Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Privacy Policy
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1.
What This Privacy Policy Covers
1.1
This Privacy Policy explains how Blogs Via’ Da’ Web, Inc. ("we",
"us", "our" or "Blogs Via’ Da’ Web") collects,
uses and shares your "Personal Information" - information that
identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with you as
a particular individual, such as your name, address, email address or telephone
number - and other data through your use of any of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Web sites
(each, a "Site" and, collectively, the "Sites"), any of Blogs
Via’ Da’ Web services (each, a "Service" and, collectively, the
"Services") and any of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web software
("Software").
1.2
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Blogs Via’ Da’
Web does not own or control or to people that Blogs Via’ Da’ Web does not
employ or manage.
1.3
Your use of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software is subject to this
Privacy Policy in effect at the time of your use. Blogs Via’ Da’ Web reserves
the right to update and change this Privacy Policy from time to time without
notice or acceptance by you, so please check this page frequently for updates
and changes. However, changes made to this Privacy Policy will not apply to you
to the extent that (i) the changes concern matters which are the subject of an
actual dispute between you and Blogs Via’ Da’ Web as of the date the changes
take effect and (ii) Blogs Via’ Da’ Web has actual notice of the dispute as of
the date the changes take effect.
2.
Information We Gather
2.1
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may collect Personal Information when you register, use or
post content on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
2.2
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may collect Personal Information when you enter into
promotions or sweepstakes.
2.3
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may combine information about you in our possession with
information we obtain from business partners or others.
2.4
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may collect information about your transactions with us
and/or with our business partners. This information might include information
necessary to process payments, such as billing information and your credit card
number.
2.5
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may automatically receive and record information on our
server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies and the pages
you request.
3.
IP Address and Browser and Session Information
3.1
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may obtain IP addresses and browser and session information
from users depending upon how they access Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services
and Software. IP addresses and browser and session information may be used for
various purposes, including to:
- Diagnose and prevent
service or technology problems reported by our users or engineers that are
associated with the IP addresses controlled by a specific web company or
ISP.
- Estimate the total number of users visiting Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software from specific geographical regions.
- Help determine which users have access privileges to certain content, services or resources that we offer.
- Monitor and prevent fraud and abuse.
4. Cookies, Web Beacons and Scripts
4.1 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web and third parties such as advertisers, third party advertising networks, third-party advertising serving companies, Blogs Via’ Da’ Web business partners, vendors and service providers may identify users and record user activity through technologies such as "cookies", "Web beacons" and "scripts".
4.2 A "cookie" is a small amount of data, which typically includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive when you view a Web page, an advertisement, a video or other types of content. You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. If you reject all cookies, or specifically reject cookies set by Blogs Via’ Da’ Web, you may not be able to take full advantage of features of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software that require you to be signed in to your account or otherwise identify yourself.
4.3 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may set and access cookies on your computer through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software, through third party Web sites or through our emails and newsletters. Blogs Via’ Da’ Web uses cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
- Identify you as an account holder.
- Require you to re-enter your password after a certain period of time has elapsed to protect you against others accidentally accessing your account contents.
- Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
- Count visitors to Web sites.
- Recognize and access cookies.
- Record page view information.
- Record the Internet protocol address of the computer that downloads a Web beacon.
- Record the type of browser used to view a page where a Web beacon is placed.
- Track of the delivery, viewing and responses to emails and newsletters.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
- Track the performance of advertising campaigns.
- Identify sources of traffic to Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
- Count the number of "clicks" on a link in a Web page, advertisement, email or newsletter.
- Follow the distribution of content.
- Measure patterns of activity on Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software such as usage by date, time and geographic location.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
5. Information Use, Sharing and Disclosure
5.1 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web does not share Personal Information we learn about you from your use of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software with others, except as described in this policy.
5.2 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web does not claim ownership over the Personal Information you post on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services or Software. After posting your Personal Information, you continue to retain your ownership of your Personal Information and you continue to have the right to use and license your Personal Information in any way you choose. By using Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software or by otherwise submitting your Personal Information to us, you are granting Blogs Via’ Da’ Web and third parties permission to use, distribute and, in some circumstances, to keep copies of your Personal Information as described in greater detail in this Privacy Policy. You may always decline to submit Personal Information to us, but please be aware that your decision may prevent you from being able to use all or portions of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
5.3 You hereby grant Blogs Via’ Da’ Web a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicenseable and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display your Personal Information. This license ends when you delete your Personal Information or your account (except to the extent that your Personal Information has been shared with others or syndicated to third parties and they have not deleted it or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy).
5.4 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web is not responsible for how any third party uses, distributes or keeps your Personal Information. If you have any questions regarding how any third party uses, distributes or keeps your Personal Information or you wish to access, correct, amend or delete any of your Personal Information in the possession of that third party, you must contact that third party directly.
5.5 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web uses information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, research, and anonymous reporting.
5.6 We do not share your information with unrelated third parties for their direct marketing purposes. However, Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software may display targeted advertisements based on Personal Information.
5.7 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may use or share your Personal Information where it is necessary to complete a transaction, to operate or improve Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software, to do something that you have asked us to do or tell you of products and services that we think may be of interest.
5.8 To receive optional email messages such as newsletters and marketing and promotional offers, you will be required to provide us with your email address. In addition to these optional email messages, Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may contact you via any email address you provide to us with transactional or relationship messages such as account status messages, security updates or notifications of changes in the terms of your account or the Services. These types of transactional or relationship email messages are not optional.
5.9 When you post a message, your user ID or alias that you are posting under may be visible to other users.
5.10 When you post a message on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software, you have the ability to post a message which may include Personal Information. Before you post any Personal Information, make sure you are comfortable with that content being shared with Blogs Via’ Da’ Web and displayed on and transmitted through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
5.11 If you post Personal Information online that is accessible to the public, please be aware that you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
5.12 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web may share personally identifiable information about you under the following circumstances:
- In the course of operating our business, it may be necessary or appropriate for us to provide access to your Personal Information to others such as our service providers, contractors and select vendors so that we can operate Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software and our business. Where practical, we seek to obtain confidentiality agreements that are consistent with this policy and that limit others' use or disclosure of the information you have shared.
- We may share your Personal Information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, to establish or exercise our legal rights, to defend against legal claims or in such circumstances where, in our judgment, disclosure is required or appropriate.
- We may share your Personal Information if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our various terms of service or as otherwise required by law.
- As we continue to develop our business, we may sell all or part of our business. In such transactions, Personal Information collected from users is generally one of the business assets that will be transferred. The transferred Personal Information will remain subject to this Privacy Policy or subsequent policies to which you have consented.
6.1 We may allow advertisers, third party advertising networks and third-party advertising serving companies to serve advertisements directly to you within Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software. By serving these advertisements directly to you, these companies can set their own cookies on your computer and trigger their own Web beacons. If you would like to contact the advertisers, third party advertising networks and third-party advertising serving companies with which we have relationships to learn more about their privacy policies and what options (if any) they offer to opt out of their data collection, please visit their web site(s). You may find a list of links to these companies' Web sites here. Some of these companies are participants in the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI"), a cooperative of online marketing and analytics companies committed to building consumer awareness and establishing responsible business and data management practices and standards. You can learn more about NAI and how you may "opt out" of targeted advertising delivered by NAI member ad networks here.
6.2 We collect your interactions with advertising (such as click-through) displayed on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software and on those third party Web sites on which we display advertising. We use this information to evaluate and report on the success of the displayed advertising.
7. Information Relating to Children
7.1 We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly allow children under the age of 13 to register for Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software. If you are under 13, do not register or attempt to register for any of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software or send any information about yourself to us. No one under the age of 13 may provide any Personal Information to, on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
7.2 If we learn that we have collected or been sent Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that Personal Information as soon as reasonably practical. If you believe that we might have collected or been sent Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, please contact our Customer Support team.
7.3 We recommend that minors 13 years of age or older ask their parents for permission before sending any Personal Information about themselves to, on or through Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software.
8. Data We Collect Other Than Personal Information
8.1 In addition to the Personal Information you provide to us, we collect data on your use and interaction with Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software. Data which we obtain about you, other than Personal Information, is the exclusive property of Blogs Via’ Da’ Web and may be used by Blogs Via’ Da’ Web in any manner permitted by applicable laws.
9. Retention of Personal Information and Other Data
9.1 Blogs Via’ Da’ Web reserves the right to retain your Personal Information, other data collected about you and content you submit to Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software to the extent required by applicable laws, rules and regulations and as reasonably necessary to protect our legal interests.
10. Confidentiality and Security
10.1 No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make efforts to ensure security on our systems:
- We use physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect Personal Information about you.
- Your account information is password-protected.
- In certain areas, Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software use industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software.
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web
5184 North 42nd
Attention: Legal Department
11. Changing your Account Information and Personal Information
11.1 You may edit your account information for an applicable Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Site, Product and Service by accessing your account and following the instructions for changing account preferences and account information.
11.2 You may delete your account by visiting the applicable account deletion page; however, please note that some Personal Information, primarily your contact information, may remain in our records to the extent necessary to protect our legal interests or document compliance with regulatory requirements.
11.3 Please be aware that, if you request that no further information about you be collected or used, we may be required to terminate your ability to use Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Sites, Services and Software, including but not limited to any site, product, or service that requires you to be signed in to your account or otherwise identify yourself.
12. Contacting Blogs Via’ Da’ Web
12.1 If you have a privacy concern regarding any Blogs Via’ Da’ Web Site, Product or Service, or this Privacy Policy, please contact our Customer Support team or write to us at:
Blogs Via’ Da’ Web
5184 North 42nd
Attention: Legal Department
Last updated September 17, 2011
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