Copyright Policy Statement for FatWallet.Com

Civil Process Policy

FatWallet.com's Privacy Policy provides that FatWallet.com will release account information sufficient to identify a user in, compliance with applicable laws or regulations, or to comply with a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order. Thus, if identity or account information is sought in connection with a civil legal matter, the party seeking such identity or account information must serve FatWallet.com with a valid subpoena.

FatWallet.com is headquartered in Rockton, Illinois, and subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Circuit Court for the 17 Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, th , Illinois, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. For applicable requirements governing the issuance of foreign state subpoenas or federal subpoenas in these jurisdictions, the party seeking such identity of account information should consult Illinois Supreme Court Rules 204(b) and 214 and/or Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Upon receipt of a valid subpoena, it is FatWallet.com's policy to promptly notify the user(s) whose information is sought. In non-emergency circumstances, FatWallet.com will not produce the subpoenaed user's identity information until approximately two weeks after being properly served with the subpoena, so that the user whose information is sought will have adequate opportunity to move to quash the subpoena in court. FatWallet.com invoices for costs associated with subpoena compliance. We charge $75.00 per hour for research, $14.00 per Federal Express and $0.25 per copy. Subpoenas should be directed to:

FatWallet, Inc.
Attn: Craig P. Thomas, Registered Agent
2902 McFarland Road, Suite 400
Rockford, IL 61107

Please be advised that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 U.S.C. §2701, et seq.), prohibits an electronic communication service provider from producing the contents of electronic communications, even pursuant to a subpoena or court order, except in limited circumstances. It is FatWallet.com's policy to release information sufficient to identify a FatWallet.com user only where the party seeking the information has filed a legal action that implicates a FatWallet.com user in some legally cognizable impropriety or wrongdoing or can show that the information requested is material to the issues involved in the underlying case. FatWallet.com requests a complaint and any supporting documentation to indicate how the FatWallet.com user's identity is related to the pending litigation.

FatWallet.com reserves the right to determine in its sole discretion the applicability of this policy to any particular request. This policy does not create any enforceable legal rights, either for FatWallet.com, its users, or for requesting parties.