KIDS-PARTY.COM
is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the
following policy to understand how your personal information will
be treated as you make full use of this web site. This policy may
change from time to time so please check back periodically.
This policy
will let you know:
- What
personally identifiable information is collected from you
- What
cookies are and how they are used
- How
your information is used
- Who
is collecting your information
- With
whom your information may be shared
- What
choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and
distribution of your information
- How
you can access, update or delete your information
- The
kind of security precautions that are in place to protect the
loss, misuse, or alteration of your information
- How
KIDS-PARTY.COM protects children's privacy
- What
else you should know about your online privacy
What
personally identifiable information is collected from you
KIDS-PARTY.COM
collects information in several ways from different parts of our
web site.
Some personal
information is gathered when you register to use KIDS-PARTY.COM.
During registration, we ask for a 'username' (this username can
be different from your actual name) and email address. The system
will also ask for your street address, city, county and postal
code. This information is used solely to assist you in navigating
the system by automatically filling in certain forms (such as
the 'post ad.' form) with your information so that you don't have
to continually re-enter it. Once you register you are no longer
anonymous to KIDS-PARTY.COM - you have a username and are able
to take full advantage of the many offerings of the programme.
In addition
to registration we may ask you for personal information at other
times, including (but not limited to) when you contact us, we
may keep a record of that correspondence. Every page within this
web site includes a link to this Privacy Policy.
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What
are cookies and how they are used
As part of
offering and providing customisable and personalised services,
KIDS-PARTY.COM may use cookies to store and sometimes track information
about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to
your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard
drive. Several features of this web site require that you accept
cookies in order to work properly. (See "What
choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution
of your information" for more information on cookies.)
Generally,
we use cookies for the following purposes:
(1) To identify
and label all "new" ads since your last visit to the site.
(2) Optionally
to permanently save your password on your computer so you don't
have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.
We may also
collect IP
addresses (the computer numerical address for you ISP's server)
for system administration and to report aggregate information
to our advertisers.
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How
your information is used
The primary
goal of KIDS-PARTY.COM in collecting personal information is to
provide you, the user, with a customised experience and to assist
your navigation throughout this web site.
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Who
is collecting your information
When you
are asked for personal information on this web site, you are sharing
that information with KIDS-PARTY.COM alone, unless it is specifically
stated otherwise. However, some activities will, by their very
nature, result in your personal information being revealed to
other users of KIDS-PARTY.COM, however you will always have control
of any personal information that you volunteer. For example, when
you enter personal information on the ad posting form, this information
will generally be included in your ad, unless specifically stated
otherwise.
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With
whom your information may be shared
As a general
rule, KIDS-PARTY.COM will not disclose any of your personally
identifiable information except when we have your permission or
under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith
that the law requires it or under the circumstances described
below. Please see the Terms of
Service for KIDS-PARTY.COM for more detailed information about
how your personal information may be shared.
KIDS-PARTY.COM
may disclose account information in special cases when we have
reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who
may be violating the Terms of
Service of KIDS-PARTY.COM or may be causing injury to or interference
with (either intentionally or unintentionally) the rights or property
of the KIDS-PARTY.COM, other users of the KIDS-PARTY.COM, or anyone
else that could be harmed by such activities. KIDS-PARTY.COM may
disclose or access account information when we believe in good
faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other
purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve
our products and services.
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What
choices are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution
of your information
If you choose
not to register or provide personal information, you can still
use most of the features of KIDS-PARTY.COM, but you will not be
able to access areas or use features that require registration.
You also
have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser
preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be
notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you
choose to reject all cookies you will be unable to use those services
of KIDS-PARTY.COM that require registration in order to participate.
These services include the identification of new ads that have
been posted since your last visit, auto-fillin of the logon form,
and the 'key word' notify feature. You can still use most of the
features of KIDS-PARTY.COM even if you do not accept cookies.
KIDS-PARTY.COM
does not sell or rent user information to anyone. We will notify
you at the time of data collection or transfer if your data will
be shared with a third party and you will always have the option
of not permitting the transfer. If you do not wish to allow your
data to be shared, you can choose not to use a particular service.
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How
you can access, update or delete your information
We will provide
you with the means to ensure that your personal information is
correct and current. Once you have logged onto the system during
a given session, wherever you go on that particular section of
KIDS-PARTY.COM, your information will stay with you until you
decide to .
If you are
a previously registered user and you have lost or forgotten your
password, you may obtain it by email by using our "Forgot Password"
feature. Click the button on any login page to request that your
password be emailed to you. We cannot provide your password by
any other means.
Your account
can be deleted, but doing so will result in not being able to
access any of the features of the program that require user registration.
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The
kind of security precautions that are in place to protect the
loss, misuse, or alteration of your information
Other than
the administrator of this web site or other authorised personnel
of KIDS-PARTY.COM, you are the only person who has access to your
personal information. Your user registration is password-protected
to prevent unauthorised access.
We recommend
that you do not divulge your password to anyone. KIDS-PARTY.COM
will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call
or in an unsolicited email. As an extra security precaution, you
may want to logoff once you have completed a session in KIDS-PARTY.COM.
This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information
and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or
are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet
cafe.
Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be
100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, KIDS-PARTY.COM cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us or from our online services,
and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission,
we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
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How
KIDS-PARTY.COM protects children's privacy
KIDS-PARTY.COM
is a general audience web site. Children should always ask a parent
for permission before sending personal information to anyone online.
KIDS-PARTY.COM does not share personal information about users
under the age of 13 with third parties and we do not sell or rent
personal information about any of our users, regardless of age.
In addition, KIDS-PARTY.COM will not send any direct email offers
to users who indicate they are under the age of 13.
As
a result of the new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
in the United States, we are required to prohibit children under
13 who reside in the U.S. from posting ads or using any of the
other features of our site that require them to submit information
via forms. This is due to the onerous reporting and verification
requirements that this new law places on web sites that allow
children under 13 to submit information via forms. Since we do
not have the large, dedicated staff that would be necessary to
comply with these requirements, our only option in order to remain
in compliance with the law is to prohibit all children under 13
who reside in the US from posting any information via forms on
our web site. Therefore, children under 13 who reside in the US
should not submit any information via forms on our web site, and
if you submit such information, you warrant that you are either
over the age of 13 or not located in the US and thus not subject
to COPPA.
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What
else you should know about your online privacy
Please keep
in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information
online - for example in ads that you post or through email - that
information can be collected and used by others. In short, if
you post personal information online that is accessible to the
public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties
in return.
Ultimately,
you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and
responsible whenever you're online.
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