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This policy will let you know:
What personally identifiable information is collected from you The Personals collects information in several ways from different parts of our web site. Some personal information is gathered when you register. During registration, we ask for your name and email address. This information is used solely to assist you in navigating the system by automatically filling in certain forms (such as the ad posting form) with your information so that you don't have to continually re-enter it. Once you register you are no longer anonymous to The Singles Club - you have a username and are able to take full advantage of the many offerings of the Personals. In addition to registration we may ask you for personal information at other times, including (but not limited to) when you place ads or take advantage of the other features of the Personals. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
What cookies are and how they are used As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, the Personals may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Several features of the Personals require that you accept cookies in order to work properly. (See "What choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information" for more information on cookies.) We may also use third party advertisements to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes or for showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites). You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts Generally, we use cookies for the following purposes: (1) To identify and label all "new" ads since your last visit to the site. (2) Optionally to permanently save your password on your computer so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. The Personals may also collect IP addresses for system administration.
The primary goal of the Personals in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with a customized experience and to assist your navigation throughout the Personals.
Who is collecting your information When you are asked for personal information on the Personals, you are sharing that information with the Personals alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise. However, some activities will, by their very nature, result in your personal information being revealed to other users of the Personals. For example, when you enter personal information on the ad posting form, this information will generally be included in your ad, unless specifically stated otherwise.
With whom your information may be shared As a general rule, The Singles Club will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. Please see the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how your personal information may be shared. The Singles Club may disclose account information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the Terms of Service of the The Singles Club or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) the rights or property of the The Singles Club, other users of the The Singles Club, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. The Singles Club may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.
What choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information If you choose not to register or provide personal information, you can still use most of the Personals, but you will not be able to access areas or use features that require registration. You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies you will be unable to use those services of the Personals that require registration in order to participate. These services include the identification of new ads that have been posted since your last visit, auto-fillin of the logon form, and the Checklist feature. You can still use most of the features of the Personals even if you do not accept cookies. The The Singles Club does not sell or rent user information to anyone. We will notify you at the time of data collection or transfer if your data will be shared with a third party and you will always have the option of not permitting the transfer. If you do not wish to allow your data to be shared, you can choose not to use a particular service.
How you can access, update or delete your information We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may edit or delete your user profile at any time by clicking on the "My Profile" link or graphic provided by the system once you are logged in. Once you have logged onto the system during a given session, wherever you go on the Personals, your information will stay with you until or unless you click on the "Logoff" link, which is accessible from within the "My Profile" screen. If you are a previously registered user and you have lost or forgotten your password, you may obtain it by email by using our "Forgot Password" feature. Click the button on any login page to request that your password be emailed to you. We cannot provide your password by any other means. Your Personals account can be deleted, but doing so will result in not being able to access any of the features of the program that require user registration.
Other than the administrator of the Personals or other authorized personnel of the The Singles Club, you are the only person who has access to your personal information. Your user registration is password-protected to prevent unauthorized access. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. The Singles Club will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. As an extra security precaution, you may want to logoff once you have completed a session in the Personals. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, The Singles Club cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
How The Singles Club protects children's privacy The Singles Club is a general audience web site. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. The Singles Club does not knowingly accept personal information about users under the age of 18 and we do not sell or rent personal information about any of our users, regardless of age.
What else you should know about your online privacy Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example in ads that you post or through email - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
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