Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the
COMMUNITYsmart™ Webmaster by sending an email to:
privacy@communitysmart.com. This Privacy Policy is incorporated
into and subject to the terms of our User Agreement.

Our Privacy Notice

Individual privacy and privacy on the Internet is of the utmost concern
to COMMUNITYsmart™. We are committed to keeping private
information private. We collect information on the Member's
registration process (personal contact information, such as your
email address). We also collect information 1) to track merchants
and the rebates they offer, 2) to identify the contributions Members
generate as a result of shopping at participating merchants, and 3) to deliver the
contributions to the nonprofit organizations.

How We Collect Information

Many of the ways in which you interact with our site allow us to learn more about
you. We collect and store statistics and other information about the online
activities of our visitors on an aggregated (collective) basis. For example,
we track the number of people who view each page to learn which features are
the most popular. But in these and almost all other instances, we DO NOT obtain
personally identifiable information about you. In those instances where we do
collect personally identifiable information, you have the option of choosing to
make it available for other services we provide.

How We Use and Disclose Your Information

As a general practice, we do not sell your personally identifiable information to
third parties. We use your information on an aggregated basis to do such things
as operate our site, enhance our site and sell and deliver advertising. We also
use this aggregated and personally identifiable data to enhance your on-site
experience by displaying content and marketing messages that we believe will be
of interest to you. We disclose aggregated information about our site to third
parties. We do not sell your email addresses or your name and personal
demographic information to mass marketers. However, we will explicitly tell you
when the data we are collecting on that page will be shared with third parties,
in which case those disclosures shall override anything to the contrary in this
policy. For example, before you submit answers to questions we ask in an
advertiser-sponsored promotion, we will tell you that your answers will be shared
with that advertiser. Note that some online activities you choose to do necessarily
lead to disclosure of your personally identifiable information to third parties,
such as when you choose to email a merchant or business service. In some
cases we use your personally identifiable information to provide information
to you, such as newsletters that you request or information about special
offers and incentives.

Controlling or Changing Your Information

You can access and update your personal information, by following the
instructions on our web site.

Cookies and Other Tracking Methods

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your hard drive, not on our site.
We use cookies or, in a limited number of cases, IP addresses for a number of
reasons. First, cookies allow you to store your password without having to
constantly re-enter it. Second, cookies can also help us to tailor our Web site or
message to better match your needs and interests. Third, cookies allow us to
better understand how users use our site, which in turn helps us focus our
resources on features that are most popular with our users. You are always free
to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not
work properly if you do.

Other Sites

Please note that if you provide any information on your own or directly to parties
who provide service to COMMUNITYsmart™, any merchants in our Directory or
any other sites you encounter on the Internet (even if these sites are branded with
our branding), different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the personal
information you disclose to them. We encourage you to investigate and ask
questions before disclosing information to third parties. This site may contain links
to other sites, which may be of interest to COMMUNITYsmart™ members.
We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other
web sites; however, COMMUNITYsmart™ will not disclose your personal
information to third party sites.

Limits on Our Abilities

Although your privacy is very important to us, due to the existing legal regulatory
and security environment, we cannot fully ensure that your private
communications and other personally identifiable information will not be
disclosed to third parties, such as the government, or third parties under certain
circumstances, or third parties that unlawfully intercept or access transmissions
or private communications. Additionally, in the unlikely event we need to
investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, we can (and you authorize
us to do so as part of the terms and conditions for using this site) disclose any
information about you to private entities, law enforcement or other government
officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate.

Security

We use industry-standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal
information, such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers where appropriate.
However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet. We hope this policy
clarifies our procedures regarding your personal information. We at
COMMUNITYsmart™ encourage you to learn as much as you can about your
privacy on the Internet.

For questions please email privacy@communitysmart.com.

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