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Privacy Policy
Gipsee, Inc ("Gipsee") is committed to protecting the privacy rights of all
persons with whom it deals. We will take every step to maintain the
confidentiality of your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to
your use of the Gipsee.com website ("Website") and our collection, use and/or
disclosure of an individual's personal information collected through the
Website.
Accountability
Gipsee is accountable for all personal information under its care and control.
Gipsee's Privacy Officer is designated as the person responsible for the Privacy
Policy and for the personal information received by Gipsee. The Privacy Officer
can be reached as follows: by email at [email protected]. Any questions relating
to Gipsee's handling of personal information should be directed to our Privacy
Officer.
Purpose
This Website collects personal information as part of its service to allow you
to share your opinions on eateries, to allow for the provision of information
regarding allergy practices, and for persons to provide allergic restrictions
and their experiences at restaurants. Gipsee may "bundle-up" upon user-request,
food-allergy and food-ingredient restrictions information under its
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system to provide an efficient way to communicate to restaurants your
allergy/restrictions profile. The collection of your personal information also
allows us to analyze, review, list and create databases based upon various
demographic characteristics relating to participants' opinions on products,
services and people. We may collect personal information when you use the
Website. This can include information such as your name and email address, your
place of residence, age, gender, certain food-allergic conditions and certain
preferences. However, with the exception of your name and email address you can
choose not to provide any other information and still take part in the Website.
If you only provide your name and email address, however, there will be certain
aspects of the Website which you will not be able to participate in or benefit
from. If you unsubscribe to the Website, your name and email address will be
removed from our database. Additionally, your IP address, your computer's
operating system, the browser type and language are automatically collected each
time you use the Website. Moreover, the identity of the website you came from
may also be collected, as may your web request and the date and time of your
visit and the site pages visited. The Website may also use cookies to keep track
of your activities and behavior while on the Website. When you visit the
Website, we send one or more cookies (a small file containing a string of
characters) to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. Most
browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser
to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you refuse
or delete our cookies you will still be able to use our Website although you
will be required to log in each time you go on the Website. Furthermore, through
the use of cookies, we can provide you with interest specific content as well as
to save your password.
How We Use Your Personal Information
In addition to providing our services, Gipsee may provide your personal
characteristics, on an aggregate basis, to third parties who may be interested
in the views expressed by those using the Website relating to a specific
product, service or business discussed on the Website. Your contact information
may also be provided to third parties in order to audit and to perform
administrative functions including tracking Website usage and trends which
Gipsee may require from time to time, for hosting and maintenance, database
storage, management, as well as to allow for the development and delivery of
Gipsee communications from either Gipsee directly or from third parties acting
on Gipsee's behalf.. Your personal information may also be disclosed in the
event of a possible merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets or
bankruptcy of Gipsee. While the website may contain links to other websites,
please be aware that we are not responsible for the practices or the content of
such sites or the treatment of your personal information by those sites. Please
be aware that our Privacy Policy does not apply to the websites to which you may
link. Gipsee cannot guarantee the security of any information you provide to any
other website.
Consent
By using the Website you consent to the uses indicated in this Privacy Policy.
Should you chose, at any time, to withdraw your consent please immediately
contact Gipsee's Privacy Officer in writing to advise of this decision. If
Gipsee requires personal information for a new purpose, it will seek consent for
such new use.
Limits for Collecting, Using, Disclosing and Retaining
Personal Information
Gipsee, unless required or permitted by law, does not collect, use or disclose
personal information, except when it has obtained consent. In all cases, Gipsee
limits the amount and type of information collected to that which is necessary
to meet the purposes described above. Gipsee undertakes to keep all personal
information it collects strictly confidential. Gipsee will only retain personal
information for the duration of its intended use or as otherwise required by
law. Thereafter, all personal information that does not have a specific purpose
or that no longer fulfills its intended purpose will be destroyed. Gipsee will
only provide personal information to third parties on an "as needed" basis and
provided that such third parties agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Safeguarding Personal Information
Gipsee respects individual's privacy and will protect that privacy as vigorously
as possible. Gipsee stores personal information in electronic files and uses
commercially reasonable measures to secure this information. Gipsee also takes
all commercially reasonable measures to restrict access to personal information.
Accuracy of Personal Information
You will be able to change, alter or delete your personal information at any
time. Gipsee also makes every effort to keep all personal information it holds,
including contact information and financial information, accurate, complete, and
current. Gipsee will update any changes to personal information when received
from you through the Website. If Gipsee holds personal information about an
individual which can be established by the individual to be inaccurate, Gipsee
will take reasonable steps to correct it.
Access to Personal Information
You have the ability to access all your personal information on the Website at
any time. If you have any questions regarding the personal information held by
Gipsee, you should, in writing, contact Gipsee's Privacy Officer. Gipsee will
respond to any written requests within 30 days of receiving written notice.
Gipsee will keep records of enquiries and/or objections and will document their
resolution. Gipsee will conduct all investigations in a timely, fair and
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