ConservativeDatingSite.com (herein referred as "CDS")
has created this privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") as part of our
commitment to assist our users/members better understand how the information submitted
is handled and protected.
The following discloses CDS's information gathering and
dissemination practices for our website (the "Website"). Each time you use the Website, the
then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time you use the Website you
should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and
review any changes since the last time you used the Website.
Overview
As part of the normal operation of our services we collect
and, in some cases, may disclose information about you. By accepting this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, you expressly consent to
our use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in
this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to
the terms of CDS's Terms of Use.
1. A Special Note
About Age Requirements for Access (Adults Only)
This Websites is for adults ONLY (18 years old and older). Children are not eligible or allowed to use
our services, and we ask that minors (anyone under the age of 18) not submit
any personal information or create an account on our Website. Any violation of this restriction is the
user's sole fault and responsibility.
2. Security of
Personal Information
CDS has implemented and maintains reasonable security
procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use,
modification, destruction or disclosure of your personal information.
3. Information
Collection Policies
(a) Traffic Data. Similar
to many other websites, CDS automatically gathers information of the sort that
browsers automatically make available, including: IP addresses, domain servers,
DNS information, types of computers accessing the Website, and types of Web
browsers accessing the Website (collectively “Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that
does not personally identify you.
(b) Cookies. A
“Cookie” is a string of information that a website stores on a user’s computer,
and that the user’s browser provides to the website each time the user submits
a query to the website. The purpose of a
Cookie is to identify the user as a unique user of the Website. CDS uses Cookies to customize your experience
on the Website to your interests, to ensure that you do not see the same
advertisements or informational messages repeatedly, and to store your password
so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the Website. For additional information on CDS’ uses of
Cookies, see the section concerning Information Use and Disclosure
Practices/Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies, below.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE COOKIES PLACED ON YOUR COMPUTER,
YOU SHOULD SET YOUR BROWSERS TO REFUSE COOKIES BEFORE ACCESSING THE WEBSITE,
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME WEBSITE FUNCTIONALITY, SOME OF THE SERVICES,
AND CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT THE AID
OF COOKIES. IF YOU REFUSE COOKIES, YOU
ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RESULTING LOSS OF SPEED AND FUNCTIONALITY.
(c) Third-Party Advertising. CDS uses third-party advertising
companies to serve ads when you visit the Website (for Guests and Regular
Members which have Free access). Premium
Members, once they log in, will not be served ads in accordance with the
enhanced access privileges they are given.
These companies may use information (not including Personal Information,
as defined below) about your visits to this and other websites in order to
provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you
would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about
not having this information used by these companies, click here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
.
(d) Personal Information.
In order for you to use certain of the Services, you may be asked to
provide CDS certain information that personally identifies you (“Personal
Information”). Personal Information includes, without limitation: (1) “Contact
Data” (such as your name and e-mail address); and (2) “Demographic Data” (such
as your age, gender, ethnicity, height, weight, hair color, likes and dislikes,
profession, education level, marital status, religious affiliation, parental
status, smoking and drinking habits, country, state, city and zip code). In
each case, you will be asked to provide Personal Information; the Website will
not gather it surreptitiously. You are
under no obligation to provide Personal Information, with the caveat that your
refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain of the Services and other
members will not be able to be matches with your personal interests and
preferences.
(e) Information You Make Public. The Website contains features (e.g. public
profiles, chat rooms, forums, and message boards) that permit you to upload,
post, transmit, display, perform or distribute content, information or other,
including your Personal Information. Any
information that you choose to disclose by means of such features becomes
public information over which CDS is unable to exercise control. You should exercise caution when deciding to
disclose your Personal Information by means of such features, and you agree to
assume all responsibility for doing so.
4. Information Use and
Disclosure Practices
(a) Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies. CDS
analyzes Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies to help us better
understand who is using the Website and how they are using it. By identifying patterns and trends in usage, CDS
is able to better design the Website to improve your experience, and to serve you
more relevant and interesting content and advertisements. From time to time, CDS may release Traffic
Data and information gathered using Cookies in the aggregate, such as by
publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website. CDS does not attempt to link information
gathered using Cookies to Personal Information.
(b) Personal Information. CDS uses your Contact Data to send
you information about CDS and CDS's products and services, and to contact you
when necessary in connection with the Services.
CDS uses your demographic data to customize and tailor your experience
on the Website. As with Traffic Data and
information gathered using Cookies, from time to time CDS may release demographic
data in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of
the Website.
(c) Disclosure Practices.
Except under the following circumstances, CDS will keep your Personal
Information private, and will not share it with third parties.
(i) Disclosure in
Connection with Services. CDS discloses Personal Information to those who help
it provide Services, including those who perform technical, administrative and
data processing tasks such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, and data storage
and security.
(ii) License to
User Content. As stated in the Website Terms of Use, by using the Website, you
grant the CDS Parties the right to publish your name and any username of yours
in connection with the CDS parties’ exercise of their license in and to your user
content. You further waive any claims
arising from the CDS Parties’ exercise of that right. For additional information, see Terms of Use Section 14, regarding user content.
(iii) By Law or to
Protect Rights. CDS discloses personal information
when required to do so by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order, or
when CDS believes in its sole discretion that disclosure is reasonably
necessary to protect the property or rights of CDS, third parties, or the
public at large.
(iv) Business
Transfers; Bankruptcy. CDS reserves the
right to transfer all personal information in its possession to a successor
organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy or other sale
of all or a portion of CDS's assets.
Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use
and disclosure of all transferred personal information will be subject to this
Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if you are given notice of that new
privacy policy and an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personal information submitted or collected
after a transfer, however, may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by CDS's
successor organization.
5. Consent to Receive
Email from CDS
As stated in the Website Terms
of Use, by registering with the Website and becoming a Member, you thereby
consent to receive periodic email communications regarding the Services,
including activation emails. As part of
registration, you may also elect to receive periodic email communications
regarding special offers and other promotions (collectively, “Special Offers”).
You may opt-out of receiving Special Offers at any time by (a) editing your account
settings, (b) following the unsubscribe instructions contained in each offer,
or (c) using the Contact Us form provided on our website.
6. Lost or Stolen
Information
You must promptly notify us if your user name or password is
lost, stolen or used without permission.
In such and event, we will remove that user name or password from your
account and update our records accordingly.
7. Member/User Ability
to Enter, Access, and Update Personal Information
CDS wants your personal information to be as complete and
accurate as possible. As stated in the
Website Terms of Use, by using the
Website, you represent and warrant that all information you provide on any
registration form or otherwise in connection with your use of the Website and services
provided will be complete and accurate, and that you will update that
information as necessary to maintain its completeness and accuracy. To confirm the completeness and accuracy of,
or make changes to, your personal information, review your personal
profile. Through your personal profile you
may change and update your personal information that you have entered.
8. Third-Party
Websites
CDS does not own or control Third-Party Websites. Accordingly, Third-Party Websites are under
no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy except with respect to personal
information provided directly to them by CDS.
Before visiting or providing Personal Information to a Third-Party
Website, You should inform Yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if
any) of that Third-Party Website, and should take those steps necessary to, in
Your discretion, protect Your privacy.
9. Promotional
Activities and Surveys
From time to time, CDS may conduct contests, giveaways and
other promotions (collectively, “Promotional Activities”). Any information submitted in connection with
Promotional Activities will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. From time to time, CDS may also ask you to
participate in polls or surveys designed to help CDS improve the Websites or
related services. Any personal information
provided to CDS in connection with any survey will be used only in relation to
that survey, and will be disclosed to third parties not bound by this Privacy
Policy only in aggregated form.
10. Changes and
Updates to the Privacy Policy
Even though most changes to this Privacy Policy are likely
to be minor, CDS reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to,
update, change or modify it, simply by posting such update, change or
modification on this page. Any such addition, update, change or modification
will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Each time you use the Website, the then-current
version of this Privacy Policy will apply.
Accordingly, each time You use the Website You should check the date of
this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and review any changes since the
last time You used the Website. Unless CDS
obtains your express consent, any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to
information collected after the effective date of such revised Privacy Policy,
and not to information collected under any earlier Privacy Policy.
Effective Date: December 29, 2009