Privacy Policy

General Matters

Overview

At the BlankYouNote.com network (“blankyounote.com”), protecting our users’ privacy and security is a top priority.  For this reason, we have adopted the following policy to advise you of your choices regarding the use of your personal information online.  This policy describes what types of information we gather about you, how we use it, under what circumstances we disclose it to third-parties, and your rights to update or correct it.

 

Scope of Policy

This Policy applies to BlankYouNote.com.  It does not apply to other companies’ or organizations’ web sites to which we link.  You should carefully review the privacy policies of those web sites in order to determine how they treat your personal information.

 

INFORMATION GATHERED

Aggregate Data

Bright Angle, LLC is the sole owner of all information gathered on BlankYouNote.com.  We gather certain generic information with respect to customers’ use of our web site, such as the number of unique visitors, the frequency with which they visit, and the areas on the web site that they favor.  We only use this type of data in aggregate; we look at the data in summary form, rather than on an individual basis.  This data helps us determine the extent to which our customers use certain parts of our web site, which, in turn, enables us to make it as appealing as possible.  We may also provide statistical “ratings” about how our customers collectively use our web site to advertisers, sponsors, and other companies with which we do business (“Business Partners”).  We do this so they, too, can understand how often people use their areas of the site in order for them to provide you with the best possible experience.  These statistical ratings do not contain any personally identifiable information about you or any of our users.

 

Cookies

We use a technology nicknamed “cookies” on our web site.  Cookies are pieces of information of data sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes.  We use cookies to count the number of unique vs. repeat visitors to our site, as well as the number of times a particular card is sent.

 

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies.  If you prefer, you can reset your browser to notify you when you’ve received a cookie or to refuse to accept cookies.  Choosing to refuse cookies will not alter your experience on the web site.

 

IP Addresses

We collect and analyze traffic on our web site by keeping track of the IP addresses of our visitors.  IP addresses are unique numeric identifiers that are assigned to each computer browser accessing the Internet.  An IP address, by itself, cannot identify you personally.  However, when combined with other information provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), your IP address can be used to identify the computer originating a message.  We do not use this combined information in any way to identify you and will not share it with any third parties except under the specific situations outlined in Disclosure Exceptions below.

 

When You Send A Blank You Note

If you use our web site to send a Note or any other content, we collect your recipient’s email address.  This information is necessary to send the content and provide confirmation that it has been received.  We will not use your recipient’s email address for any purpose other than to send the Blank You Note.  We do not collect your email address or any other personally identifiable information about you when you end a Note.

 

Privacy of BlankYouNote.com Information

We treat all of our Blank You Notes as private correspondence between the sender and the recipient and will not disclose the contents of any Blank You Note other than to the intended recipient, except under the specific situations outlined in Disclosure Exceptions below.

 

Disclosure Exceptions

Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose information if required to do so by law or we believe such action is necessary:

• To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order
• To protect the company’s rights and property

 

 

Sale of Assets

In the event that BlankYouNote.com and/or its units or subsidiaries are ever sold, acquired, merged, liquidated, reorganized, or otherwise transferred, we reserve the right to transfer our user databases together with any personally identifiable information contained therein, to a third-party acquiring BlankYouNote.com’s assets.  In the event we do so, we will place a prominent notice of the sale on the homepage of our site.

 

Data Security

Our main servers are operated in a shared internet hosting facility with state-of-the-art physical security features, including smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion sensors, and 24x7 secured access, as well as video camera surveillance and security breach alarms.  If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to Questions@blankyounote.com

 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy in response to changing business circumstances and legal developments.  When we post changes to this Policy, you will see the word “updated” next to the Privacy Policy link on the front page of BlankYouNote.com.  If there are material changes to this Policy or in how we use your personally identifiable information, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change.  We encourage you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

 

USE COMMON SENSE IN ALL YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Even the best policy can’t protect your online privacy and security in all circumstances.  Unscrupulous advertisers, hackers, and scam artists are constantly searching the internet looking for new targets.  Your best protection is to understand the limits to privacy on the internet and use common sense in all of your on-line activities.

 

Be aware that email is an inherently insecure form of communication.  Remember that third parties are sometimes able to illegally intercept your unencrypted messages, including Blank You Notes. 

 

As always, if you have any questions please email us at Questions@BlankYouNote.com