Privacy Policy
Abstract
The purpose of AwkwardTurtle.com is to provide Internet users with the ability to enter a creative writing contest about user experiences without forfeiting the privacy of the consumer. As such, personal privacy is of utmost importance to Kungfuters LLC, the owning company of AwkwardTurtle.com. For the purposes of this privacy policy, the terms "AwkwardTurtle.com" and "Kungfuters LLC" will be interchangeable. The statement below outlines our privacy policy. This policy may be updated, reformed, or altered from time to time as our services expand or change. However, the unalienable facet of protecting our users' privacy will remain constant.
User Information Disclosure
Any and all information collected from the user by AwkwardTurtle.com will be kept under control of AwkwardTurtle.com. This information shall be utilized for internal, identification, shipping, and contact use only. In no way will AwkwardTurtle.com ever exploit, sell, trade, submit, rent, share, give, or in any way distribute users' information to any third party, with the exception of local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.
You may, of course, visit our site anonymously.
User Information Requested
AwkwardTurtle.com requires of its customers a minimum agenda of personal information. Some of these items may include, but are not limited to: given name, username, password, mailing address, and email address. AwkwardTurtle.com may also gather and record IP information from users. Any information entered by or obtained from the user will be used within the scope of AwkwardTurtle.com and its services only. AwkwardTurtle.com will never contact the user directly to obtain the user's password! It will never be necessary for AwkwardTurtle.com or its employees to contact a user by phone, email, postal mail, or any other method of communication to attain personal information other than a confirmation of shipping address in the need of prize delivery. Users should never give out their passwords to any third party that may have cruel or malevolent intent or otherwise.
Use of Information
AwkwardTurtle.com uses a customer's name and mailing address for shipping purposes. These items are required for efficient business practices. We use a customer's email address for similar purposes and for general contact information. A customer's username and password are used to identify the customer on our system. Since AwkwardTurtle.com fully integrates with third-party social networking providers, usernames and passwords may be generated from those existing accounts in order to create an account. These uses are strictly enforced at AwkwardTurtle.com.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
External Links
The Web pages at AwkwardTurtle.com may contain links to third party sites. AwkwardTurtle.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of those sites. The user takes upon him/herself the risk or danger that may be associated with third party sites.
Security
AwkwardTurtle.com has security measures in place to protect the loss, alteration, misuse, or theft of any and all user information contained on its system. We use industry standard methods to protect this information. However, information sent to AwkwardTurtle.com over the Internet is not and cannot be protected by AwkwardTurtle.com. The Internet is not 100% secure. Outside users may intercept any information sent to AwkwardTurtle.com at no fault of AwkwardTurtle.com.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at any time by visiting the "Preferences" page.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.) We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.
Changes to the Policy
All users of AwkwardTurtle.com agree to accept his policy in full. Users are also aware that this policy may change from time to time. This policy will always be located at http://awkwardturtle.com/privacy. Customers are advised to read the updated policy to further understand the intent of AwkwardTurtle.com
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact privacy@awkwardturtle.com.
This policy was last modified on October 19th, 2011.