PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR SUBMITTING ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION. BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE PRIVACY TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Commitment to Privacy
This site, www.communitey.net, and any and all sites that we may own and operate in the future is owned by QCP Media, LLC ("Site", "Communitey", "we" or "our"). Communitey respects the privacy of every individual who uses the Site and we will only process and use the data obtained through the Site for our own business purposes. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") outlines the information we will collect and how we will use that information.
Notification of Privacy Policy Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
Personally Identifiable Information
When you access and use this Site, we or our service providers may obtain data concerning that access and use. If you request information from us or register to use any limited access or "member only" portions of the Site, you will be asked to provide personally identifiable information about yourself. This data may include, but is not limited to, your name, address and other demographic information, telephone number, fax number, and email address. We will not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you provide it to us voluntarily. We will not ask, nor offer, any opportunity to post your Social Security Number, driver's license number or date of birth on the Site. We will not ask for this information and we discourage you from sharing it when using our Site. If you opt not to provide us with personally identifiable information, no material consequences will result, although there may be functionality on the Site that may be unavailable to you.
Use of Personally Identifiable Information
We may store and process your personally identifiable information in order to fulfill any requests for information that you make of us (e.g. classified postings, advertising orders, etc.), provide you access to "members only" portions of the Site, or to better understand your needs and to learn how to improve our Site offerings. We may also use your personally identifiable information to contact you (for example, we may respond to your comments or requests for information). We will not sell or rent your personal information to any third party not affiliated with us without your express consent. However, we may share your information within the Communitey family of companies.
We may, from time to time, access and edit or deactivate a user's profile information if, in our sole judgment, the profile content is offensive, inappropriate, or unsuitable for the Site. In such an event, we will send you an email notifying you of our actions and providing contact information for you to contact us directly.
Your Profile Information
When you register on the Site, we require you to provide, at a minimum, first name, last name, and e-mail address. You may provide additional information at your discretion. We, or our third party provider, also collect this information in checking and credit card details, phone and fax numbers, and for billing purposes when you advertise with us.
Interactive Forums
Our Interactive Forums provide our registered users an opportunity to interact with one another. Though we encourage the dialogue, you should remain cautious about revealing non-profile information such as age, address, e-mail address and phone number to other participants in these forums. You, and not we, are liable for any consequences that result from your disclosure of information to participants in Interactive Forums.
Disclosure to Service Providers
To enable us to more efficiently provide the products and services you have requested from us, we may share your personal information with selected third parties who are acting on our behalf as our agents, suppliers, or providers. Such third party service providers are provided only with such information as is necessary under the circumstances. Information provided to third parties is used only for the purposes stipulated and those third parties are subject to confidentiality obligations. We may also enhance or merge personally identifiable information with data obtained from third parties for any of the foregoing purposes. Nothing in the Privacy Policy shall be deemed to prohibit us from disclosing your identity or information if we are required by law to do so.
Contacting Us Regarding Your Personally Identifiable Information
If you have submitted personally identifiable information through the Site, and you would like to review, request changes or have that information deleted from our databases, please contact us by sending a letter to our Privacy Compliance Officer at Communitey, P.O. Box 671721, Marietta, GA. 30006-0029. We will then use reasonable efforts to change or remove your personally identifiable information from our files, unless we are entitled or required to retain it pursuant to other agreements or by law. We will use reasonable efforts to supply you with this information and correct any factual inaccuracies in this information. Notwithstanding the prior two sentences, if applicable state law provides you with additional protections or requires us to comply with more stringent obligations to provide you with, remove, or correct your personally identifiable information, we will comply with those legal requirements.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include, but are not limited to, the frequency of your use of the Site, the route by which you choose to access the Site, your use of any available hyperlinks, your IP address, URL, and timestamp. We and our service providers, agents or advisors may process and use this data for purposes including but not limited to, planning Site development, assessing patterns of use, or to include you in e-mail or mailing lists so that we may send you information or updates and or offer you services.
Data We Store
We may store or archive your information, including, but not limited to, information and contact details in classifieds, and forum postings, even if such information has expired or is obsolete, as long as required for our business purposes. We will undertake reasonable efforts to secure such information as set forth in the Security section below.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small text files that are either used for the duration of a session ('session cookies'), or saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user the next time he/she logs on to the Site ('persistent cookies'). We may use 'session cookies' to identify registered users logging in to the Site. These cookies are deleted from the server soon after the session ends and are not collected or saved. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that, although if you do disable cookies from your browser you will only be able to access the home page of the Site, and you will not be able to register to use the Site.
Security
We use reasonable measures to protect personal information from access by unauthorized persons. This includes, among other things, standard techniques such as firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection, and site monitoring. We also use reasonable internal controls to protect personal information from misuse by our employees. Unfortunately, no electronic data or transmission can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we use reasonable measures to protect personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted or otherwise provided to the Site or received from the Site. This is especially true for information that is transmitted via e-mail that is unprotected until it reaches our servers. Once a transmission is received, we use the reasonable measures set forth above to secure our servers. We also do not ask, nor offer the opportunity, to post your Social Security Number, driver's license number or date of birth on our site. We ask you to be careful about sharing that information online. While we take reasonable steps to insure your privacy, we request that you do not post any information you are uncomfortable sharing with others. Security rests, first and foremost, with yourself.
We use a third-party provider for credit card processing. If you pay by credit card, this provider may retain your credit card information according to their own business processes and as required by law. They are required to use reasonable measures to protect your financial information as mandated by law.
To further protect your privacy, communitey does not ask, nor offer, any opportunity to post your Social Security Number, driver's license number or date of birth on the site. We will not ask for this information and we discourage you from sharing it when using our site.
Minors
This Site is not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. If you are under 18, do not use this Site. If parents believe their minor children have accessed this Site and provided their personally identifiable information, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us Regarding Your Personal Identification Information" section of this Privacy Policy.
Other Sites
The Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by other websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of any website linked to from the Site.
Transfer of Business Assets
As we continue to develop our business, we might acquire or buy other businesses or assets. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the event that we or substantially all of our assets are acquired, both personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable user and customer information will be one of the transferred assets.