Effective May 9, 2007:
About
MyPogoSpot.com
MyPogoSpot.com is an online
service that allows our members to set up unique personal profiles that can be
linked together through networks of friends. MyPogoSpot members can view each
others' profiles, communicate with old friends and meet new friends on the
service, share photos, post journals and comments, and describe their interests.
To enrich our members' experience, we request and display some personal
information to other members and visitors, which allows our users to identify
each other and expand their network of friends. MyPogoSpot members can change
their profile information at any time and can control how other members and the
service communicates with them.
MyPogoSpot.com cares
deeply about online privacy If you have any questions concerning this privacy
policy, please email us at admin@mypogospot.com.
Information
Collection and Use by MyPogoSpot.com
MyPogoSpot.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 MyPogoSpot.com service.
MyPogoSpot.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to:
personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist
users in finding and communicating with each other.
MyPogoSpot.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 first names are displayed to people in order to
facilitate user interaction in the MyPogoSpot.com social networking community.
Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join
MyPogoSpot, 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 MyPogoSpot.com with each other through the MyPogoSpot.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, MyPogoSpot.com allows users to search for
other members using first and last name, email address, and schools and/or
companies where users may have attended or worked.
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, MyPogoSpot.com
or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on MyPogoSpot.com.
Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address
or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer
personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested
to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is
collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will
apply.
Invitations and
Other Communications to Non-members
MyPogoSpot members can invite
friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated
invitation system. MyPogoSpot.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
MyPogoSpot.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other
communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three (3) per
email address). Recipients of invitations from MyPogoSpot.com may contact
MyPogoSpot.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
MyPogoSpot members may
also store email addresses of people they know in their internal MyPogoSpot
address book and may also choose to send invitations and other communications to
those addresses.
You may prevent MyPogoSpot.com
email invitations and other messages from being sent to any email address you
control by sending a single email with the subject "BLOCK" to admin@mypogospot.com. Please note that the email must come from
the account you wish to block.
Use of
Cookies
MyPogoSpot.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 MyPogoSpot.com
in order to use most functions on the site Please note that MyPogoSpot 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 MyPogoSpot Privacy Policy.
Links
MyPogoSpot.com contains links
to sites. MyPogoSpot.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 MyPogoSpot.com.
Chat
Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds and Public
Forums
Please be aware that whenever you
voluntarily post public information to Journals, WebLogs, Message Boards,
Classifieds or any other Public Forums that that information can be accessed by
the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited
communications.
Correcting/Updating
or Removing Information
MyPogoSpot.com users may
modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into
their account and accessing features such as Edit Profile and Account Info.
Email
Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to
receive updates or notifications may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me
notification emails' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. Users who do not
wish to receive MyPogoSpot.com newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do
not send me MyPogoSpot newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All
notification emails and MyPogoSpot.com newsletters also include the above
instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third
Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may
be delivered to users by MyPogoSpot.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 MyPogoSpot.com and does not cover the use
of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
MyPogoSpot.com member accounts
are secured by member-created passwords MyPogoSpot.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
MyPogoSpot.com, please contact us at admin@mypogospot.com
Sharing and
Disclosure of Information MyPogoSpot.com Collects
Except as otherwise described
in this privacy statement, MyPogoSpot will not disclose personal information to
any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform
to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal
process received by MyPogoSpot.com, whether or not a response is required by
applicable law; (2) to enforce the MyPogoSpot.com Terms of Use Agreement or to
protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and
users of the service. MyPogoSpot 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 MyPogoSpot 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 Our
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: support@mypogospot.com