according to this policy. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let us know.

This Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by FareGenius, Inc. ("FGI") and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies ("FGI" or "We"). This privacy policy ("Policy") applies to the Web sites of FGI, including faregenius.com (collectively, "Sites"). The Sites are hosted in the United States of America and the personal information you submit to them will be held and processed in the United States of America.

Information Collected

We collect information from you in various ways when you use our Sites. We collect information you directly provide to us. For example, we collect your name, email address, postal address, phone number, fax number, demographics, preference information and other information you provide us on our Sites. We also collect credit card numbers if you purchase services on our Sites or use services that reconcile your credit card charges. We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect on our Sites.

We collect information from you in various ways when you use our Sites. We collect information you directly provide to us. For example, we collect your name, email address, postal address, phone number, fax number, demographics, preference information and other information you provide us on our Sites. We also collect credit card numbers if you purchase services on our Sites or use services that reconcile your credit card charges. We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect on our Sites.

When you visit our Sites, some information is automatically collected. For example, when you visit our Sites, your computer's operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type and language, and referring Web site addresses are logged automatically. We also collect information about your usage and activity on our Sites.

Cookies. We may automatically collect information using "cookies." Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a Web site. Among other things, cookies help us improve our Sites and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our Sites. If you set your browser not to accept cookies or if you reject a cookie (your help screen or manual should tell you how to do this), it may affect certain features or services of our Sites.

Web Beacons. We may collect information using Web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our Sites or in our emails. We use Web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.

Third Party Advertisements. We may also use third parties to serve ads on the Site. Certain third parties may automatically collect information about your visits to this and other Web sites, your IP address, your ISP, the browser you use to visit our Site (but not your name, address, email address or telephone number). They do this using cookies, clear gifs or other technologies. Information collected may be used, among other things, to deliver advertising targeted to your interests and to better understand the usage and visitation of our Site and the other sites tracked by these third parties. This policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, cookies or clear gifs in third party ads, and we encourage you to check the privacy policies of advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/consumer/opt_out.asp.

Information Collected

We use personal information collected through our Sites for purposes described in this Policy or disclosed to you on our Sites or in connection with our services. For example, we may use your information to:

  • operate and improve our Sites and services;
  • process and deliver contest entries and rewards;
  • respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
  • provide and deliver products and to send you related information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
  • register you for events and training;
  • communicate with you about new contests, promotions and rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by FGI and our selected partners;
  • link or combine with other personal information we get from third parties, to help understand your needs and provide you with better service.

Sharing of Personal Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties other than as follows:
  • in an aggregated form that does not directly identify you;
  • with your consent, for example, when you agree to our sharing your information with other third parties for their own marketing uses subject to their privacy policies;
  • with your employer if you are participating in a FGI service provided through your employer;
  • with third party vendors, consultants and other service providers who are working on our behalf and need access to your information to carry out their work for us;
  • with third party websites, services and mobile applications you authorize to link to your FGI service as part of their service to you;
  • to (i) comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process, (ii) to protect the rights and property of FGI our agents, members, and others including to enforce our agreements, policies and terms of use or (iii) in an emergency to protect the personal safety of FGI, its customers, or any person;
  • in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Security of Your Personal Information

FGI takes reasonable measures to protect your personal information in an effort to prevent loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

Your Information Choices and Changes

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from FGI by following the instructions in those emails. If you are registered on any of our sites, you may login and make certain changes to your information in your account. You may also send requests about your preferences and changes to your information by emailing contact@faregenius.com. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your accounts or our ongoing business relations. Additionally, if you are participating in a FGI service through your employer, your employer may make changes to information on your behalf.

Changes to this Policy

FGI may change this Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to this Policy, we will change the "Last Updated" date above.

Enforcement

If you have any questions about this Policy or to file any complaint regarding this policy, please contact us at the following address: FareGenius,Inc. 8400 Miramar Rd.,Suite 200-227a San Diego, CA 92126 USA Attention: contact@faregenius.com FGI will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by referencing the privacy principles stated in this Policy.