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House
Music Links, Inc. Privacy Policy
UPDATED: August 20, 2006
Policy Overview
This Privacy Policy pertains to the use of any of the House Music Links,
Inc. ("HML") owned websites, ("the HML Sites"),
including HouseMusicLinks.com, MyHumor.com and CrazyFunny.com. Safeguarding
your privacy is serious business. That's why HML's privacy policy is
simple: HML will not disclose, sell or rent any personally identifiable
information without the user's proper consent except as provided in
this statement. The HML user is given final word on whether or not to
share such information with HML. Please use discretion, because HML
cannot be held accountable for the use, collection or distribution of
personal information freely provided by members with any of our tools,
including profiles, message boards, chats and notes. Be aware that information
provided spontaneously by the user in such ways is not under the control
of HML and might be observed, collected or utilized by third-party agencies
and organizations. If a member were to post a phone number in their
profile (as an example) we cannot be held accountable for the consequences.
For questions or concerns about HML's information practices, contact
the HML Policy Manager
as provided at the end of this policy.
Age Policy
HML is intended for users age 13 or older. HML's registration process
is intentionally designed for such an audience and we will not knowingly
collect any information from children under 13. Because of this age
limit, this privacy policy makes no provision for children's use of
HML. If you are a parent or become aware of a child registered under
the age of 13 please notify HML's Policy
Manager as provided at the end of this policy.
Note to Parents
If your child is under 13 and has become a HML member using a false
age, please notify the Policy
Manager who will immediately close the account and nullify all personally
identifiable information provided by them. If your child is under the
age of 18 and you would like to know more about our site, information
practices, stored information on your child, or how to close your child's
account, contact HML's Policy
Manager.
Information Retention
To preserve the integrity of website databases HML's procedure is to
retain information submitted by members for an indefinite length of
time. By submitting information to HML you are consenting to store that
information indefinitely. If required by law, such as the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA,) HML will scramble and/or encrypt
that information to make it unrecognizable. HML will also respond to
written member requests to scramble account information. If you wish
to make such a request, which will require you to verify your identity,
contact the HML Policy
Manager.
Information Collection and Use
HML will only require personally identifiable information at the time
of registration. This might include email address, gender, birth date,
zip or postal code and the country of residence. This information is
used to identify you as a unique user within HML and will not be shared
with any other party without your consent and notification. Please be
aware that your age, birth date and country will be visible in your
profile.
Information about members that is not personally identifiable may be
used anonymously for purposes of advertising, demographic collection,
market research data, anonymous reporting and to better tailor HML's
content to the user's needs. This type of information will not include
any data that identifies members as an individual, such as email address,
home address or telephone number. If the user provides such information
as part of an optional promotion, contest, survey or similar program
they are subject to the separate privacy rules and expectations of each
individual program.
In addition to on-site advertising, HML may advertise products, companies
and events that we think might interest you through the email address
you provide if you choose to receive such solicitations. The user is
always able to ask HML not to contact them with such information again.
The user will not be included in promotions, contests, submission opportunities,
solicitations or other programs unless they opt-in. If you receive unsolicited
email from a HML domain, please contact HML's Policy
Manager, as HML does not wish to provide users with unwanted information.
Please note that HML may be required to share information with relevant
authorities in order to investigate, prevent or enforce suspected or
confirmed illegal activities, including with no limitation: fraud, threat
or potential threat to the physical safety of any person, violation
of HML's Terms of Service and/or User Agreement or as otherwise permitted
or required by law. HML may also be required to disclose such information
in order to comply with subpoenas, warrants, court orders or legal process
or to establish or exercise HML's legal rights or defend against legal
claims.
Cookies and Tracking
Cookies are pieces of data stored by your web browser containing information
related to your usage of HML. They are most often used to quickly and
easily connect you with your HML account information and do not contain
personally identifiable information. They may also be used to estimate
HML's audience size for advertisers, to track the number of entries
in HML promotions, sweepstakes and contests, to identify the areas of
the site you visit, to hold session information and to track your user
preferences.
In addition, HML allows third-party advertisers on our site to place
or recognize cookies on your browser. Such cookies are subject to that
organization's Privacy Policy and are not covered by HML's Policy. For
privacy information related to this usage consult the website and privacy
policies of the advertiser in question.
Using browser settings you can accept all cookies, reject all cookies,
or request to be notified when a website attempts to place a cookie.
Please be aware that automatically rejecting all cookies may compromise
the ease and convenience of your HML experience.
We use a third party ad-serving technology to deliver ads on this website.
Information about your visit to this site, such as the number of times
you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or other personal
information), is used to determine what ads to show you. In the course
of serving advertisements to this site, the third-party ad serving technology
may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. For more information
about our third-party ad server, cookies, and how to "opt out,"
please contact google.com, clickstor.com, stopbounce.com, adbrite.com.
HML employs a software technology called clear gifs to help better manage
the content of html emails. Clear gifs are small graphics with a unique
identifier which serve a similar function to cookies. Clear gifs are
invisible on the page and very small but allow HML to track which emails
are opened by recipients. This allows HML to guage the effectiveness
of marketing campaigns. The clear gifs are not used in conjunction with
other user information that is stored by HML.
IP Addresses
Your web browser automatically reports your current IP address each
time you access a web page. Your IP address may be stored in HML's database
when you register. HML may use your IP address to quickly address tech
and usage concerns reported by our members, to tailor our advertising
to specific geographic areas, to estimate the number of visitors from
geographic areas and to uniquely identify HML visitors to aid in enforcement
of our conduct policies.
Logging of User Information
Your browser automatically transmits information to the web sites you
visit, including HML. Such information may include referral data (what
webpage sent you to HML) IP addresses and your browser version. HML
collects this information to help us improve our services and moderate
the site. All information automatically submitted by your browser is
anonymous. HML also logs the information you submit through registration,
forms for optional programs, surveys and other entries, cookie data
and communications transmitted through HML applications. Only authorized
HML staff members have access to your information in its entirety. Other
HML staff may have access to portions of this information as required
by their duties.
Information Security, Editing and Deletion
HML members may change their account and profile information at any
time, with the exception of Birth Dates, which must be verified by staff
members to comply with our age policy. When appropriate, users' transmissions
to HML may be encrypted to provide information security. Please note
that while users may delete any information in their accounts, that
information and the account itself may be kept intact on HML's servers
for an indefinite period to ensure database integrity.
Notification of Changes
HML's security and privacy policy are periodically reviewed and enhanced
as necessary. In the event that this Privacy Policy is updated, HML
will post notification if there is any material change in its privacy
practices. Users are encouraged to review the Policy periodically.
Staff Contact
For technical questions, problems or other issues relating to your use
of HML, please visit the Help
section.
HML's Policy Manager
will respond to all requests sent through mail or email from members
and parents interested in knowing more about what personal information
is stored on the HML database, or if they want their personal information
nullified, or have additional questions regarding privacy.
Mark
McInerney
Mac@myHumor.com
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