Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to cordfoundlive.wpengine.com and Cord for Life and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Cord for Life include cordfoundlive.wpengine.com. The Cord for Life website is a “Cord Blood related” site. By using the Cord for Life website or our mobile applications, you consent to the data practices described in this statement and in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any term in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide any personal information on this site or our applications. However if you choose not to provide personal information, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features on this site or your mobile device, such as requesting additional information, e-mailing us, or enrolling online.
Collection of your Personal Information
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. This data may include information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally, such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit card information, screen name, email address, or any other personally identifiable information. Please be assured that unless you volunteer to submit this information yourself, we will not collect any information from your visits to our site by which you could be identified personally. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
Cord for Life collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Cord for Life may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Cord for Life and its affiliates.
We may also collect personal information from you about a third party that you give us. For example, if you refer a friend to Cord for Life or purchase Cord for Life’s service as a gift for someone else, we will ask for contact information for this person. Please note that we will use such information about a third party only for the purpose for which it was provided (e.g., follow-up with the referred person).
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Cord for Life does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Cord for Life may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Cord for Life or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Cord for Life; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Cord for Life, or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
Cord for Life may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Cord for Life, in order to determine what Cord for Life services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Cord for Life to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Cord for Life. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Cord for Life website.
Use of Cookies
The Cord for Life website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Cord for Life pages, or register with Cord for Life site or services, a cookie helps Cord for Life to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Cord for Life website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Cord for Life features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Cord for Life services or websites you visit.
Referrals & Gift Purchases
If you received a gift or were referred to Cord for Life, and you choose to enroll, we will share that fact with the person who made the referral or purchased your gift package. We will not give that person any other information about you or your use of our services.
Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Cord for Life secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Cord for Life uses the following methods for this purpose:
– SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Cord for Life does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@cordforlife.com.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Cord for Life may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Cord for Life or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Cord for Life, you may opt out of such communications by https://cordforlife.myhomehq.biz/unsubscribe.
Changes to this Statement
Cord for Life reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Cord for Life welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Cord for Life has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Cord for Life at:
Cord for Life, Inc.,
270 Northlake Blvd., Suite 1012
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701
Email Address: info@cordforlife.com
Telephone number: 1(800)869-8608 or 1(407)834-8333
Fax: 1(407)834-3533
Updated March 09, 2018
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