Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting B’laster University, brought to you by B’laster Corporation (“B’laster”), and for taking the time to read our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy tells you how we protect the privacy of your personal information that you may provide to us.
We have organized our website so that you will not be required to identify yourself or reveal any personal Information. At times, we may ask you to provide information about yourself or your company in order to better serve you or if you decide to register and log in, you must agree to the Terms of Use. If you choose to provide this personally identifiable information, we will use it in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
By entering this website, you are consenting to the terms of this Privacy Policy. This applies to data collected on the B’laster University website www.BlasterU.com
Purpose of Privacy Policy
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to answer some of the questions that you may have about what we do with the personally identifiable information that we may collect from our website. We want you to know that your personally identifiable information will be protected, who we may share it with, and for what purposes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. The most current version of the Privacy Policy can be reviewed by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" hypertext link located at the bottom of the web pages on this website. Your use of this website may also be subject to additional terms as outlined in the Terms of Use and elsewhere on this website.
What Information Do We Collect and How Do We Use It
We understand that you expect to learn about our company when you visit this website. Similarly, we hope to learn about your needs as a current or potential customer through your visits to this website. On some of our web pages, you may be able to ask questions, register to receive information and/or enter sweepstakes.
Collection of Personal Information
Many of our web pages do not require any form of registration or identification. However, on some of our web pages you may be able to ask questions and register to receive information or offers. On these pages we will ask you for the personal information necessary for us to respond to you, such as your name, mailing address, electronic mail address, telephone number and other information/submissions that may be requested in connection with any contest. If you opt to not provide us with personal information you can still access most of our website; however you may be unable to participate in certain promotions, receive product information, responses to requests for materials or information, participate in certifications or interactive advertisements.
Data Integrity
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personally identifiable data collected is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete and current. We limit the collection and processing of the personally identifiable information that you provide to us to only what is necessary to fulfill the purpose.
Consent to Provide Your Information
We request your permission to collect your personally identifiable information when you seek to register for any of our programs or services. In doing so, we also explain the purpose for the collection of your personal information and how we plan to use it. We also offer you the option to discontinue your consent ("opting out" or "unsubscribing") if you later decide that you no longer want to participate in a program or service. If we wish to use this information for purposes that differ from those for which the data was initially collected, we will first request your permission to do so.
Aggregate and Statistical Data
When you visit our websites we do not collect any personally identifiable information about you without your express permission. However, we may collect certain aggregate data called web log information (such as your web browser, operating system, pages visited, etc.) and use cookies when you visit our site.
Cookies and Web Beacons
When you view our websites, we may collect some non-personal information about you. The collection of this non-personal information is done either through the "cookie" technology, your IP address or with "web beacons" (also called "single-pixel gif" or "web pings"). Neither our cookies nor web beacons nor web log information collect any personal information.
Cookies
When you view one of our websites or interactive advertisements, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a small text file, also called a "cookie". Cookies help us in many ways to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and meaningful to you. For example, cookies avoid you having to log in every time you come back to one of our websites. They also allow us to tailor a website or advertisement to better match your interests and preferences. Most browsers can be configured not to accept cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. B’laster does not collect personal information automatically, but we may combine non-personal information collected automatically (e.g., through cookies) with your previously submitted personal information. When this non-personal information is collected and combined with your submitted information we will treat the combined information as personal information. Our cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive, cannot read cookie files created by other websites and cannot track any personal information about you. If you erase or reject a cookie, you may still use this website.
Web Beacons
Web beacons are site instrumentation that help us to determine, for instance, whether a page has been viewed or not and, if so, how many times. When you ask us to send you information on a promotion or a newsletter, we may use web beacons to establish how many of the emails are actually opened. In general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web page, including an ad banner, can act as a web beacon.
If you would like more information about web beacons and cookies associated with on-line advertising or how to opt out of third party collection of information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative website, an independent website not sponsored by or affiliated with B’laster.
What Do We Do With Your Information
We will use the information that you provide us to better understand your needs and to provide you with better products and services. At the most basic level, we will use information you provide to communicate with you, to update you on our products and services, provide special offers, and to personalize our website for you. Web logs may be used if necessary to help identify any person attempting to break into or damage our website. We may share web log information as well as any associated personally identifiable information with law enforcement agencies if we believe that we have evidence of a violation of computer security or related laws.
Periodically, we may survey you about your use of products for other market research or to provide you with marketing information we think will be useful to you. Of course, it is not required that you participate in these surveys or accept this marketing information to continue to use our websites or continue to receive communications from us.
Third Party Information
We will not, under any circumstance, provide or sell your personal information to third parties. Except as specifically provided for in this policy, we will not sell or share the personal information which you give to us to unaffiliated third parties, such as marketers, for their own separate use unless we have obtained your explicit opt-in consent to do so. We may make your provided personal information (such as name, mailing addresses and email addresses) accessible to our business partners, vendors, contractors or partners in connection with services that these individuals or entities perform for or with B’laster, such as companies we retain to fulfill requests for information or provide assistance to us on specific programs or projects; and non-personal information with vendors, contractors, and other third parties. These vendors, contractors or partners are restricted by law and/or contract from using this data in any way other than to provide services for B’laster and they may not share or resell this data. The services they provide for B’laster include, among other things, mailing product samples, or contacting the winners of our contests.
There may also be instances where we may be required to share your information with third-parties who have not been retained by us (directly or indirectly) and B’laster reserves the right to share the information to respond to duly authorized information requests of governmental authorities, protect or defend the rights of B’laster or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, or agents, or where required by law. For example, we may be required to do so because of an applicable law, court order or governmental regulation, or if such disclosure is otherwise necessary in support of any criminal or other legal investigation or proceeding in the United States or abroad. Many entities receiving personally identifiable information under these conditions have privacy requirements that apply to their handling of your information.
Personal information collected from you may also be transferred to a third party in the event that the business of this site or a part of it and the customer data connected with it is sold, assigned or transferred, in which case we would require the buyer, assignee or transferee to treat your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Links to Other Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to B’laster University website and not to other B’laster websites or third party websites. We may provide links to other websites which we believe may be of interest to our visitors. We aim to ensure that such sites are of a high standard. However, due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee the privacy standards of websites to which we link or be responsible for the contents of sites other than this one. This Privacy Policy is not intended to be applicable to any linked, non-B’laster site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies for all linked websites.
Privacy and Protection of Children
This website is not designed for, or directed to, children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personally identifiable information from a minor under the age of 13. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 provide personally identifiable information to us we will immediately remove that child and delete all personal information provided by the child from our records.
Data Security
We are committed to keeping the data you provide us secure and will take commercially reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or alteration. We use appropriate technical, administrative and physical safeguards to protect data that pertains to you. Of course, no organization can guarantee the absolute security of personal information. You should keep in mind that Internet transmissions, particularly email transmissions, are never 100% secure or error-free. Accordingly, we caution you to guard your own computer and password against unauthorized access by others. This includes logging out when finished using a secure portion of the web site.
Referrals
Occasionally, visitors will have the opportunity to forward product sampling opportunities or other information on the website to friends/relatives or to send messages from our websites or interactive advertisements to friends/relatives. The personal referral information you provide to facilitate this communication is used on a one-time basis and is not further used by B’laster to re-contact referred individuals, except in circumstances where we obtain consent from the people you have referred to receive communications from us. We may also retain such information for analysis to better serve our customers.
Photo Policy
We appreciate your participation in B’laster/B’laster University’s social media channels (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.). Please be aware of the following policies and guidelines:
All content (such as photos, text, images, videos) submitted or linked on this site or through social media is the sole responsibility of the person from which the content originated.
B’laster reserves the right to remove any content that is deemed inappropriate, obscene, slanderous or malicious and may block users that contribute such content.
Remember that B’laster/B’laster University’s website and social media channels are public forums. Any information you share may be viewed by others. By posting content to B’laster/B’laster University’s website or social media, you grant us permission to display, modify, reproduce and distribute this content without compensation.
By participating in B’laster/B’laster University’s social media channels, you release B’laster Corporation from any liability associated therewith, and agree to recompense B’laster against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses arising out of a claim by a third party relating to any posts you have made.
Updating Your Information
We encourage you to update the information that you provide to us, such as providing us with a new mailing or email address. This will help us continue to provide information to you that best meets your needs.
In addition, we comply with laws and regulations applicable to the right to amend your data in our files. These rights are limited in some ways. In addition, in order to protect your data from unauthorized access or alteration by third parties, all requests to update or access your information will be subject to verification of the identity of the requesting individual.
Accessing Your Information and Contacting B’laster
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you have submitted or another person has submitted personally identifiable information about you through this website, and you would like to have that information changed or deleted, please contact:
B’laster Corporation
8500 Sweet Valley Dr.
Valley View, OH 44125 USA
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Voluntary Participation
Our sites allow you to choose to receive or stop receiving communications from us. To request removal from a mailing list, please visit the Contact Us page and send a message with your request.
Your Acceptance of Our Privacy Practices
By using this website or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of this privacy policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the website.
If you do not agree with any of these terms in this privacy policy, please do not use this site or submit any personal information. Please check back for updates.
Updated Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement becomes effective June 1, 2015. B’laster/B’laster University may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy periodically.