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Privacy Policy



Information contained in this policy is applicable to www.ecards-gallery.com

What user information do you collect and how is the information used?


We collect and store the following information automatically
Domain name from which you access the internet;
Date and time you access our website ;
Internet address of the website that you clicked to get to our website;

This information is used to measure the number of visitors to our website, to better develop the website for users' preferences, and in some instances, to properly credit third-parties who refer users to our website.

Information collected for use of services and features
Users are frequently asked to provide information in order to take advantage of the services and features on our website. This information enables them to sign up to receive or send ecards and/or other emails. We generally require that the user provide no more than a name and an email address. We use the information to send the requested newsletter or ecard.

Use of "Cookies" and other storage of user information
When a user provides an email address in connection with their activities on our website, we deploy a Cookie to the user's PC. Whenever that user comes back to the website using the same PC, the Cookie allows the website to identify the user and to recall the user's email address, their previous recipient email addresses used in sending an ecard and to be aware of what advertisement and web pages the user has already been exposed to on our website.

Information collected through advertisements
Advertisements appear on pages throughout our website from third-party advertisers
including but not limited too the following websites and respective companies:
  • Webclients.net, Inc. - http://www.websponsors.com
  • LinkShare Corporation - http://www.linkshare.com
  • Performics, Inc. - http://www.performics.com
  • Google, Inc. - http://www.google.com
  • Fastclick.com, Inc. - http://www.fastclick.com

These third-party advertising companies use "Cookies" and other technology to measure and improve the effectiveness of ads for their clients. These companies may use anonymous information about your visits to our website. This information can include: date/time of banner ad shown, the banner ad that was shown, their Cookie, the IP address. This information can also be used for online preference marketing purposes. Whether text, graphic or animated, and whether appearing as banners, buttons or in pop-up windows, this privacy policy only governs our website and clicking on links in ads will often take a user to a website that is not owned or operated by us, where information collection and use practices may differ from those used by our website. When linking to websites not owned or operated by us, users should review the privacy policy applicable to that website.

Do you share or sell user information to anyone?
No, we do not share or sell any information collected on our website. Users always have the ability to change information about themselves collected by our website, or to unsubscribe/delete themselves from any list at any time. We may release user information if required by law, to protect the rights, property or safety of our website and/or its users.

How do you protect user information?
Access to visitors information on our website is password protected and email addresses along with IP addresses are kept in a secure private database on a dedicated server host.

What are your practices for subscribing, unsubscribing and opt-out listing my email address from your mailing lists?


What is your newsletter subscribe process?
The emailing quantity and frequency is one message daily; you must provide only an email address to receive the opt-in email. We will send you a confirmation link to confirm the email owner's desire to recieve our email. Upon clicking the confirm link we store the date and your IP address as required by several Internet Service Providers and our third-party email marketing partners for proof of your subscription. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit our free ecards newsletter page.

What is your newsletter unsubscribe process?
Every subscription email message we send you contains an "Auto-Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email. When the link is clicked, you are taken to an "Auto-Unsubscribe" page on our website where your email address is automatically unsubscribed from our newsletter within seconds. You may resubscribe a few months later. To manually unsubscribe from our newsletters, visit our unsubscribe page.

What is "opt-out" and how would I opt-out my email address from your newsletter?
"opt-out" is our process of adding your email address to the list of emails that are protected from being subscribed to our newsletter. If you would like to "opt-out" your email address from our newsletter please contact us and include your email address and the words "opt-out".

How do you handle information from children under the age of 13 years old?


In general, our sites our not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifying information from children 12 or under. Our website does not collect the information, such as full name along with address and/or telephone number from any visitor.

We do not send a notice to parents/legal guardians prior to collection of a child's email address for the following:
Online free ecards email newsletter requests;
eCard delivery;
Response to a one-time request for deleting the child's email address;

At any time, a parent or legal guardian may refuse to allow our website further use of his/her child's information and request that we delete the information. Such a request can be made by including the child's email address when you contact us.

How may I contact the website administrator or get more detailed information about your privacy policy?


You may use the contact us page for your questions.