madParrot.com is a free service designed to facilitate access and retrieval of information about internet web sites selling products and services on-line. madParrot.com is a shopping guide with focus on providing useful information about all merchants listed in our directories (e.g. the capability to receive payments via credit card, the availability of secure servers to handle payment transactions, the country of origin of the merchant and the country where goods and services are delivered, the shop language and more).

Being a free service we collect information from our visitors in order to tailor our visitors' experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in. The information collected through the monitoring of web site hits and through users' and merchants' registrations can be shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis (e.g. 30% of our users indicated interest in sport goods) - there is no way to connect this type of information to individual users. madParrot.com never discloses personally identifying information to any third-party if not in special cases of necessity to bring legal action against someone who is violating madParrot.com Terms and Conditions or is putting at risk individual safety or security. Information you provide are held in the strictest confidence unless you indicate otherwise.

Information we collect When you are connected to the Internet, your computer has a unique internet identification number (IP address). We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is used to gather broad demographic information. We use cookies (pieces of information that web sites store in your computer) to deliver content specific to your interests and to save your password to your mymadparrot.com area so that users don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.

Users' Registration madParrot.com provides users with the ability to register their interest profiles and customise a dedicated area of the site (mymadparrot.com accessed with login and password) where their shopping experience can be stored and easily accessed. Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name and email address). We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the user information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Merchants' Registration madParrot.com provides merchants with the ability to access (login and password required) their shop profiles and submit the most updated information about their on-line ventures. Merchants can submit the latest product and service offers to the benefit of madParrot.com visitors. We use merchant contact information from the registration form to send merchants information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. The merchant's contact information is also used to contact the merchant when necessary. Merchants may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Newsletter madParrot.com visitors can subscribe to our newsletter providing their email address. Email addresses held in the strictest confidence unless you indicate otherwise.

Surveys Our online surveys ask visitors for contact information (like their email address) and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We use contact data from our surveys to send the user information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis. madParrot.com never discloses personally identifying information to any third-party.

Sweepstakes We run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like their email address) and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We use contact data from our contests to send users information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis. madParrot.com never discloses personally identifying information to any third-party.

Public Forums madParrot.com makes forums and message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. madParrot.com shall not be liable for misuse of personal information you disclosed in any of our public forums / message boards.

Choice/Opt-Out madParrot.com provides users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor. madParrot.com gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service.
You can send an email to: madparrot@madparrot.com

Correct/Update This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided. To correct or update your user and/or merchant membership profile use your login and password to access your administration area and make relevant amendments or send an email to: madparrot@madparrot.com

Contacting madParrot.com If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact the madParrot.com team at the following address: madparrot@madparrot.com