Privacy Policy
Information Collection and Use by Copenda
Copenda collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age
to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the Copenda
service. Copenda 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.
Copenda 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 Profile information including pictures and first names are displayed to people
in order to facilitate user interaction in the Copenda website community. Email
addresses are used for the purposes of meeting new friends at Copenda, 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.
To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Copenda
allows users to search for other members using first and last name, email address,
gender, age, location 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 “My account
Settings"
From time to time, Copenda or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or
contest on Copenda. 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
Copenda users can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails
via our automated invitation system. Copenda stores the email addresses that users
provide to send reminders of the invitations, Copenda 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 Copenda
may contact Copenda to request the removal of their information from our database.
Copenda members may also store email addresses of people they know in their internal
Copenda address book and may also choose to send invitations and other communications
to those addresses.
Use of Cookies
Copenda uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information,
for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same
advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based
on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we
store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on
our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some
cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check
the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences --
however, you must enable cookies from Copenda in order to use most functions on
the site Please note that Copenda allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting
advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer.
Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the Copenda
Privacy Policy.
Links
Copenda contains links to sites. Copenda 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 Copenda.
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
Copenda 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 'My Account
Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive Copenda newsletters may choose not to
by selecting 'Do not send me Copenda newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'.
All notification emails and Copenda 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 Copenda 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 Copenda and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
Copenda member accounts are secured by member-created passwords.
Copenda 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 Copenda, please contact us a privacy@copenda.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information Copenda Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Copenda 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 Copenda, whether or not a response is required
by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Copenda 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. copenda 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
copenda 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.
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@copenda.com