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Privacy Policy

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for TomatoUniversity.com.

Collection of Data/Contact Information/Financial Information and use thereof:

  1. We store the IP Address of every request that we receive and how many requests per hour they make. This is done for better security as well as to help us monitor and administer our web application.

    Furthermore, we will attempt to tie a user with an IP Address. This is done for the protection of our users as a means to help prevent illegal login attempts.

  2. Our website places cookies on your computers hard drive through your web browser to keep track of your identity for the purposes of saving your logged-in state so that you do not have to log in each time you visit our website. Cookies allow our website to recognize your computer when you access the website.

  3. You can register at TomatoUniversity.com with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net as well as GoDaddy.com, to safely and securely accept credit cards on our site.

    The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card processing networks. See an online payments diagram to see how it works.

    The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:

    • 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.
    • Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.
    • Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

    TomatoUniversity.com is registered with the Authorize.Net Verified Merchant Seal program.

    For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy.

  4. We make every attempt to store as little customer sensitive information as possible on our servers. Credit card numbers are securely passed to Authorize.Net and none of that information is saved in our database. We bill clients using Authorize's API where we send them the client id number and the amount we wish to bill and Authorize.Net will then bill the client. This is the most secure way possible for our client's, as their sensitive information will only be sent through over tcp/ip connection once from our site and stored securely at Authorize.Net.

  5. Our website's registration and order forms require users to provide us with contact information to establish subscription accounts and purchase services and products. TomatoUniversity.com collects each users name, address, city, state, postal code, telephone number and e-mail address. We use this information to contact the user regarding subscriptions, orders and administrative matters.

  6. TomatoUniversity.com does not rent, sell or exchange user information, and generally restricts access to user information to qualified TomatoUniverity employees, contractors and agents. TomatoUniversity.com may transmit a customers credit card data only to the appropriate credit card company and/or credit card payment processing company. Third parties who need access to TomatoUniversity.com user information to provide operational or other support services are required by TomatoUniversity.com to maintain high standards of security. TomatoUniversity.com gathers only user information that is needed to administer its business and enhance and improve its services and products.

  7. TomatoUniversity.com may disclose a users contact or financial information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with an order of a court or government authority, or a subpoena. TomatoUniversity.com may also disclose a users contact or financial information in the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to protect TomatoUniversity.com or the website, or enforce the applicable Terms and Conditions, in conjunction with an investigation or legal, equitable or administrative action or proceeding.

  8. TomatoUniversity.com may collect information on the services and products viewed by you on the website. TomatoUniversity.com may use this information to customize your experience and suggest and offer you products according to your preferences. TomatoUniversity.com may use this information to identify patterns and trends of use, but will only release or publish any such information in a manner that preserves your anonymity.

  9. TomatoUniversity.com may transfer part or all of your information in the case of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other sale of all or a portion of TomatoUniversity.com's assets or stock.

  10. Links to Other Websites

    This website contains links to other websites. TomatoUniversity.com is not responsible for the privacy practices, security practices or the content of such websites.

  11. Site Intended for Use by Adults

    This website is intended for use by adults. TomatoUniversity.com does not knowingly collect or publish any information personally identifying any child under age 13. Children under age 13 should not access this website and should not post any information personally identifying themselves anywhere on the website, such as a chat room, forum, message board and/or news group.

  12. The security of this website and your information is of great importance to TomatoUniversity.com. This website has reasonable security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of your information under our control, but we make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss, misuse or alteration, and we shall have no liability to you or any third party from any loss, misuse or alteration. We do not warrant that your access to the website is completely secure.

  13. You should promptly notify TomatoUniversity.com if your account, user name or password have been lost or stolen. TomatoUniversity.com will never ask you for your password. If you need a new user name and/or password, we will generate a new user name and password automatically through its computers and send it to your e-mail or postal address.

  14. Anti-Spam Policy/Opt-out Choice

    We are committed to providing users of this website with the choice to receive or not receive e-mails and/or other communications from TomatoUniversity.com. We strive to comply with the CAN-SPAM Act. We only send commercial e-mails to new users who have requested or consented to receive e-mails about our services and products. We do not send unsolicited commercial e-mails (spam), buy or sell e-mail lists, or use purchased or harvested e-mail lists. We offer commercial e-mail recipients the opportunity to opt-out of further communications in every e-mail. If you would like to opt-out of receiving further communications, please visit the Contact page.

    Please note that we may not include the opt-out information in non-commercial e-mails (i.e., e-mails concerning your order, the websites Terms and Conditions of Use, etc.). If you have questions or concerns regarding a non-commercial e-mail, please contact us using the information under Contacting TomatoUniversity.com below.

  15. Modification of Contact Information and/or Financial Information

    If you would like to modify your contact and/or financial information on our database, please log onto your account by clicking the Login link on the website. Once logged on, click on the Dashboard link and the Edit Profile link. You will be able to edit your contact and financial information on the Edit Contact Info page. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to remove or modify your information offline, please contact TomatoUniversity.com using one of the following modes:

    Real Estate Tomato
    1433 Coldren Rd.
    Paradise, CA 95969
    (530) 872-0892
    tu@realestatetomato.com
    www.TomatoUniversity.com

  16. Changes to the Privacy Policy

    TomatoUniversity.com may change this Privacy Policy from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion. Please check this website regularly for changes. Substantive revisions to this Privacy Policy shall apply only prospectively.

  17. Effective Date April 8th, 2010