Effective July 26, 2006:
About Flapdaddy.com
Flapdaddy.com is an online service that allows our members to set up unique personal profiles that can be linked together through networks of friends. Flapdaddy members can view each others' profiles, communicate with old friends and meet new friends on the service, share photos, post journals and comments, and describe their interests. To enrich our members' experience, we request and display some personal information to other members and visitors, which allows our users to identify each other and expand their network of friends. Flapdaddy members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other members and the service communicates with them.
Flapdaddy.com cares deeply about online privacy If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@Flapdaddy.com.
Information Collection and Use by Flapdaddy.com
The information Flapdaddy.com collects from each user is limited to user-submitted information such as name, email address and age. Flapdaddy uses this information to verify the identity of users and to notify those users about services provided by Flapdaddy.com. Flapdaddy.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other.
Flapdaddy.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User-submitted information in the user's profile, including pictures and first names, are displayed to other visitors to Flapdaddy.com in order to facilitate user interaction in the Flapdaddy.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join Flapdaddy, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network Users within a personal network communicate on Flapdaddy.com with each other through the Flapdaddy.com service, without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Flapdaddy.com allows users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, and schools and/or companies where users may have attended or worked.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do not send me notification emails" in the user "Account Settings"
From time to time, Flapdaddy.com or a partner may sponsor a promotion, sweepstakes or contest on Flapdaddy.com. 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.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
Flapdaddy members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system. Flapdaddy.com stores the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations Flapdaddy.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three (3) per email address). Recipients of invitations from Flapdaddy.com may contact Flapdaddy.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
Flapdaddy members may also store email addresses of people they know in their internal Flapdaddy address book and may also choose to send invitations and other communications to those addresses.
You may prevent Flapdaddy.com email invitations and other messages from being sent to any email address you control by sending a single email with the subject "BLOCK" to privacy@Flapdaddy.com Please note that the email must come from the account you wish to block.
Use of Cookies
Flapdaddy.com uses cookies, which may be sent by contractors that we use to track how our websites are used. They allow us to serve you better. When you use our sites, we or our contractors send information, a cookie, to your computer and it is stored there. When you return to our sites, your computer sends the cookie back to us or our contractor. This allows our server to recognize your computer and any settings you created on our sites. It restores those settings so you don't have to enter the same information every time you visit. For example, if you entered your zip code on a visit to our site, when you return you will see information for that zip code without ever typing it again. It also allows us to track non-personally identifiable information about how our websites are used and how to improve them. The fact that our server recognizes your computer when it retrieves the cookie does not mean that Flapdaddy.com is actually acquiring information about you. To help serve you better, Flapdaddy.com generally uses cookies to:
● Allow us to deliver products and services more efficiently. By storing certain registration and preference information on cookies or associating cookies with registration, preference or profile information stored on our computers, we can deliver products and services that use such information more quickly and efficiently for more users.
● Measure statistics such as audience size and traffic patterns. This information is only collected in aggregate form and will not be linked to your personally identifiable information.
● Display advertisements. Cookies let us know whether you have seen a particular advertisement (so we can show you a variety of material) and count the number of advertisements displayed to a particular user. We also use cookies to customize the advertising you see based on information that you may provide when you register.
The use of cookies is an industry standard, and they are currently used on most major websites. It is possible to adjust your preferences to alert you when a cookie is sent to your hard drive, or to refuse cookies altogether. However, please keep in mind that some of Flapdaddy.com's products and/or services may not be accessible or may not function properly if this setting is selected.
Links
Flapdaddy.com contains links to sites. Flapdaddy.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Flapdaddy.com.
Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Journals, WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds or any other Public Forums that that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
Flapdaddy.com users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as Edit Profile and Account Info.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive Flapdaddy.com newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me Flapdaddy newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All notification emails and Flapdaddy.com newsletters also include the above instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by Flapdaddy.com or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Flapdaddy.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
Flapdaddy.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords Flapdaddy.com takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time For any additional information about the security measures we use on Flapdaddy.com, please contact us a privacy@Flapdaddy.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information Flapdaddy.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Flapdaddy will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Flapdaddy.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Flapdaddy.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. Flapdaddy reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of Flapdaddy or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Children's Privacy
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 provides safeguards to protect children who use the Internet by regulating the online collection of personal information from children under the age of 13. Protecting the privacy of children is VERY important to us. For these reasons we do not structure any part of software application to attract anyone under the age of 13. Flapdaddy.com requires individuals to be over 13 years of age in order to download and use any of its products. For more information about COPPA or about children's privacy online, please visit:http://www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy/
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at: privacy@Flapdaddy.com
