Privacy Policy
- This site will hence forth be referred to as the site will collect
certain personal information about customers and visitors to websites hosted by
us. Such information will include non-identifiable personal information.
Non-identifiable information is gathered automatically when you visit our
website or those websites hosted by us, and stored for us in our system.
- The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain to customers what
type of information we will collect and how that information is used. In most
cases, we collect this information to ensure network integrity and that we
continue to provide you with the most relevant content and best possible service
that suits your needs. In some cases, we are required by law to collect personal
information about customers. Except where the law requires otherwise, we
undertake to protect the confidentiality of such data.
Confidentiality
- We respect customer privacy and the privacy of those accessing our
website, or those websites hosted by us. We undertake to protect the
confidentiality of our customers and users. We undertake not to sell your
personal information to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.
Cookie
- We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums.
We also use third party (namely Google and other advertising used on our site). Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).
What is the DoubleClick DART cookie?
The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on publisher websites displaying AdSense for content ads. When users visit an AdSense publisher's website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser. The data gathered from these cookies will be used to help AdSense publishers better serve and manage the ads on their site(s) and across the web.
DoubleClick DART cookie:
* Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site.
* Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet.
* Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Interest-Based Advertising
Interest-based advertising by Google will allow advertisers to show ads based on a user's previous interactions with them, such as visits to advertiser website and also to reach users based on their interests (e.g. "sports enthusiast"). To develop interest categories, Google will recognize the types of web pages users visit throughout the Google content network. As an example, if they visit a number of sports pages, we will add them to the "sports enthusiast" interest category.
Use of Personal Data
- We may collect and share aggregated user data with business partners,
sponsors or other third parties for the purpose of developing content and
ensuring relevant advertising and content, such user data will never be used to
identify users. These business partners and affiliated companies do not have any
independent right to share this information.
- We may log the websites you visit; collect IP addresses and
information about your operating system and the type of browser you use for the
purpose of network/system administration; to report aggregate information to our
advertisers, and to audit the use of our site. This data however will not be
used to identify individual users who will at all times remain anonymous.
- Any information we collect from you through correspondence with us,
whether via e-mail, telephonically or by written letter, will only be used to
address the matters within that correspondence. If this requires such
correspondence within IF or third party to ensure customer service, your
personal information will only be disclosed to the point necessary to address
your query or concerns, and will otherwise be kept confidential.
Public Space (Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms and Third-Party Sites)
- Any information that customers disclose in a public space, including
on any bulletin board, chat room or any site we may host for you, is available
to anyone else who visits that space. We cannot safeguard any information you
disclose there.
Site Linking
- We cannot be held responsible for any use of your personal information
arising from you disclosing personal information on third party sites. We cannot
protect any information you may disclose on these sites and recommends that you
review the privacy policy statements of those sites you visit.
General
- We reserves the right to disclose information about customers where
required in good faith, to do so by law or to exercise our legal rights or
defend ourselves against legal claims.
- We further reserve the right to share information with law
enforcement to investigate or prevent illegal activities being committed over
our network.
- We further reserves our rights to disclose your personal information
where you have given us explicit legal written consent to do so.
- We reserves the right to monitor user and network traffic for site
security purposes and prevent any unauthorized attempts to tamper with our site
or cause damage to our property.
- We reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy or
update it without further notification. It may be necessary to from time to
time, check privacy policy page for changes. Customers and site visitors bear
the responsibility to ensure that they have read the changes. Customers and site
visitors bear the responsibility to ensure that they have read the changes or
updates as the case may be.
Thank-you for having read our Privacy Policy. Please contact us
for any further information.