Privacy Policy

Product Battles knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we want to ensure you that we make your privacy our top priority. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting the Product Battles website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.

What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy covers Product Battles’ treatment of personal information that Product Battles gathers when you are on the Product Battles website and when you use our services.

This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Product Battles does not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

What Personal Information About Users Does Product Battles Collect?
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with a friendly, customized, and efficient experience. We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website. All of this information is collected by user input, except for the most trivial of private information. The information is not used in any kind of malicious manner and is not used for any purpose but that explicitly stated by the site. We collect the following types of information from our users:

Information You Provide to Us:
We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features. The personal information you provide is used for such purposes as: Registration: In order for you to use Product Battles services, such as competing in battles and winning prizes, you must complete a registration form. As part of this registration form, we require your email address. Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Product Battles automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, Product Battles cookie information, and the page you requested. We use this traffic data to help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends and administer the website. Social sharing of data: Product Battles allows other users to browse user profiles on the forum. This information is made available via your member profile and the rankings page. Product Battles may choose to post this data on other site features in the future. Profile information: Product Battles allows other users to browse your full name, location, and instant messaging URL, within your member profile should you provide this optional information. Winning Prizes: If you are chosen as a winner of one of our giveaways, Product Battles will email you, requesting your mailing address. You do not have to provide this information, however, if you choose not to, another winner will be selected after one week of declaring you a winner. What About Cookies? Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Product Battles cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or email address is. The "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. We strongly recommend that you leave the cookies activated, however, because cookies enable you to take advantage of some of Product Battles most attractive features. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our website (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.


Will Product Battles Share Any of the Information it Receives?
Information about our users is an integral part of our business. We neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone. We share your personal information only as described below.

Product Battles Personnel:
Product Battles personnel (including, for the avoidance of doubt, consultants and/or contractors) may have access to user information while carrying out their duties in the normal course of our business.
Business Transfers:
In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if Product Battles, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.
With Your Consent:
Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your personal information may be shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to prevent the sharing of this information by opting out.


Is Information About Me Secure?
Your Product Battles account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You need to work to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer. Only employees who need personal information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative) are granted access to it. All of our employees are kept up to date on our privacy and security practices.

What Choices Do I Have?
As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose information, but then you may be unable to use certain features on our website, such as receiving prizes. You are able to add or update certain information on pages, such as those listed in the "What Personal Information About Users Does Product Battles Collect?" section above.

You may request deletion of your Product Battles account by emailing us at admin@productbattles.com. As explained earlier, the "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. Please note, however, that if your browser does not accept cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of some of our attractive features.

Can Children Use Product Battles Services?
You must be 13 years and older to register to use the Product Battles website. Please note that those below the age of 18 must have their parent’s consent in order to receive prizes and giveaways.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
Product Battles may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Product Battles website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

Conditions of Use
If you decide to visit Product Battles website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of California state law.

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 1, 2007