Terms and Conditions 10/22/10
RESIDENT GIFTS LLC
LOYALTY AND REWARDS PROGRAM
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
Important
Please read this Member Agreement (the
"Agreement") carefully before enrolling as a member of the Resident
Gifts Loyalty and Rewards Program (the "Program"). This Agreement
explains the terms and conditions governing membership in the Program (the
"Program Terms and Conditions"), and it is your responsibility to
read and understand them. By enrolling as a member in the Program
("Member"), you agree to be bound by the Program Terms and
Conditions.
“Resident Gifts” is a program offered by
Resident Gifts LLC for residents of participating and authorized apartment
communities (“Communities”). For
purposes of the Terms and Conditions of membership, the term “Resident Gifts”,
"Company" or "we," "our," or "us" refer
to Resident Gifts, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, and, if
applicable, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Company owns and controls certain Web Sites (the "Web Site").
THIS AGREEMENT ALSO GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THESE WEB SITES. This Agreement only
applies to the Web Sites and the Program, and not to any other web site
(including web sites to which the Web Site may be linked, none of which are
affiliated with the Company and may have their own separate terms of use) or
any offline activities by Company (unless specifically stated). You agree to
this Agreement by accessing or using the Web Site, registering for services
offered on the Web Site, enrolling as a member of the Program or by accepting,
uploading, submitting or downloading any information, ideas or content from or
to the Web Site. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO
NOT USE THE WEB SITE. Enrollment is
defined as providing us with your valid email address and a password in which
to access your account. Participation in the Program and its benefits are
offered at our discretion, and we have the right to change the Program Terms
and Conditions, accrual rates, reward structure, or points required for any or
all rewards, in whole or in part, at any time, such as raising or lowering
points level, revising the procedures and rules for points accrual, reward
redemption, or limiting the period for which accrued points are valid. Any changes can be made in whole or in part,
at any time with or without notice.
Company may make these change even though such changes may affect the
member’s ability to use points already accumulated.
Your right to transfer or assign points,
benefits, services, or rewards earned or granted is strictly limited. The sale
of points, rewards, benefits, or services is prohibited and may result in the
confiscation or cancellation of your points, rewards, benefits, or services as
well as suspension or termination of your membership.
Eligibility and Terms of Participation
1. You must be an individual, 18 years of age or
older.
2. Only
one Member per US Postal Service mailing address (“Household”) at Community is
allowed to participate in the program at any given time. If multiple individuals reside in the Household
at the Community, you will be the only eligible Member to our Program.
2. You must be a resident in good standing of an
apartment community that has a Relationship Agreement with us and satisfy your
apartment community’s requirements for invitation to membership and
participation in the Program.
3. You must have Internet access and an email address to be eligible to
receive the privileges and benefits of membership. We are not responsible for
your inability to connect to the Internet, log into the Web site, or access
your account.
4. From time to time, you may receive the
opportunity to earn points from you Community or other commerce partners for
bonuses, promotional incentives and other actions as determined by the
Community or other commerce partners.
You may use these points to to claim merchandise or services offered to
Members on this Website by our commerce partners. Such offers may be temporary in nature. We reserve the right to modify or eliminate
such offers at any time. The offers are
void where prohibited by law. Your
Community or our commerce partners are solely responsible for your points
awards; we have no responsibility at all in awarding your points. The terms and conditions of your apartment
community’s resident points awards program delivered to you separately by your
apartment community are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference,
but we have no responsibility for such terms and conditions or your points
awards earned or forfeited under those terms and conditions.
5.
Resident Gifts points, benefits and other services have no cash value
and cannot be considered the property of the member. Points can not be redeemed for cash.
6. If your apartment community commits an error
in awarding points credited to your account or if you forfeit points under your
apartment community’s terms and conditions, we reserve the right to cancel any
points posted to your account on this Website. We can apply such cancellations
to your account at any time at our sole discretion. Should you disagree with
any adjustments made to your account, your sole remedy is to withdraw from the
Program.
7. You may be taxed on your accrual of points
awards and/or merchandise and services claimed in exchange for points,
depending on the amount of points posted to your account, the value of
merchandise or services claimed and the tax laws of federal, state, and local
jurisdictions. We may be required to report the amount of your taxable income
related to your participation in the Program to any of these jurisdictions. In
all instances, you will be solely responsible for any and all tax liability
arising out of your accrual of points or receipt of merchandise or services in
exchange for points.
8. It is your responsibility to check your
account regularly to ensure that points you earn under your apartment
community’s terms and conditions have been properly credited and that your
account balance is accurate. If you do not believe that your points have been
correctly credited to your account you must contact your apartment community
within 90 days of the transaction(s) on account of which you believe you should
have earned points.
8. We are
not responsible for changes to, or discontinuance of, your apartment
community’s participation in our Program, or for any effect on accrual or
forfeiture of points caused by such changes, discontinuance, or withdrawal. We
are not responsible for changes to, or discontinuance of, any special offer or
codes posted on this Website for merchandise or services that may be claimed
from our commerce partners in exchange for points; all offers from our commerce
partners are subject to change or withdrawal at any time without advance
notice.
9. It is your responsibility to keep your account
information current. In the event that your information is not current at the
time of you claim merchandise or services in exchange for points, we cannot be
responsible for your failure to receive any such merchandise or services. We
are not responsible for any merchandise or certificates for services sent to
the wrong address if these errors were caused by inaccurate email or contact
information provided by you.
10. In the future, Company plans to include commerce
partners in the Program. When such partnerships are finalized, the following
rules will apply. Company commerce partners
may be airlines, credit cards, rental car companies, hotels, or other entities
who offer benefits or services in the Program or who permit the accrual and/or
redemption of Company’s points to members who use their benefits or services. Commerce
partners are independent entities and Company is not responsible for the nature
or quality of products or services provided by commerce partners. Activity with
a commerce partner which qualifies for Company points or the number of points
required for rewards with various commerce partners are as set out on the Web
Site and may be limited, withdrawn, modified, or cancelled at any time. Commerce
partner rewards may be subject to more or different restrictions and
limitations from each other. Company’s commerce partner affiliations are
subject to change at any time. You accept that there may be some delay between
eligible transactions with commerce partners and the posting or removal of
points in your account. If you are also a member of any other program such as
an airline, car rental or hotel loyalty program, then you may only designate
and earn credit in one program for any particular purchase or transaction
unless specifically permitted by Company or the commerce partner in their terms.
You need to specify which program shall be credited prior to the activity that
can earn program credit. Company’s points cannot be transferred to or replaced
by credits in another program without Company’s express written permission.
Account Access and Password
11. You must register as a user and establish a
personal account on this Website in order to participate in the Program. In addition, your participation in the
Program is governed by the terms and conditions established by your apartment
community for your points awards and the end user license agreements or other
terms and conditions that may be established for claiming merchandise or
services offered by our commerce partners.
To the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and the Program
Terms and Conditions established by your apartment community and/or our
commerce partners this Agreement will control you should maintain control over
the prop mgrs/clients but they will be the point of contact for the residents
and will provide them with the hard copy literature (devloped by you),.
Access to membership in the Program is on an invitation only basis. Your community owner has or will provide this
invitation via email. In order to
register for the Program, you must respond to this emailed invitation via a
link to our Web Site and provide a password and a verification code that will
allow you to access your account to verify points awarded by your apartment
community, check account balances, claim merchandise or services offered from
time to time by our commerce partners and modify your account information.
Renumber paragraphs for remainder
11. You must be logged on to this Web Site and
enter your email address as your user name and password to change your account
settings and personal information.
12. We are entitled to act on instructions
received under your user name and password. For security purposes, it is
recommended that you memorize your password, and do not write it down. You are
responsible for keeping your email address, password, account numbers, and
other account information confidential. We are not responsible for any changes
or claims made to or from your account by someone else who uses your password.
Software
13. Any software that we make available for
download or use from the Web Site and/or our servers (the "Software")
is the copyrighted work of the Company or its commerce partners, apartment
communities participating in the Program, licensors or suppliers. Your use of
the Software may be governed by the terms of an end user license agreement that
accompanies or is included with the Software (the "License
Agreement"). Please carefully read the License Agreement and Paragraph 10
above to determine the full extent of conditions governing the use of such
Software. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE
SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR
REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED, UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR
REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO
SUCH SOFTWARE.
Disclosure of Account Information
14. You authorize us to only disclose to third
parties information you have provided, or information that we have obtained
about your account or shopping behavior: (i) to our agents and licensors and
their affiliates and advisors, such as independent auditors, consultants or
attorneys; (ii) to comply with government agency or court orders or requests;
(iii) in providing aggregated and non-personalized marketing services for an
advertising or commerce partner, or (iv) where it is necessary for redemption
or transfer of your account points and privileges. Further, you authorize us to
receive any account information from your apartment community and any of our
commerce partners, including, but not limited to, the details of any business
activity conducted with any such parties. You allow us to collect and use
non-personalized marketing information regarding your transactions with your
apartment community, our commerce partners and their affiliates.
15. By signing up for membership in the Program,
you agree to receive communications that are account and membership related
(e.g., that we've added points to your account, that merchandise or
certificates for services claimed is being mailed to you) as well as periodic
shopping-related emails that highlight coupons & special deals that are
available to our members. You can opt-out of receiving emails that are not
account-related by either (i) visiting your account page, or (ii) following the
unsubscribe link on any of the emails. Since we need to communicate account
information with you in order to operate our service, you cannot unsubscribe
from account information emails. But rest assured that we don't send account
emails unnecessarily. If you don't wish to ever hear from us, you can close
down your account on this Web Site or by contacting our customer service.
Web Site Disclaimers
16. THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH OR
SENT FROM THIS WEB SITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS
AVAILABLE," AND "WITH ALL FAULTS." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR
ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) ABOUT: (A) THIS WEB
SITE; (B) THE CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ON AND PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE; (C)
THE FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE; (D) ANY
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED VIA THIS WEB SITE OR HYPERTEXT LINKS TO THIRD
PARTIES; AND/OR (E) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE
INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEB SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THIS WEB SITE, ANY OF THIS WEB SITE’S FUNCTIONS OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED
THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR
THAT THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES
OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR ACTIVITIES OR
USE OF THE WEB SITE IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION AND, IN ANY EVENT,
COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS SUCH WARRANTIES. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING
ANY OF THE FEATURES OF THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACT AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU
REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOUR ACTIVITIES ARE LAWFUL IN EVERY JURISDICTION
WHERE YOU ACCESS OR USE THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENT. FURTHER, COMPANY
DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND TITLE.
COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THIS
WEB SITE AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED HEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT
ALLOW THE DISCLAIMERS OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER
MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION'S LAW IS APPLICABLE TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
Limitation of Liability
17. YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT COMPANY LIMITS ITS LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR
USE OF THIS WEB SITE AS SET FORTH BELOW:
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO
YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR ANY
SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, ECONOMIC, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO (1) THIS WEB
SITE; (2) THE USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEB SITE OR
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; (3) ANY
ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES REGARDING YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE; (4) ANY ACTION TAKEN IN
CONNECTION WITH COPYRIGHT OWNERS; (5) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THIS WEB
SITE'S TECHNICAL OPERATION, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE OR EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER
CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FAILURE, OR THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF THIS WEB SITE). IN NO EVENT WILL THE
COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR LOSS OR INJURY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY’S TOTAL LIABILITY
TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($100).
THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO
ANY USER'S COMPUTER, HARDWARE, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT OR
TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE FROM ANY SECURITY BREACH OR
FROM ANY VIRUS, BUGS, TAMPERING, FRAUD, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT,
DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER LINE OR NETWORK FAILURE OR ANY
OTHER TECHNICAL OR OTHER MALFUNCTION.
YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT
YOUR RISK. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEB SITE OR ANY OF THE CONTENT,
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE ACCESSING AND USING THIS WEB
SITE.
YOU RECOGNIZE AND CONFIRM THAT IN THE EVENT YOU
INCUR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURIES THAT ARISE OUT OF COMPANY'S ACTS OR
OMISSIONS, THE DAMAGES, IF ANY, CAUSED TO YOU ARE NOT IRREPARABLE OR SUFFICIENT
TO ENTITLE YOU TO AN INJUNCTION PREVENTING ANY EXPLOITATION OF ANY WEB SITE, OR
OTHER AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY COMPANY, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO
RIGHTS TO ENJOIN OR RESTRAIN THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, ADVERTISING,
EXHIBITION OR EXPLOITATION OF ANY COMPANY WEB SITE, PROPERTY, PRODUCT, PROGRAM,
TELEVISION SHOW, MOTION PICTURE OR OTHER AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT OR YOUR CREATIVE
CONTENT OR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES OR ACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
BY ACCESSING ANY OF THE WEB SITE, YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU MAY BE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AT THIS TIME
UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE BENEFITS OF
SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE
OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT
EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS
FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE
MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
Indemnity
18. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective owners,
directors, managers, officers and employees from and against any and all costs,
claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments,
settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation: (a) your use
of this Web Site; (b) your violation of this Agreement or any law, rule or
regulation; or (c) your submission of claims for any merchandise or services
from any commerce partners. You will cooperate as fully and reasonably as
required by Company in the defense of any claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Company retains the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all
claims, demands, proceedings, suits, actions or causes of actions which are
brought against Company under the terms and provisions of this Agreement and in
no event shall you settle any such claim without Company's prior written
approval.
Governing Law
19. THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS INTERPRETATION SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES AND SPECIFICALLY WILL
NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS ON CONTRACTS FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS, IF OTHERWISE APPLICABLE.
Jurisdiction and Venue
20. You waive all rights to trial by jury in any
action or proceeding instituted in connection with this Agreement and/or this
Web Site. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement
and/or this Web Site shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with
the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall
not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any
other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Illinois, in the City of Chicago,
County of Cook, and judgment on the arbitration
award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any matters or
proceedings that are not subject to arbitration as set forth in this Paragraph
22 and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place
in the State of Illinois, in the City of Chicago, County
of Cook. You waive the
defense of forum non conveniens.
Miscellaneous
21. You are solely responsible for compliance
with applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with your use of
this Web Site and your participation in the Program, including, without
limitation, those governing your transmission or use of any software or data.
This Agreement and any applicable end user license or similar agreements
referred to in Paragraph 10 above contain the sole and entire agreement between
the parties with respect to this Web Site, the Company and the Program and
supersedes any and all other prior written or oral agreements between them. The
section titles in this Agreement are for your convenience only and do not have
any legal or contractual effect. You agree that this Agreement will not be
construed against Company by virtue of having drafted this Agreement. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court
of competent jurisdiction or as a result of future legislative action, such
holding or action shall be strictly construed and shall not affect the validity
or effect of any other provision of this Agreement. No waiver on the part of
Company of any provision of this Agreement will be of any force or effect
unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of
Company.
Termination Or Changes To The Program
22. We reserve the right to terminate the Program
at any time with notice. Without our assuming any obligation to do so, we may
send notification of Program termination to the email address you provide to us
during the registration process or via any updates to your account information
you post to this Website. We will not be responsible for failing to notify you
of Program termination in any event whether we determine not to notify you of termination
or where such failure is caused by any reason outside our control, including an
error in your email program, an inaccurate email address, your failure to check
for your email online, or your failure to inform us of a change in your email
address.
22. We may modify this Agreement from time to
time, with or without notice, and your continued participation in the Program
after such modification shall be deemed to be your acceptance of any such
modification. It is your responsibility to check the Terms & Conditions
page of this Web Site regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been
modified. If you do not agree to any modification of this Agreement, you must
immediately cease participation in the Program.
Termination Of Membership
23. Membership in the Program is subject to the
Program Terms and Conditions, see comment in Para
11. Any failure to comply with the Program Terms and Conditions, any
fraud or abuse relating to the accrual or redemption of points, or any
misrepresentation of any information furnished to us, your apartment community
or any affiliates by you, or anyone acting on your behalf, may result in the
termination of your membership in the Program, cancellation of your account
and/or forfeiture of your accrued Program points. We also reserve the right to
close accounts that have been inactive for more than 12 months. Inactivity is
defined as no award of points nor claim of merchandise or services from
commerce partners. Your
participation in the Program will automatically and immediately terminate upon
the termination of your lease or residency with or at your Apartment Community,
including termination upon default.
(we want the consumer or member to stay in our system to be marketed too
as long as possible, however, each property may have their limitation upon
which points can be redeemed for merchandise, how do we handle this?). You will
have 14 days from the date of termination of your lease to redeem any unused
points which you have been awarded or the points will expire.
DISPUTES/ERRORS
24. All questions or disputes regarding the
Program, including without limitation, questions or disputes regarding
eligibility for the Program, or the eligibility of points accrual or
redemption, must be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days of the
qualifying transaction, to Resident Gifts LLC 2135 City Gate Lane, Suite 300, Naperville,
IL. 60563, or contact Customer
Care. Any such disputes shall be resolved by Company at its sole discretion.
All interpretations of Program Terms and Conditions shall be at the sole
discretion of Company. In the event that an error is made by Company, your sole
remedy shall be a cash payment in an amout equal to the point value of the
error but not to exceed $100. .
Privacy Policy
What data we collect and why
Our vision is to maximize the rewards for all of
Resident Gifts’ members and to provide as many member benefits as possible. The
key way in which we provide value is to enable your apartment community to
offer our rewards Program that in turn provides you with access to valuable
merchandise and services from our commerce partners. The information we collect
(name, email address, and physical address) is used to track and send the
points and benefits members earn.
Additionally, we may use information on the
commerce partners you visit or the offers you view on this Web Site to select
special offers that will be relevant to you. Except at an aggregate level,
however, we do not share that information with your apartment community, our
commerce partners or other third parties.
Finally, we collect data on the devices that
access or attempt to access our websites. This device data is used in
conjunction with a third party security partner to identify and prevent
fraudulent activity and does not include personally identifiable information.
Who sees your
personal information
Only a very limited number of our employees ever
have access to your personal information. This information is used to track and
send the points you earn and the merchandise and services you claim in exchange
for your points.
We may use contractors or vendors to help us
provide some of the services on our Web Site. If we need to disclose personal
information for them to provide the services, it is with the requirement that
the information is kept confidential and is used only for those services.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally
identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure
is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding,
court order, or legal process served on our Web Site or to protect us and our
members from losses.
How we keep your
information secure
The security of your personal information is
important to usResident Gifts uses a secure, encrypted connection (called an
SSL connection) on all pages where you access or transmit personal information.
Your privacy
with Resident Gifts
W will never ask for your username, password or
any other personal information in an unsolicited phone call, email or letter.
Further, any contact with our customer service in which personal information is
exchanged with a customer service representative will be used only for the
purpose of satisfying your request. Any personal information you provide will
not be recorded or used for any reason beyond that of the stated request.
If we change our privacy policy, we will post a
change notice to this privacy statement. We reserve the right to modify this
privacy statement at any time, so please review it regularly. If we make
changes to this policy, we will notify you, by email, or by means of a notice
on our home page.
Your privacy
with our commerce partners, your apartment community and advertisers
We do not record personal information passed from
our members to commerce partners, affiliated stores or apartment communities.
Order information, including order numbers and amounts, may be available to us,
the commerce partner, or third party affiliate program management companies for
accurate tracking purposes, but this information will not be released by us to
other parties.
Our Web Site contains links to various other
sites. Each of these sites has a privacy policy that may differ from ours. If
you wish to receive special offers directly from a commerce partner or related
party, neither this privacy policy nor our opt-out policy applies to those
communications. Instead, please refer to the relevant party's privacy and
opt-out policy.
Our policies on
email
We send two types of email to members: customer
service emails required to maintain the Program (like points & shipping
notifications); and promotional emails featuring especially good offers. You
may choose not to receive promotional emails at any time from us on the Web Site or by clicking the “unsubscribe”
link in an email.
Cookies and how
are they used
Cookies are small text files that a web site can
write to your computer. We may use cookies to identify you and allow you to log
in once to our Web Site and use its features and links without having to log in
again. Cookies are also used by many of our commerce partners to identify you
as a Resident Gifts member.
Resident Gifts requires its members to have cookies
enabled in order to claim merchandise
and services from our commerce partners.
Web
Beacons
The Web Site and any e-mails sent by the Web Site
may contain electronic images (generally, single-pixel ".gif" images)
called "web beacons." These web beacons allow Company and third
parties to monitor and collect certain information about the viewer of the web
page, web-based document or e-mail message, such as the type of browser
requesting the web beacon, the IP address of the computer that the web beacon is
sent to and the time the web beacon was viewed. Company's use of web beacons on
its Web Site, include, without limitation, the following:
- counting
unique users (actually, unique web browsers), visits and page views. - monitoring
traffic and conversion patterns through our various product and service
offerings on the Web Site. For example, web beacons may be integrated with
a merchandise product page as well as the subsequent shopping cart,
transaction and verification pages maintained on our Web Site and/or
commerce partners’ web sites. - personalizing
your experience when you visit the Web Site, including the advertising and
content you see. - determining
whether or not e-mail messages were opened, links were clicked or
notifications/offers were acted upon.
Your choices
and responsibilities
Periodically we may send you emails on new
features or special offers. On every one of these emails you will be given the
choice to unsubscribe from our promotional mailings. Simply follow the
directions in any of our emails.
It is the member's responsibility to update and
maintain accurate contact information in their account. You can make changes by
visiting your account page and entering
corrections. Email and street addresses that are entered into a member's
personal profile page are the addresses that will be used for all contact. We
are not responsible for payments sent to an incorrect addresses provided by
you.