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Information
Collection and Use by IAmHaunted.com
IAmHaunted.com collects user submitted information such as name, email address,
and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating
to the IAmHaunted.com service. IAmHaunted.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.
IAmHaunted.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 Profile information
including members' pictures and first names are displayed to people in order to
facilitate user interaction in the IAmHaunted.com paranormal networking
community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to
join IAmHaunted, 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 IAmHaunted.com with each other through the IAmHaunted.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, IAmHaunted.com allows users to search for
other members using first and last name, email address, and username.
We may also use a user's
email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service.
From
time to time, IAmHaunted.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake
or contest on IAmHaunted.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
IAmHaunted members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation
emails via our automated invitation system. IAmHaunted.com does not store the
email addresses that members provide. IAmHaunted.com
does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication
besides invitations.
Use of
Cookies
IAmHaunted.com 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 IAmHaunted.com in order to use most functions on the site
Please note that IAmHaunted 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 IAmHaunted Privacy Policy.
Links
IAmHaunted.com contains links to sites. IAmHaunted.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 IAmHaunted.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
IAmHaunted.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'.
Third
Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web
site may be delivered to users by IAmHaunted.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 IAmHaunted.com and does not cover
the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
IAmHaunted.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords
IAmHaunted.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.
Sharing
and Disclosure of Information IAmHaunted.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, IAmHaunted 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 IAmHaunted.com,
whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the
IAmHaunted.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. IAmHaunted
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 IAmHaunted
or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest.
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: admin@iamhaunted.com.