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EXPERTZOO.COM Privacy
Policy
About ExpertZoo.com
ExpertZoo.com is an online service
that allows our members to set up unique personal and business profiles that can
be linked together through networks of business associates. ExpertZoo members can
promote their profile, view each others' profiles, communicate with old business
associates and meet new ones on the service. Members are encouraged to develop business
relationship and communicate with their networks and customers on regular basis.
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 business associates and customers. ExpertZoo members can
change their profile information at any time and can control how other members and
the service communicates with them.
ExpertZoo.com
cares deeply about online privacy If you have any questions concerning this privacy
policy, please email us at privacy@expertzoo.com
Information Collection
and Use by ExpertZoo.com
ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com service. ExpertZoo.com also collects
other profile data including but not limited to: profession, business interests,
gender, age, education and location in order to assist users in finding and communicating
with each other.
ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com business networking community.
Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join ExpertZoo,
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 ExpertZoo.com with each other
through the ExpertZoo.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, ExpertZoo.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,
ExpertZoo.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on expertzoo.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
ExpertZoo members can invite friends to join the service
by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system. ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com may contact
ExpertZoo.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
ExpertZoo members may also store email
addresses of people they know in their internal ExpertZoo address book and may also
choose to send invitations and other communications to those addresses.
You
may prevent MySpace.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 privacy@expertzoo.com Please note that the email must come from the account you
wish to block.
Use of Cookies
ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com in
order to use most functions on the site Please note that ExpertZoo 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 ExpertZoo Privacy Policy.
Links
ExpertZoo.com contains links to sites. ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.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
ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com newsletters
may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me ExpertZoo newsletters' in the user
profile 'Account Settings'. All notification emails and ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
ExpertZoo.com member accounts are secured by member-created
passwords ExpertZoo.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 ExpertZoo.com,
please contact us at privacy@expertzoo.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
ExpertZoo.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement,
ExpertZoo 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 ExpertZoo.com ,
whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the ExpertZoo.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. ExpertZoo 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 ExpertZoo 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: privacy@expertzoo.com
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