Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting www.shamed.us (“Site”), owned and operated by Shamed.US, LLC (“Shamed,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information that we may gather from visitors to our Site.

1. Information Collection Practices

Shamed collects different types of information about you (collectively, “Personal Information”):

• User Information.
  User Information is the information voluntarily provided by you to us either through direct communication or when you use our Site which Personal Information includes, but may not be limited to, your name, mailing address, e-mail address, financial data and demographic data (such as your zip code and age).

• Usage Data
  We may collect non-personal information about your interactions with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Usage Data also includes data collected from Cookies and Web Beacons.

• Publicly Available Information
  We may also collect from both users and non-users publicly available information from various databases, government entities, commercial data providers, and websites to create our content and improve our Site.

• Uses of Information Collected
  Your Personal Information may be used to:

• Provide and maintain the Site;
• Improve our website and user experience;
• Allow access and use of the Site;
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service;
• Provide updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes;
• Process your transactions;
• Protect the security and integrity of our website and your information;
• For testing, research, analysis, and product development;

Although our Site is intended for US residents only, your Personal Information may be transferred to other countries and territories, which may have different privacy laws from your country of residence. We strive to safeguard your information consistent with applicable international laws.

• Cookies and Web Beacons:
  Cookies and web beacons are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. Shamed collects information through cookies and web beacons about your web browsing activities. We may use cookies and web beacons on our Site for the following purposes:
• Analyzing internet traffic and the number of visitors to the Site and other websites that we partner with;
• Analyzing how you use and interact with the Site;
• Improving Shamed’s offerings;
• Optimizing your experience;
• Providing anonymous individual or aggregate auditing, research, modeling, and reporting for our advertisers and other partners;
• Storing your password;
• Offering you relevant advertising and content; and
• Operating our Site.

Please note that cookies may be placed by a third-party service provider who performs these functions for us. These third parties may have their own privacy policies.

• Sharing of Personal Information
  We may share your Personal Information with advertisers, and other third parties in order to improve our service to you. We will not share your Financial Data with third parties, though we may share Financial Data with businesses that assist us by performing necessary services (such as hosting, billing, data storage and security) related to operation of the Site. Those business partners agree to uphold the same standards described in this Privacy Policy, and they will only use your Financial Data to carry out their designated obligations to Shamed.

We also disclose your Personal Information to the following categories of third parties:

• Third parties to whom you or your agents authorize us to disclose your Personal Information in connection with products or services we provide to you;
• Law enforcement personnel when appropriately requested in Shamed’s discretion, and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations; and
• Third parties as required to us, our customers, or others.

Lastly, we may be required to disclose your Personal Information if we are involved in corporate sale or reorganization of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us is among the assets transferred.

• Interest Based Ads
  We may also share your Personal Information with third parties who may use it for advertising purposes, including to serve targeted advertising on unaffiliated third-party sites. These companies may utilize cookies, pixels, or other technologies to collect user information during your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. To opt out of these types of ads, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative for information about how to opt-out of interest-based advertising by their members.  See http://www.thenai.org for general information about the NAI and https://thenai.org/opt-out/ for the opt-out page.
• Email Marketing
  To unsubscribe from receiving email messages from us, from our affiliates or from other third parties, click on the “Unsubscribe” link contained in each email.

1. Testimonials
   We may publish testimonials provided on our Site in addition to other endorsements. If you provide a testimonial, we may publish it using your information.

• Confidentiality and Security of Personal Information
• Ability to Access, Update, and Correct Personal Information
  At any time you may contact Shamed via email to request that your Personal Information no longer be shared by Shamed. In the event that your Personal Information is lost, stolen, or used without permission, promptly contact Shamed to update the Personal Information we have on file for you. Note that this does not refer to the Publicly Available Information that is searchable on our site.

Unless otherwise set forth in your Contract with Shamed, if you wish to terminate your account, please email Shamed, but note that we may retain cached or archived copies of your information to provide you services and to process your information as requested by you. We will retain and use your information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

• User Ability to Download/Suppress Publicly Available Information
  We may share your Publicly Available Information with other users of our Site when they conduct a search on our Site.
• Third-Party Sites
  The Site may contain links to websites not operated by Shamed. Shamed shall not be responsible for such websites. You should review the policies of each site you visit. Please also note that information posted to chat rooms and other forums accessed through the Site may be available to the general public.
• Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy
  Shamed expressly reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy by posting an updated Privacy Policy to the Site which shall be effective and supersede any prior policy immediately upon posting.  Your continued use of the Site acts as your acquiescence to the updated policy.
• NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA, VIRGINIA, CONNECTICUT, UTAH, AND COLORADO: Additional privacy policies, specifically developed and maintained for residents of California, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, and Colorado, are found within this Privacy Policy. If you are a resident of these states, you may have additional rights regarding use of your personal information.
• Supplemental Notice for Nevada Residents
  If you are a resident of Nevada, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of certain Personal Information to third parties who intend to license or sell that Personal Information. You can exercise this right by visiting our opt out page, or contacting us by email.
• Additional Information for Residents of California, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, Colorado, and Texas regarding Personal Information We Collect and Share
  The information Shamed has collected as well as the categories of third parties with whom we may have shared this information, are described in the table below. (Note that the table below also includes our disclosures of Publicly Available Information, even though such information is technically not considered Personal Information under most US state laws).

iii. Sharing of Personal Information

Shamed may share the names and email addresses of users with third party affiliates (“Referral Affiliates”) to use for their independent marketing purposes: Shamed may receive compensation from said Referral Affiliates if you use their services. You can opt out by contacting us. If you are a resident of Texas we may sell your sensitive personal data.

• Rights and Choices

Subject to applicable law, if you are a resident of California, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, or Colorado, you may have the following rights:

• To Access: to obtain a copy of the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
• Deletion: to request that Shamed delete your Personal Information to the extent Shamed is permitted to delete it by applicable law.
• Opt-Out of “Sale” and Certain Sharing Practices: you have the right to opt-out of certain information sharing practices with third parties who do not act as our service providers. In some states, like California, this information sharing may qualify as a “share” or a “sale,” while in other states, like Virginia, this information sharing may qualify as “targeted advertising” (collectively, “personalized advertising”). If you wish to opt-out of personalized advertising, you can opt out of said sharing by contacting us.
• Correction: to request the correction of inaccurate Personal Information that we may have on file about you.  This right is limited to Shamed’s verification of the information you seek to correct.

• Verification and Appeal Process: We are required by law to take reasonable steps to verify your identity prior to responding to your request. In order to do so we may verify your request by asking for information sufficient to confirm your identity. Requests may be granted in whole, in part, or not at all, depending on the scope and nature of the request and as permitted by applicable law. If you are a resident of Colorado, Virginia, or Connecticut, you have the right to appeal a request we deny when we have verified your identity and still decline to honor your request.

• Authorized Agent:Depending on where you live, you may have the right to use an authorized agent on your behalf to exercise a privacy right discussed above. In order to act as an authorized agent you must be able to demonstrate that you have the requisite authorization to act on behalf of the user.

• Shine the Light Disclosure:California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice that identifies the categories of Personal Information that we share with our affiliates and/or third parties for marketing purposes, and provides contact information for such affiliates and/or third parties. If you are a California resident and would like this information, please submit a written request to us using the contact information below.
• M. Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy please contact us at:

Shamed.US, LLC

1 E. Erie St. Suite 525-2935 Chicago, Il. 60611
Fax (630) 871-5502

EMAIL: info@shamed.us