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Privacy policy Introduction Waterfry.com is an internet and mobile service that
allows users to create personal web profiles and communicate and share content
with friends and other users. To help our members identify and interact with
each other, we request and display some personal information to other members
and visitors. Waterfry.com members can change their profile information at any
time and can control how other members and the service communicates with them.
Waterfry.com cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions
concerning this privacy policy, please email us at info@Waterfry.com. Process of
Information Collection and Use by Waterfry.com Waterfry.com collects user
submitted information such as name, email address, and age to authenticate users
and to send notifications to those users relating to the Waterfry.com service.
Waterfry.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to:
personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist
users in connecting with each other. Further, in order to facilitate commerce,
we collect credit card information, member's address, or bank information only
from those who choose to join Waterfry.com. Waterfry.com also logs
non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile
information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to
the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the
website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared
with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to
members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
User Profile information including members' pictures and user names are
displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the Waterfry.com
social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of
inviting new friends to join Waterfry.com, to add users to members' friends'
networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception
of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address
is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network. Users
within a personal network communicate on Waterfry.com with each other through
the Waterfry.com service, without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full
names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and
finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Waterfry.com allows users to
search for other members using first and last name, email address, interests and
schools where users may have attended. We may also use a user's email address to
send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not
to receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do
not send me notification emails" in the user "Account Settings". From time to
time, Waterfry.com or a partner may advertise on Waterfry.com. Users may be
asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home
address in order to participate or receive a response from Waterfry.com or one
of its partners. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners
that you have explicitly requested to receive information from or expressed an
interest in. Use of Cookies Waterfry.com uses cookies to store visitors'
preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring
that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to
customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type
and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies
to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may
be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or
notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the
"Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences --
however, you must enable cookies from Waterfry.com in order to use most
functions on the site Please note that Waterfry.com allows 3rd party advertisers
that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their
cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own
privacy policies, not the Waterfry.com Privacy Policy. Invitations and
Communication to Non-members Waterfry.com members can invite friends to join the
service by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system.
Waterfry.com stores the email addresses that members provide so that the
respondents may be added to the friend's list of the member sending the
invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations. Waterfry.com does
not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication
besides invitations. Recipients of invitations from Waterfry.com may contact
Waterfry.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
Links Waterfry.com contains links to sites. Waterfry.com is not responsible for
the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another
site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy
policy only governs information collected on Waterfry.com Blogs, Bulletin
Boards, Buzz and Public Forums Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily
post public information to blogs, bulletin boards, Buzz or any other Public
Forums that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by
those people to send you unsolicited communications. Email Choice Members who no
longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to by selecting
the appropriate options in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All notification
emails and Waterfry.com newsletters also include the above instructions for
opting-out of those communications in the future. Advertising Ads appearing on
this Web site may be delivered to users by Waterfry.com or one of our Web
advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These
cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you
an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about
where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and
determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to
deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to
you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Waterfry.com and does
not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. Security Waterfry.com member
accounts are secured by member-created passwords Waterfry.com takes precautions
to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable
measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and
we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to
perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and
technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member
account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure,
and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time
For any additional information about the security measures we use on
Waterfry.com, please email us at info@Waterfry.com Sharing and Disclosure of
Information Waterfry.com Collects Except as otherwise described in this privacy
statement, Waterfry.com will not disclose personal information to any third
party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary:
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to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or
other legal process received by Waterfry.com, whether or not a response is
required by applicable law;
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to enforce the Waterfry.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or
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to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service.
Waterfry.com reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor
in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of
Waterfry.com or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest
For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Privacy Policy From time to time we may make changes to our privacy
policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of
what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any
minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes
have been posted If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable
information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of
collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement,
the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact
us at: info@Waterfry.com |
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