Cafrino.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information-gathering and -dissemination practices for this website and associated web pages, applications and services (collectively, this “Site”). By using the Site, you do hereby represent and warrant that you have read, understand and agree to all terms of this privacy policy.
Purpose
This privacy policy is intended to inform you of the following:
- The kinds of information, including personal information, collected on the Site;
- How the information is used;
- With whom information is shared;
- Your ability to opt-out of certain information collection and distribution programs;
- Security measures taken on the Site;
- How you can update or correct your personal information; and
- How you can contact us.
- Collected Information
- Service –Related Information
Cafrino.com’s mission is to provide a risk-free, fun site for Texas Hold ‘Em enthusiasts. We invite all duly registered users (“Users”) to play in our tournaments (collectively, the “Service”). In connection with the Service, we collect certain personal information from registered users/applicants. This information may include personal information such as name, social security number, address, city, state, ZIP code, phone, and email address, as well as payment information required for disbursement purposes. This information is used for administrative purposes as well as legal compliance (including, but not limited to, notification to the IRS and similar taxing authorities).
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data containing a unique identification number that is sent to your browser from a Web server, and is stored on your computer’s hard drive. This Site uses cookies to collect certain non-personally identifiable information (e.g., IP address, web pages on the Site visited, time and date). Cafrino.com relies on cookies to preserve the identity you have created while logged on. If you choose to not accept cookies, you cannot participate as a registered, signed-in member.
Web Beacons
Web beacons are small bits of code embedded in web pages or in emails. Web beacons may be used to deliver or communicate with cookies, to count users who have visited a web page and to understand usage patterns. Web beacons also may be included in emails to learn if messages have been opened, acted on or forwarded. You can disable the ability of web beacons to capture information in this manner by blocking cookies as described above under “Cookies.” Third party web beacons also may be used to help manage online advertising.
Third Party Links
Throughout the course of any given tournament or otherwise from time to time, this Site may contain advertisements of third-party advertisers or Users may imbed links to third-party sites. If you click on an advertisement or link to one of these third party web sites, Cafrino.com may provide non-personally identifiable information to the advertiser and/or the web publisher. Additionally, the advertiser or web publisher may use cookies or other similar technology to collect information from you as you visit their site(s). Cafrino.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. From time to time, Users may have the opportunity to participate in special programs and will be able to opt-in to programs that will transfer certain of their information to other third-party services. This will occur only with prior permission from the User.
Supplemental Information
This Site supplements the information that you provide with information that is received from third parties.
License for Use of Information
By submitting personal information on this Site you grant Cafrino.com a license to use such personal information for the purposes set forth in this privacy policy and the Terms of Use.
How we use User information
We may use non-personally identifiable information collected on the Site to improve the quality of the Service and the Site, by, among other things, diagnosing service or technology problems, assessing and maintaining security, and offering personalized services, content, as well as for use in advertising, and market research.
To the extent advertisements are used on the Site, Cafrino.com uses information collected from registered Users to place ads where they believe interested parties will see them.
Cafrino.com uses personally identifiable information to register with the Site, establish a public profile for registered Users of the Site in connection with the Services, and to coordinate the functions relating thereto. In addition, we may also share certain information about you with those of our vendors who are responsible for handling your account or performing other necessary services that you require. Although we may share sensitive financial information (i.e., credit card numbers, banking information), security information, and personal communications (e.g., personal e-mail messages or wall or forum postings) with such vendors where necessary and appropriate, we will not share such information with other third parties, except in response to formal requests (e.g., subpoena or court order) made in connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings directly relating to the services we provide.
Sharing of Information
When you submit information to Cafrino.com, it is generally collected, processed and maintained solely by us. Sometimes we may allow partner companies to collect non-personally identifiable information about Users from us or other information directly from you (through their Web site). When Cafrino.com is the source, it is usually so that we can provide a service with a partner. We choose to work with companies that we believe to be upstanding and that we believe will treat your information responsibly. But, since we don’t own these companies, we can’t speak for them on privacy issues. Before telling them about yourself, check out their privacy statements. If you are not satisfied with their information practices, you can choose to not use their service.
If you do not want us to share information about you with our business partners, you may send us an e-mail at [email protected]. Include the word “privacy” in the subject line of the e-mail and all your registration information in the body of the e-mail. Cafrino.com reserves the right to transfer, sell and/or distribute certain information collected on its site for any purpose, including, but not limited to, for satisfaction of any debt or upon liquidation of the company should such a situation arise. Cafrino.com will not transfer, sell or distribute your social security number or banking or payment account information without your permission.
Cafrino.com reserves the right to disclose User information from both private and public areas of the site at our discretion to anyone, if required by law or if given reason to believe, in our sole discretion, that someone is causing injury to or interference with the rights of Cafrino.com members or the general public, or with Cafrino.com’s rights of property.
Choice/Opt-Out
During registration or thereafter you may be provided a choice whether to receive correspondence from either Cafrino.com or its affiliates or partners and whether you want to participate in a variety of Cafrino.com -sponsored programs or specials that may be offered from time to time. This information remains on your Profile where you can, at any point, easily edit it to indicate that you have changed your mind. If you purchase anything through Cafrino.com, we may occasionally contact you with information about special events, sales, and activities. You always have the option to ask Cafrino.com not to contact you with this information again. As for promotions, contests, submission opportunities and programs, you will not be included unless you opt-in.
If you receive unsolicited email from a Cafrino.com domain, please contact us by clicking here.
Security
Generally
This Site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. This includes moderation of message boards and other public areas, a User record manager, and technical systems. Other than as set forth in this privacy policy, Cafrino.com does not collect User’s personal information.
Retention
To preserve the integrity of our databases, standard procedure calls for us to retain information submitted by Users for an indefinite length of time. Cafrino.com understands your submissions of any content or information on the Site as consent to store all your information in one place for this indefinite length of time, if we so wish. If required by law, as is the case to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we will nullify member information by erasing it from our database. We will also respond to written member requests to nullify account information. If you wish to make such a request, which requires that we verify your identity, or if you have any questions regarding this policy, contact Cafrino.com at [email protected].
Password Protection
Your Cafrino.com profile is password-protected so that only you and authorized Cafrino.com employees have access to your account information. In order to maintain this protection, do not give your password to anyone. If someone who represents to you they are Cafrino.com staff asks for any personal account information, including password, check their URL. If it doesn’t say they are [email protected], they’re not. Also, if you share a computer, you should sign out of your Cafrino.com account and close the browser window before someone else logs on. This will help protect your information entered on public terminals from disclosure to third parties.
Updating/Editing your information
Cafrino.com believes strongly in giving you the ability to access and edit your personal information. To update your personal info, navigate to the Player Details page. There you can view, update and correct your profile information. You may edit your profile at any time — all you need is your username and password.
Our databases automatically update any personal information you edit in your profile, or that you request we edit. Information transmitted through the Site remains in our databases and become the property of Cafrino.com upon submission.
Child Protection
Cafrino.com is intended for people 18 or over. Our registration process is intentionally designed to identify children under 18 years of age. We have also made an effort to specifically limit Cafrino.com’s appeal to people of age 18 and older. Cafrino.com will not knowingly collect any information from children under 13.
If it comes to our attention that a User has revealed on Cafrino.com that they are under 18, a member of Cafrino.com’s staff will immediately close their account.
Miscellaneous
Notification of changes
Cafrino.com’s security and privacy policy are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. This policy might change as Cafrino.com updates and expands its services. Cafrino.com will contact registered Users via email and will post notification if there are any material changes in its privacy practices. Please check the revision date at the bottom of this page to determine if the privacy policy has been modified since you last reviewed it.
Contacting Us
If you have technical problems, questions or other issues related to your use of Cafrino.com or this privacy policy, please click the link Contact Us on the home page of the site, or by clicking here.
By using the Site, you do hereby represent and warrant that you have read, understand and agree to all terms of this privacy policy.
This privacy policy was last revised on September 10, 2014.