Privacy Policy
It is the goal of Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC to bring you information that is tailored to your individual needs and, at the same time, protect your privacy. The following is a summary of the various ways we treat the information you provide us while using our website. This Privacy Policy applies to all Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC websites (unless a different policy is provided on a particular site, in which case such policy shall control).
The Type of Information Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman
International PLC Collects:
Although parts of our website do not require you to be a
subscriber and you can use them without submitting any personally
identifiable information, some areas do require you to register and
provide information that enables us to identify who you are. Paul
Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC generally
collects personally identifying information with your specific
knowledge and consent. For instance, when you enter a sweepstakes,
complete a survey, make a purchase, subscribe to our newsletter or
register for any portion of our services, you are asked to provide
information such as your e-mail address, name or phone number.
Additional information such as your age may also be requested, and
may be used to verify your eligibility to win sweepstakes. Other
information, such as gender, may also be requested. For Younger
Visitors and Their Parents: Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman
International PLC is not directed toward children
(individuals under thirteen years of age). We do not permit
registration or use of the Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman
International PLC by anyone under the age of 13, and we do
not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from
children. In particular, if you are under 13 years of age, you
should not provide any personally identifiable information to any
site on the Internet without the knowledge and permission of your
parent or guardian. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get
the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before
making purchases on, or subscribing to, this website.
How Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC uses
the information you provide:
Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC uses this
information to provide you with the service you have requested. If
you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your e-mail address to
send you a confirmation notice and your e-mail address to send you
your newsletter. Similarly, if you enter an online sweepstakes, we
will use this information to notify you if you are a winner. We may
also use the information to communicate with you about new
features, products or services, or to improve the services that we
offer by tailoring them to your needs. From time to time, Paul
Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC may share e-mail
address and sell or share all other information with our affiliates
and with carefully selected companies who we think can offer you
services and products of interest to you. If you no longer wish to
have your information shared, write to us at service@ekmaninternational.com. If you do
not wish to receive communications from us, simply follow the
unsubscribe instructions contained within the e-mail, or write to
service@ekmaninternational.com. We also
allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with
services, such as technical maintenance or forums software, but
only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide
those services. And if you choose to purchase items through
features on our site, we may forward your information to third
parties for services such as credit card processing and order
fulfillment. There are also times when you provide information
about yourself to us in areas of the site that are managed or
participated in by third parties, such as our featured partners. In
such cases, the information may be used by us and by such third
party(ies), each pursuant to its own policies. We may also provide
your information to our advertisers, so that they can serve ads to
you that meet your needs or match your interests. While Paul Ekman
Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC will seek to require
such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies, Paul
Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman International PLC does not bear
any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties.
There may also be occasion when we are legally required to provide
access to our database in order to cooperate with police
investigations or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the
information is provided only for that purpose.
Cookies:
You may have read about "cookies," nuggets of information that are
placed by a website in a storage place on your own computer. From
time to time, we may use cookies to control the display of ads, to
track usage patterns on our website, to deliver editorial content,
and to record registration and personalization information. The
cookies themselves do not contain personally identifiable
information, but they may enable us to collect information about
your visits to our Services and such information may be shared with
our affiliated companies. Some of our advertisers occasionally
serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies
placed by advertisers. If you don't want cookies, your Web browser
likely includes an option that allows you to not accept them.
However, please bear in mind that if you set your browser to refuse
cookies, some portions of Paul Ekman Group LLC/Paul Ekman
International PLC may not function properly. While your
individual information is protected as outlined above, we reserve
the right to use aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a
group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and
seeking compatible advertisers and partners.
IP Address:
Your Internet Protocol ("IP") address is usually associated with
the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet
Service Provider, your company or your university. We may use your
IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, gather broad
demographic information, and administer our website. If you have
concerns or questions about any aspect of this Policy, you may
e-mail our Privacy Policy Coordinator at service@ekmaninternational.com.
We welcome your feedback. This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time; the date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page, so check back often.