This is the web site of MySwingOnline LLC.
We can be reached via e-mail at privacy@myswingonline.com , or through the web by contacting us.
For Frequently Asked Questions relating to our Privacy Policy, click here.
Information Collected By Us
With respect to visitors: For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server may track, in aggregate fashion, your IP address, the URL that you visited before you came to our Site, and the URL to which you go when you leave our site. This information is used in aggregate to help us improve our site and services.
With respect to e-mail addresses: We collect the e-mail addresses of those who register on our site, who post messages to our community forum, and those who communicate with us via e-mail. We aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers’ access or visit, information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations, name and address, telephone number, payment information (e.g., credit card number and billing address).
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor, used to notify consumers about updates to our Web site, used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes.
From time to time, we make the e-mail addresses of those who access our site available to other reputable organizations whose products or services we think you might find interesting. If you do not want us to share your e-mail address with other companies or organizations, please let us know by e-mailing us at privacy@myswingonline.com.
With respect to opt-out: If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at privacy@myswingonline.com.
With respect to cookies: We use cookies to store visitors preferences, record session information, such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart, customize Web page content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends.
With respect to postal addresses: If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by e-mailing us at privacy@myswingonline.com.
With respect to telephone numbers: Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line.
With respect to Ad Servers: To try and bring you offers that are of interest to you, we have relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to our site, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address and click stream information. For further information, consult the privacy policies of:
With respect to changes: From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and we will use for these new purposes only data collected from the time of the policy change forward. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.
Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by e-mailing us at
privacy@myswingonline.com.
With respect to your information: Upon request, we provide site visitors with access to all information [including proprietary information] that we maintain about them, financial information (e.g., credit card account information) that we maintain about them, unique identifier information (e.g., customer number or password) that we maintain about them, transaction information (e.g., dates on which customers made purchases, amounts and types of purchases) that we maintain about them, communications that the consumer/visitor has directed to our site (e.g., e-mails, customer inquiries), and contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number) that we maintain about them.
Upon request, we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information, financial information, transaction information, communications that the consumer/visitor has directed to the site.
With respect to security: We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. We use 128-bit certified digital certificates to encrypt sensitive information and protect our users.
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us us at privacy@myswingonline.com, or contact the DMA's Committee on Ethical Business Practices at mgoldberger@the-dma.org , or contact your state or local chapters of the Better Business Bureau, or contact the Federal Trade Commission by phone at 202.FTC-HELP (202.382.4357) or electronically at http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm .
FAQ's on our Privacy Policy:
What is the purpose of this Privacy Policy?
MySwingOnline LLC (“MySwingOnline,” “us” or “we”) has created this privacy policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy (this “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy discloses MySwingOnline's information gathering and dissemination practices for this website (www.MySwingOnline.com) (the “Site”). By using this Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
How can this Privacy Policy be changed?
MySwingOnline reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time, effective upon posting the modified Privacy Policy to the Site. Please visit this page periodically so that you will be apprised of any changes in the information we collect, how we use it and when we disclose it.
What information do we collect from users and how is it used?
MySwingOnline is the sole owner of the information collected on this Site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways that are different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
MySwingOnline collects information from our users at several different points on our Site.
1) Registration
Before you can use the online tools and related services provided by MySwingOnline designed to track, analyze and help improve your golf game (the “Services”), we ask that you register with MySwingOnline and provide to us your name, e-mail address, and password. We request this information in order to provide you with personalized services on our site.
2) Correspondence
If you correspond with us by e-mail, we may gather the information contained in your e-mail and associate it with your account. This is to better meet your needs and handle your correspondence in the most efficient manner.
3) URL and IP address
Like many other websites, MySwingOnline collects information about users' utilization and navigation of our Site. This information helps us to design our Site and Services to better suit our users' needs. For example, our Site will track the URL that you visited before you came to our Site, the URL to which you next go and your Internet Provider (IP) address. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Site. Your IP address also is used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.
4) Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to a user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes while visiting a site. Like most major websites, MySwingOnline uses cookies on certain pages of our Site. Cookies make using the Internet easier by, among other things, saving your passwords and preferences for you. For example, a cookie lets the Site remember that you've registered, which allows us to speed up your future activities at our Site, and which allows you to enter your e-mail address and password (log in information) less frequently while visiting our Site. We may also use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests. Our cookies do not contain any content specific information. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information although cookies may enable us to relate your use of our Site to personally identifying information that you previously submitted. For example, it enables us to enhance personalization on the Site, such as calling you by name when you return to our Site. We will always given the choice of opting out of receiving a cookie by checking the appropriate box (that is, not checking the "Remember Me" box). However, if you decide to opt out, your use of the Site may be slowed because you will have to enter your e-mail address and password at every session to view your personal information on your "My Swing Site".
We only collect the personally identifiable information that you provide to us. The information you give us allows us to statistically analyze Site and Services usage, to improve our content and product offerings and to customize our Site's content, layout and services. Also, we may collect and analyze users' golf statistics in order to provide useful golf information and statistics to our users. However, for these purposes, we only use your personal information on an aggregated basis without the use of any information that personally identifies you.
This Site and the Services are not intended for use by persons under the age of 13, and MySwingOnline will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13.
To whom does MySwingOnline disclose personal information?
As a general rule, MySwingOnline will not share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose any of your personal data except when we have your permission. However, MySwingOnline may disclose personal data in the following ways:
1) We may disclose your personal data to our third party contractors who perform services for MySwingOnline in order to complete or confirm your transaction, including, but not limited to, our payment processing service provider. These contractors are permitted to use the personal data only for the purposes of such services.
2) MySwingOnline may disclose the information obtained from you through this Site as part of a merger, acquisition or other sale of its assets or business.
3) Moreover, we may be legally obligated to disclose information to the government or to third parties under certain circumstances, such as illegal activity on our Site. MySwingOnline reserves the right to release personally identifiable information to law enforcement or other government officials, as MySwingOnline, in our sole and absolute discretion, deems necessary or appropriate.
4) Please be aware that despite our best intentions and the guidelines outlined in this Privacy Policy, no data transmission over the Internet or networks connected to the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We are not responsible for unauthorized access to your personal information by third parties despite our use of reasonable security measures.
How does a customer ‘opt-out' of MySwingOnline promotional e-mail?
Our users are given the opportunity to opt-out of receiving promotional e-mail at the time of purchase (during the "checkout" process). User will also have the opportunity to opt-out on every single piece of promotional e-mail we send, by following the link and instructions at the bottom of the e-mail message. Promotional e-mail does not include e-mail necessary for administration or use of the Services. You may also opt out at any time by contacting us or sending an e-mail to privacy@myswingonline.com.
What are the policies of linked Sites and other third parties?
This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. You should be aware that when you are on the Site, you can be directed to other sites that are beyond our control and MySwingOnline is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties or the content of linked sites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy policy whenever interacting with any website.
What security measures does the site employ?
When users submit sensitive information via the Site, we use measures to protect your information both on-line and off-line. To help protect the privacy of data you transmit through use of this Site, MySwingOnline uses industry-standard, secure digital certificates to encrypt the information you input before it is sent to us. In addition, MySwingOnline uses standard industry practice designed to protect user information we collect against unauthorized access. However, you should keep in mind that this Site and our services are run on software, hardware and networks, any component of which may, from time to time, require maintenance or experience problems or breaches of security beyond our control.
How can you correct or update your personally identifiable information?
You may view, correct or update your personally identifiable information in our database that was provided by you by logging into your "My Swing Site" and updating your information. For our records, we may retain original and updated information for reasons such as technical constraints, dispute resolution, troubleshooting and agreement enforcement.
How to contact us?
If you have any general questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, you may request more information by contacting us or sending an e-mail to privacy@myswingonline.com.
Effective Date: January 1, 2008