What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you respond to a survey or fill out a form.
When adding (a) chat word(s) and chat word meaning(s)
on our site, as appropriate, you may enter your name, screen name, or
other alias in order to be recognized for your contribution, however
this information is not required for any other purpose. You may,
however, visit our site anonymously. We do not collect any contact
information
Like most websites, we may use cookies and/or web
beacons to enhance your experience, gather general visitor
information, and track visits to our website. Please refer to the “Do
we use cookies?” section below for information about cookies
and how we use them.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the
following ways:
• To post on
our “Contributors” page, your name/screen name if and as you have entered on the “Add Chat Word”
page. All information gathered on the “Add Chat Word”
page is completely optional and is not required for use of, or any
service on, the website. You may also add a chat word without providing a name of any kind.
•
To improve our website
(we continually strive to improve our
website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive
from you)
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or
other site feature
• Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Do we use cookies?
Yes
(Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider
transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if
you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to
recognize your browser and capture and remember certain
information
We use cookies to keep track of advertisements.
Our third party advertisers may also use cookies which are subject to
the terms of each third party privacy policy. We currently do not use
cookies for any other reason. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the
advertising opt-out page.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties or third
parties your personally identifiable information unless otherwise
specified. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us
in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you,
so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may also release your information when we believe release is
appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or
protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However,
non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to
other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
All information
submitted via the “Add Chat Word” page WILL
be publicly posted on the appropriate page of the
website, as specified on the “Add Chat Word” page, if we
choose to accept your submittal.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or
services on our website. These third party sites have separate and
independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or
liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.
Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome
any feedback about these sites.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be
in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We
therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside
parties without your consent.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from
anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are
all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
If children under 13
years of age would like to provide information on the “Add Chat
Word” page, they are strongly encouraged NOT to: 1) enter their
full name, 2) any email address, 3) submit ANY information without
parental consent.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through
our website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our
Terms of Use section establishing the use,
disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our
website.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on
this page, and update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
This policy was last modified on
April
24, 2011.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the
information below.
privacy@chatworddictionary.com
