At Dietwerks ("DWC"), personal privacy is of the utmost importance to us. Our Privacy Policy describes how we treat the information we collect, and we believe that it is important that we share this policy with our users. If you have a questions about the Privacy Policy or about how we address any of the following issues, please contact us

Information Collection and Use

DWC is the sole owner of the information collected on the DWC site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. At no time does DWC collect any information from our users other than that information our users voluntarily give to us and this is done at several different points on our website.

Information Collected

In order to create a customized program for you, DWC must collect certain information about you including, but not limited to, your age, weight, sex. In addition a user will have to enter information regarding their eating habits, activity level, as well as their desired weight in their member profile. We will ask only for the information we need in order to provide the highest level of service to you.

Your email address is required for your DWC account. Your email address brings you a number of DWC features: update messages from DWC notifying you of our services. In general, the messages you receive from us are compiled into a single email message that arrives no more than once a day.

DWC will not sell or rent any of the personally identifiable information that you enter. DWC may use this information to target specific advertisements or to suggest items to you. DWC will reveal any information needed to comply with any applicable laws or legal proceedings.

Payment Form

We request credit card information on our payment form. Here a user must provide name as on card, billing address, credit card number and expiration date. This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer orders. If we have trouble processing an order, our customer service representatives will get in touch with the user.

We outsource credit card processing to bill users for services. The payment gateway provider do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes other than to bill the user for services requested.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

Log Files

We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we at DWC, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by DWC.

Polls & Contests

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Email-a-Friend

If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. DWC will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the site. DWC stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail. The friend may contact us to request the removal of this information from our database.

Security

Your account is protected through a username and password. It is your responsibility to protect this information. DWC is not a secure server, and none of the information is encrypted when transmitted.

Site and Service Updates

We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to his or her account via e-mail.

Correction/Updating Personal Information:

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update that user's personal data provided to us. This can be done at the Member Centre under Personal Information.

End of Program

At the end of your paid subscription your account will be automatically closed and it will not be accessible by anyone through the web, but your information will remain in our archives.

DWC reserves the right to terminate your membership if DWC learns that you are abusing your membership or not adhering to the User Agreement.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

DWC changes this privacy statement to reflect any changes in our policy. The statement will have a date of last change posted at the bottom, to alert you to any changes.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about privacy policy, please contact us

Last update: May 21, 2002