Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 11, 2012.

Special Efforts, Ltd takes the privacy and protection of your personal information very seriously. By visiting and using our website, or by using any of the services available through the Site (the “Services”), you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this privacy policy.

What This Privacy Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy describes Special Efforts LTD, practices with respect to Personal Information and Anonymous Information that we collect when you use the Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the use of your Personal Information that is collected by third parties that Special Efforts, LTD does not own or control or that do not support Special Efforts, LTD in providing the Services.

“Personal Information” is information that is personally identifiable like names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing. We collect and use Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy from the users of the Services.

BY USING THE SERVICES OR SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ACCORDING TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY BE PROCESSED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE IT WAS COLLECTED AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES) WHERE LAWS REGARDING PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY BE LESS STRINGENT THAN THE LAWS IN YOUR COUNTRY AND BY USING THE SERVICES OR SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY CONSENTING TO SUCH PROCESSING.

Personal Information We Collect

We collect the following Personal Information that you submit to us voluntarily:

  • If you register through the Site to become a Special Efforts, LTD product reviewer we collect your full name, e-mail address and mailing address, as well as your opinion about our products and photos you choose to upload.
  • When you contact us to learn more about the Services, we will collect your name and your e-mail address.
  • When you contact us by sending us an e-mail, we will collect any information that is contained in (and/or attached to) your e-mail.

Personal Information Collected Via Technology

As you use the Services, certain information may also be collected passively, including your Internet protocol (IP) address and the browser that you use to visit the Site. We may receive Personal Information about you from outside the Site, such as telephone, fax, mail, or from third parties that provide services for us that are related to the Services. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via the Services.

Use of Information We Collect

In general, information (including Personal Information) you submit to us, or to third parties that support us in collecting information, is used by us to provide you and others with the Services, or to respond to requests that you make, to improve our Services and to better tailor the features, performance and support of the Services.

We may also use your Personal Information to provide you with notifications related to your use of the Services, such as electronic newsletters or promotional e-mails, new Product samples, and Product surveys, should you request to receive such communications from us. We will include unsubscribe instructions in each newsletter or promotional communication you receive from us.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We will NEVER sell your Personal Information. Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not disclose to or share your Personal Information with third parties, unless you ask or authorize us to do so.

We may (and you authorize us to) disclose information we have collected from and about you (including Personal Information) if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; (b) to enforce any agreement we may have entered into with you and to enforce the Privacy Policy; or (c) to protect and defend the rights or property of us, other users of the Site, or third parties.

Privacy of Minors

We do not intentionally collect or maintain information from persons under the age of 13.

Security and Confidentiality

Special Efforts LTD has put in place commercially reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, no company, including Special Efforts LTD, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.

Changes in this Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you through the Site interface or, if you have provided your e-mail address, by e-mail. You agree that such amended Privacy Policy will be effective thirty (30) days after being posted or sent to you, and your continued access to the Site or use of the Service after that time shall constitute your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy please contact us by sending us an e-mail by using our contact form.