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Privacy Policy
Effective September 1, 2006:
cliQs.com cares deeply about online privacy If you have any questions
concerning this privacy policy, please
contact us.
Information Collection and Use by cliQs.com
cliQs.com collects user submitted information such as name, email
address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to
those users relating to the cliQs.com service. cliQs.com also collects
other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests,
gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist users in
finding and communicating with each other.
cliQs.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP
address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type,
from users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the
website, track usage and improve the website services. This
non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties
to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP
addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and first names
are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the
cliQs.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the
purposes of inviting new friends to join cliQs, to add users to members'
friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service.
With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and
notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to
people within a user's personal network Users within a personal network
communicate on cliQs.com with each other through the cliQs.com service,
without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never
directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and finding
friends and acquaintances on the service, cliQs.com allows users to
search for other members using first and last name, email address, and
schools and/or companies where users may have attended or worked.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter
or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of
this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do not send me
notification emails" in the user "Account Settings"
From time to time, cliQs.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion,
sweepstake or contest on cliQs.com. Users may be asked to provide
personal information including name, email address or home address or to
answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal
information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to
receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection
who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement
will apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
cliQs members can invite friends to join the service by sending
invitation emails via our automated invitation system. cliQs.com stores
the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be
added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations, and
also to send reminders of the invitations cliQs.com does not sell these
email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides
invitations, invitation reminders (up to three (3) per email address).
Recipients of invitations from cliQs.com may contact cliQs.com to
request the removal of their information from our database.
Use of Cookies
cliQs.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record
session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are
not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize
newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and
user profile information. We do not link the information we store in
cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on
our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject
all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser
is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to
change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from
cliQs.com in order to use most functions on the site Please note that
cliQs allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on
some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer.
Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies,
not the cliQs Privacy Policy.
Links
cliQs.com contains links to sites. cliQs.com is not responsible for the
privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to
another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site.
Our privacy policy only governs information collected on cliQs.com.
Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds
and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to
Journals, WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds or any other Public
Forums that that information can be accessed by the public and can in
turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
cliQs.com users may modify or remove any of their personal information
at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as
Edit Profile and Account Info.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may
choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the
user profile 'Account Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive
cliQs.com newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me
cliQs newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All
notification emails and cliQs.com newsletters also include the above
instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by cliQs.com or
one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may
set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your
computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way,
ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are
using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads
are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver
targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to
you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by cliQs.com and
does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
cliQs.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords
cliQs.com takes precautions to insure that member account information is
kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information
that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member
information to those employees who need access to perform their job
functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff.
Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account
information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure,
and other factors may compromise the security of member information at
any time For any additional information about the security measures we
use on cliQs.com, please
contact us.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information cliQs.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, cliQs will not
disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that
disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to
respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by
cliQs.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2)
to enforce the cliQs.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our
rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users
of the service. cliQs reserves the right to transfer personal
information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that
information as a result of the sale of cliQs or substantially all of its
assets to that successor in interest For more information see the
"Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make
changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the
changes are so users will always be aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by
any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those
changes have been posted If, however, we are going to use users'
personally identifiable information in a manner materially different
from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a
notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of
this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please
contact us. |
