Disclosure Regarding Collection and Use of Personal Information
Last Updated September 1, 2010
Thank you for visiting CaliforniaPsychics.com®. This notice explains
our online information collection and use practices and the choices you can make
about the way we use and share such information. Please take the time to read and
understand this policy so that you can understand how we use your personal information.
FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY
THIS SERVICE IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN YEARS
OF AGE OR OLDER TO USE THE PREMIUM AREAS OF THIS SERVICE. ALL CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
MUST BE MADE BY THE CARD HOLDER. AT CALIFORNIA PSYCHICS WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY AND
BENEFIT FROM YOUR READING. OUR PSYCHICS MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH HELPFUL
ADVICE. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS
BY MEDICAL, LEGAL, OR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE ANY INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER
CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH CALIFORNIA PSYCHICS.
The Information We Collect.
At California Psychics® you can do a variety of things! You may be
able to talk to a psychic, enter contests, participate in surveys, subscribe to
a service (like our horoscopes), take quizzes, post to message boards, or participate
in a chat room. When you visit CaliforniaPsychics.com we collect your IP address
and standard web log information, such as your browser type and the pages you accessed
on our website. The types of personally identifiable information (i.e. information
that can directly identify you or indicate where you might be contacted) that may
be collected at these pages includes: name, address, age, date of birth, sex, e-mail
address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information
about your interests in and use of various services. You can view or change your
information at any time.
Click here to edit your profile or send an email to
info@californiapsychics.com.
We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information (i.e. generic
information that does not identify you personally) when you visit any of our web
pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Safari,
Firefox), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows or Mac) and
the domain name of your Internet service provider.
How We Use and Disclose the Information.
We will use the personal information you provide online for the purpose(s) you have
submitted. Examples of us using your personal information for the purpose(s) submitted
include if you sign up for horoscopes, we will send to an e-mail with your horoscope
for the day or, if you have won a contest, sending to you an email notification
that you have won. In addition, we may send to you an e-mail offering products or
services which we think you may be interested in or to ask you to participate in
a survey. If you want us to stop using the personal information you provided in
these ways, please contact us at info@californiaspsychics.com.
How We Share Your Personal Information.
We will not share the personal information you provide except (a) if it is for the
purpose(s) you provided it; (b) with your consent; (c) as may be required by law
or as we think necessary to protect our company or others from injury (for example,
in response to a court order or subpoena, in response to a law enforcement agency
request, when we believe that someone is causing (or about to cause) injury to or
interference with the rights or property of another, or when we believe that someone
has violated our Terms and Conditions); (d)
with other persons or companies with whom we contract to carry out internal site
operations or our business activities (for example, third party contractors - see
below); and/or (e) notifying you when we make changes to one of our subscriber agreements
or this policy. As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy subsidiaries,
or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of
the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any
pre-existing Privacy Policy (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise).
Also, in the event that Outlook Amusements, Inc., or substantially all of its assets
are acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets.
Our business needs may change from time to time and we reserve the right to make
changes to our Privacy Policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy
applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We will not
materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer
information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.
If intended uses differ from this Policy, we will seek to obtain your consent at
the place where the information is collected either by an "opt-in" or "opt-out"
method, or by other means (such as sending to you an e-mail).
Our operations and maintenance contractors sometimes have limited access to your
personally identifiable information in the course of providing products or services
to Outlook Amusements, Inc. These contractors include vendors and suppliers that
provide us with credit card processing, e-mail distribution technology, services,
and/or content for the operation and maintenance of our Web site. Access to your
personally identifiable information by these contractors is limited to the information
reasonably necessary for the contractor to perform its limited function for Outlook
Amusements, Inc. We also contractually require that our operations and maintenance
contractors 1) protect the privacy of your personally identifiable information consistent
with this Privacy Policy, and 2) not use or disclose your personally identifiable
information for any purpose other than providing us with products and services as
required by law.
CaliforniaPsychics.com® is committed to handling your customer information
with high standards of information security. We are VeriSign secured and we maintain
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations
to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Our Psychics/Your Privacy
Note that our psychics are independent contractors and not employed directly
by Outlook Amusements, Inc. We contractually require that our psychics protect the
privacy of your personal information consistent with this Privacy Policy and not
use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than providing you
with the services you request through the Web site or by phone. You should also
take care to protect your personal information and privacy. There is no reason that
you should provide any of our psychics with personal contact information, specific
financial information including but not limited to account numbers, or other confidential
information related to your identity. It is a violation of our
Terms of Use for you to be in direct contact with any of our psychics outside
the online service – if you do so, Outlook Amusements, Inc. bears no liability
for any resulting actions, and your ability to use our services may be revoked.
Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Information.
We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to
improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your
Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze
how our site is used, as well as to offer you products, programs or services. We
may also share aggregate information with others, including affiliated companies
and non-affiliated companies.
Collection of Information by Others.
Our site may contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different
than ours. You should check the other sites' privacy notices since we have no control
over information that is submitted to or collected by them.
Cookies.
To enhance your online experience with us, many of our web pages use "cookies."
Cookies are text files placed on your hard disk by our web server to store your
preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other
personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information
to us. However, once you choose to provide the personally identifiable information,
this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. Cookies cannot
be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
We use cookies as a convenience feature to save you time, to understand how our
site is used, and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example,
we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages or recall your
specific information on subsequent visits (e.g. to recognize you by name when you
return to our site). You can opt to have your browser reject cookies without any
effect on your use of our site. If you do that, you may need to re-register with
us every time you visit our site in order to participate in certain promotions.
You should also know that companies that advertise on our web site (and their agents)
might use their own cookies. This policy does not cover how these companies use
their cookies.
Web Beacons.
Some of our Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons, which
are also called single-pixel gifs. These images allow us to count users who have
visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Web beacons are not used
to access your personally identifiable information but they are a technique we use
to compile aggregated statistics about our website usage. Web beacons collect only
a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page
view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides. Some of our
Web pages may also contain Web beacons placed there to help us determine the effectiveness
of our advertising campaigns.
Clickstream Data.
As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each web site
you visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as "clickstream
data," can be collected and stored by a web site's server. Clickstream data
can tell us the type of computer and browsing software you use and the address of
the web site from which you linked to CaliforniaPsychics.com®. We
may use clickstream data as a form of non-personally identifiable information to
anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on each page of CaliforniaPsychics.com®,
how visitors navigate throughout the site and how we may tailor our web pages to
better meet the needs of visitors. This information will only be used to improve
our site. Any collection or use of clickstream data will be anonymous and aggregate
Discussions and Community Tools; Testimonials.
You agree that any information you submit to us through CaliforniaPsychics.com®
may be used for promotional purposes. Because of the public nature of some of our
services, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information.
We may also use a limited amount of information, such as first name, last initial
and your town and state in marketing materials on the website. Your registration
constitutes consent to this use.
International Users.
If you are visiting CaliforniaPsychics.com® from a location outside
of the United States, your connection will be through and to servers located in
the United States, and all information you provide will be processed and securely
maintained in our web servers and internal systems located within the United States.
By using CaliforniaPsychics.com®, you authorize and specifically
consent to the transfer of your personal information to the USA and its storage
and use as specified above when you provide such information to us. This policy
and our legal obligations are subject to the laws of the State of California and
the USA, regardless of the location of any user. Any claims or complaints must be
filed in the USA in the State of California.
How You Can Access or Correct Your Personal Information.
For instructions on how you can access the personally identifiable information that
we have collected about you online, or how to correct any errors in such information,
please send an e-mail to info@californiapsychics.com.
To protect your privacy and security, we may take reasonable steps to help verify
your identity before granting access or making corrections.
Special Note for Parents.
This site is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. CaliforniaPsychics.com®
does not knowingly collect or store personally identifiable information from children
under the age of 16. Premium services may not be used by anyone under the age of
18. If you have concerns about this site or its services, wish to find out if your
child is a member or has registered for one our services, or wish to cancel your
child's membership, please contact us at
info@californiapsychics.com. If you believe that your child under 16 has
gained access to our site without your permission, you may contact us at
info@californiapsychics.com.
Transfer of Business Assets.
The personal information you provide is considered a company asset and may be included
among transferred assets if Outlook Amusements, Inc., any or all of its subsidiaries
or affiliates, or any of their assets, is ever acquired by a third party.
How to Contact Us.
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy you may e-mail info@californiapsychics.com or
write to the following address:
827 Hollywood Way #407
Burbank, CA 91505
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Outlook Amusements, Inc. collects various types of personal information about you,
both online and offline, during the course of our business relationship. Under California
law, if you are a resident of California, you may make a written request to Outlook
Amusements, Inc. for information about how we have shared your personal information
with third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the prior calendar
year, as well as a list of categories of information shared. For purposes of this
California Privacy Rights notice, third parties include companies within our “family”
of companies, such as those companies we own, that own us, or under common control
with us.
Under the law, a business is not required to provide the above-described lists if
the business adopts and discloses to the public (in its Privacy Policy)
a policy of not disclosing customer personal information to third parties for their
direct marketing purposes unless the customer first affirmatively agrees to the
disclosure, as long as the business maintains and discloses this policy. Rather,
the business may comply with the law by notifying the customer of his or her right
to prevent disclosure of personal information and by providing a cost-free means
to exercise that right.
As stated in our Privacy Policy, we do not share information
with third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless you affirmatively
agree to such disclosure -- typically by opting in to receive information from a
third party that is participating in a sweepstakes or other promotion on one of
our sites. If you do ask us to share your information with a third party for its
marketing purposes, we will only share information in connection with that specific
promotion, as we do not share information with any third party on a continual basis.
To prevent disclosure of your personal information for use in direct marketing by
a third party, do not opt in to such use when you provide personally identifiable
information on one of our sites. Please note that whenever you opt in to receive
future communications from a third party, your information will be subject to the
third party's privacy policy. If you later decide that you do not want that third
party to use your information, you will need to contact the third party directly,
as we have no control over how third parties use information. You should always
review the privacy policy of any party that collects your information to determine
how that entity will handle your information.
California customers may request further information about our compliance with this
law by e-mailing info@californiapsychics.com.
Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per customer each
year, and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through
this e-mail address.