Abundance Internet, Inc. Privacy Policy

Updated and Effective as of: 07 July 2019 for all visitors.  

This Privacy Policy (this “Privacy Policy”) describes the privacy practices of Abundance Internet, Inc. (“Abundance”), our online services and other offerings (the “Services”), and how Abundance collects, protects and uses information we receive from visitors. This Privacy Policy has been created in order to demonstrate and inform you of our firm commitment to privacy and to outline how we deal with and use any personal data you provide while using the Services, and visiting any Abundance website (each a “Site”). If you do not agree with any portion of this Privacy Policy, you should not use this Site or the Services. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to this Site, and not to any other websites that you may be able to access from this Site, each of which may have data collection and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy. 

This Privacy Notice is incorporated into Abundance’s Terms of Use available [here: link], which also applies when you use our Site. By using the Site, you agree to the terms in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to provide us with your or any other person’s personal information or otherwise interact r use the Site.

Unless otherwise defined herein, the Capitalized words in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning provided in the Terms of Use. 

1. INFORMATION COLLECTED

Website Use. We collect information about how you use the Services, including our websites. We may collect such information by using commonly-used information-gathering tools, such as cookies and similar technologies, and our servers may collect additional information when you are logged into the Site or using the Services. Such information may be anonymous or it may be associated with you or your company. We may also collect information that your browser or device typically sends to our servers when you use our website. For example, your browser may provide your IP address, which may tell us generally where you are located, your MAC address, and the type of browser and device you are using, or other information such as the actions you take on the Site, or the page that led you to our website. More information about the use of cookies and similar technologies is provided below.

Registration. If you register to use the Services, you will be required to provide personal information, such as your (1) contact information (such as name, company name, email address and phone number), (2) insurance information, and (3) financial and payment information. If you do not provide the requested personal information, you may not be able to access or use the features of the Site or Services. 

Purchases. If you pay for Services through the Site, you may be required to provide information related to your financial qualifications and billing information, including your billing name, address and credit card number, and other requested information. 

All the information described in Section 1 (Information Collection) we collect, including, without limitation, the above information we collect from users, will collectively be referred to as “User Data”.

2. INFORMATION USE

User Data is used to provide the Services, and to provide account access, service notifications, and for other purposes related to use of the Services and related offerings, and otherwise administering and operating the Site. For purchases, we review the financial qualifications of organizations and use your or your company’s data to collect and make payments related to the Services. We may also use User Data for marketing purposes, to operate and improve our Services, and to create new offerings. Information about your website use may be used to provide personalized information about available Services and other offerings from Abundance and our partners.

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

Abundance uses cookies to make interactions within this Site easier and they allow us to provide more meaningful communications. When you visit the Site, Abundance’s servers send a cookie to your computer. Abundance uses cookies that are session-based and persistent-based. Session based cookies exist only during one session and disappear from your computer when you close your browser software or turn off your computer. Session cookies are required to use the Services. Session cookies allow Abundance to uniquely identify you when you are logged into the Services and to process your online transactions and requests. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser or turn off your computer. Persistent cookies are secured using standard encryption and are used to identify browsers that have previously visited the Site. When you purchase the Services or provide us with personal information, a unique identifier is assigned to you. This unique identifier is associated with a persistent cookie that Abundance places on your Web browser. Abundance is sensitive about the security and confidentiality of the information stored in persistent cookies. For example, Abundance does not store account numbers or passwords in persistent cookies. If you disable your web browser’s ability to accept cookies, you will be able to navigate the Abundance Site, but you will not be able to use some or all of the Services. We may use information from cookies in combination with User Data to provide you with information about Abundance and offerings from Abundance and our partners.

4. WEB BEACONS AND IP ADDRESSES

We use web beacons alone or in conjunction with cookies to compile information about your usage of the Site and interaction with emails from Abundance. Web beacons are electronic transmissions that can recognize certain types of information on your computer, such as cookies, or when you viewed a particular web page. We use the information from web beacons to operate and improve the Site, Services, and our email communications, and to provide you with information about Abundance and our Services and our partner’s services. We collect Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses to track and aggregate non-personal information. For example, Abundance uses IP addresses to monitor the geographic regions from which users navigate the Site.

5. THIRD PARTY COOKIES

We may engage third parties to track and analyze usage and statistical information from users who visit the Site. Abundance may also use other third-party cookies to track the performance of advertisements. The information provided to third parties does not include personal information, but this information may be re-associated with personal information after Abundance receives it. Abundance may also contract with third-party advertising networks that collect IP addresses and other website navigational information on the Site and within emails and on third-party websites. Ad networks follow your online activities over time by collecting website navigational information through automated means, including through the use of cookies. They use this information to provide advertisements about products and services tailored to your interests. You may see these advertisements on other websites. This process also helps us manage and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

6. OTHER USES OF USER DATA

Service Providers. Abundance works with other companies that help us run our business. Such companies, or service providers, provide services such as delivering customer support, processing credit card payments, and sending emails on our behalf. Some service providers will have access to your personal information in order to provide services to us, or to you on our behalf, but we do not permit them to use your information for their own purposes outside that service. In addition, we may partner with other companies to jointly offer products or services. If you purchase or express interest in such a jointly offered product or service, we may share User Data collected in connection with your purchase or expression of interest with those partners. We do not control our business partners’ use of User Data, and their use of such information will be in accordance with their own policies. If you do not wish for your information to be shared in this manner, you should not purchase or inquire about such jointly offered products or services. Service providers who manage credit card processing will store, retain, and use billing information for the purpose of credit card processing on our behalf. Additionally, we use a third party service provider for our web-based data storage services, including Amazon Web Services, Inc. (“AWS”), or similar services. Therefore, you must also agree to the terms of the AWS privacy and customer agreement available at AWS Customer Agreement and AWS Service Terms, each of which may be updated from time to time by AWS.

Required by Law. Abundance may use or disclose User Data if required by law or if Abundance believes that use or disclosure is necessary to protect or defend the rights or property of Abundance the Site, or the users of the Site, or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process.

No other Uses. Except as provided for in this Privacy Policy, we do not share, sell, rent, or trade any information provided with third parties for promotional purposes.

7. DATA PROTECTION

We hold your data in our possession with the same degree of care that a reasonable and careful company would exercise with similar data of its own. We will also implement reasonable security and administrative precautions to ensure a commercially reasonable level of system availability and data protection and recovery.  You are solely responsible for determining which of your files should be backed up and for backing up your data or your customer’s or users’ data. You must determine your own data backup and retention requirements based on your own needs and any applicable laws and regulations. You acknowledge that no backup solution is completely failsafe, and you will be solely responsible for implementing any other backup or redundant systems you deem appropriate or necessary given your circumstances, and we will not be liable for any loss of your, your users, or any other third-party’s data. Upon termination of our services to you we are not responsible for maintaining any data, and may delete your files without notice.

8. Location of Services/DATA COLLECTION AND TRANSFER 

The Site and Services are hosted in the United States, and the Site and Services are not intended to be used by Users outside the United States.  If you are outside the United States, you are not authorized to use the Services or the Site. Any use accessing the Site or Services from outside the United States agrees to indemnify and defend Abundance for any liability arising from such use, including the breach of any privacy regulations or laws. By providing your personal data you hereby consent to: the use of your personal data for the uses identified above in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and the transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.

9. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THROUGH BUSINESS REORGANIZATIONS OR TRANSFERS

In order to accommodate changes in our business or corporate structure, we may sell portions of our company or certain assets, or acquire other companies or assets, including through reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions, that may involve information collected through this Site, including User Data.  In such a case you hereby authorize the transfer of User Data pursuant to such an occurrence.  

10. Children and Minimum Age for Use. The Site and Services are intended for general audiences, and you must reside in the United States, and be 18 years of age or older to access or use the Site or Services. 

11. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

We support the right of visitors to choose. You will be given the right to opt-out of receiving any promotional materials about Abundance or its partners whenever you are asked to provide personal information on this Site. If you do not opt-out at that time, but later decide that you do not wish to receive future communications of this nature, you can contact us at legal@abundanceinternet.com  or at the address provided below, with a request that you no longer want to receive information relating to this Site.

12. STATE LAWS

The following sections supplement our Privacy Policy with respect to our individual clients who have California or Nevada addresses, and supersedes anything to the contrary in the above Privacy Policy with respect to those clients only.

Special notice to residents of California

In accordance with California law, we will not share information we collect about California residents with nonaffiliated third parties except as permitted by law, such as with the consent of the customer, to service the customer's accounts, or to fulfill on rewards or benefits. We will also limit the sharing of information about you with our affiliates to extent required by applicable California law.

Do Not Track Policy

We do not engage in the collection of personal information about your online activities over time and across third-party Websites or online services and do not allow third parties to collect personal information about your online activities over time and across third-party web sites when you use our online services. We do not respond to Web browser “do not track signals.”

For Nevada residents only

We are providing you this notice pursuant to state law. You may be placed on our internal Do Not Call List by following the directions set forth above. Nevada law requires that we also provide you with the following contact information:

Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, 555 E. Washington St., Suite 3900, Las Vegas, NV 89101; Phone number: 702-486-3132; e-mail: BCPINFO@ag.state.nv.us 

13. EXTERNAL LINKS

This Site may provide links to other websites. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our Site and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. If you choose to visit other websites, you do so at your own risk, and we shall not be responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other websites, or for the services provided through such websites. It is your responsibility to review the privacy and other policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree with their policies. 

14. SECURITY

Abundance use various safeguards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change, update or modify this Privacy Policy. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. It is your responsibility to review this Policy from time to time to ensure that you continue to agree with all of its terms. Please check our website for the most up to date Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Services (including our Site) after our Privacy Policy has changed shall indicate your acceptance of any updated terms.

16. CONTACT

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your account, or the information practices of Abundance should be directed to legal@abundanceinternet.com or by mailing your questions to: Abundance Internet, Inc. Attn: Legal, 2747 Sherwin Ave., Suite 14, Ventura, CA 93003.