Our Privacy And Security Policy

Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you.

To help you better protect your privacy please read the information contained in our privacy policy. It explains our online information and security practices and the choices you can make about the way your personal information is collected, used and disclosed.

This policy is easy to find. We make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be collected.

By using the Website, you are consenting to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, for the purposes and in the manner set out in this policy.

Who We Are

In this policy, the words "We", "us" and "our" means Powershopper Inc. and any corporate subsidiary, affiliate or other related entity (collectively "Affiliates"). These words also mean the employees, representatives and agents of Powershopper Inc. and the Affiliates who need to have access to your personal information in order to serve you.

We will also use this information to analyze our performance and to measure and improve the Powershopper Inc. website (the "Website").

Personal Information We Collect and the Way We Use It

We only collect personal information that you choose to provide voluntarily when you use the Website.

You may visit most of the pages of the Website without being asked to provide any personal information.

Protecting Your Personal Information

We do not collect, use or disclose personal information in ways other than as described in this policy.

Your personal information will not be swapped, rented, sold or otherwise distributed to outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete your order, including prevention of fraud and other related functions, as specified in this policy. Those outside parties are contractually obligated by us not to use or disclose the personal information that We provide to them for any purpose other than the specific purpose for which the information has been disclosed. We also limit access to personal information to those of our employees who need to know such information in connection with the purposes for which the information was collected, as described in this policy, or their supervisor or monitors.

To guard against unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure that only permitted collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this policy takes place, We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the personal information that We collect online.

We may at some time in the future, be involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of our business. As part of that sale or transfer, We may transfer your personal information to the acquiring organization, but We will require the acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this policy. If at any time you do not wish us to disclose your personal information as part of a sale or transfer of some or all of our business, please notify us.

Technical and Statistical Information and Cookies

We collect certain technical information from your computer, which is not personally identifiable each time you visit the Website. This information may include the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider and the date and time you accessed the Website. It may also include the Internet address of the website from which you linked to the Website , if any , the operating system of your computer, the web browser that you use, the pages of the Website you visited, the images that you viewed, and the content you download from the Website.

This information will allow us to perform functions such as webserver usage and load analysis, statistical and marketing analysis of various pages and areas of the Website and the products sold from the Website.

It will generally enable us to enhance the services we provide through the Website. After analyzing this personally non-identifiable information, we generally archive it for an indefinite period. We may also disclose this information to others, such as consultants who will help us with load analysis or site redesign, or law enforcement agencies who may ask us to provide the information in case of fraud or abuse.

It is possible that we may be asked to provide information to law enforcement agencies if fraud/abuse occurs, we may provide the information to consultants to help us with load analysis or site redesign. Please note that this information does not include any personal information nor is it linked to, or matched or combined with any personal information that We collect.

Each time you visit the Website, you will be assigned a session cookie. This is a small text file that is saved to your computer, and will track your movement from one page of the Website to another. This is so you do not have to re-enter the information that you previously entered for every new page that you visit, such as when you visit different product pages to add items your shopping cart. Session cookies are non-persistent and will not remain on your computer after your visit to the Website is over. We do not use persistent cookies. You may choose to decline cookies through your browser, but without cookies you will not be able to use certain features of the Website such as storing your shopping cart information for later use.

Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy from time to time without notice to you and all such changes will be binding on you and us at the time they are posted on this section of the Website. All changes to this policy will be promptly posted on this section of the Website and therefore We encourage you to review this policy each time you visit the Website. If we make any significant change to this policy, we will post notice of the change on the

Our Commitment To Data Security

One of the most common concerns among on-line shoppers is the security of personal information, and particularly credit card information, transmitted over the Internet. To protect your personal information in online transactions, We have incorporated a 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology, which will automatically encrypt and encode your personal information before it is transmitted over the Internet. For our encryption technology, we use the services provided by Thawte, a leading provider of Internet encryption certificate services. To verify that your transaction is transmitted through a certified encryption routine, click on the Thawte icon on our homepage to view our Thawte SSL certification.

This privacy policy was posted on June 11, 2002.