We realize legal terms can get a little confusing, not to mention boring. For this reason, we've included a Plain English Summary for users who don't want to spend hours reading and translating our full Privacy Policy. For legal scholars and others who enjoy this sort of thing, you may also read our full Privacy Policy here.
Privacy Policy in Plain English:
We realize legal terms can get a little confusing, not to mention boring. For this reason, we've included a Plain English Summary for users who don't want to spend hours reading and translating our full Terms and Conditions. For legal scholars and others who enjoy this sort of thing, you may also read our full Terms and Conditions here.
Terms & Conditions in Plain English:
Privacy policy (full version)
This privacy policy is effective as of June 20, 2007.
1. Introduction
a. Peerspin.com, operated by Peerspin, Inc., ("we", "us" or "Peerspin") has provided this Privacy Policy to assist you in understanding
how we collect and use the personal information that you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using the Peerspin web site
located at www.peerspin.com (the "Web Site").
2. The Information We Collect
a. When you visit the Web Site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected by us
and Web Site use information collected by us as you browse our Web Site.
b. When you register on the Web Site, you create your own profile and privacy settings. Your profile includes personal information, such as your personal interests,
gender, age, education, occupation and certain relationship preferences. Your profile information, as well as your name, email and photo, may be displayed to
other users of the Web Site. If you post personally identifiable information in areas of the site accessible to other users, you should be aware that such
information can be read, collected, or used by other users, and could be used improperly (including for example to send you unsolicited messages). We are not
responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums or for others' misuse of such information.
c. When you enter our Web Site, we collect the user's browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all users of the Web Site and is used for
administrative and analytical purposes, including diagnosing problems with our servers. In addition, when you enter our Web Site, we store certain information
from your browser using "cookies" A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use session cookies
containing encrypted information to allow the system to uniquely identify you while you are logged in. This information allows us to process your online
requests and preferences. We also use persistent cookies, that only we can read and use, for purposes of personal identification. We are careful about the
security and confidentiality of the information stored in persistent cookies. For example, we do not store account numbers or passwords in persistent cookies.
You can remove or block this cookie using the settings in your browser if you want to disable this convenience feature.
3. Use of Information Obtained by Peerspin
a. We use personal information to provide the services we offer. Your profile, pictures and user name are displayed in order to facilitate user interaction and
for purposes of our matching services. With the exception of inviting friends and certain notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed.
Users may communicate using various Peerspin messaging services, including a form of instant messenger, without disclosing their email addresses. To facilitate
searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Peerspin allows users to search for other members using certain profile matching systems
and/or specific user names. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in the course of using the service provided by Peerspin and/or participating
in any of the public forums available via the Web Site becomes public information; accordingly, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your
personal information.
b. From time to time, Peerspin or a partner, may sponsor a promotion or contest on the Web Site. Users may be asked to provide personal information including
name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners that you have
explicitly requested to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy
statement will apply.
c. In cases of suspected abuse or service problems, Peerspin may use an IP address in conjunction with other personally identifiable information to enforce our
Terms of Service and/or to protect or troubleshoot this Web Site, its users or others who may be affected.
d. Peerspin may archive information, including personal information, you provide in the course of using our services and any other aspects of the Peerspin Web site.
We store that information on servers that are controlled by us or by third parties who have agreed to comply with our commitments made under this Privacy Policy
and with whom we have a contractual relationship. Archived information will not ordinarily be erased unless and until your entire account with Peerspin is deleted,
and even then we may retain some or all of your information on back-up files; provided, however, we assume no obligation or guarantee to archive any information
and do not warrant that any archived information will later be made available to you.
e. We may use personal information for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve the services we offer.
4. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties
a. We may share your information with third parties, including companies with which we have a relationship. For example and without limitation:
i. We may provide information to service providers to help us bring you the services we offer. Specifically, we may use third parties to facilitate our business,
such as directing and displaying specific advertisements on the Web Site. In connection with these offerings and business operations, our service providers
may have access to your personal information for use in connection with these business activities.
ii. We may be required to disclose customer information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws.
Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law or to protect our interests or property. This may
include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies.
iii. We may share information with advertisers.
iv. If the ownership of all or substantially all of the Peerspin business or assets were to change, your user information would likely be transferred to the new owner(s).
v. We may share with, or disclose or sell to, third parties aggregated information which does not reference individually identifiable users.
b.If you do not want to receive promotional email from Peerspin and/or do not want us to share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, please
submit a request by emailing us. We will make reasonable efforts to implement any choice you make as soon as possible; provided, however, Peerspin reserves
the right to send you certain communications relating to the Peerspin service, such as service announcements and administrative messages without offering you
the opportunity to opt out of receiving them.
5.Links
a. This site may contain links to other websites. Peerspin is not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement
applies solely to this Web Site.
6. Third Party Advertising
a. Advertisements that appear on the Web Site are delivered to users by our advertising partners. Our advertising partners may download cookies to your computer.
Doing this allows the advertising network to recognize your computer each time they send you an advertisement. In this way, they may compile information about
where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which advertisements are clicked. This information allows an advertising
network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Peerspin does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be
placed by the third party advertisers. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Peerspin and does not cover the use of cookies by any of its advertisers.
7. Changing or Removing Information
a. Peerspin users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account. For technical reasons, any modifications or deletions
which you request may take a short period of time to take effect.
b. If you change or delete any of your personal information, Peerspin will remove the old or deleted information from public view; however, as noted in Section 3 above,
we may keep such information archived indefinitely.
8. Security
a. Peerspin takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. Because email is
not recognized as a secure medium of communication, we request that you do not send private information to us by email. In addition, as all security measures are subject
to possible circumvention, we cannot and do not provide any guarantees regarding the effectiveness of the security we employ or our ability to prevent third parties,
acting unlawfully, from obtaining information that you provide to us. If you have any questions about the security of the Peerspin Web Site, please contact us.
b. Peerspin encourages all users to maintain a pseudonymous identity when using the services provided by Peerspin or any other public aspects of the Web Site. Peerspin
cannot ensure that your identity, telephone number, work or home address and other personal identifying or contact information will not be discovered by other users
of the Web Site. This is particularly true because your location (within a radius of approximately five miles) will be revealed. It is, of course, more likely that your true
identity will be discovered if you post photographs or share other unique identifying information about yourself on public areas of the Web Site.
9. Changes in Our Privacy Policy
a. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time. If we do this, we will post the changes to this policy on this page and will indicate at the top of this page
the policy's effective date. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy.
10. Acceptance
a. This privacy policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms and conditions of Peerspin's Terms of Service Agreement. Use of Peerspin's services is subject to your
compliance with those terms and conditions, which constitute a legal agreement between you and Peerspin. Each time you use Peerspin's services you signify that you have
read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms of Service, which incorporates the privacy policy, and the applicable posted guidelines.
USE OF THIS WEBSITE SIGNIFIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THE PRIVACY POLICY. If you do not agree with the terms of either of these
documents, please do not provide Peerspin with any information and do not use Peerspin's services or this Web site. Your continued use of Peerspin's services or this
Web site in light of changes to this statement, to the privacy policy or to the relevant principles will signify your acceptance of the changes.
11.Contacting the Web Site
a. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.
June 21, 2007
This Terms of Service agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between PEERSPIN, Inc. ("PEERSPIN," "we," "us", or "our") and you, governing your use of PEERSPIN.com. PEERSPIN.com (the "Service" or "PEERSPIN.com") is an online service that enables PEERSPIN.com members ("Member(s)") to create unique online pages and share files, photographs, blogs, bookmarks, and other content with friends and other members of the PEERSPIN.com community and site visitors. The Service includes without limitation our Web sites (collectively, including all content available through the PEERSPIN.com domains and sub-domains, collectively the "Sites"). In addition, when visiting the Sites or using the Service, you and PEERSPIN shall be subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy and any other posted guidelines, rules, or notices applicable to the Service which may be posted from time to time. All such policies, guidelines, rules, and notices are hereby incorporated by reference into the Agreement.
By visiting the Sites or using the Service, you signify your agreement to all of the terms and conditions in the Agreement. If you do not agree to, or cannot comply with, all of these terms and conditions, you must not visit the Sites or use the Service. If you wish to become a PEERSPIN Member, communicate with other Members, and use the Service, please follow the instructions on our Sign-Up Page.
From time to time, we may modify the terms and conditions of the Agreement without prior notice. If we do so, we will post the amended Agreement on the Sites. It is your responsibility to review the Agreement for any changes. If you do not agree to, or cannot comply with, the Agreement as amended, you must stop using the Service. If you continue to use the Service after any amendments are posted, you will be deemed to have accepted the Agreement as amended.
PARENTAL ADVISORY
IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 13 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE, PLEASE REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT WITH YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD TO USE
PEERSPIN.COM. BECAUSE THE SERVICE MAY PROVIDE ACCESS TO CONTENT THAT CONTAINS EXPLICIT MATERIAL (SUCH AS STRONG LANGUAGE OR DEPICTIONS OF SEX, VIOLENCE,
OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE), PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED FOR ALL USERS AGED 13 TO 17. THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES WARRANTY AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMERS. BY USING THE
SERVICE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT MODIFICATION, ADDITION, OR DELETION. IF YOU DO NOT OR CANNOT AGREE
TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE. IN THE EVENT OF ANY NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, PEERSPIN MAY DENY ACCESS TO THE
SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND WITHOUT LIABILITY.
IN ADDITION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, UNTIL YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE, YOU USE THE SERVICE AT THE DISCRETION OF YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS. YOU AGREE TO PROVIDE YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS WITH YOUR CURRENT PEERSPIN PASSWORD(S) AND REGISTRATION E-MAIL ADDRESS, FOR PARENTAL VERIFICATION PURPOSES. THEY MAY ASK US TO MODIFY OR DENY ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND WE MAY DO SO AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND WITHOUT LIABILITY.
1. Eligibility
You represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years old and that all registration and profile information that you submit to PEERSPIN is truthful and accurate.
You agree to update such account information as necessary to keep it accurate. If you misrepresent your age, we may terminate your PEERSPIN account at any time
without warning, and without liability. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of your password and other Member account
information. You agree not to permit others to use your password or other Member account information, and you agree to notify PEERSPIN immediately of any
unauthorized use of that information. PEERSPIN will not be responsible for any loss or damage arising out of the unauthorized use of your password or other Member
account information; and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless PEERSPIN, its officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates for any
unauthorized, improper, or illegal use of that information. You, and not PEERSPIN, are solely responsible for all Content (defined below) published, distributed, or
displayed through your account, including without limitation any e-mail messages, posts, internal or externally embedded "widget" code, or tags, and
for your interactions with other Members or users. You further represent and warrant that your use of the Service will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
2. Term
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Service and/or are a Member. In the event that membership is terminated, all provisions of this
Agreement which must survive in order to give effect to their meaning, including without limitation all of your representations, warranties, and indemnification obligations,
shall survive. By using the Service and/or becoming a Member, you acknowledge that PEERSPIN has the right to charge for the Service and terminate your membership
should you violate this Agreement or fail to pay for the Service as required. If your Service membership is terminated because you have violated this Agreement, you shall
not be entitled to a refund of any unused portion of subscription fees, should any exist.
3. Non-commercial use only
The Service is for the personal use of individual Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavor, except those that are specifically approved
or endorsed in writing by PEERSPIN's management. Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and should not use the Service for any purpose.
Passwords, Member or user names, photographs, links, and any other Content may not be transferred or copied from the Service for use with any other product or service.
Any use of the Service that is illegal, unlawful, or that violates the letter or spirit of this Agreement or any other posted PEERSPIN policies, guidelines, or notices - including
without limitation collecting or harvesting Member or user names and/or e-mail addresses by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail or
unauthorized framing of or linking to the Sites - may be investigated and may result in PEERSPIN suspending or terminating your account, refusing any and all current or future
use of the Service (or any portion thereof), and taking a