Privacy Policy
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PURPOSE OF POLICY. Service
Bloggers (“us”, “we,” “Company”) is committed to respecting the privacy rights
of visitors and other users of Service Bloggers (the “Site”). We created this
Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) to give you confidence as you visit and use the
Site, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices. This
Policy is only applicable to the Site, and not to any other websites that you
may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection and
use practices and policies that differ materially from this Policy.
1.2. NOTICE CONCERNING CHILDREN
PLEASE
NOTE: We are a general audience site, and do not direct any of our content
specifically at children under 13 years of age pursuant to the Children’s
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
2. INFORMATION COLLECTION PRACTICES
2.1. WHAT BASIC INFORMATION DOES THE COMPANY
COLLECT?
In
operating the Site, we collect personal information from you in a couple
different situations. The first is if you should contact us via the “contact”
page. In doing so, you will provide us with your name and email address. The
second is if you leave a comment to a blog post during which you may be asked
for a name and other information. You are not required to provide us with
information via these two methods to use and enjoy the Site.
2.2. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOES COMPANY
COLLECT?
(a)
AUTOMATIC COLLECTION. Our servers automatically recognize visitors’ domain
names and IP addresses (the number assigned to computers on the Internet). No
personal information about you is revealed in this process. The Site may also
gather anonymous “traffic data” that does not personally identify you, but that
may be helpful for marketing purposes or for improving the services we offer.
(b)
COOKIES. From time to time, we may use the standard “cookies” feature of major
browser applications that allows us to store a small piece of data on your
computer about your visit to our Site. Cookies help us learn which areas of our
Site are useful and which areas need improvement through programs including,
but not limited to, Google Analytics. We may also use cookies from third party
social sites and programs including, but not limited to, Facebook, Google Plus
and Twitter. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser or
independent programs available online. However, if you choose to disable this
function, your experience at our Site may be diminished as some features may
not work as they were intended.
(c) SPONSORS
AND ADVERTISERS. We may decide to accept sponsorship and advertisements on the
Site. Should this occur, you should assume said sponsors and advertisers will
be given access to the impressions and click data on their marketing pieces.
Your personally identifiable information will never be revealed to them by us.
3. USE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
3.1. WHAT DOES COMPANY DO WITH COLLECTED
INFORMATION?
(a)
PERSONAL INFORMATION. We do not disclose the personally identifiable
information to any third parties other than those that we use to facilitate the
functioning of the site such as a hosting company and email program for
mailings.
(b)
ANONYMOUS INFORMATION. We use anonymous information to analyze our Site
traffic. In addition, we may use anonymous IP addresses to help diagnose
problems with our server, to administer our site, or to display the content
according to your preferences. Traffic and transaction information may also be
shared with business partners and advertisers on an aggregate and anonymous
basis.
(c) USE
OF COOKIES. Promotions or advertisements displayed on our site may contain
cookies. We do not have access to or control over information collected by
outside advertisers on our site.
(d)
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. We may disclose any information we have for
you if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is
necessary to (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on us, (2) protect and defend our rights or property or the users of the
Site, or (3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the
public or users of the Site.
(e)
SALE OF INFORMATION. In order to accommodate changes in our business, we may
sell or buy portions of the Site or our company, including the information
collected through this Site. If Company or substantially all of its assets are
acquired by a third party, user information will be one of the assets
transferred to the acquirer.
4. SECURITY
The
Site has security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration
of the information that we obtain from you, but we make no assurances about our
ability to prevent any such loss to you or to any third party arising out of
any such loss, misuse, or alteration.
5. WEBSITE AREAS BEYOND COMPANY’S CONTROL
5.1. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
From
time-to-time, the Site may contain links to other websites. If you choose to
visit those websites, it is important to understand our privacy practices and
terms of use do not extend to those sites. It is your responsibility to review
the privacy policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree
with their practices.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION AND POLICY UPDATES
6.1. CONTACTING US
If you
have any questions about this Policy or our practices related to this Site,
please feel contact us using the “Contact” link on the menu located at the top
of the site.
6.2. UPDATES AND CHANGES
We
reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this
Policy to reflect changes in our Privacy Policy. We shall post any such changes
on the Site in a conspicuous area. You may then choose whether you wish to
accept said policy changes or discontinue using the Site. Any such change,
update, or modification will be effective 30 days after posting on the Site. It
is your responsibility to review this Policy from time to time to ensure that
you continue to agree with all of its terms.
(a) If
you have signed up for email communications from us, we will notify you of the
privacy policy changes by email as well.
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