Privacy Policy
Effective August 31, 2006
Gigantikes.com is concerned about your right to privacy and safety in the internet and at our site. We would like all our customers to know that we do not sell email addresses or other personal account information.
In this Privacy Policy, you will find the answers to the following questions:
• What Customer Information does Gigantikes.com collect?
• How does Gigantikes.com use Customer Information?
• With whom does Gigantikes.com share Customer Information?
• Who sees your photos after they have been posted online?
• Does Gigantikes.com use "IP Addresses" and cookies?
• What are the safeguards and security procedures in place to protect your
information from loss, misuse, or alteration?
• How can you update or correct Customer Information?
• Other information about privacy
What Customer Information does Gigantikes.com collect?
Customer Information is requested whenever you choose to use Gigantikes.com services. The type of Customer Information we request has to do specifically with the type of service you are using. For example:
• When you want to upload digital photos to the Site, we will ask you to provide your first and last name, an email address, postal address and a password.
• When you complete a purchase from Gigantikes.com, we will ask you to provide shipping and billing information so that we can fulfill your request.
How does Gigantikes.com use Customer Information?
Our primary goal in collecting your Customer Information is to provide you with a personalized, user-friendly experience on the Gigantikes.com site. We use Customer Information to communicate with you and we consider this communication to be an important part of the Gigantikes.com service. Only Gigantikes.com (or agents working on behalf of Gigantikes.com) will send you email to facilitate your order. If you do not wish to have an account on Gigantikes.com, you may always cancel your Gigantikes.com membership by writing to .
We use Customer Information to make your Gigantikes.com experience enjoyable. For example, because we know who you are after you log in, we can present you with the right upload album in your password-protected account. We also know where to email you to let you know your Gigantikes order has shipped.
With whom does Gigantikes.com share Customer Information?
Gigantikes.com shares Customer Information with third party intermediaries (for example, credit card authorization companies, photo processing labs, merchandise distributors, vendors processing our outbound email communication, etc.) who help us run the Gigantikes.com Service and Site. Your Customer Information is provided to these third parties solely for the purpose of providing you the services you request at the time that you request them. Third party intermediaries do not store, retain, access or otherwise use your Customer Information other than as necessary to provide you with the Gigantikes.com service.
Other than as described in the previous paragraphs, Gigantikes.com will not sell, rent or otherwise share Customer Information with a third party without your knowledge and consent. If you do not want your Customer Information shared at that time you will always have the option of telling us not to share it. For those purposes, "Gigantikes.com" means Gigantikes, Inc. and any successors to the assets or business of Gigantikes, Inc.
The one exception to the rule described in this section is the following: if Gigantikes.com is required by law (or to protect its rights or property), we will disclose Customer Information to the extent so required.
Who sees your digital photos after they have been uploaded to Gigantikes.com?
You, the Gigantikes lab manager and image designers. Gigantikes.com associates or employees of partner companies that provide services to Gigantikes.com may see your merchandise while it is produced or printed. In addition, your photos or personal account information may be seen by Gigantikes.com associates in order to evaluate, validate, or correct problems with your account.
Sometimes we will contact you to ask whether or not you would like your Gigantikes images to be included in our “take a look!” gallery. We will not post any Gigantikes images to our “take a look!” gallery against your wishes.
Does Gigantikes.com use "IP Addresses" and cookies?
Gigantikes.com uses IP Addresses and Cookies in limited ways, as follows:
IP Addresses: An IP address is literally your computer's address and is a unique identifier, allowing online information to be sent to the right place. We use IP addresses to better understand the customer database. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as geographic distribution of our members. We do not intentionally link your IP address to your personally identifiable information.
Gigantikes.com Cookies: Contrary to popular belief, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer's memory. The job of a cookie is to record only information you volunteer to us upon registering or visiting the site. Cookies are tiny files placed onto the hard drive of your computer the first time you visit our Web site that enable our server to recognize or "remember" who you are next time you come back. Gigantikes.com cookies are not tied to personally identifiable information. Currently, Gigantikes.com intends to make only limited use of cookies for the purpose of delivering content specific to your interests. For instance cookies may be used to retain your personal preferences, hold session information for a "shopping cart" or save your password so it doesn't have to be re-entered each time you log in.
Advice on Limiting Cookies: You always have a choice with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you can accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is set or reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies, you may be unable to use certain Gigantikes.com services. Please consult your browser instructions for information on how to modify your choices about cookies.
What are the safeguards and security procedures in place to protect your information from loss, misuse, or alteration?
Your Customer Information on our Service is password-protected. We strongly recommend that you do not give your password to anyone and that you change it every 3 months. You may edit your Gigantikes.com account information by using your Gigantikes.com username and password.
If you are using a public computer (public library, school computer, etc.) or a shared computer (family computer, roommate's computer, etc.), we strongly recommend that you sign out of your Gigantikes.com account and close your browser before getting up and moving away from the computer. This will prevent others from accessing your account and personal information. Please note that because our company is particularly sensitive to protecting information about children on the Internet, kids under 13 are not eligible to be members of Gigantikes.com. However, we encourage parents to use our service as a family activity with their children and to carefully monitor any Internet activities (including use of the Gigantikes.com services) engaged in by their kids. Gigantikes.com employs SSL - a specialized encryption and security technology -- to protect your Customer Information. We understand that this is especially important when there is an exchange of credit card, billing and password information. In addition, we limit access of Customer Information to only those associates who need it to carry out their jobs.
Gigantikes.com will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email.
You will only be asked for your member name and password when you initiate the contact and only if the member name and password are necessary to correct a service problem.
How can you update or correct Customer Information?
Customer Information that you provide during registration is available in your Gigantikes.com online account. To edit your Customer Information, you must enter your email address and password to access your account. You may edit your account information at any time.
You can also cancel your Gigantikes.com membership by writing . If you request cancellation of your account, Gigantikes.com may (but is not required to) remove any and all content (photos) or other personal information from the Gigantikes site, and your photos and Gigantikes images may not be accessible to you even if you choose to rejoin or reactivate your account at a later date. Information necessary for the purposes of maintaining business records regarding a cancelled account, including records of credit transactions and account ownership, will be retained in accordance with applicable law.
Notification of Change: Changes to our policy will be prospective only. Please check this page from time to time for changes to make sure you are aware of our latest privacy practices. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change. However, if you have deleted/deactivated your account, then you will not be contacted. Nor will your personal information be used in this new manner.
Contacting Gigantikes.com: If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at:
Gigantikes.com Privacy
144 North Beverwyck Road, #329
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034