DIETGENICS PRIVACY POLICY
Araceli Vazquez, MS, RD, LD (DBA “Nutrition and Vida”, dba “DietGenics”) recognizes that many adults and children who visit our web site are concerned about how personal information they may provide on-line or email is maintained and used by DietGenics. To address these concerns and to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy, we have developed and implemented this privacy policy so you will know how we gather and provide information. Please review our privacy policy from time to time as we may update or change it periodically.
Gathering and Use of Information
DietGenics collects personally identifiable information from visitors to our sites solely on a voluntary basis. Such personally identifiable information may include your name, postal address, e-mail address, company name and/or telephone numbers, et cetera (collectively referred to herein as “Personal Information”). We will never sell, transfer, or disclose any Personal Information we gather at our web sites to any third parties without your prior consent, except in cases when we believe in good faith that we have a legal obligation to disclose such Personal Information. We never require that this Personal Information be provided in order to gain access to our sites. We collect Personal Information primarily for the following reasons: 1) to e-mail consumers with updates and news, 2) send out brochures, etc. via regular mail to subscribers, 4) to distribute items that are part of “give-aways” that you have registered for, and 5) for use in our online and off-line marketing and advertising campaigns. There may be times when we share aggregate information about our users (for example, the % of male and female visitors to our sites) with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties in any effort to customize or enhance the content and advertising on our sites for our users.
We recognize there are unique issues raised about the protection of our children’s privacy over the Internet. Our web sites are designed with family content but we currently comply with adult use only due to dietetic nature of our information. Consistent with these guidelines, and provided that we have been given accurate information by a child when asked, we do NOT:
Collect personally identifiable off-line contact information without prior parental consent;
Distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information without prior parental consent;
Entice children by the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity, to divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity;
Use or disclose on-line contact information without prior parental consent or parental notification, which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use of the information and participation in the activity. Without prior parental consent, on-line information will only be used to respond directly to the child’s request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental consent.
Parents can always ask to review any Personal Information about their child that may have been collected at our site, have us delete any such Personal Information, and/or instruct us not to collect or use such Personal Information about their child in the future. To do so, simply contact us following the procedure outlined below in the “Contact Us” section.
As the new technology of the Internet evolves, we are committed to maintaining our guidelines and evolving them as well.
Polls & Surveys
Information gathered from polls and surveys are only for internal use of DietGenics. If sample answers to polls or surveys are posted on the web site, then no identifiable Personal Information is ever included.
Choice/Opt-Out
Our sites will provide users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about the visitor. Simply follow the procedure outlined at our site when applicable. Likewise, we will provide users with the opportunity to change any personal information previously provided, or to opt out of receiving future email communication from us.
How To Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the Legal Policy, the practices of this site, your dealings with this web site, or your Personal Information, you can always contact us at our e-mail address, info@dietgenics.com
Conclusion Note
Our goal at DietGenics is to provide a safe Internet environment for you and your family. While children and young adults are encouraged to explore our web site, we remind them often that their parents will be notified if they give us their e-mail address and their parent’s written permission is required for them to be eligible to receive information from us. Our overall goal is to comply strictly and maintain your desire for confidential and private information.