Samplebase requires our users to provide personally identifiable contact and financial information to use our service. We use this information to deliver our products in a secure and efficient manner. This information will never be shared with third-parties. Samplebase also monitors aggregate (non-personally identifying) information, such as the number of individuals that bought a particular product. We share aggregate information with third-parties, however, this information is provided in a manner that does not disclose personally indentifiable information about our customers.
Registration
In order to use the Samplebase service, you must first create an account by completing the account sign-up form. During sign-up you are required to create a user name and password and give contact information (name, email address, and mailing address). Your user name and password will be used to authenticate you when using the Samplebase service. Your contact information will be used to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest.
We will occasionally send you information on updates to the Samplebase service as well as new products available at Samplebase.com and special deals or bundles related to Samplebase. You may, at any time, opt-out of receiving this information by unchecking the appropriate boxes in your account settings.
Samplebase is the sole owner of the information collected on Samplebase.com. Samplebase collects personally identifiable information from our users at several different points on our Web site. We do not sell, rent or otherwise share your personal information with any third parties except in the limited circumstances described in the Samplebase Terms of Use, such as when we believe we are required to do so by law.
Orders
If you purchase a product from us, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and phone number) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date, and billing address).
Your financial information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. The last four digits of your credit card number will be stored for accounting purposes only. Otherwise, your credit card information is not stored on our servers. Your contact information is used to contact you if we have trouble processing an order.
The contact information you provide when purchasing a product from Samplebase is automatically stored in your account.We will use your contact information to occasionally send you information on updates to the Samplebase service as well as new products available at Samplebase.com and special deals or bundles related to Samplebase. You may, at any time, opt-out of receiving this information by unchecking the appropriate boxes in your account settings.
Surveys or contests
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in surveys or contests on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and email), and demographic information (such as age and zip code).
We use the demographic information to help us understand our customer base and monitor site traffic. We use the contact information to notify contest winners, award prizes, and send occasional newsletters.
Service-related announcements
We will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an email.
These communications are not promotional in nature. However, if you do not wish to receive them, you may opt-out by unchecking the appropriate box in your account settings.
Log files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information. However, IP addresses ARE tied to account information, which is personally identifiable. This is for security purposes only. For instance, if a malicious user uses his/her account to try and attack or abuse the site, we may block his/her IP address and remove his/her account.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored by a user’s web browser onto their computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site.
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. Both methods are used to make it easier for you to use our site. A session cookie expires when you close you browser or after a period of inactivity on a web site (whichever happens first). A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file.
We set a persistent cookie to remember your account, so you can see easily see which products you have already purchased from us, without having to log-in to your account. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
We set a session cookie to provide you with security, ensuring that no one but you are allowed to use your information on our web site.
If you reject persistent cookies from our web site, you may still use Samplebase, but some functions of the site may be limited. If you reject session cookies from our web site, you will not be able to place orders.
Account
Any products that you purchase on our site using your account will be stored in your account as a purchasing history. We use this history to give you the option to re-download any downlable products that you have perviously purchased from Samplebase with your account. We also use your personally identifiable information and purchasing history to provide tailored promotions and marketing offers and to improve the content of the site for you.
We may share your account information in aggregate (non-personally identifiable) form only.
Customer service
Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.
Information sharing
Aggregate information (non-personally identifiable)
We may share with third-parties aggregated demographic information about our user-base, such as the number of users in a particular region that bought a particular product. This information does not identify individual users.
We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.
Personally identifiable information
We DO NOT share personally identifiable information with third-parties.
Legal disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information if we believe we are required by law to do so. when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
Choices for personal information
We provide you the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information. For example, if you purchase a product but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference in your account settings.
You may also unsubscribe to any newsletter or promotional communication by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication.
Links to other sites
This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Samplebase. Please be aware that we, Samplebase, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.
Support forum
If you use the support forum on this site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of the support forum, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.
Accessing and updating personal information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct or update your account information, or delete your account, from your account settings page. You may also do so by contacting us by postal mail at the contact information on our Contact Us page.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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Business transitions
In the event Samplebase goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
Changes to this privacy statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
Contact us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.
