Terms & Conditions

A. GENERAL

Thank you for visiting http://cintaa.cftclients.com (Site / Web Site).By continued access to this site you give your implied consent to the terms and conditions mentioned hereunder, in case of refusal, we request you to leave the site. This Privacy Policy applies only to personally identifiable information collected on the Web sites where this Privacy Policy is posted and does not apply to any other information collected by http://cintaa.cftclients.com through any other means. This Privacy Policy applies to use and sharing of personally identifiable information collected before, on, and after the date that this Privacy Policy is posted. We will also apply this Privacy Policy to personally identifiable information collected in the course of Non-Registered Transactions (as defined below) that occurred prior to the date that this Privacy Policy is posted, but only if the members accepts the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

http://cintaa.cftclients.com (the “Web Site”) is controlled and run by CINTAA. As used in this Privacy Policy, CINTAA includes all of its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, portals, websites, as well as companies that generally offer their products and services under the “CINTAA” brand name, and are referred to in this Privacy Policy as “we,” “us,” “our,” and “ourselves.”

In keeping with the traditions of CINTAA, we refer to users of http://cintaa.cftclients.com as “members.” 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, telephone number, credit card details, bank account details, gender, and age. When other information, such as consumer product preferences or a number of children, 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.” Finally, the terms of this Privacy Policy are subject to all applicable laws.

B. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY US

~ Information You Provide to Us ~

• Much of the personally identifiable information we receive comes directly from members who are interested in obtaining s membership and services from us. Typically, this information includes the members’ name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and information about your interests in and use of various services, In the course of these various offerings. We may also collect other types of information such as gender, age, number of children, and personal interests, which we may associate with personally identifiable information. If you obtain online membership or use services from us, we will note, for example, credit card information, the type of services used, and the date of the usage. We collect personal information when you register on, log on, or visit our Web sites, including when you participate in activities on our Web sites,
• At some stage in this site, you may also submit information about other people. For example, you might submit a person’s name and e-mail address to share an article / story OR you might submit the recipient’s name and address, if you are sending a product /gift directly to that person.
• At certain parts of some of our sites, only persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information will be able to avail of special offers, to order products, programs, and services or otherwise participate in the site’s activities and offerings. The Information so provided shall be completely voluntary.
• We make chat rooms, forums, instant messenger and message boards and other services available to you. Please understand that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We have no control over its use and you should exercise caution when disclosing your personal information to anyone.
• If you use a bulletin board or chat room on this site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.
• We are the sole owners of your information collected by us at several different points on our Website.

~ Information Collected Through Technology ~

• We collect information through technology to make our sites more interesting and useful to you. For instance, when you come to one of our sites we collect your IP address. An IP address is often associated with the portal through which you enter the Internet, like your ISP (Internet service provider). Standing alone your IP address is not personally identifiable. We also may use IP addresses to collect information regarding the frequency with which our members visit various parts of our sites. We may combine this information with personally identifiable information.
• Our Web sites also use cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer while you are viewing the Web site. We and other companies use cookies for a variety of purposes. For instance, when you return to one of our sites after logging in, cookies provide information to the site so that the site will remember who you are. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won’t have access to many features that make your Web experience smoother (like the features mentioned above) and some of our services will not function properly.
• Our Web sites use a variety of technical methods for tracking purposes, including Web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of Web sites. We also use these technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on our Web sites, such as the frequency with which our users visit various parts of our Web sites. These technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. We also use these technical methods in HTML e-mails that we send our members to determine whether our members have opened those e-mails and/or clicked on links in those e-mails. The information from use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is personally identifiable.
• Many advertisements are managed and placed on our Web sites by third parties. These companies are called “network advertisers.” Network advertisers who place advertisements on our Web sites may also use cookies and Web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information when you click on or move your cursor over one of their banner advertisements. You may not realize this information is being collected. In some cases, we may have access to information from Web beacons and cookies used by network advertisers on our sites and this information may permit us to identify other sites that you have visited that are also associated with the network advertiser. Finally, once you’ve clicked on an advertisement and have left our Web sites, our Privacy Policy no longer applies and you must read the privacy policy of the advertiser to see how your personal information will be handled on their site.
• We, our service providers, advertisers and affiliates may collect various types of non-personally identifiable information when you visit any of our sites. A list representing  the types of non-personally identifiable information we may collect include: current Internet protocol address and type of browser you are using , the type of operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider , the web pages you have visited, sites visited before and after you visit our site, the type of handheld or mobile device used to view the site, location information, the content you have accessed and the advertisements you have been shown and/or clicked on.
• When you provide information through social media account, it can help enable us to do things like (1) give you exclusive content, (2) personalize your online experience with us within and outside our applications or websites, and (3) contact you through the social networking sites or directly by sending you the latest news, special offerings, and rewards. By doing so, you consent to the use of this information in accordance with our privacy policy. When you provide personal information to us through an application, on our sites, or on social networking sites, it may be publicly viewed by other members of these sites and we cannot prevent further use of the information by third parties.
• Through some social networking sites’ privacy settings, you can control what data you share. For more information about how social networking sites handle your personal information, please refer to their privacy policies and terms of use.

~ Information That We Collect from Others ~

• We may supplement personally identifiable information that we have collected directly from our members with other information that we obtain from third parties and other members / affiliates of CNTAA.
• In addition, we may obtain information about individuals who are not yet users of our Web sites or members of CINTAA. In addition, when we associate information that we obtain from third parties or other members / affiliates of CINTAA with personally identifiable information that we have collected under this Privacy Policy, we will treat the acquired information like the information that we collected ourselves and, except as permitted by this Privacy Policy, the information will not be shared with third parties.

C. HOW WE USE AND SHARE THE INFORMATION

CINTAA may use your personally identifiable information in many ways, including sending you promotional materials, and sharing your information with third parties so that these third parties can send you promotional materials. (By “promotional materials,” we mean communications that directly promote the use of our Web sites, or the purchase of products or services.)

1. CINTAA and Co-Branding Participants 
   • Personally identifiable information collected under this Privacy Policy is shared among and used by CINTAA for many purposes. For example, CINTAA may use your personal information to send you promotional materials about services (including special offers and promotions) either offered by CINTAA or offered by third parties. These promotional materials may be sent to you by postal mail, e-mail or other means. Please keep in mind, however, that when you purchase or request products or services from CINTAA, promotional materials may accompany delivery of that product or service.
   • CINTAA may also use your personal information for many purposes other than sending you information/ notifications and / or circulars. (We refer to all of these types of uses of your personal information that do not involve the sending of promotional materials as “Operational Uses.”)For example, we may use your information to complete transactions requested by you (such as online membership or usage of services offered on our Web sites), or to send you administrative communications either about your account with us or about features of our Web sites, including any future changes to this Privacy Policy.
   • In addition to using your personal information within CINTAA, CINTAA, may share your personal information with associations that are affiliated and / or related to CINTAA or offer services under brand name of CINTAA These companies are called “licensees.” For example, a company that publishes and sells books under the “CINTAA” brand would be such a licensee.
   • CINTAA may also share your information with companies that offer products and/or services that are co-branded using brand names of CINTAA.
   • When CINTAA shares personal information with third parties acting as licensees and co-branding participants, these licensees and co-branding participants are restricted by contract from using the personal information for any marketing or promotional purpose that is not related to a licensed or co-branded product or service.
   • Finally, CINTAA. may take your personally identifiable information and make it non-personally identifiable, either by combining it with information about other individuals (aggregating your information with information about other individuals), or by removing characteristics (such as your name) that make the information personally identifiable to you (de-personalizing your information). Given the nature of this information, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy upon the right of CINTAA. to aggregate or de-personalize your personal information, and CINTAA. may use and/or share with third parties the resulting non-personally identifiable information in any way.
2. Third Parties Offering Promotions, Products, or Services 
   • CINTAA may share your personal information with selected third parties so that they can send you promotional materials about goods and services (including special offers and promotions) offered by them. When sharing your information for promotional purposes, CINTAA attempts to select only reputable companies that offer high quality products and services.
   • Moreover, CINTAA will not share your e-mail address with third parties for promotional purposes, except when you consent to such sharing in the course of your participation in a Sponsored Activity.
   • CINTAA may disclose personally identifiable information to third parties whose practices are not covered by this privacy statement (e.g., other marketers, magazine publishers, retailers, participatory databases, and non-profit organizations) that want to market products or services to you.
   • When CINTAA shares your personal information with a third party under any circumstance described in this “Third Parties Offering Promotions, Products, or Services” section, your personal information will become permanently subject to the information use and sharing practices of the third party, and the third party will not be restricted by this Privacy Policy with respect to its use and further sharing of your personal information.
   • CINTAA may also share your personal information when you respond to promotional materials from CINTAA. and authorize a third party to use your personal information for purposes such as, for example, sending you additional promotional materials, providing you a product or service, or entering you in a contest, sweepstakes or game. (We refer to all of these activities and requests as “Sponsored Activities.”) When you participate in Sponsored Activities, you will either be required or requested to agree that the sponsor or business associate may use your personal information (including, in some cases, your e-mail address) in accordance with the sponsor or business associate’s privacy practices.
3. Companies That Facilitate Communications and Transactions with You
   • Sometimes CINTA also works with other companies who help either gather your information or communicate with you. Except as separately permitted by other provisions of this Privacy Policy, these companies are allowed to gather, receive, and use your information only for the purposes described in this paragraph or as required by law.
4. Disclosures Required By Law and Disclosures to Help Protect the Security and Safety of Our Web Sites, CINTAA. and Others
   • CINTAA will disclose personal information when it believes in good faith that such disclosures (a) are required by law, including, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena, or (b) will help to: enforce our Terms of Use; protect your safety or security, including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; and/or, protect the safety and security of our Web sites, CINTAA, and/or third parties, including the safety and security of property that belongs to CINTAA. or third parties.
   • We may disclose personally identifiable in response to a law enforcement agency’s request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our sites and applicable laws or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements.
   • We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, to offer you other, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you, to enforce the legal terms that govern your use of our sites, and/or for the purposes for which you provided the information.
   • We may sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you about our meetings, elections, update on issues facing the industry or when we make changes to our subscriber agreements, to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter, or to contact you about your account with us.
   • The information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We may use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you products, programs, or services.
   • If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., a letter to our editors, comments sent to our artists, a posting to a blog or a discussion board, a video), we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us.
   • We may on occasion combine information we collect through our sites with information that we collect from other sources .We use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our sites, to deliver more relevant marketing messages and advertisements and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information to analyze usage of our sites, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.
5. Others
   • Some of our sites contain links to or integrations with other sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., whose information practices may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites’ privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.
   • We also use the services of reputable third parties to provide us with data collection, reporting, ad response measurement, and site analytics, as well as to assist with delivery of relevant marketing messages and advertisements. These third parties may view, edit or set their own cookies. We, our third party service providers, advertisers and/or partners may also place web beacons for these third parties. The use of these technologies by these third parties is subject to their own privacy policies and is not covered by this privacy statement.
   • Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this privacy statement.

D. CHOICES YOU HAVE ABOUT THE COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

CINTAA provides members with the opportunity of deciding whether to receive unsolicited communications from CINTAA and share personal information. This applies to information sent to Third Parties for promotions, products, and/or services unrelated to a specific transaction and information shared with CINTAA, licensees, co-branding participants, and others from time to time. You may make this decision when you first register on the Web Site and you may change your decision at any time by visiting the website and following the required instructions for change

E. CORRECTION OF  INFORMATION

• Access to personally identifiable information that is collected from our sites and that we maintain may be available to you. For example, if you created a password-protected account within our site, you can access that account to review the information you provided.
• CINTAA provides you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use and sharing of your information.In accordance with local law, your controls and choices may include:
• You may correct, update and delete your registration account
• You may change your choices for subscriptions, newsletters and alerts
• You may choose whether to receive from us offers and promotions for our products and services, or products and services that we think may be of interest to you
• You may choose whether we share your personal information with other companies so they can send you offers and promotions about their products and services
• You may choose whether to receive targeted advertising from many ad networks, data exchanges, marketing analytics and other service providers here
• You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and that we amend or delete it and we request third parties with whom we have shared the information do the same.