How DIY-Plans.com Collects Information
We may collect certain information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use the Web Site. You may provide personal information to us at various locations on the Web Site. For example, we may collect your name, billing and shipping address, email address, telephone number, and credit card account number when you register and set up an account, subscribe to a newsletter,, or purchase products or services on the Web Site. Personal information may also be collected if you provide such information in connection with participating in discussion forums, blogs, social networking services, or other interactive services on the Web Site. In addition, we may collect personal information you provide in connection with sending us emails or other communication through the Web Site.
We, and our related web hosting providers, and our advertisers and ad serving and tracking companies sometimes utilize “cookie” technology on the Web Sites. Cookies are bits of data stored on your hard drive that contain no personally identifying information but which help enhance your Web-browsing experience. Not all Web browsers accept cookies, and those that do usually provide a preference or setting that allows you to refuse and remove most types of browser cookies. If your browser does not accept cookies, you may still enjoy the Web Site.
Additionally, DIY-Plans.com may collect certain standard information from your web browser??such as your IP address, browser type and language, screen size and the time of your visit, and when you visit the Web Site. This information is used by us to analyze trends, administer the Web Site, and gather broad information for aggregate use. We also collect information about keyword searches performed by visitors on the Web Site. We do not collect your name or email address as a result of using a search feature.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as set forth in this Policy, we do not disclose, sell, rent, loan, trade or lease personal information we collect on the Web Site to any third party.
We will disclose personal information in the following circumstances:
- If you consent to the disclosure of your personal information
- We will consider, and may release, personal information to third parties: to (i) comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process, (ii) to protect our rights and property of those of our agents, customers, members, and others including to enforce our agreements, policies and terms of use or (iii) in an emergency to protect the personal safety of our employees, customers, or any person.
We may also provide aggregate statistics and data about our customers, including traffic patterns and related site information, to reputable third parties for their own purposes, including statistical analysis.
The Web Site may include personal profiles, discussion forums, blogs, social networking services or other interactive areas (“Interactive Areas”) in which you or third parties may create, post or store content, messages, comments, materials or other items on the Web Site. If you use these Interactive Areas, you should be aware that any personal information you post on the Web Site or provide to others through the Web Site may be read, collected and used by others and may be posted on publicly available portions of the Web Site. Such information may be retained indefinitely, and may be saved by caching services on the Internet. We recommend you be cautious in giving out personal information to others in public or private online forums. We are not responsible for personal information you chose to post in Interactive Areas of the Web Site or the use by third parties of such personal information.
We are not responsible for the actions of Service Providers or other third parties, nor are we responsible for any additional information you provide directly to Service Providers or other third parties and we encourage you to become familiar with their practices before disclosing information directly to them.
How We Use the Personal Information We Collect
In general, we use personal information we collect to process your requests or transactions, to provide you with information or services you request, to inform you about other information on events, promotions, products or services. Additionally, we may use the information we collect:
- to operate and improve the Web Site and our products and services
- to understand you and your preferences to enhance your experience and enjoyment using the Web Site and our products and services
- to send you a welcoming email, to contact you about your use of the Web Site and to provide important Web Site updates
- to provide the services, products or information you request and to process payments and complete any transactions in connection therewith
- to respond to your emails, submissions, comments, requests or complaints
- to request feedback and to enable us to develop, customize and improve the Web Site and our publications, products and services
- for editorial purposes, such as to contact you about content you have submitted to the Web Site or to give attribution to content you submit
- to send a one-time email on your behalf which contains a display or link to an article, advice or other content you have selected to share with a friend through our Email-a-Friend service (however, we do not use the name and email address you provide us through this feature for other purposes
