EcoValuePoints, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, does business as GreenCampusPoints™ and the use of GreenCampusPoints™ is synonymous with EcoValuePoints, Inc.. Because your privacy is very important to us, we want you to understand our practices with regard to collecting and using your information both online and offline and the steps we take to safeguard it. This statement applies to personally identifiable information collected from our customers. When this Privacy Policy uses the term "personally identifiable information," we mean information that identifies a particular individual, such as the individual´s name, postal address, e-mail address, credit card number, and telephone number. When other information, such as, for example, academic affiliation, consumer product preferences, or number of family members, is directly associated with personally identifiable information, this other information also becomes personally identifiable information for purposes of this Privacy Policy. Personally identifiable information is sometimes referred to in this Privacy Policy as "personal information."
We welcome any and all questions and feedback. For privacy-related issues, please contact us at:
Information We Collect:
a. Personally Identifiable Information: We may collect personally Identifiable Information (including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and, when necessary, credit card information) when you:
Become a Member of GreenCampusPoints™
Place an order from our catalogs or on our Web site
Make a purchase from one of our Affiliated coalition partners; called Facilitators
Request return of an item or to make an exchange
Inquire about our services
Request a catalog from our Facilitators
Request to be connected to non-profit environmental groups partnering with GreenCampusPoints™
Create an account at GreenCampusPoints™
Subscribe to our E-mail Newsletter
Enter a contest or sweepstakes
Participate in a marketing survey, promotion or event either online or offline.
b. Aggregate Information: Our website collects some non-personal information about you using clickstream technology, so it may not be readily apparent to you that it is being collected. For instance, when you come to our site your IP address is collected.
An IP address is often associated with the place from which you enter the Internet like your ISP (Internet service provider), your company, or your university.
This information is not personally identifiable and we do not combine this type of information with personally identifiable information.
Use of Data We Collect
a. Personally Identifiable Information: We always want to provide you with the best possible shopping experience and fulfill your expectations exactly as you've requested. In order to do this, we use your personally identifiable information to allow us to:
Process and track your order
Track your GreenCampusPoints™ balances
Provide the services you request
Contact you about the status of an order
Send you catalogs or promotional offers we believe will be of interest to you
Send you the GreenCampusPoints™ E-mail Newsletter, if you specifically request it
Identify your product and service preferences
Customize our communications to you
Improve merchandise selection, promotional offers, and customer service
Administer a sweepstakes or similar promotion and identify or publicize the winner(s) in accordance with the rules for that promotion.
Your e-mail address will be used only for the GreenCampusPoints™ E-mail Newsletter and will not be shared with any third parties, except as described below. Instructions for unsubscribing are included in every e-mail.
b. Aggregate Information: We use the aggregate information that we collect from our customers in a manner that does not personally identify any individual. We use aggregate information to make our sites more interesting and useful to you. We also track the pages or documents accessed within our site. This information is collected for systems administration and for analyzing and improving the value of the material available on our website. This aggregate non-personal information is used to help our advertisers, Facilitators, or our site design team create advertisements our guests might like.
GreenCampusPoints™ contracts with Coremetrics, an outside service that helps us better understand your use of GreenCampusPoints™ .com. Coremetrics places cookies on your computer so we can collect information related to your use of GreenCampusPoints™ .com. This information allows us to refine and improve the site for our customers. Coremetrics does NOT collect any credit card, user name or password information or any other personally identifiable information nor are they allowed to use data that they collect for us for any other purpose. Additionally, Coremetrics is contractually required to keep all the information collected for us in strict confidence.
GreenCampusPoints™ and EcovaluePoints™ use Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is software that captures data about visitors to the website. It acts as an advanced server log to record data such as:
A visitor´s point of origin
How long a visitor remains on the website.
What kind of computer the visitor is using.
The destination to which visitor departed
What does GCP do with your data?
The tracking information allows GCP to better understand the kind of Traffic who come to our site and what content they´re reading. This allows GCP to make better decisions about design and writing.
Occasionally, GCP will compile aggregate statistics about the number of visitors this site receives and browsers being used. No personally identifying data is included in this type of reporting.
All of GCP activity falls within the bounds of the Google Analytics Terms of Service.
Want to opt out of tracking?
You can also opt out of Google´s advertising tracking cookie or use a browser plugin to opt out of all Google Analytics tracking software
Information We Share with Others
a. Our Facilitators and Contractors: We contract with other companies (credit card processors, shippers, sweepstakes promoters, website developers and others) to provide certain services to GreenCampusPoints™ to fulfill orders, provide sweepstakes and create or maintain our website. In some instances, these Facilitators & contractors may have access to personally identifiable information but they are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information and to use it only for purposes of carrying out GreenCampusPoints™ business.
These companies are usually prohibited by contract from using this information for their own marketing purposes or from sharing this information with anyone other than GreenCampusPoints™ . For example, when you submit a "product review" to the GreenCampusPoints™ website, your information will be received and managed by an independent contractor that organizes the reviews and manages that element of the GreenCampusPoints™ website. Before you submit a review, you should review the "Terms of Use" and "Standards for Reviews" that are linked on the GreenCampusPoints™ website so that you can understand the terms and conditions for acceptance and use of your information.
In some instances, you may choose to deal with some of these contractors directly and provide your personal information to them. In those instances, you should check the privacy policies on their independent websites to make sure you are willing to have your personal information handled to your satisfaction.
For example, when you make a purchase from GreenCampusPoints™ with a credit card, you may choose to use an independent card processor, such as Google Checkout, or a particular form of credit, such as Bill Me Later ("BML"). When these or similar choices are available, you will be notified about the option of checking their respective privacy policies, which will govern the collection and use of personal information that you give to them directly.
b. Third Parties
i. Postal Mailing Partners
From time to time, we make our mailing list (names, postal and e-mail addresses ) available to carefully screened companies whose products and services we believe will be of interest to you. If you prefer that we do not share any information with these companies,complete the following form.
You may also make this request by mail by writing us at the following address:
GreenCampusPoints™
Attn: Customer Service:
P.O. Box 381649
Cambridge, MA 02238-1649
ii. Web Advertising Partners
We may also share your personally-identifiable information, including your name, address, e-mail address, as well as a record of any transactions you conduct on our website or offline with us, with a third-party advertising partner that we contract with, and its service providers, in order to deliver banner advertisements and other advertising tailored to your interests when you visit certain websites. In these instances, it will use the data we provide it anonymously, that is, without any of your identifying information. Our advertising partner is able to do this, in part, by using "cookies" to collect anonymous information about your visits to our Website, and your interaction with our products and services. As with the information we provide, no personally identifiable information is collected in this process and no personal information will be shared further with any other party. To choose not to have this information used by our third-party advertising partner, click here
Your e-mail address is never shared with any third party (except as described above to our contractors and Facilitators who use it ONLY to carry out GreenCampusPoints™ business and our advertising and promotional partner, also as described above.)
Disclosure Exceptions
Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate third parties if we are required to do so by law or we believe that such action is necessary:
To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order;
To protect the company's rights and property;
To investigate reports of fraud or of users sending material using a false e-mail address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
To protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our web site; or
During emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk
Your Choices
We offer choices about the types of information you receive from us. If you prefer not to receive catalogs or other communications from GreenCampusPoints™ or if you prefer to receive them less frequently, use the following form to request a change or cancellation in your mailing subscription.
Please provide the following information exactly as it is has been used in communicating with you, so that we can identify you correctly.
Note concerning web banner advertising: GreenCampusPoints™ may deliver banner advertisements tailored to your interests when you visit certain websites. To unsubscribe from this advertising, use this form instead.
If you no longer wish to receive our E-mail Newsletter, you may unsubscribe by using the link provided in each edition of the e-mail, or by contacting us at:
Because communications are often planned in advance, it may take several weeks for your request to become effective. If, due to human error, you continue to receive unwanted communications, please contact us again and we will make every effort to correct the situation.
E-mail Use:
When you provide us your e-mail address, we may send you e-mails necessary to process your request, or your order, or, if you agree to it, to receive or E-mail Newsletter. For example, after you place an order at GreenCampusPoints™ .com, you will receive an e-mail confirmation and, in most cases, an e-mail with unique ID tracking information, and Points data.
It is our intent to send you promotional e-mail (our E-mail Newsletter) only if you have agreed to receive it. Instructions on how to unsubscribe are included in each edition of the newsletter.
Your e-mail address will be used only for the GreenCampusPoints™ E-mail Newsletter, to respond to your request or to process your order, or to enable our Facilitators to process your request and orders, and will not be shared with any third parties without your approval. Instructions for unsubscribing are included in every e-mail containing promotional material.
Links to Other Sites
Part of our process is designed to link our web site to other sites we partner with to fulfill your orders and requests, and those we think you will enjoy. These sites operate independently of GreenCampusPoints™ and have established their own privacy and security policies. GreenCampusPoints™ does not have any control over these sites privacy practices. For the best online experience, we strongly encourage you to review these policies at any site you visit.
Security
It is our intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you. We use a variety of current technologies and processes for protection of our customer data. We limit the information we provide to outside companies with whom we contract to only what they need to carry out their responsibilities.
We are not a manufacturers, producers, service providers, developers, or marketers of any of the offers promoted by our Facilitators. We act as agent to connect you with our Facilitating partners, who offer their products and services as the appear on the GreenCampusPoints™website, and who are solely responsible delivering on the orders you have placed. Our responsibility is limited to the delivery of emissions-remediation GreenCampusPoints™ Points and accumulating (banking) them on your behalf, and redeeming them according to your instructions pursuant to the terms noted on our website .
When you make a purchase, request a catalog or create an account on our web site, your transactional information is transmitted in a safe, encrypted format. We maintain the data you provide, along with a record of your purchases, and earned Points in a secure database. To best serve you, we may combine this information with data that is publicly available and data that we receive from other reputable sources whose policies meet the Direct Marketing Association's Privacy Promise; more information can be found at http://www.dmaconsumers.org/privacy.html
Privacy of Children on Our Web Site
Our web site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
Policy Changes
From time to time, we may use customer information for unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change, we will post these changes on our web site. We encourage you to review our privacy policy periodically.
This policy was last updated on December 1, 2011.
Questions or Comments?
For questions, comments or assistance, we invite you to contact us:
GreenCampusPoints™
Transactional E-mail Requests
There are areas of GreenCampusPoints™ .com where providing your e-mail address helps to ensure you'll receive better customer service for orders and maintaining account information. It provides us with the ability to personalize your online experience, manage your account, handle Points balances and redemptions, confirm an order, to notify you when orders are shipped, in the event of a backorder, or to answer a question you may have asked in a product review. These instances are transactional e-mail requests. In most cases, your e-mail address is required to complete your request for products and services.
Marketing E-mail Requests
The GreenCampusPoints™ E-Newsletter keeps you updated on the latest promotional offers, new products and improved services. In most cases, you'll receive coupons for discounts and Points to use with purchases you make on-line or at your local retail stores. E-mail communications of this type are marketing e-mail requests. We provide you with the ability to unsubscribe from the GreenCampusPoints™ E-Newsletter in every edition.
Still Have Questions?
Welcome to GreenCampusPoints.com ("Website"). Please take a few minutes to review these Terms and Conditions. The use of the GreenCampusPoints.com website (this "Website") and the sale of products and services offered on this Website are governed by the terms and conditions set forth above and below and all other disclaimers, guidelines, policies, and terms and conditions of sale appearing on this Website. Your use of this Website in any manner, whether browsing, offering your thoughts and ideas, activating an account with us, or making a purchase, constitutes your acknowledgement that you have read the Terms and Conditions and that you agree to follow and be bound by them, and that disputes that may arise under them will be governed by the laws of the State of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles.
These Terms and Conditions May Change
The GreenCampusPoints™ Company, Inc. reserves the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms and Conditions whenever you purchase products from us or use our Website.
Usage Restrictions
You may access and view the content appearing on this Website for personal, non-commercial use only. You may download and/or copy certain portions of the content for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you (a) retain all copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices contained on the content, (b) do not modify or alter the content in any way, and (c) do not make the content available to any third party. GreenCampusPoints™ reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any Content that you download from this Website.
You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes. The following activities are strictly prohibited: (a) misrepresenting the identity of a user; (b) tampering with this Website; and (c) conducting fraudulent activities.
User Comments
We welcome your comments about our Website. However, you represent and warrant to GreenCampusPoints™ , and accept responsibility for, the accuracy, appropriateness, and legality of the Messages. Note that any comments, feedback, notes, messages, ideas, suggestions, or other communications (collectively "Comments") sent to our Website shall be and remain the exclusive property of GreenCampusPoints™.. Your submission of any such Comments shall constitute an assignment to GreenCampusPoints™ of all worldwide rights, titles, and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Comments. GreenCampusPoints™ will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, publish, and distribute any material you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way.
FOR THIS REASON, WE ASK THAT YOU NOT SEND US ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO ASSIGN TO GREENCAMPUSPOINTS™, INCLUDING ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE MATERIALS SUCH AS STORIES, PRODUCT IDEAS, COMPUTER CODE OR ORIGINAL ARTWORK.
Hyperlinks to Other Websites
To the extent our Website contains hyperlinks to outside services and resources, the availability and content of which GreenCampusPoints™ does not control, any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any hyperlink thereto, should be directed to the particular outside service or resource.
Disclaimer
This Website and all Content available on this Website are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You acknowledge that your use of this Website is at your sole risk, that you assume full responsibility for all costs associated with all necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment you use in connection with your use of this Website, and that GreenCampusPoints™ shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of this Website.
GreenCampusPoints™ attempts to ensure that the Content on this Website is complete and current. As indicated in the terms set forth below, GreenCampusPoints™ cannot guarantee that the information contained on this Website will not contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Such errors, inaccuracies, or omissions may relate to price or to product description or availability. GreenCampusPoints™ reserves the right to correct any error, inaccuracy, or omission, or to change or update the content without prior notice to you. Further, GreenCampusPoints™ reserves the right to refuse or cancel any orders containing any error, inaccuracy, or omission, whether or not the order has been submitted, confirmed and/or your credit card has been charged. If your credit card has been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, GreenCampusPoints™ shall promptly arrange to issue a credit to your credit card.
Proprietary Rights
GreenCampusPoints™ logos and trademarks, as well as other marks, trade names, trademarks, and logos on this Website, are the properties of their respective owners. You may not use, reproduce, copy, or manipulate such logos in any manner without the prior written consent of the owner.
The entire contents of this Website, including text, images, music, sound, photographs, video, illustrations, icons, graphics, headers, data, information, and software (collectively, "Content") are subject to copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights or licenses held by GreenCampusPoints™ or a GreenCampusPoints™ affiliate or by third parties who have licensed their rights to GreenCampusPoints™. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the U.S. and international copyright laws and GreenCampusPoints™ owns, to the fullest extent allowed by such law, the copyright in the arrangement, coordination, enhancement, and selection of such Content or this Website. Except as provided above, you may not make copy, modify, or create derivative works of the Content. In addition, you may not distribute, publish, transmit, reuse, repost, and "frame" the Content in any manner or sell or attempt to sell the Content.
Limitations of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL GREENCAMPUSPOINTS™, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, FACILITATORS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE-WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR RESULTS OF USE OF, THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF GREENCAMPUSPOINTS™ OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT THEREON, OR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THIS WEBSITE. IF ANY PORTION OF THIS LIMITATION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN GREENCAMPUSPOINTS™ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES, IN WHICH CASE THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Links to Third Party Websites
This Website will contain links to other sites that are neither owned nor operated by GreenCampusPoints™, although some such sites will have an affiliation with GreenCampusPoints™ (collectively, "Third Party Sites"). Such links are provided for your convenience only. GreenCampusPoints™ makes no representations whatsoever about any Third Party Sites which you may access through this Website, as GreenCampusPoints™ has no control over the content appearing on such Third Party Sites. Moreover, a link to a Third Party Site does not imply and does not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, approval, or responsibility for the content on, or the use of, such Third Party Site. No rights to use or copy the information on this Website or the Third Party Site is granted or implied. Please Note: The Terms of Use and Privacy Policies applicable to Third-party Sites may differ significantly from those of GreenCampusPoints™. You are encouraged to review the applicable privacy policies of such Third Party Sites.
Miscellaneous
The Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and GreenCampusPoints™ with respect to this Website. The Terms and Conditions supercede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between you and GreenCampusPoints™ with respect to this Website. No modification of the Terms and Conditions shall be effective unless it is authorized by GreenCampusPoints™. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is found to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be constructed in a manner to closely reflect, as much as possible, the intentions of the parties, with the other provisions remaining in full force and effect.
Venue for Disputes
Any action relating to the use of the Website, catalogs or any transaction with GreenCampusPoints™ must be brought in the state or federal courts located in the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts
Last Updated: December 1, 2011
