12 Avatars - Second Life Calendar Contest - Privacy Policy
(Last Modified August 25, 2007)
1. Overview & Applicability
This is the "Privacy Policy" for 12avatars.com, which applies directly to our site as well as to any affiliated sites that are controlled by us. This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Please note that this policy does not apply to any sites that we link to. It also does not apply to any of our marketing partner sites to which we may syndicate content. Those sites have their own separate privacy policies and we have no control of their use of any data that is acquired directly from their users. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of sites that you visit after leaving the 12avatars.com site.
Your use of 12avatars.com whether, as a viewer or content provider, provides your acknowledgement and consent that you have read and agree to 12avatars.com's "Terms of Use" and this "Privacy Policy". Please note that we make changes to this policy from time to time and you agree that you will check and read this document posted at http://www.12avatars.com/privacypolicy.php periodically to note adjustments and changes, so that you are always aware of the kind of information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
2. Data Collection, Use & Disclosure
1. 12avatars.com collects personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, photographs, and emails to validate users and to update them on 12avatars.com services. A username, bio, and photograph will be displayed on our site to allow our members to connect and communicate with other members. Emails are used to update members on new services and/or to help connect them with friends. Emails, addresses and last names are never displayed on the site publicly. 12avatars.com does not rent, sell or otherwise disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties unless expressly disclosed in our privacy policy or with your consent.
2. For members interested in potentially earning money from the affiliate program on 12avatars.com, 12avatars.com collects names, addresses, social security numbers, federal tax ID's, PayPal® account numbers and/or any other information necessary to make a payment and comply with governmental laws and regulations. Thus, 12avatars.com uses this data to pay members and to comply with all federal and state tax laws. 12avatars.com does not share this payment data with any other third party unless expressly disclosed in this privacy policy or with your consent.
3. 12avatars.com collects non-personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, profile data, bandwidth speed, and browser type. 12avatars.com uses this non-personally identifiable information to enhance your use of 12avatars.com. This non-personally identifiable information may be provided to third parties to enhance your overall experience on the 12avatars.com site. We may in the future also provide aggregate statistics about our users, user preferences, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.
Because this site can be accessed globally, we may make information we gather available worldwide but will not include personally identifying information. For users visiting the site from the European Economic Area, please note that the personal date you enter will be transferred outside the European Economic Area for use by us and our affiliates and third party vendors for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. By using the 12avatars.com website and providing us with your personal data, you expressly consent to this transfer of your personal data.
4. If you choose not to receive Email updates from 12avatars.com, please send an email to info@12avatars.com noting your request. Please understand that by doing so, you may not receive the full benefit of our services.
5. CHILDREN UNDER 13 SHOULD NOT SEND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES TO 12avatars.com. 12avatars.com is not intended for children under the age of thirteen (13). We do not knowingly collect personal information about persons under the age of thirteen (13) through the 12avatars.com website. If a child under thirteen (13) submits information through any part of the 12avatars.com website and we know the person submitting the information is a child under thirteen (13) years of age, we delete the information as soon as practicable after discovery from our records and do not use it for any purpose, nor do we disclose it to third parties.
6. 12avatars.com from time to time will run promotions where we may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, age, address, email address and gender. You may also be requested to answer certain other questions to participate in the promotion. 12avatars.com may make this personal information collected through the promotion available to a select group of advertisers. At the time of the promotion, it will be clear as to who those advertisers will be. You will be free to participate or not participate in the promotion. 12avatars.com may use the email address provided to send you updates on 12avatars.com. These updates also may be sponsored by third party advertisers.
7. 12avatars.com may be required to release personally identifiable information in connection with a government investigation, compliance with a court order, compliance with applicable laws or legal processes, or to protect the rights or property of 12avatars.com.
12avatars.com may employ trusted third parties to perform services on our behalf to improve the overall functionality of our website. These third parties may be provided with your personally identifiable information to perform these services; however, they are not permitted to maintain this data or use it in any other way.
In the event of a change of corporate control such as a sale (in whole or in part) of 12avatars.com, we may disclose or transfer all user information.
3. Use of Cookies
Cookies are data files that are written onto your computer by a website, and stay there unless removed by you. 12avatars.com uses cookies to help us improve the overall experience of our users. We may also link cookie information to personally identifiable data to help track your preferences and to improve your use of the site. For example, we may customize content and advertising messages based on your preferences. You can disable cookies by going to the preferences or options menus in your browser; however, please note that you may lose some functionality in using our site if you do so.
4. Posting of Comments
Please note that you are responsible for any messages or comments that you make on the 12avatars.com site. While we reserve the right to monitor all communications on our site, we are not responsible for doing so. If you witness any comments that are inappropriate, please email us at info@12avatars.com and we (in our sole discretion) can remove such comments and/or take other appropriate action. We cannot control the use of information disclosed on our site in public areas, such as bulletin boards and chat room. You should exercise caution when disclosing information in these public areas and should refrain from disclosing your personal information.
5. Security
12avatars.com takes reasonable steps to secure all data you provide to us using SSL 128 bit encryption; however, no data that is transmitted over the Internet is 100% secure, so in submitting information to us you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet.6. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
12avatars.com
531 Main Street #902
El Segundo, California USA 90245
info@12avatars.com
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