Vegas Cheaply is an e-commerce site that provides great deals an offers for local merchants. The service is accessible to our members via a variety of gateways, including our websites www.vegascheap.ly (hence “Site”). The Site collects information from registered and un-registered users, related to Vegas Cheaply transactions and user accounts as well as information required for the Vegas Cheaply users’ forum (hence “Forum”), an optional feature available on the Site.
This Privacy Policy statement describes the information collected on the Site and Forum and the policies pertaining to the use of this information. Please read this information carefully so you are fully aware of the way your private information is collected and used. If you do not agree with our policy and do not wish your information to be gathered and used in the manner hereby described, you should not use our Site and Forum as a registered or an un-registered user.
We care about your privacy and invest great efforts in collecting and using your private information in accordance with industry standards and general business ethics. We hope you will find our practices satisfactory and will accept the terms of this privacy policy by continuing using our Site.
If you have questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please write to us at support@vegascheap.ly
This privacy policy is effective upon acceptance for new users and customers and is otherwise effective on November 1st, 2009.
Notification of Changes
As new requirements and considerations emerge in the constantly changing realm of ecommerce, we may update our Privacy Policy to ensure the best service for our users. You may always refer to our website for the most recent version of our Privacy Policy. Our users will be bound by any minor changes to the policy after those changes have been posted.
Minors Using the Site
Minors (under the age of 18) are requested not to submit any information nor use the service without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
Information from Registered Users
Vegas Cheaply may gather personal information from registered users including name, email, phone number, Facebook ID, Twitter ID and password. This information is essential to process transactions, manage user accounts, communicate with users, protect users against credit card fraud, and ensure secure user access to account information at any time.
In addition Vegas Cheaply requires transaction related information including the in some cases a shipping address or purchase benificiary. We save this information with other transaction information such as transaction id and transaction date and time. This information is stored for future inquiries as well as secure and orderly management of our service.
Vegas Cheaply registers the Internet address (IP) of the device used to access Vegas Cheaply as a security measure against unauthorized transactions.
Information about Unregistered Users
Registered users can use the Site to transact and invite unregistered users. Vegas Cheaply retains the information our users provide including name, email address or phone number so that the contacts can be added to customer profile. The information about unregistered users will not be marketed or sold at any time. Any information contained in an account profile may be modified by a Vegas Cheaply registered user at any time.
Unregistered users may contact us to request the cessation of communication from Vegas Cheaply that is promotional in nature. Informative communication related to Vegas Cheaply transactions is part of our service and cannot be eliminated. Unregistered users that do not wish to receive this communication should avoid participating in any Vegas Cheaply program and/or service.To stop receiving promotional messages you can send us an email stating “Unsubscribe” to support@vegascheap.ly.
Third Party Verification
Vegas Cheaply uses third party services to verify user information and protect Vegas Cheaply customers against fraud. The information provided to third party services is on need-to-know basis and is limited only to the data items that need to be verified. Vegas Cheaply uses third party services to verify accounts.
If we are unable to verify your information via the tools available to us, we may ask you to send us additional information by fax or to answer additional questions from our customer service representative by phone.
Web Analytics
Vegas Cheaply uses web analytics tools to monitor traffic and flow information within the Site. We gather the web address of the site you came from and going to. We also record which Site pages you visit, for how long and in what order. We capture the type of browser you use and the times you access out Site. We use this information to learn what content, page order and advertisement work and what doesn’t. This data helps us to analyze our servers load and improve our user services and experience. The information collected via the web analytics tools is aggregative by nature.
Cookies
Vegas Cheaply uses long lasting cookies to record your name and username so we can recognize and greet you when you return to the Site. This information also allows us to display your username in our login page, so that you don’t have to reenter it each time you log in to your account. Additional cookies may be used for marketing purposes such as retargeting.
Communicating with Users
We use your contact information to inform you about the status of your transactions and your account; and if there were any issues with your information that may prevent you from using our service. These communications are essential to ensure quality of service and we cannot allow users to opt out of these. We may also notify you about new products, services and promotions that may be of interest to you.
Upon occasion, as part of our senior management quality assurance program, we may randomly select a user and solicit his or her opinion about our service. Users may refrain from responding to our communication if they chose.
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vegas Cheaply frequently communicates with its users and customers to learn how to make our service even better. To this end, Vegas Cheaply may email or post surveys, inviting customers and users to respond to a list of questions. Vegas Cheaply may or may not require some personal information as part of the survey. Survey participation is optional and users may chose not to fill out any surveys or questionnaires posted or sent by Vegas Cheaply.
Personal information collected through questionnaires and surveys is not shared with third parties.
Forum
Vegas Cheaply may offercustomers and users a forum to express their views, ideas and suggestions as well as read and respond to comments posted by others. To participate in the Forum you may register and be allocated a username and password. Your username is the only identification displayed to other users and may be as close or as far from your real name as you wish it to be. Please be aware that the comments you voluntarily post in our Forum become public domain. The information presented in these comments may be accessed by the public and be used by any user to send you unsolicited communication. You may also choose to post comments anonymously, whether you are a registered Forum user or not.
Information Security
Vegas Cheaply considers your information our most valuable asset and protects it with state-of-the-art technology and methodology. Of course, even the sturdiest barriers can be torn down and no company may be immune to attempts to abuse and misuse information by criminal elements. However, we hope that our extreme precautions will continue to prove as effective and reliable as they have been so far.
All payment information is collected by Paypal via encrypted technology and is stored in secure database, accessible only to highly specialized Paypal personnel, on a need-to-know basis. We set physical, technological and procedural safeguards to prevent spam, fraud and unauthorized access to user information. Our customer service representatives perform constant checks to detect illegal and otherwise irregular activity and we take immediate steps to prevent any type of suspicious conduct in our Site.
The security of your Vegas Cheaply account also relies on your discretion and your ability to protect your username and password. You should not disclose your login information to anyone and we will never encourage you to reveal your password by email or phone.
If you believe that your login information has been compromised for any reason you should immediately change your password in your account or notify our customer service representative.
Disclosing Information
Vegas Cheaply does not disclose user information to other Vegas Cheaply customers or third parties, unless for the following reasons: We validate your information with third parties that assists us in processing transactions requested by you and protects our customers from fraud or you have selected to share your information via Facebook or another social network or invite process. In this event we will not share your payment details or address details other than what you make available to share. We may submit your information if it was deemed as material in an investigation of fraud or other illegal activity. For example, if a credit card or a phone number has been used in deceptive practices we can share that person’s relevant account information with the appropriate authorities; We disclose information in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order, levy, attachment, order of a court-appointed receiver or other comparable legal process; We may share aggregated statistical data with our business partners, investors, or for public relations. This data will not be linked to any personal or private information and will be general and statistical in nature; Your information may be accessible by our parent company or entities that may be legally linked to us (subsidiaries, join ventures, mergers) in the future. These entities would continue to be bound by this Privacy Policy unless and until it is amended as described in “Notification of Changes” above.
Accessing and Changing Your Information
You can review and change most of your private information at any time by logging into the Site and editing your account. You may request to terminate your account by contacting our customer service via email or phone. For good practices and fraud prevention reasons, we do not delete personal information from closed accounts. However, we will not use your closed account information to communicate with you and will not allow users to access this account.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy statement, Vegas Cheaply information collection and use practices or your experience using the Vegas Cheaply Site, support@vegascheap.ly.
