CENTURY RESOURCES, INC. PRIVACY POLICY

Purpose

Century Resources, Inc. is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our users and maintaining a secure online environment for our online fundraising programs.  This “Privacy Policy” describes the information we may collect online and the manner that we use such information.

Collection & Disclosure of Information

This website, including the Century Web Store, is not intended for users 12 years of age or under.  Students age 12 or under may not access or use this website, but a parent may access and use the website on the student’s behalf.  Century Resources, Inc. does not intentionally or knowingly collect on this website personally identifiable information from persons age 12 or under.

Requesting Merchandise or Services

If you request merchandise or services using Century Resources, Inc.’s website, we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself, which may include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, group number, and credit card number (“personal information”).  This personal information will be necessary for you to order and receive goods or services, to be billed properly, and for us to credit the student and the fundraising group with the sale.

Century Resources, Inc. will use your personal information to process orders, to bill and collect amounts due, to process returns, and to credit the student and the fundraising group with the sale, and it may use this personal information as set forth in the General section below.  Century Resources, Inc. may share your personal information with third-party entities that assist with order processing, billing and collection.  Credit card numbers will be processed through a secure SSL connection and will not be stored for a period of time longer than necessary to complete the processing of your order and any returns.  Century Resources, Inc. will not disclose a customer’s credit card information to a third party for any reason, except as necessary to process your order and any returns.

Student/Parent Use of Web Letters & Contest Information

Parents and students age 13 or older who use this website to send web letters via our e-mail service to notify friends and family about fundraiser activity will be asked to input their own personal e-mail address, their name, their group number and the names and e-mail addresses of those to whom the letter will be sent (included in definition of “personal information”).  Century Resources, Inc. will use this information to send the web letters you request be sent and to confirm back to you the sending of the emails, and it may also use this information to administer any related contest(s) detailed below and as set forth in the General section below.  The web letter will contain information and guidance for recipients to participate in the fundraiser.  In addition, the web letter will also disclose the name and e-mail address of the student or parent who sent the web letter.

Official Contest Rules

  1. HOW TO ENTER:  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  To be eligible to participate in this contest, a student or parent must be taking part in a Century Resources, Inc. fundraising project during the window for contest entries.  All Century Resources, Inc. fundraising projects during the window for contest entries are included in this contest.  To enter, participants must submit their name, their email address, their group number, and the names and email addresses of those to whom the participant wants the web letter, notifying friends and family about the fundraising project, sent via Century Resources, Inc.’s email service.  During the window for contest entries, each time a participant submits the names and email addresses of five individuals and the emails are deliverable, the participant is entered in the drawing, this is considered one entry.  Incomplete submissions, duplicate names or email addresses, or emails that are undeliverable will be disqualified and not counted toward an entry.  Entries per person are unlimited.  Students age 12 and under may not access or participate in this contest, but a parent may access and use the website on the student’s behalf.     All entries shall become the property of Century Resources, Inc.  Century Resources, Inc. is not responsible for lost, misdirected or delayed submissions or emails or computer error. Entries received by telephone, fax, courier or personal delivery will not be accepted.
  2. Identification must be produced upon request.  Employees of Century Resources Inc., its advertising and promotional agencies and their respective affiliates and associates and such employees' immediate family members and persons with whom such employees are domiciled are excluded from this contest.
  3. The window for contest entries will open on August 1, 2008 and close December 31, 2008.  Prizes will be awarded no later than January 31, 2009.

  4. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of participants and entries submitted in all of the Century Resources, Inc. fundraising projects during the window for contest entries set out above.
  5. The contest will have 10 winners.  The winners will be randomly selected by a computer from all eligible entries.  Should any winner be disqualified, a substitute winner will be randomly selected by a computer.
  6. The 10 winners of the contest will receive their choice of an 8GB iPod™ Touch, a Wii™ gaming console, or a Two Hundred and Fifty Dollar [$250.00] Visa® Debit Card. 
    1. Century Resources Inc., retains the rights, in its absolute and sole discretion, to make substitutions of equivalent kind or approximate value in the event of the unavailability of any prize or component of the prize for any reason whatsoever.
    2. Approximate values of the prizes vary
    3. Any prize awarded by Century Resources, Inc. does not come with any warranty or guarantee.  In the event a prize malfunctions or does not operate properly, participants must contact the prize manufacturer for any repair, exchange or replacement.
    4. A prize is not redeemable for its cash value and must be accepted as awarded; and
    5. By accepting a prize, the winner and any guest(s) agree(s) to hold Century Resources, Inc. harmless from any loss, damages, or injury that may be associated with use or operation of the prize(s).
  7. Decisions of Century Resources, Inc. as to the conducting of the contest, disqualified entries, and the contest winners are final.
  8. Winners will be notified either via email by Century Resources, Inc. or through school or sponsor personnel.
  9. Prize Eligibility:
    1. Contest winner must be attending the school participating in the fundraiser on the date the prize is awarded;
    2. To be eligible to be awarded a prize, the person(s) whose name(s) is chosen randomly by a computer as being a winner will be required to prove their age and, if under 13 years of age, provide written confirmation from a parent that the parent entered on the child’s behalf, before the prize is awarded to them; and
    3. A parent/guardian of the winner must sign a release form as prepared and accepted by Century Resources Inc., acknowledging their agreement to and understanding of the complete contest rules and authorizing the use, without additional compensation, of the winner’s name and image for any advertising purposes which Century Resources may deem appropriate.
  10. For additional contest information or questions regarding the contest, participants may contact Century Resources, Inc. by mail at3730 Lockbourne Rd. Columbus, OH 43207 or by telephone at 1-800-444-7977.
  11. This contest is subject to all applicable federal and state laws.
  12. Century Resources, Inc. reserves the right to withdraw or terminate this contest at any time without prior notice.
  13. Contest open to U.S residents only.  This contest shall be void as to entrants located outside the United States.
  14. Note: iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.  All rights reserved.  Apple is not a participant in or sponsor of this program.  Wii is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America Inc.  All rights reserved.  Nintendo is not a participant in or sponsor of this program. Visa is a registered service mark of Visa International Service Association.  All rights reserved.  Visa is not a participant in or sponsor of this program.

ND: 4820-6019-6866, v.  1

General

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect information regarding your use of our website through a cookie that is stored by your internet browser.  Cookies are a small line of text generated by a site’s server and sent to a user’s browser, which enable the browser and server to better communicate with each other.  Century Resources, Inc. uses a cookie to temporarily store a user’s Group Number, so the user does not have to input the same information multiple times during a visit to the site.  Century Resources, Inc. does not use cookies to track your navigation and usage of other web sites on the Internet.  The cookie containing Group Number information is automatically deleted once the user closes the internet browser.

E-mail addresses that users share with Century Resources, Inc. may receive marketing materials to improve fund raising sales.  If you receive e-mail correspondence that you no longer wish to receive, you may opt out of receiving additional e-mail correspondence by clicking a link at the bottom of the email.  In addition, you may contact Century Resources, Inc. at info@cenres.com to report any problems you may experience.

By using this website and providing us with your personal information, you are consenting to Century Resources, Inc.’s collection and use of your personal information.  Century Resources, Inc. will not sell your personal information to any third party for purposes of marketing.  You may request to have all of the personal information that was collected removed from our database by sending a message to info@cenres.com, identifying the subject of the email as “Privacy,” and, unless we are prohibited by law, we will remove such information in a timely manner.  Century Resources, Inc. reserves the right to disclose a user’s personal information as follows:

  • as required by law or legal process and/or to cooperate with municipal, state and federal officials in any law-enforcement investigation;
  • as deemed necessary by Century Resources, Inc. to protect the property or safety of Century Resources, Inc., its staff, visitors to the website or any other third parties; and
  • in the event that the business assets of Century Resources, Inc. are acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets.

Century Resources, Inc. also reserves the right to amend or modify this privacy policy.

Security

Century Resources, Inc. realizes that a secure online environment is of utmost importance to protect your personal and financial information.  We take strong security precautions both online and offline.  All user and customer information we collect on our website is secured against unauthorized access by a server located in Columbus, Ohio.  In order to protect your data offline, Century Resources, Inc.’s employee access to sensitive information is restricted, and only authorized personnel may access specific information as needed.