PRIVACY POLICY
ParentsPost.com (the “Site”) respects the privacy and security of its customers and users of its website. This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 3, 2012. Understanding that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, we reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will be promptly posted on this page, with an updated “effective date” posted at the beginning and/or end of this policy. Your continued viewing, browsing, use or access of the Site following our posting of a change notice will constitute your binding acceptance of those changes.
ParentsPost.com strives to provide you with a personalized internet experience that delivers to you the information, and services that you need. In order to achieve this goal, our Site sometimes collects information during your visits to our website. We will not disclose this information to any person or organization outside our Site, except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party. We have prepared this Privacy Policy to enable you to understand which personal identifying information of yours is collected, how and when we might use your information, how we protect your information, who has access to your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
Information We Collect
The Site collects certain information from and about its users three ways: (i) from our web server logs, (ii) with cookies and (iii) directly from the user.
Web server logs: When you visit the Site, it may collect information to administer and analyze its usage. The Site may collect information such as:
. your Internet protocol address
. the type of browser or computer you use
. the number of links you click within our website
. the state or country from which you accessed our website
. the date and time of your visit
. the name of your Internet service provider
. the Web page from which you linked to our website
. the pages you viewed on our website
Cookies: The Site uses cookies (i.e., small bits of text that our servers place into a file on your computer’s hard drive). We use cookies to save your preferences and login information, and provide personalized functionality. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings, but be aware that this will disable some of the functionality on the Site.
Personal information users give us: On some pages of our website, users can register to purchase services, receive personalized content and participate in surveys or forums. When you register, the Site may ask you for some personal information.
As a security measure and to ensure that our website and computer network remain available to all customers, the Site may use software programs to monitor network traffic or to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. These software programs may also collect information regarding your use of our website and computer network.
You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide technical support assistance and information to you. For example, we may collect personal information from you (such as an e-mail address, system information and problem descriptions) in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting. If you choose to correspond with us through electronic communication, we may retain a copy of the electronic communication together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
How We Use Your Information
The Site uses the information we collect to notify you about your account and to notify you about changes to the terms and conditions governing your use of our website, and services. We may also use the information we collect to notify you about other products and services we think you will find valuable and about special offers. You may notify us of your desire not to receive notifications relating to new products and services and special offers by “opting-out” as provided for below.
The Site may also provide aggregate information about our customers, this website’s traffic patterns and related website usage information to our affiliates and reputable third parties, but this information will not include personally identifying data. We take measures to select product or service providers that are responsible and afford similar privacy protections to their customers. However, we do not make any representations about the practices and policies of these companies.
If you don’t want to receive promotional materials from the Site or our marketing partners, you may opt out at any time. You may “opt out” when you register for an account or at any time afterwards by contacting us. Upon properly opting-out, the Site will take reasonable efforts to delete a user’s personal information from its database. However, please note that it may be impossible to entirely delete a user’s information because some residual information may reside on backups or records of deletions.
How We Protect Your Information
The Site uses technical security measures to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of information under our control.
When we ask customers or users to provide financial information (such as a credit card number) that data is protected using Secure Sockets Layer (“SSL”) technology. However, please note that electronic communication (e.g. email, online chat or instant messaging) that you may send to us may not be secure unless we advise you in advance that security measures will be in place prior to your transmitting the information. For that reason, we ask that you do not send confidential information such as financial information, social security numbers or passwords to us through unsecured electronic communication.
Access to Your Information
The Site will share or disclosure your personal data in four ways:
. as required by law, in a matter of public safety or policy, or as compelled by a court of law;
. with other affiliates or partners of the Site (as described above);
. with agents and contractors who use such information on behalf of the Site or in connection with administering or delivering services on behalf of the Site as needed in connection with the transfer of business assets.
How to Correct Inaccuracies
If you’ve registered with our website, you can access and update your information online at Parentspost.com.
Links to Other Websites
The Site includes links to many other websites, and provides access to products and services offered by third parties whose privacy policies we don’t control. When you access another website, purchase products or services, or conduct other transactions through links on our Site, use of any information you provide will be governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the website you’re visiting or of the provider of such products or services. The Site assumes no responsibility or liabilities whatsoever for the content or privacy practices of the operators of any such linked websites or of any link or linking program. The Site does not necessarily endorse companies (or related products or services) promoted on the pages to which our Site is linked. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.
Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this Site and other websites about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Children Under 13
Children should always get permission from their parents before sending any information about themselves (such as their names, email addresses, and phone numbers) over the Internet, to us or to anyone else. We won’t knowingly allow anyone under 13 to register with our Site or to provide any other Personal Information via the Site. If you’re under 13, please do not provide us with any Personal Information about yourself (such as your name, your email address or your phone number).