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Privacy Policy

DataFree is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our Database Services. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically. Policy Index: What personal information does DataFree collect from you? What are cookies and how they are used within DataFree? Do others use my information? How do we track usage? Who we share your information with? What options do you have regarding collection, usage, and distribution of your information? How you can access, update or delete your information What security does DataFree provide to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information or data? How DataFree protects children's privacy? What else you should know about your online privacy? NOTICE: Click here for important information about safe surfing from the Federal Trade Commission. What personal information does DataFree collect from you? DataFree collects information in several ways from different parts of our web sites. When you register for an account, DataFree asks for your name, email address, birth date, gender, zip code, occupation, industry and personal interests. The more information you volunteer the better we are able to customize your experience. Once you register you are no longer anonymous to DataFree - you are given a DataFree Username and are able to take full advantage of DataFree's many offerings. In addition to registration we may ask you for personal information at other times such as advertisment responses. If you contact DataFree we may keep a record of that correspondence. DataFree also occasionally asks users to complete surveys that we use for research purposes. Wherever DataFree collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page. What are cookies and how does DataFree use them? As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, DataFree uses cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. All sites on DataFree where you are prompted to log-in or that are customizable require that you accept cookies. (See "What are my choices regarding collection, use and distribution of my information?" for more information on cookies.) We use cookies for the following purposes: Security: When you first login to your account, The DataFree service will send one or more cookies to your browser that allow the system to securely identify you the next time you access the services. The system will request this cookie for verification each and every time you access the system. If you chosse to disable or reject cookies, the session will be terminated and you will be logged in as a guest. Cookies are essential for your security, if you choose not to use them you will only have unprivelged guest access to the services. When you Logout, the cookie that identified you is removed from your system, although one or more cookies may still remain for other purposes (see below). Estimate our audience size. Each browser accessing DataFree is given a unique cookie which is then used to determine the extent of repeat usage, usage by a registered user versus by an unregistered user, and to help target advertisements based on user interests and behavior. Assist merchants in DataFree Stores to track visits to and business at their stores, and to process the items in your shopping basket. This information collected by cookies is sometimes called "clickstream" or "click trail" and may also describe which pages you have seen in each merchant's store. Measure certain traffic patterns, which areas of DataFree's network of web sites you have visited, and your visiting patterns in the aggregate. We use this research to understand how our users' habits are similar or different from one another so that we can make each new experience on DataFree a better one. We may use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users will see on our sites. Advertising networks that serve ads onto DataFree may also use their own cookies. DataFree also collects IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. How does DataFree use my information? DataFree's primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with a customized experience on our network of sites. This includes personalization services, interactive communications and many other types of services, most of which are completely free to you. In order to provide services free of charge, we display advertisements. By knowing a little about you, DataFree is able to deliver more relevant advertisements and content, and hence better service, to you. In our role of delivering targeted advertisements, DataFree decides which users get which type of ADs. Advertisers give us an advertisement and tell us the type of audience they want to reach. DataFree will take the advertisement and display it to users meeting that criteria. In this process, the advertiser never has access to individual account information. Only DataFree has access to individuals' accounts. This kind of advertisement targeting is done with banner ads as well as promotional email through DataFree Delivers. You will only receive special offers via email from DataFree if you have indicated in your account preferences that you would like to receive them. You can change your account preferences at any time. DataFree does research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us upon registration, during a promotion, from our server log files or from surveys. We do this to better understand and serve our users. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis. DataFree may share this aggregated data with advertisers or business partners. Who is collecting information? The information that you disclose while within the network of DataFree sites is used by DataFree alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise. If data is being collected and/or maintained by any company other than DataFree, you will be notified prior to the time of the data collection or transfer. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer by not using that particular service. Please be aware that DataFree advertisers or web sites that have links on our site may collect personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of those web sites linked to DataFree are not covered by this privacy statement. With whom does DataFree share my information? As a general rule, DataFree will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. Please see the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how your personal information may be shared. The following describes some of the ways that your information may be disclosed. Business Partners & Sponsors: DataFree may disclose your personal information to business partners or sponsors, but this is specifically described to you prior to data collection or prior to transferring the data. Details of shared use can be found in specific Terms of Service or Use Agreements, and sweepstakes and promotions rules. Some or all data collected during a DataFree promotion may be shared with a sponsor. If personally identifying data about you will be shared, we will tell you before we collect or transfer the data. Many promotions offer opportunities to request additional information from sponsors. By requesting more information, you give DataFree permission to transfer your personal information to the sponsor so they can fulfill your request. In many instances, only your email address will be shared. If more information will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer. From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive materials or special offers from third parties. If you opt-in to receive information from these third parties, DataFree will (with your permission) share your name and email address with them . Third Party Data & Data in the Aggregate: Under confidentiality agreements, DataFree may match user information with third party data. Also, DataFree discloses aggregated user statistics in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes. Other: DataFree may also disclose account information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating DataFree's Terms of Service or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) DataFree's rights or property, other DataFree users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. DataFree may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services. What are my choices regarding collection, use, and distribution of my information? DataFree may, from time to time, send you email regarding our products and services. In addition, if you indicated upon registration that you are interested in receiving offers or information from DataFree and our partners, we may occasionally send you direct mail about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. Only DataFree (or agents working on behalf of DataFree and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these direct mailings and only if you indicated that you do not object to these offers. If you do not want to receive such mailings, simply tell us when you give us your personal information. Or, at anytime you can easily edit your DataBreeze Account Information to no longer receive such offers and mailings. On some types of DataFree promotions, we will ask for your email address in order to update you on your score, entries, and status in prize drawings. When you participate in these types of promotions, you automatically receive promotion-related email, unless you choose the no-email option that some promotions offer. Occasionally these promotion-related email messages may include targeted advertisements. You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies you will be unable to use those DataFree services that require registration in order to participate. You can still access DataFree as a guest even if you do not accept cookies. DataFree does not sell or rent user information to anyone. We will notify you at the time of data collection or transfer if your data will be shared with a third party and you will always have the option of not permitting the transfer. If you do not wish to allow your data to be shared, you can choose not to use a particular service or not to participate in certain promotions or contests. What is DataFree's policy on allowing me to update, correct, or delete my personally identifiable information? You may edit your DataFree Account Information any time by using your DataFree Username and password. If you have forgotten your password, please call us at 650.325.7016. For all other problems signing in to DataFree, please goto the Online Help. Your DataFree account can be deleted or deactivated, but doing so will result in not being able to access any members-only area of the DataFree network, including your DataFree Database account (if you have one). Please contact DataFree for further instructions about deleting or deactivating your DataFree account. Residual information will remain within our archive records. What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information? We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. DataFree will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. Also remember to sign out of your DataFree account and close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. As a global company DataFree has international sites and users all over the world. When you give DataFree personal information, that information may be sent electronically to servers outside of the country where you originally entered the information, such as to the United States or other countries. In addition, that information may be used, stored and processed outside of the country where you entered that information. Whenever DataFree handles personal information as described above, regardless of where this occurs, DataFree takes steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with the relevant Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, DataFree cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. What about children's privacy? Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. DataFree does not share personal information about users under the age of 13 with third parties and we do not sell or rent personal information about any of our users, regardless of age. In addition, DataFree will not send any direct email offers to users who indicate they are under the age of 13. What else should I know about my privacy? Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.