Privacy Policy
The SUSIE Online Sisterhood
Thank you for visiting SUSIE, a Premier Studios brand. Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by Premier Studios.
Terms & Conditions
It is important to realize that the information that appears on SUSIEMagazine.com is not meant as replacement for proper care from a doctor, therapist, nutritionist, support group or other medical professional. Always seek the advice of your physician, therapist, dietician, or other medical professional with any questions you may have regarding your health. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this or any other website.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, therapist or 911 immediately. SUSIEMagazine.com does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on the site. Reliance on any information provided by the SUSIE Online Sisterhood, SUSIE Magazine employees, volunteers or members, others appearing on the site at the invitation of SUSIEMagazine.com, or other visitors to the site is solely at your own risk. In no event shall SUSIEMagazine.com, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the site be liable for any damages resulting from the use of or inability to use the SUSIEMagazine.com site or its content.
Confidentiality
It is the intent of this organization to support the offer of confidential communication which has been extended in good faith to the users of our services since our inception in 2009. This is not a new policy, merely a reaffirmation to confirm our long-standing practice. In general, records will remain confidential, with the following exceptions:
- When a direct and tangible threat is present and the chatter or other parties may be endangered,
- When the provisions of existing contracts, laws or regulations require disclosure,
- When other circumstances, as determined by the Executive Director, make disclosure the most appropriate choice.
Kansas law permits the release of confidential information in situations where serious danger to a foreseeable victim is present and where child abuse is suspected. The Executive Director is authorized to take such steps as he or she deems reasonable and necessary to protect the confidentiality of records. We are aware that this policy and our efforts to support it may not always shield the privacy of records.
Through Premier Studios’ publications, websites, and other media, you can enter contests, vote in polls or otherwise express an opinion, and participate in online forums or communities. You are able to view certain aspects of this website and enjoy some of Premier Studios’ promotions without providing any personally identifiable information. For the rest of the site, however, we need your personally identifiable information to provide you with specific products and services. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages and elsewhere include, but are not limited to: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services.
If you are ordering a gift subscription to SUSIE Magazine for another person and want it sent directly to the recipient, you must submit the recipient's name and address. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people at these pages include: recipient's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
For certain promotions, only persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information will be able to order products, programs, and services or otherwise participate in the promotion's activities and offerings.
We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our programs and services, to respond to your inquiries about offerings and to offer you other programs and services that we believe may be of interest to you.
We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you when you have won one of our contests, when we make changes to subscriber agreements, or to contact you about your account with us.
We use the information that you provide about others to enable us to send them your gifts. From time to time, we also may use this information to offer our programs or services to them.
If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., “We Hear You!”, “Creative Corner,” etc.), we may publish your name, screen name, and other information you have provided to us.
The information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you programs or services.
We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our publications and websites and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you programs or services.
We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request.
Agents and contractors of Premier Studios who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Premier Studios.
We may transfer your personally identifiable information to other Premier Studios brands or to parties we are in partnership with for the purpose of fulfilling any offers or contests we may provide to our customer base with their cooperation. We may also transfer personally identifiable information to other Premier Studios brands for internal management and administrative purposes. Your personal data will be transferred to other Premier Studios brands where necessary for the performance or conclusion of our contractual obligations to you or for your benefit. Transfers of personally identifiable information may also be made where necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
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 Notice. Inadvertent disclosures may result, for example, when third parties misrepresent their identities in asking the site for access to personally identifiable information about themselves for purposes of correcting possible factual errors in the data.
If you prefer not to receive traditional mail or other off-line promotions from this or any other Premier Studios brand or any companies not owned by Premier Studios, please
click here and let us know.
If a Premier Studios brand discloses personally identifiable information to companies not owned by Premier Studios who want to market products or services available to you, the brand will provide you with an opportunity to opt out or block such uses. If you prefer not to receive online marketing information from companies not owned by Premier Studios, please c
lick here and let us know.
Premier Studios may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive online marketing information from this or any other Premier Studios site, please
click here and let us know.
Premier Studios brands will not use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.
Some of our sites contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than our own. You should consult the other sites' privacy notices, as we have no control over information that is submitted to or collected by these third parties.
Premier Studios brands sometimes may offer contests, sweepstakes, promotions, editorial features, or other activities or offerings that are sponsored or co-sponsored by or presented with identified third parties. By virtue of your participation in such activities or offerings, the personally identifiable information that you voluntarily submit may be provided to both the Premier Studios brand and the third parties. Premier Studios has no control over the third-party use of this information.
Premier Studios brands may use reputable third parties to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at its web pages and to conduct research about the advertisements. This privacy notice does not cover any use of information that such third parties may have collected from you or the methods used by the third parties to collect that information (e.g., cookies, web beacons and clear gifs).
To enhance your online experience we use "cookies." Cookies are small text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies often contain a unique and anonymous identifier, but, by themselves, do not disclose your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with your personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand Internet usage and to improve our content, offerings, and advertisements. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g. to recognize you by name when you return to our site) and save your password in password-protected areas. We also may use cookies to offer you programs or services. Similarly, as part of an arrangement with our business partners (including, those who present or serve the advertisements that you see on our web pages) we may also access cookies placed by others and allow others to access certain cookies placed by us.
Premier Studios’ brands may also use (or enlist the help of reputable third parties who use) small pieces of code called "web beacons" or "clear gifs" to collect anonymous and aggregate advertising metrics, such as counting page views, promotion views, or advertising responses. These "web beacons" may be used to deliver cookies that conform to our cookie policy. None of your personal information (e.g., name, address, e-mail address, credit card number, etc) will be received or shared with third parties.
If you would like to opt out of sharing your non-personal information for these purposes, you can change your privacy preferences through your browser. You may set your browser to accept all cookies, block certain cookies, require your consent before a cookie is placed in your browser, or block cookies all together. Blocking all cookies, however, will effect your online experience and may prevent you from enjoying the full features offered at Premier Studios sites. Since the procedure for modifying your privacy preferences is different for each Internet browser, we recommend you review your 'help' or 'Internet options' menu in your browser's tool bar.
We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect.
To inquire about personally identifiable information that this Premier Studios site has collected about you, or how to correct factual errors in such information, please e-mail us by
clicking here.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
The site you (or your child) are visiting is one of Premier Studios’ sites geared toward teenagers—ages 13-18. Please know that we take everyone’s safety seriously. However, a child’s use of the Internet is the responsibility of a parent to oversee and monitor. While we take every step possible to protect your minor child, there are no means by which every user of this Premier Studios-owned site can be screened with 100% accuracy. We trust that you will report to us any persons who have contacted your minor child through our site and asked for personally identifiable information. Premier Studios brands will never communicate with one of our users without identifying their name and position within the company. We will also give our users an email address with a premierstudios.com or susiemag.com domain attached to it when communicating with them so they can be assured it is one of our staff.
Building on our general Privacy Policy, we recognize the need to provide additional privacy protections when teenagers visit the sites on which this Teenagers’ Privacy Policy is posted. We explain those additional protections here in this Teenagers’ Privacy Policy. For your convenience, this Teenagers’ Privacy Policy uses terms that are defined in our general Privacy Policy.
We do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without parental consent. The importance of security for all personal information associated with our users is of utmost concern to us. Although security on the Internet can never be guaranteed, we endeavor to exercise great care in providing secure transmission of our users' personal information from their computers to our servers by utilizing encryption software. Only those employees who need access to our users' information in order to do their jobs are allowed access.
Always be aware when visiting SUSIEmagazine.com you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. Our site may contain links from other sites that may take you outside SUSIEmagazine.com, without our control, such sites may include: sponsor promotions, contests, organizations, and advertisements. Please note that the privacy policies at these other sites may be different than ours. It is your responsibility to read and understand the privacy policy of any site linked to or framed within our site prior to providing information. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for these third party privacy policies or the actions of any non-affiliated third parties.
Read the following categories carefully and feel free to consult with your parents before entering any or all of our events. SUSIEmagazine.com, a Premier Studios brand, retrieves personal information through several methods from our site such as: registration, surveys and contest forms to name a few. All information retrieved will be used to understand our demographics needs and wants as well as to serve as marketing purposes by
SUSIE Magazine to better serve are customers.
When you sign up for the Sisterhood, we ask for information to identify you as an individual such as your name, date of birth and postal code. All information collected is for internal use only and will not be distributed or sold to any parties outside.
Any selected submissions become the property of Premier Studios and may be used by
SUSIE Magazine, SUSIEmagazine.com, and/or for any lawful purpose. Premier Studios can edit, rewrite, use, and reuse the content, including your name, likeness, photograph, and biographical information you provide, in any way and any media whether now known or invented in the future, with or without attribution, including publication in the
SUSIE Magazine, in trade media, and advertising. Generally, in the case of minors, however, we will seek the permission of the parent or guardian before using such personally identifiable information. However, the use this site indicates a minor has received permission from a parent, and indicates the parent or guardian agrees in advance to allow Premiers Studios the use of the above listed information. You agree that any content you send us will not violate any rights of any third party and that you will only send us content for which you own the rights.
To enter SUSIE contests you must be over the age of twelve, and we require your online username, e-mail, and postal code. Contests may be conducted in specific geographical areas which may require you giving additional information and/or prevent your ability to enter. We may also use any personal information you send for inhouse marketing, promotional purposes and/or shared with contest sponsors as necessary to fulfill winning entries. By taking part in the contest you have given permission to have your information used for the purpose stated above.
We conduct surveys throughout the year to ensure we are serving you and your needs to the best of our abilities. Additional information about your likes, dislikes, hobbies, views and concerns may be collected through our online surveys and becomes our property and may be used in the marketing and promotional direction of our Magazines.
Everything you see or read on SUSIEmagazine.com is owned by us or used with permission. You may not copy, use, or retransmit anything from or for our site without our permission. You are not allowed to post or distribute any material you do not own or which you do not have permission to use. Ignoring this policy may result in copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights violation. We can, with no notice, edit or delete any content displayed on SUSIEmagazine.com. You use the site at your own risk. Everything you see on our site is provided to you "as is." We make no warranties that this service will be timely, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free. You understand that if you download any material, you do so at your sole risk.
SUSIE Magazine and Premier Studios are not liable for any damages that may result from your use of our site. This includes direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages and attorneys' fees arising from your access to and use of our site.
By using SUSIEmagazine.com, you agree to protect and hold us harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses that may result from the use of this service, your posting of any material to the site, or the transmission of any content through this service.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") requires that we inform parents and legal guardians about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children under 13 years of age; and that we obtain the consent of parents and guardians in order for children under 13 years of age to use certain features of our websites. Below we explain how we do that for these "children." Also, when we use the term "parent" below, we mean to include legal guardians.
Children can view some of our content without any personal information being collected. We do not collect personal information from children unless they register for the SUSIE online sisterhood. We do not market our services to children under the age of 13, and the content on SUSIEmagazine.com is designed for girls from aged 13-18. However, the use of our services cannot be prevented if a child under the age of 13 chooses to do so. The only information we collect from children during our registration process for a free account is name, e-mail address, member name, and password. Once registered, we may collect the birth date, but at the user’s discretion. We do not collect any other personally identifiable information from children during our registration process. Note that all sites that are directed to children under 13 are prohibited by law from conditioning a child’s participation in an online activity on the child providing more personal information than is reasonably necessary.
We may collect personal information from parents to allow children to fully participate in all features of the SUSIE Online Sisterhood located on our website. These features may include one-to-one instant messaging, sending e-mail, posting on message boards and other similar activities. In the course of a child’s participation in these features, a child may also provide us additional information about himself or herself, such as the contents of his or her chat or message board postings.
If a child registers for a sweepstakes or contest, we use the parent's e-mail address to notify the parent of the child’s registration request (as described in detail below). To personalize communications to a child regarding a specific product, we may use the child’s first name combined with the parent's last name and a mailing address provided by the parent when signing up for that specific product. We may collect a child’s e-mail address from the parent in order to send the child a newsletter. In addition, personal information regarding a child may be collected and used to enable a child’s participation in certain interactive features, such as instant message chatting, sending e-mail, posting on message boards and other similar activities. These activities may involve disclosure of a child’s personal information to third parties. In addition, we may share a child’s personal information with third parties to the extent reasonably necessary to: protect the security of integrity of our sites; to take precautions against liability; to respond to judicial process; or to the extent permitted under provisions of law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation related to public safety.
We may amend our Children’s Privacy Policy at any time. We will apply material changes in our Children’s Privacy Policy only in conformance with applicable law, including any applicable provisions of COPPA that require parental consent.
If you have any questions or concerns about the Premier Studios Privacy Notice or its implementation please contact us via e-mail by
clicking here or at the following address:
Premier Studios Customer Service
Attention: SUSIE Consumer Affairs
10000 Marshall Drive
Lenexa, KS 66215
Changes to this Notice may be changed by Premier Studios. The revised Notice will be posted to this page so that you are aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
This Privacy Notice was revised 3/30/2011.
The SUSIE Online Sisterhood
The SUSIE Online Sisterhood message boards are meant to be used as peer-to-peer support for Christian teen girls and teen girls sincerely exploring the Christian faith. They are intended to provide hope and encouragement for girls to live out their Christian values in daily life. Most of all, they are meant to glorify God through authentic Christian community and serve as a reminder to girls everywhere that they are not alone.
Terms and Conditions
It is important to realize that the information that appears on SUSIEMagazine.com is not meant as replacement for proper care from a doctor, therapist, nutritionist, support group or other medical professional. Always seek the advice of your physician, therapist, dietician, or other medical professional with any questions you may have regarding your health. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this or any other website.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, therapist or 911 immediately. SUSIEMagazine.com does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on the site. Reliance on any information provided by the SUSIE Online Sisterhood, SUSIE Magazine employees, volunteers or members, others appearing on the site at the invitation of SUSIEMagazine.com, or other visitors to the site is solely at your own risk. In no event shall SUSIEMagazine.com, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the site be liable for any damages resulting from the use of or inability to use the SUSIEMagazine.com site or its content.
Rules of Engagement: The Online Sisterhood
1. No flaming or personal attacks. Be respectful of your fellow members. These forums are to be supportive in nature. We do not allow any behavior of an attacking and malicious nature to other members. We do not allow “flaming” or name calling. If you have a personal disagreement with another member, please don't drag other members into your disagreement by posting about it. Send us a notification by using the report abuse link and/or don’t engage with that person.
2. No duplicate posting (cross-posting). Everyone is encouraged to post in whatever forums they feel comfortable or in multiple forums as they wish. Please do NOT post duplicate copies of the same post in multiple forums. If your post or another member's post gets closed, don't start a new thread to attempt to continue replying to the closed topic. Posts that are a continuation of a closed post will themselves be closed.
3. No posts discussing a celebrity or person you know that relate to a suspected, rumored or confirmed negative behavior. We do not promote gossip or negative speculation about the lives of others.
4. No numbers relating to weight control (weights, clothing size, BMI, calories, etc.). No use of numbers (related to weight, calories, bmi, clothing size, desired weight-loss goal, how many days you've gone without eating, how many times you've purged, how many laxatives you've taken, etc.). This is not the appropriate forum for information of this nature and may pose as a trigger for other struggling girls.
5. No "tips" or "bragging" about anything that encourages others to self-harm. No sharing "tips" on how to perpetuate self-harming behavior — including tips on how to lose weight, purge, cut, or any other self-destructive behaviors that may go along with self-harming. We do not allow any type of "bragging" about your behaviors or positive comments about self-harm.
6. No "tips" or "bragging" about anything that encourages others in sinful behavior. This is a Christian site. There is to be no sharing of glamorized or positive stories about sinful behavior, promotion of sin or sinful behavior or bragging about your own sinful behavior or that or others.
7. No suicide notes. Suicidal posts or "goodbye" letters related to suicide are not allowed. Posts of a suicidal nature or that appear to be goodbye letters because a person is contemplating suicide will be closed and the member will be referred to real-time help from their family members or doctors and to a list of hotlines where they can seek help immediately. The God of the Universe thought you were worth making and loves you infinitely. We take that very seriously.
8. No serious medical questions (example: chest pains, throwing up blood, passing out) — we'll have to refer you to your doctor. These types of posts are not allowed. If you have physical medical complications that show you are in immediate danger, or if you have questions related to medications, the best anyone can do is refer you to realtime help. If you are attempting to figure out what is wrong (or for a diagnosis), you need to go to your doctor. If you want to share an experience or are looking just to relate with another and you are NOT in immediate danger, that may be okay, but moderators and administrators will evaluate on a post-by-post basis.
9. No links to negative & triggering websites (sites that encourage others to self-harm or participate in sinful behavior). You may NOT post a link to a website, your own or someone else's, that is specifically negative and triggering, that encourages visitors to participate in self-harming or sinful behaviors, that brags about participating in self-harm or sinful behavior, considers self-harming or sinful behavior an achievement or lifestyle, and/or that contains triggering content.
10. Use common sense. Don't post your address or phone number. Don't use your last name. Don't post personal contact and/or location information. Don't post information like your phone number or address for you own safety. Your actual e-mail address is not visible through your profile, so if you share that with other members, you do so at your own risk (we cannot be responsible for the ramifications). You also may not post this type of personal information about another person, whether they are a member here or not. Do not violate another member's privacy by posting personal information about them or by copying a post they have here and putting it on another site or elsewhere.
Additional Points to Keep in Mind ...
The word
"fat" will be edited out of almost all post titles. With rare exception, we will not allow a post with the word "fat" in it, such as "I'm so fat" or "I feel fat." Fat is not a feeling.
Posts regarding SI/SIV (Self Injury/Self Inflicted Violence — also known as "cutting"). Posts related to SI/SIV should be placed in the Self Injury Forum. Many people are triggered by these types of posts and that is why there is a forum specifically related to this topic. Posts about SI/SIV in other forums will be deleted. Within the Self Injury Forum, posts with graphic details of self injury or abuse are prohibited and will be deleted. No tips, bragging or encouragement to self-harm will be tolerated.
Posts regarding Eating Disorders. Posts related to eating disorders should be placed in the Eating Disorders Forum. Many people are triggered by these types of posts and that is why there is a forum specifically related to this topic. Posts about eating disorders in other forums will be deleted. Within the Eating Disorders Forum, posts with graphic details of self injury or abuse are prohibited and will be deleted. No tips, bragging or encouragement to engage in an eating disorder will be tolerated.
Report Abuse
You can click on the Report Abuse link to report a post to the administration of the site and the moderators of a particular forum.
Why Would I Use the Report Abuse link?
Message board communities are about the members. Members make the community what it is. Administrators and moderators are human — they can't possibly read every post, so the “report abuse” system helps us to spot something we might otherwise miss.
If you see that someone is violating one of the rules, just send us a notification by clicking the report abuse link. The administrators or one of the moderators will review the post and decide what action needs to be taken.
Sending us a notification reporting abuse doesn't always mean a post will be closed — but the administrators and moderators will review it and try to make the most appropriate decision and take action (if any) that is fair and objective.
Report Abuse information is always kept private and confidential.