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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY - PLEASE READ 1. INTRODUCTION. CircleBuzz is committed to respecting the privacy rights of its customers, visitors, and other users of the CircleBuzz Website ("the Site"). We created this Website Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") to give you confidence as you visit and use the Site, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to CircleBuzz, and not to any other websites that you may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection, storage, and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy. 2. INFORMATION COLLECTION PRACTICES 2.1. TYPES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED (a) TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTED. We automatically track and collect the following categories of information when you visit our Site: (1) IP addresses; (2) domain servers; (3) types of computers accessing the Site; and (4) types of web browsers used to access the Site (collectively "Traffic Data"). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify you but is helpful for marketing purposes or for improving your experience on the Site. We also use "cookies" and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information about the date and time of your visit to customize content specific to your interests, to ensure that you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly, and to store your password so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the Site. We may also enable advertisers and ad servers to promote third-party products and/or services by placing advertisements on CircleBuzz. These advertisers and ad servers may use Cookies and/or "Web Beacons" (which are usually small, transparent graphic images) in order to monitor information related to served advertisements. Clicking on such advertisements will direct you to the website of a third-party and the advertiser. This Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy practices of any advertisers or ad servers. (b) PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED. In order for you to access certain services and to purchase products that we offer via the Site, we require you to provide us with certain information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information"). Personal Information includes the following categories of information: (1) Contact Data (such as your name, mailing address, and e-mail address); (2) Financial Data (such as your account or credit card number); and (3) Demographic Data (such as your zip code, age, and income). If you communicate with us by e-mail, post messages to any of our chat groups, bulletin boards, or forums, or otherwise complete online forms, surveys, or contest entries, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information. 2.2. USES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED (a) CIRCLEBUZZ USE OF INFORMATION. We use Contact Data to send you information about our company or our products or services, or promotional material from some of our partners, or to contact you when necessary. We use your Financial Data to verify your qualifications for certain products or services and to bill you for products and services. We use your Demographic Data to customize and tailor your experience on the Site, displaying content that we think you might be interested in and according to your preferences. (b) SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. We share certain categories of information we collect from you in the ways described in this Privacy Policy. We share Demographic Data with advertisers and other third parties only on an aggregate (i.e., non-personally-identifiable) basis. We also share Contact Data and Financial Data with our business partners who assist us by performing core services (such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, or data storage and security) related to our operation of the Site. Those business partners have all agreed to uphold the same standards of security and confidentiality that we have promised to you in this Privacy Policy, and they will only use your Contact Data and other Personal Information to carry out their specific business obligations to CircleBuzz. In addition, we maintain a procedure for you to review and request changes to your Personal Information; this procedure is described in Section 3.1, below. (c) USER CONSENT. By accessing and using the Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy policy and the associated Terms of Use and you expressly consent to the processing of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. (d) CHILDREN. By using this Site you are representing that you are at least 18 years of age or that you are at least 13 and have your parent's permission to use the site. Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to use this Site or Service. If we obtain information that any user is less than 13 we will remove their personal information from our databases. (e) AFFILIATED COMPANIES. Although CircleBuzz does not have a parent company or a subsidiary or a joint venture, we may in the future and we may share some or all of your Personal Information with these companies, in which case we will require them to honor this privacy policy. And in the event CircleBuzz goes through a business transition such as an acquisition, merger or sale, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred and you agree to such a transfer by your use of this Site. (f) EMAIL FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS. If you send us emails with comments or feedback we may use that information any way we choose as long as we do not associate it with your Personal Information and any Personal Information contained in such emails will be treated consistently with the terms of this privacy policy. Your email, with the comments or feedback will become the property of CircleBuzz and if it is used for marketing or another purpose you will not receive any compensation or royalties. 3. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and CircleBuzz will not share, sell, or trade it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a court order or other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our Terms of Service. Your Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties. We provide you with the capability to transmit you Personal Information via secured and encrypted channels if you use a similarly equipped web browser. 3.1. USER ABILITY TO ACCESS, UPDATE, AND CORRECT PERSONAL INFORMATION. We maintain a procedure in order to help you confirm that your Personal Information remains correct and up-to-date. At any time, you may visit your personal profile at www.circlebuzz.com . Through your personal profile you may: (a) review and update your Personal Information that we have already collected; (b) choose whether or not you wish us to send you information about our company, or promotional material from some of our partners; and/or (c) choose whether or not you wish for us to share your Personal Information with third parties. 3.2. LOST OR STOLEN INFORMATION. You must promptly notify us if your credit card, user name, or password is lost, stolen, or used without permission. In such an event, we will remove that credit card number, user name, or password from your account and update our records accordingly. 3.3. PUBLIC INFORMATION. The CircleBuzz website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We also make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups available to you. Please understand that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We have no control over its use and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information. We will not have any obligations with respect to any information that you post on CircleBuzz that is available for viewing by others. We also share the information that you post . 4. UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY. We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Site and without any other notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. 5. SECURITY. CircleBuzz is committed to keeping your Personal Information secure and we do so by using industry standard technology and procedures to keep your Personal Information from being compromised. However, you understand that no company can fully guarantee that your information is secure. |
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