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Terms of Service About Us Privacy Policy Advertising Employment Applechat.com Privacy Policy WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY! Applechat.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this website: http://www. Applechat.com. By using this site, you signify your assent to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use this site. WHAT DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVER? This Privacy Policy applies to collection, use, storage and disclosure of information by Applechat.com. If there are any exceptions, Applechat.com will clearly disclose them prior to collecting any information. Applechat.com is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices or the content of third party Web sites or applications. In addition, banner ads on Applechat.com are provided by a third party, which may collect cookies as part of the process of serving those ads. (See "Cookies" below) HOW DOES APPLECHAT.COM USE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION? Applechat.com's goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with the most personalized web experience possible and our advertisers with an efficient means to reach the right audience. By knowing a little about you Applechat.com is able to deliver more relevant content and advertisements, and hence a better service to you. In our role of delivering targeted display advertisements and offers by email, Applechat.com plays the middleman. Advertisers give us an ad and tell us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, females over 24 years old). Applechat.com. takes the ad and displays or emails it to users meeting those criteria. WHAT INFORMATION DOES APPLECHAT.COM COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED? Applechat.com may collect any or all of the following three types of information: (a) traffic or click-through data, (b) cookies, or (c) contact information and other personally identifying information. Applechat.com 's collection and use of each type of data is described below, as well as the ways (if any) in which the data may be shared with third parties. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. (a) TRAFFIC OR CLICK-THROUGH DATA. Data about traffic and usage is not personally identifying or identifiable, but may be supplemented or combined with personally identifying or identifiable information. Applechat.com may share information it collects with certain selected third parties. For example, we may tell an advertiser that a certain number of people visited a certain area on our Web site. Applechat.com collects some information regarding use of the Services by observing browser functions and the files (pages) users access. (b) COOKIES. Applechat.com and/or its advertisers may collect information about online behavior using cookies. These cookies might contain identification information that enables us to see how our users are interacting with our site and how frequently they are returning. Applechat.com cookies might contain personally identifiable information. Cookies let us know about repeat visitors by indentifying from which sites our visitors are coming. Applechat.com may share information about you and your usage of the Services with third parties. (c) CONTACT INFORMATION OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. Our site's registration form may require users to give us contact information (like their name and email address), unique identifiers (like their social security number), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the user information about our company, promotional material from some of our partners, and third parties. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES: During the registration process, and at certain times during any member user session, we may present you with additional offers from third party service providers. Some offers are optional and typically presented as "yes/accept or no/decline" questions. A checked response or yes/no button selection indicates your preference. Certain offers may be presented with a pre-checked preference/selection. If you do not deselect (opt-out) the checked boxes on our join form then we may transfer your profile information to that third party service provider. Our third party service providers have their own terms and conditions and privacy policies. We suggest that you visit their sites and review their terms and conditions and privacy policies before you "opt-in" to any offer. We may share, rent, or sell personally-identifying information you provide us to THIRD PARTIES. IS DATA STORED BY APPLECHAT.COM SECURE? To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, Applechat.com has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online. You should consider any communication that you transmit to Applechat.com (such as data, questions or answers, comments, or suggestions) as non-confidential, and agree that Applechat.com will not be liable or responsible if information that belongs to you is intercepted and used by an unintended recipient. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY Protecting the privacy of children is VERY important to us. For that reason we do not structure any part of our subscriber or affiliate services to attract anyone under the age of 13. Our system does not allow anyone under the age of 13 to join as a subscriber or an affiliate. If parents believe their child (any age under 18) has accessed our system without their permission they can contact our customer service department 24/7 by sending an email to support@applechat.com Visit http://www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy for information from the Federal Trade Commission about protecting children's privacy online. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR PROFILE INFORMATION: Subscribers to Applechat.com can modify their collected user profile information in the following ways: 1. Go to the "My Account" section when you login to Applechat.com and click on the "modify user information." 2. Email us at support@applechat.com Monday-Friday 9am-5pm PST. HOW TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT Applechat.com is completely ad-supported. We keep this service cost-free by generating our revenue from marketing and advertising to our members. By selecting the "I Accept" button and submitting the enrollment form you agree to view advertisements and email messages during your member session or sent to the email address you provided on you enrollment form. If you prefer not to participate, our only recourse is to cancel your account. In such case you will need to log in to your account, go to the "My Account" folder, follow the link to "Cancel Your Account" and follow the instructions. If you do not remember your login password, follow the "Forgot Password" link. WEB-BASED E-MAIL ACCOUNT Applechat.com's Webmail is a separate service provided by Everyone.net. Click on the following hyperlinks for the Everyone.net's Email Service Privacy Policy and Email Service Terms and Conditions. CONTACTING THE WEBSITE If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you may write to corporate headquarters using the address listed below or contact one of our customer service agents Monday-Friday 9am-5pm PST at support@applechat.com. APPLECHAT.COM PO BOX 261 Eastchester, NY 10709 CONTESTS, SURVEYS, AND PROMOTIONS: From time to time, Applechat.com sponsors contests, surveys or promotions and allows other companies to sponsor contests or promotions on our site. Participation in such contests, surveys or promotions is completely voluntary. In order to enter a contest or promotion, you may be asked to provide personal identifying information. If you consent by providing the information and entering, such information may be disclosed to the contest's sponsor, whose identity will be clearly indicated on the entry form and in the official rules for each contest or promotion. If Applechat.com is the only sponsor of the contest or promotion, information you submit will be treated the same way we would treat your registration information. Other companies who sponsor or co-sponsor our contests and promotions may have their own policies for handling personal information, and information you submit will be subject to those policies as well. We may also give out your address and phone number for the sole purpose of fulfilling a prize for a contest or promotion. Although Applechat.com encourages third parties to adhere to appropriate privacy standards and policies, we are not responsible for the actions or policies of such parties. LINKS: Our website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each site they visit that collects personal information. While we carefully choose the websites to which we link, this privacy policy applies solely to information collected on the Applechat.com website. Please bookmark this page and check back often. We make frequent updates to this privacy policy. Last Updated: 01/01/2002 Copyright © 2001 Custom Internet Systems, Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |