Vegas Affiliates Privacy Policy

Internet User Privacy

Vegas Affiliates was created to manage relationships between members and merchants in a unique way that does not compromise the privacy of its users. We understand the need to respect the privacy of Internet Users and Vegas Affiliates does not collect personally identifying information without the Internet User's permission.
This policy applies to the web sites owned or operated by Vegas Affiliates.
Some terms used in this Policy are:

"Merchant" - which means a person or organization that has entered into a Vegas Affiliates Merchant Service Agreement with Vegas Affiliates and operates a Web site that pays for a sale, lead or click by an Internet User referred by a Member.

"Members" - which means a person or organization that has entered into a Vegas Affiliates Member Service Agreement and may be compensated for a sale, lead or click by an Internet User that the Member refers to a Merchant's Web site.

"Cookies" - which are small pieces of information that are stored by an Internet User's browser on the Internet User's hard drive.

Collection of Data

Vegas Affiliates does not collect Internet User identity or contact information from Internet Users' visits to Vegas Affiliates Web Sites. For each visitor to the Vegas Affiliates site, the visitor's computer reaches us via a particular IP, (Internet Protocol), address. Vegas Affiliates's servers automatically collect this IP address.

An Internet User's browser sets Cookies (when enabled) that contain small amounts of data on the Internet User's computer after a visit to any web site. Cookies assist Merchants in tracking Internet Users' activities beginning from a Member's web site or subscription e-mail through an Merchant's web site that the Internet User links to from the Member's site or e-mail. If the Internet User re-visits the Merchant's site directly, Vegas Affiliates through the Merchant is able to continue to track the Internet User's activities on the Merchant's site and reward the Member that referred the Internet User. The Cookies themselves tell Vegas Affiliates nothing about the Internet User personally.

Cookies are used in two stages of Vegas Affiliates tracking: when an Merchant's banner image is loaded on a Web page for viewing by an Internet User and when the banner is clicked by an Internet User. The function of these Cookies is to provide Vegas Affiliates with information solely for the purpose of paying Members commissions when an Internet User clicks on a link, creates a lead, or makes a purchase on an Merchant's Web site.

No information is obtained from the Internet User or Internet User's computer to generate the unique identifying number of the Internet User. Vegas Affiliates's servers automatically generate the unique number. None of Vegas Affiliates's Cookies are used to perform "User Profiling".

Vegas Affiliates does receive and record partial e-mail addresses of Internet Users, only in circumstances where the Internet User has voluntarily provided its identity and contact information through the Merchant's Web site or Member's Web site. This partial e-mail address does not enable Vegas Affiliates to personally identify an Internet User.

If a Web site using Vegas Affiliates's tracking technology were to provide any personally identifying information to Vegas Affiliates beyond name and/or e-mail address, Vegas Affiliates would discard that information immediately.

Disabled and Non-functioning Cookies

Vegas Affiliates does not employ any technology or means of preventing an Internet User from disabling the acceptance of a Cookie. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but an Internet User's browser may be set by the Internet User to disable this function. Some Web browsers or similar Internet navigating technology may not support (or consistently support) Cookie technology. If Cookies are disabled or the Internet User is utilizing technology that does not adequately support Cookie technology, Vegas Affiliates shall not be able to record the Internet User's click on a Merchant's link that was placed on a Member's Web site or within a subscription e-mail or the Internet User's subsequent activity at the Merchant's Web site.

Use and Disclosure of Data - Vegas Affiliates does not sell, rent, or disclose profile data to any party.

Vegas Affiliates does not sell or rent personally identifying information. Vegas Affiliates does not disclose personally identifying information to anyone that Vegas Affiliates is not authorized to do so. Vegas Affiliates uses anonymous user data to create and report the browsing, purchasing and/or lead form completion activities of anonymous users.

Vegas Affiliates reserves the right to release information on Internet Users if compelled to do so by proper judicial or governmental authorities. Disclosure shall be limited to only to those that Vegas Affiliates is compelled to disclose to. At present, all information processing occurs in Canada.

Access and Opt Out

Vegas Affiliates empowers users to access and modify their anonymous profile data through an update your details section. This section can be found behind the login sections. Vegas Affiliates provides access to this panel on its own web site, and requires that its personalization service client's also provide clear access to the section. To opt out of the system users are required the follow links.

Security Measures

Vegas Affiliates employs industry standard security measures to ensure the security of all data. Access to Vegas Affiliates customer data is accessible via password protection through the Merchant and Member Accounts created by each Merchant and Member, and to designated Vegas Affiliates employees who require system level access in order to perform their jobs. Access to Internet User data that identifies the Internet User's name and/or e-mail addresses is limited to designated Vegas Affiliates employees who require such access in order to perform their jobs and to a Merchant or Member that provided such information. Each Merchant and Member is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of its own password used for accessing its accounts on the Vegas Affiliates Network.

Account Number and Password

It is the responsibility of each Member and Merchant to keep their personal Account Number and Password confidential. Vegas Affiliates is not liable for an account that has been used without the authority of the registered user, as a result of disclosing their Account Number and Password.

Upon receipt of a written request signed by a Member or Merchant Vegas Affiliates shall cancel a Member ID and Password.

Member and Merchant Privacy

Vegas Affiliates does not share with anyone other than a Merchant, personally identifiable information about a Member, and vice versa. Such exchange is limited to a party's e-mail address and basic Account detail (including but not limited to Web site name (if applicable), date Web site or subscription e-mail first entered into operation, and visitor demographics). Such information shall be accessible to enable each party (an Merchant and a Member) to assess a potential affiliation with the other party and, when an affiliation has been established, to facilitate the on-going relationship. The parties may contact each other before entering into an affiliation (e.g. for the purpose of soliciting affiliation, and other similar commercial solicitations) and after an affiliation for the purpose of sending and receiving targeted commercial e-mail solicitations regarding special promotions and affiliation opportunities. Once an affiliation is established, the parties are privy to recorded information regarding the affiliation results, including anonymous Internet User transaction data for Internet Users referred by the Member. If a Member has been given permission by the Internet User to record personally identifiable Internet User transaction data (e.g. through rewards membership programs), the anonymous Internet User transaction data may be coded by a Member to enable the Member to generate personally identifiable Internet User transaction data. Under the foregoing circumstances, the information remains anonymous to Vegas Affiliates. By completing the registration process, Members and Merchants agree to be solicited by Merchants and Members (respectively) for the foregoing purposes. All other personally identifiable information of Merchants and Members that is provided by them during the sign-up process is retained and used by Vegas Affiliates in order to serve the Member and the Member's Merchants through processes such as performance reporting and commission payments to Members. Merchants and Members have agreed with Vegas Affiliates not to engage in spamming. Each Merchant and Member may view or modify the information that it provided during sign-up.

Merchant and Member Web Sites and Member Subscription E-mails

Although Vegas Affiliates requires Merchants and Members to adhere to Good Business Practices as a condition of Membership in the Vegas Affiliates Network, Vegas Affiliates is not responsible for the information practices of Merchants or Members. Merchants and Members may collect information from or about Internet Users, including personal information. The collection, use, and disclosure of information by Merchants and Members are subject to their respective privacy policies, which may differ from Vegas Affiliates's Privacy Policy.

SPAM

Vegas Affiliates does not intentionally send messages that could legitimately be construed as SPAM. Vegas Affiliates's Merchants and Members are held to the same standards. Vegas Affiliates believes that successful online marketing is created by understanding buyers and their interests, not by using mass e-mail programs that bother large numbers of uninterested parties. Consequently, Vegas Affiliates has developed the following policies against the practice of spam:

All e-mail sent by Vegas Affiliates on behalf of our clients must have an enclosed opt-out.
Partner recruiting activities that include e-mail messaging must rely on opt-in methods.
Vegas Affiliates will advise its clients that we believe SPAM is both inappropriate and ineffective.
Vegas Affiliates will recommend to all of its clients that partners found to be sending SPAM will be put on notice and investigated before being removed if found guilty.
Recipients of Vegas Affiliates's client newsletter may opt-out of that newsletter at any time by responding to the mailing.

COPPA

Since you may not become a member of Vegas Affiliates's Network if you are under the age of 18, Vegas Affiliates complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Merchants and Members are also obligated to comply with COPPA.
If you inform Vegas Affiliates that Vegas Affiliates has collected or received information from a child under 18, Vegas Affiliates will delete such information immediately from its databases. No Vegas Affiliates Web Site is specifically directed to children under 18. Vegas Affiliates shall not knowingly distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information erroneously collected from children under 18.

Deactivating or deleting from databases by Members and Merchants

Please contact info@vegasaffiliates.com if you no longer wish to maintain an account with Vegas Affiliates, or techsupport@vegasaffiliates.com if you are unable to access your account. If Vegas Affiliates has such information, Vegas Affiliates shall not retain your name and/or e-mail address any longer than is necessary to perform the services that you requested from Vegas Affiliates.

Policy Changes

Vegas Affiliates may find it necessary or be legally obligated to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted at this site. Except as otherwise required by law, modifications to this Privacy Policy will not affect the privacy of data collected by Vegas Affiliates prior to the effective date of the policy change.