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May 30, 2008
PRIVACY STATEMENT
NeighborPal, Inc. (“NeighborPal”) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy (“Statement”) applies to the NeighborPal.com website (the “Website”) and governs data collection and usage. By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement. If you do not agree to each of the practices in this Statement, please do not use this Website. If your residency is outside of the United States, please do not use this Website. Each time you use this Website, the current version of the Statement will govern your use. Accordingly, when you use this Website, you should check the date of this Statement (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version.
Collection of your Personal Information
NeighborPal collects personally identifiable information disclosed by you, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. NeighborPal also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by NeighborPal. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Website addresses. This information is used by NeighborPal to provide general statistics regarding use of the Website.
NeighborPal encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from NeighborPal so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. NeighborPal is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of NeighborPal.com.
Use of your Personal Information
NeighborPal collects and uses your personal information to operate the Website and deliver the information you have requested or to deliver the information that you have disclosed to third parties seeking such information for the purposes for which it has been disclosed. If, through the use of the Website, you receive personal information about another NeighborPal.com user, you agree to keep such information confidential and to protect the personal information of such user in a manner at least as restrictive as the manner in which NeighborPal protects such information as set forth herein. NeighborPal also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from NeighborPal and its marketing partners. NeighborPal may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
NeighborPal does not lend, sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties except to its marketing partners. NeighborPal may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, NeighborPal may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or provide other customer services. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to NeighborPal, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
NeighborPal keeps track of the pages our customers visit within NeighborPal, in order to determine what NeighborPal services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within NeighborPal to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
NeighborPal will disclose your personal information, without notice, in order to provide the goods and services for which you have used the Website. Such information includes but is not limited to, your name, contact information, and the neighborhood in which you reside. NeighborPal will disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on NeighborPal or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of NeighborPal; and/or, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of NeighborPal, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Website.
Security of your Personal Information
NeighborPal will take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Individuals who have been granted access to personal information are aware of their responsibilities to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of that information. As effective as modern security practices are, no physical or electronic security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet. If you choose to visit the Website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Statement and our Site Terms of Use, including but not limited to limitations of damages and application of the law of the State of Illinois.
Contact Information
NeighborPal welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that NeighborPal has not adhered to this Statement, please contact NeighborPal at privacy@NeighborPal.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Users Outside of the United States
This Website is for use by persons who reside within the United States. If you do not reside within the United States, do not use this Website. Using this Website when you do not reside in the United States is considered by Neighborpal to be unauthorized access within the meaning of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Changes to this Policy
NeighborPal reserves the right to modify or amend this Policy at any time. If you do not agree to each of practices in this Policy, please do not use the Website. Each time you use the Website, the current version of the Policy will govern your use. Accordingly, when you use the Website, you should check the date of this Policy (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version.