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| PRIVACY POLICY User Privacy Myinzone is a fun website that lets you refer your friends to sign up and communicate with each other. Like any website that offers a service where you register and provide information about yourself or your opinions, it is wise to pay attention to your personal information. At Myinzone we understand this, and have established this Privacy Policy to explain how information is collected on our website, and how this information is used. Members Must Be 16 years of age or older.Myinzone is intended solely for use by persons 16 years of age or older. All persons under 16 are prohibited from registering on Myinzone. User Information Collected by Myinzone Personally Identifiable User Information All users begin using Myinzone's services by registering on the Myinzone website. When registering, users provide personally identifiable information, which includes their first and last name, email address, mailing address, , a user-chosen password, and date of birth, and other personal information. Myinzone sends a validation email message to each user, with a URL link back to our website. This URL contains an alphanumeric identifier and a user-specific numeric passcode that allows us to confirm the user's identity. Cookies and Passive Data Collection Myinzone logs standard user information and clickstream data for all users, including a user's IP address, operating system, and page views. When users visit particular pages within Myinzone, a User ID may be placed in the URL, allowing customized features for the user. Users should be aware that other websites visited before entering Myinzone might place personally identifiable information within a user's URL during a visit to their website, and Myinzone has no control over such websites. Accordingly, some of this information may be logged by a subsequent website that collects URL information. In addition to the standard log information, Myinzone uses a variety of technologies to create a more personalized experience for its users. Cookies are small data files sent by websites to a user's browser and hard drive that identify the computer to the website. We use cookies to allow enhanced features, such as allowing registered users to bypass typing their passwords before entering the website. We may also use cookies to enable customizable content for users, as they become available. Users have the option, within their Internet browsers, to disable cookies and continue to access the Myinzone website. Pixel tags are tiny graphic files that are included in HTML-encoded e-mail messages. We use pixel tags to gather information about the e-mails we send to our registered users. When such a message is opened in an HTML-capable e-mail program, the recipient's computer accesses our server to retrieve the pixel tag file, and allows us to record and store the date and time, the recipient's e-mail address, and other standard logging information. The pixel tag also may read cookies. Myinzone web pages may also contain similar pixel tags that allow us to count users who have visited those pages, to compile aggregated statistics about site usage, and to deliver co-branded services as they become available. Myinzone pixel tags collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the pixel tag resides. Myinzone web pages may also contain pixel tags placed there by third party ad servers, to monitor the effectiveness of their advertising. How Myinzone Uses the User Information Personally Identifiable Information Myinzone uses personally identifiable user information for the purposes of the Myinzone website, the Myinzone referral and friend list building. Personally identifiable information including members' pictures and names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction on Myinzone. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join Myinzone and to add users to members' friends' networks. To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Myinzone allows users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, location and schools where users may have attended. We also use email addresses to send useful information to all registered users regarding the Myinzone website. For example, we use email addresses of users, and of those persons provided on their referral lists, to send an invitation to the referred friend and encourage them to sign up on Myinzone. When a user lists an email address on the referral page, an email is automatically sent from that registered user to the referral address, encouraging the referral to sign up on the Myinzone website. If the referred person does not sign up within a few days, we also send a reminder from the registered user to the referral address. All registered users will be able to view other users Stats, Profiles, Journals and friend list pages, which may include personal information and responses to survey questions. From time to time, Myinzone may share the email address and/or other personally identifiable information of any registered user with third parties for marketing purposes. In addition, Myinzone may share a registered user's email address with third parties to target advertising and to improve user experience on Myinzone's pages in general. Invitations The Invite Friends feature is an easy way for Myinzone users to invite friends through email. The email address(es) that you supply to use this service will only be used to send invitations to connect with you on Myinzone. Surveys and Contests At various times we may offer surveys or contests to users. Surveys may ask for contact, demographic or unique identifying information to increase the value of the results. Contests may require contact information or other demographic or personally identifiable information in order to determine eligibility. Myinzone may use information collected from surveys and contests for the entertainment of users, and to determine, notify and contact winners of various contests. In addition, users' demographic and/or personally identifiable information and responses to survey and contest questions may be used by Myinzone and/or shared with third parties in order to provide specifically tailored special offers or advertisements. Myinzone will not share a user's email address with third parties unless the user specifically opts-in to such sharing during the completion of or registration for a survey or contest. Third Party Links and Ad Servers Please be aware that links to third party websites and third-party ad server advertisements that are found on Myinzone may, or may not, use cookies, pixel tags and web tags. Myinzone may provide links to third party websites, which may, or may not, use cookies, pixel tags and web tags. Ad servers may also use these tools to compile information about where users saw particular advertisements, and to determine which ads were clicked on. We are not responsible for, or have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites and ad servers, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited when linking directly from Myinzone. Protection of Myinzone and Others Myinzone may disclose personally identifiable user information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. Myinzone may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Service; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Myinzone, its users or the general public. Security Myinzone uses industry standard security measures to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information collected by the Myinzone website in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security. Further, while we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information. Updating or Removing User Information As a registered user, you may, at any time, choose to correct or update the information you have submitted to us. This may be done by the following method: 1) Log in to your Myinzone account on our website. 2) Click the button that says "Account ," Top Right hand corner of your home page "Account." 3) Change or edit any of the information there, and then click the button that says "Edit. Change your information then press UPDATE As a registered user, you may, at any time, cancel your account by clickingn on the cancel account tab in your profile area. Opt-Out Users can manage their mailing preferences to specify which type of email to opt out of on their Update Account Info page when they are logged in, simply by un-checking the boxes indicating which type of email they would not like to receive. Canceling one's account will also prevent a user from receiving future communications from Myinzone, and Myinzone will not share the user's information with third parties for marketing purposes. No Spam Policy We at Myinzone.com are opposed to spam. Our No Spam Policy and Terms of Service prohibit all users from engaging in any activity involving spam on our service. Violations of these policies may result in immediate termination of service and legal action against any spammer. Myinzone's Terms of Service expressly prohibit users from uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available junk mail, commercial advertisements, or other form of commercial solicitation on the Myinzone website or through Myinzone's services. Any violation of our policies, by sending unsolicited email advertisements to or through Myinzone.com computer systems.Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties. Other Disclosures Change of Ownership In the event of a change in ownership, or a direct merger or acquisition with another entity, we reserve the right to transfer all of Myinzone's user information, including email addresses and postal addresses, to a separate entity. All registered users will be notified of any change in ownership, merger or acquisition of Myinzone's assets by a third party, and may choose to modify any of their registration information at that time. Revisions to This Policy Myinzone reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on the website, and a user's continued use of Myinzone will signify agreement to such changes. Contacting Myinzone Users with questions about this Privacy Policy and any of the aforementioned statements may contact Myinzone at admin@myinzone.com USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE PRIVACY POLICY. Effective Date Dec 1, 2009. |