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Privacy Policy
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May 22, 2007
Sidescope.com ("Sidescope") has a firm commitment
to safeguard our users' privacy. This Policy applies to all of the services and
websites offered by Sidescope (collectively, services).
We will not collect or use sensitive information
for purposes other than those described in this Policy and/or in the specific
service notices, unless we have obtained your prior consent. You can decline to
submit personal information to any of our services, in which case Sidescope may
not be able to provide those services to you.
Children Under 13
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We respect the
privacy of parents and children and are committed to complying with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If a parent believes that his
or her child has submitted personal information to us, he or she can contact us
through this Website. We will promptly delete the information upon learning that
it relates to a child under the age of 13. Please note that it is possible some
of this information may remain archived in web logs and back-up archives after
we delete the information from its active database. We believe that parents
should supervise their children's online activities and consider using parental
control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that
help provide a kid-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent
children from otherwise disclosing online their name, address and other personal
information without parental permission.
User Information and Private Comparisons
We do not require you to register for an account or provide any personal
information to us to view Contents in this Website. However, we require a user
to register for an account to use our full range of services. When you register,
we ask for a unique username and a password selected by you, and your e-mail
address. We do not ask for any additional personal information. Your username,
public or semi-private comparison Content you submit to this Website are
publicly displayed, thus you should take care to not include personal
information in your username or any Content you submit for public display. When
you sign up for a paid account, your credit card information is processed by
third party using secure servers and connections. We do not receive or keep your
credit card information.
Your personal information and Private Comparisons
are password-protected, and you should take care to protect the secrecy of your
password. If you use a computer in a public place or share a computer with
others, remember to sign out and close your browser window when you finish a
session with us in order to prevent others from accessing your personal
information. You are solely responsible for not disclosing your password and
other user account information. You agree not to permit others to use your
password or other account information, and you agree to notify Sidescope
immediately of any unauthorized use of that information. We will not be
responsible for any loss or damage arising out of the unauthorized use of your
password or other account information; and you agree to indemnify and hold
harmless Sidescope, its officers, owners, directors, agents, employees,
subsidiaries, and affiliates for any unauthorized, improper, or illegal use of
that information.
Cookies
When you visit Sidescope, we send one or more cookies - a small file containing
a string of characters that is stored with your Web browser, to store your
preferences and to help us provide better service to you. We use cookies to save
encrypted information of your Sidescope account on your computer. Most browsers
are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse
all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features
and services of this Website may not function properly if your cookies are
disabled.
Web Logs and Archives
When you use Sidescope services, our servers automatically record information
that your browser sends. These server logs may include information such as your
web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date
and time of your request and one or more cookies that may identify the browser.
Such information does not identify you personally. We maintain archives of our
web logs, database, and other systems and information for disaster recovery,
legal and other non-marketing purposes. It is possible that some of this
information may remain archived after we delete the information from its active
database.
Links and Other Websites
This Website may contain links, including banner and other ads, to other
websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of
such websites. We offer some of our services in connection with other websites.
Personal information that you provide to those websites may be sent to Sidescope
in order to deliver the service. We process such information in accordance with
this Policy. The affiliated websites may have different privacy practices and we
encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Emails and User Communications
When you send email or other communication to Sidescope, we may retain those
communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and
improve our services. If you register with our Website, you may automatically
receive emails confirming your registration and providing you with necessary
information relating to the access or use of your account. In addition, if you
register with our Website, from time to time we may email you with messages
about our services or third party products and services we believe may be of
interest to you, such as new products, features, services, special offers and
updated information. With the exception of the emails which are necessary to
provide customer support and deliver products and services to you, you may
opt-out of receiving e-mail from us.
Information Sharing
You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may access, use, preserve, and
disclose your account information if required to do so by law or in a good faith
belief that such access, use, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary
to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable
governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Use, including
investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) respond to claims that any
Content violates the rights of third-parties, (d) detect, prevent, or otherwise
address fraud, security or technical issues, or (e) protect against imminent
harm to the rights, property or safety of Sidescope, its users or the public as
required or permitted by law.
If Sidescope becomes involved in a merger,
acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will provide
notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a
different privacy policy.
We may share with third parties certain pieces of
aggregated, non-personal information, such as how many users clicked on a
particular advertisement. Such information does not identify you individually.
Information Security
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to
or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include
reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security
measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized
access to systems where we store personal data.
We restrict access to personal information to
Sidescope employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in
order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound
by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including
termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Accessing and Updating Personal Information
When you use this Website, we make good faith efforts to provide you with access
to your personal information and either to correct this data if it is inaccurate
or to delete such data at your request if it is not otherwise required to be
retained by law or for legitimate business purposes. We ask individual users to
identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed, corrected or
removed before processing such requests, and we may decline to process requests
that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate
technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or would be extremely
impractical, or for which access is not otherwise required. In any case where we
provide information access and correction, we perform this service free of
charge, except if doing so would require a disproportionate effort.
Enforcement
We regularly review its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct
any questions or concerns regarding this Policy by contacting us through this
Website. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities,
including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding
the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Sidescope and an
individual. Sidescope processes personal information only for the purposes for
which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy or any applicable
service-specific privacy notice. We review our data collection, storage and
processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the
personal information needed to provide or improve our services.
Changes
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not
reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent, and we
expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy
changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more
prominent notice (which may include email notification of Policy changes).
Please check the revision date at the top of this page to determine if the
statement has been modified since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of
any portion of our Website following posting of the updated Privacy Policy will
constitute your acceptance of the changes.
Binding Agreement
Your use of our Website, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to
this Policy and our Terms of Use. By using our Website, you are accepting the
practices set out in this Policy and our Terms of Use.
If you have any additional questions or concerns
about this Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through this Website.
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