BY CONTINUING TO USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE COMPANY, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AS IT IS PRESENTED TO YOU AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR FIRST USE OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM.
NO CHANGES (ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS) BY YOU TO THIS POLICY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OR YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO BE USED PURSUANT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT USE ANY OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM, AND YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY.
THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY, AND YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR YOUR RECORDS.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT.
During a User’s access or use of the Company Website or any other Company Program, the Company may, either directly or by using its Service Providers/Contractors (as defined below), gather, collect, record, hold, distribute, share, disclose, or otherwise use personal information or data about You that You provide to Us, as described in Section 1.1 below, that is automatically collected, as described in Section 1.2 below, or that is collected or received from other sources, as described in Section 1.3 below (hereinafter collectively referred to as the User’s “Personal Information”, subject however, to Section 1.4 herein).
We collect Personal Information that You provide directly to Us, including without limitation any Personal Information You provide during Your use of the Company Website or any other Company Program. For example, We may collect Personal Information from You if You:
Provide Us with any data about You through the Company Website or through any other Company Program, including without limitation creating an account (including a user name and/or password) with Us and providing data to Us via Your account;
find, purchase, procure, use, or otherwise request any of the Company’s services, goods, or products (hereinafter collectively referred as the Company’s “products/services”);
find any information about Your purchase, procure, exchange, or return of, or Your refund related to, any of the Company’s products/services;
Request any customer support;
Request any exchange or return of, or refund for, any of the Company’s products/services;
Request, subscribe to, or otherwise choose (if applicable now or in the future) to receive any information from or about the Company, such as signing up for and receiving any newsletter, e-alert, blogs, or any other information about the Company, Our products/services, events (collectively referred to as “Newsletters/Blogs”), and/or business partners, including our affiliates as defined below;
Choose to participate (if applicable now or in the future) in any of the Company’s contests, loyalty programs, promotions, or sweepstakes (collectively referred to as “Contests/Sweepstakes”);
Choose to participate (if applicable now or in the future) in any of the Company’s customer surveys, customer forums or other information gathering activities or events with Our Customers (collectively referred to as “Customer Surveys”);
Choose to participate in or otherwise communicate with the Company via any social media activities, offerings, or features which may be made available through Your use of any of the Company’s Programs;
Fill out any other information through any Company Program;
Communicate with any other representatives of Our Company; or
Otherwise communicate with Us in any other way.
In these instances, the following are the types of Personal Information that may be collected from You:
Your name;
Your mailing address and/or billing address and/or shipping address;
Your email address;
Your phone (or mobile) number;
Your date of birth or age;
Your account name and/or account password;
Your credit or debit card number, expiration date, security code, and/or other information about the same (if You make a payment either directly to Us or by using a third party payment provider that handles payments and will receive Your payment card information);
Information about Your bank or checking account (if You make a payment through Your bank transfer);
Gift card information or related gift information;
Your title/position at place of employment, and any membership in professional associations;
Your government issued identification including Your driver’s license and/or passport number;
Your gender, race, national origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, educational levels, military status/service, disability/other medical condition;
Your user name/password for Your account;
Your income information, any credit rating information, or any related passwords to access this information;
Photos, videos, audio or similar content uploaded by You;
The history of Your prior purchases or procurements of Our product/services or any records about the foregoing;
Other information You may provide when set up Your account or otherwise finds, purchase, procure or otherwise request any of the Company’s products/services, such as scope of the products/services You decided to use, Your preferences when using any of the Company’s products/services, and of Your end user comments about the Company’s products/services, and/or the date of Your use of any such Company products/services;
Other information You provide or otherwise used in the return or exchange of, refund for, of the Company’s products/services, such as information about the transaction, products/services details, procurement price, and the date and location/media of the transaction;
If You choose to subscribe, receive, or otherwise participate in any Newsletters/Blogs (as defined above in this Section 1.1), We may collect from You, in addition to the above described Personal Information, additional information from and/or about You, such as additional demographic information or other information You may provide as part of Your participation in any such Newsletter/Blogs.
If You choose to participate in any Contest/Sweepstakes (as defined above in this Section 1.1), We may collect from You, in addition to the above described Personal Information, additional information from and/or about You, such as additional information necessary to determine if You are eligible to participate in Contest/Sweepstakes or to otherwise facilitate the Contest/Sweepstakes.
If You choose to participate in any Customer Surveys (as defined above in this Section 1.1), We may collect from You, in addition to the above described Personal Information, additional information from and/or about You, such Your purchase history, habits, and/or preferences or other information You may provide as part of Your response or feedback to the Customer Surveys;
Without limiting the foregoing descriptions in any way, and for clarity, as part of Your use of the Company’s products/services:
We collect special categories of personal data about You (which may include details about Your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, and information about Your health (collectively referred to as “Special Categories”); and
Your Personal Information which We collect may also include any other information You provide in Your profile data or otherwise include in your account,, including without limitation identifiers such as Your first name, last name, marital status, age, gender, sexual orientation, other information and preferences You decide to add to Your profile, including financial data, Special Categories (as defined above), blog posts, audio, electronic, or visual information such as photos used in connection with Your account, education information, professional or employment-related information, government-issued identification, and any other information You provide in relation to services You request, such as photograph verification; profile data also includes inferences based on the information described above and other information described in this Privacy Policy.
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
PRIMARY WAYS WE USE YOUR INFORMATION. In addition to Section 1 above, a User’s Personal Information may be gathered, collected, recorded, held, processed, or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Company (including by Our Service Providers/Contractors as defined in Section 3below) to provide, maintain, and improve Our Services to You, including for the following purposes:
To manage Your account;
To provide You with our products/services, including without limitation providing You with customer services;
To help Us maintain Our products/services, including without limitation helping Us with security, troubleshooting, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, hosting of data, and blocking unauthorized users;
To send support and administrative messages, and respond to Your comments, questions, and customer service requests;
To otherwise communicate with You via email or through other means of communication about products/services, offers, or any other events offered by Us and others, and/or to offer and provide You with news and information that the Company thinks will be of interest to You. If You prefer not to receive promotional communications from Us, You may opt-out at any time by following the “Communication Opt Out” instructions in Section 5.1 herein;
To allow You to sign up and participate in any other Company communication resources, including without limitation any Newsletters/Blogs, as defined in Section 1.1 herein, which may exist now or in the future. If You prefer not to continue to receive these other Company communications, You may “Opt Out” at any time by following the “Opt Out” instructions in Section 5.1 herein;
To allow Us to monitor, analyze, and better understand the needs, preferences, and trends of the Company’s customers, You, and/or any other Users, including to monitor, analyze, and better understand trends, preferences, usage, and activities in connection with the Company’s products/services and the Company’s overall industry;
To personalize Your experience and the advertisements and content You see when You use any Company Program based on Your preferences, interests, usage, and browsing and purchasing behavior;
To allow Us to perform credit checks or to conduct credit card screenings or to otherwise protect against fraud or unauthorized transactions, including by identifying potential unauthorized users or hackers;
For compliance purposes as may be required by applicable laws or regulations or as requested by any judicial process or governmental agency (including without limitation for Company’s tax reporting) or as may be requested under any subpoena or by any other Government Entities (as defined in Section 2.2 herein);
To facilitate Your use of or participation in various Social Media Activities (as defined in Section 1.2 herein) or other integrated tools (including, for example only, certain Facebook features, such as a Facebook “Like” button) which You may use as part of any Social Media Activities;
To facilitate Our Contests/Sweepstakes (as defined in Section 1.1 herein), which may exist now or in the future;
To carry out any Customer Surveys (as defined in Section 1.1 herein);or
To carry out any other purpose described to You at the time the Personal Information is collected.
SHARING OF INFORMATION.
We may distribute, share, or disclose Personal Information about You as follows or as otherwise described herein:
Affiliates. We may share or disclose, for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, Your Personal Information with Our parent company, Our subsidiaries, or Our other entities that are Our affiliates (which may exist now or in the future), including without limitation other dating sites that We may own or We may have control over (which for purposes of this Privacy Policy and its Appendices are hereinafter collectively defined and referred to as “Affiliates”).
Related Parties. We may share or disclose, for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, Your Personal Information with other dating sites that We may have a business relationship with but do not necessarily have an ownership interest in or do not necessarily have any control over (which for purposes of this Privacy Policy and its Appendices are hereinafter collectively defined and referred as “Related Parties”);
Traffic Influencers. We may share or disclose Your Personal Information, for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, with individuals or entities with whom We may engage or have a business relationship with in order to try to attract traffic to the Company Website, to any of the other Company Programs, or to any other websites controlled by our Affiliates and Subsidiaries (as defined above in this Section 3).
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY BY COMPANY
Each User confirms and agrees that by the User’s act of using any of the Company Programs, including without limitation uploading any of the User’s Personal Information or any other content via any Company Program, the User: (a) unconditionally agrees to all of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy; and (b) further agrees that no provision of this Privacy Policy shall limit, condition, alter, or amend, in any way whatsoever, any rights that User may have separately granted to the Company pursuant to any other agreement that the User may have separately entered into with the Company.
USER RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING USER’S OWN PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Users are solely responsible for correcting, updating, or modifying any and all of the User’s Personal Information as it appears in, and as otherwise stored or contained in, any Company Program. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, User acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not have an independent obligation to maintain the accuracy or completeness of any of Personal Information provided by the User to the Company, including such Personal Information once it is stored, described, or otherwise contained in the Company Website or in any other Company Program.
LINKS TO, AND USE OF, THIRD PARTY SITES OR PROGRAMS.
The Company Website or other Company Programs may now or in the future provide links or other access to Internet websites, forums, or other programs that are not under the Company’s sole control and not solely owned by the Company (collectively referred to as “Third Party Sites”). If a User clicks on a link to, or otherwise gains access to, any such Third Party Site, the User will be transported to one of these Third Party Sites. THIS PRIVACY POLICY ONLY APPLIES TO THE COMPANY WEBSITE AND THE OTHER COMPANY PROGRAMS DIRECTLY OWNED BY THE COMPANY. THEREFORE, THIS PRIVACY POLICY: (A) DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY OF THESE THIRD PARTY SITES; AND (B) DOES NOT GOVERN THE COLLECTION OR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE THIRD PARTY SITES. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF ANY OF THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. IF A USER CLICKS ON A LINK TO, OR IS SENT TO A LINK OF, OR OTHERWISE GAINS ACCESS TO, A THIRD PARTY SITE, THE USER SHOULD REVIEW THE PRIVACY STATEMENTS OR POLICIES OF SUCH THIRD PARTY SITES (IF ANY) TO DETERMINE THAT PARTICULAR THIRD PARTY SITES’ PRACTICES WITH REGARD TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH USER AGREES THAT IF THE USER USES ANY THIRD PARTY SITES IN ANY WAY, THE USER IS AWARE THAT ANY OF THE USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT THE USER PROVIDES TO THAT THIRD PARTY SITE MIGHT BE READ, COLLECTED, SHARED, DISTRIBUTED, OR OTHERWISE USED BY OTHER USERS OF THAT THIRD PARTY SITE OR BY ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES, AND COULD BE USED TO SEND THE USER UNSOLICITED MESSAGES. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT THE USER ELECTS TO SUBMIT IN, OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE TO, THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. Any link to any Third Party Site from the Company Website or any other Company Program does not imply any endorsement of the privacy practices of such Third Party Site by the Company, and no such Third Party Site is authorized to make any representation or warranty on Our behalf.
INFORMATION SECURITY.
No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. We make efforts to protect Your Personal Information from improper or unauthorized loss, misuse, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. If You have questions about the security of Your Personal Information, contact the Company at the email or regular mailing address specified in the Contact Us section below.
DATA RETENTION.
We will retain Your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which We collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Information, We consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of Your Personal Information, the purposes for which We process Your Personal Information, whether We can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
THIS PRIVACY POLICY MAY CHANGE.
This Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time and at any time by the Company. The Company reserves the right to change it without notice to a User. YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT YOU ARE BOUND BY THE VERSION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY THAT IS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME YOU FIRST USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM. THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY MAY BE DIFFERENT THE NEXT TIME YOU USE THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM. ANY USE OF THE COMPANY WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMPANY PROGRAM BY YOU AFTER SUCH AMENDMENT(S) SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE BY THE USER OF THE AMENDMENT(S) FOR USE OF ALL COMPANY PROGRAMS. EACH USER SHOULD REGULARLY REVIEW AND PRINT THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE USER’S RECORDS.