This policy (effective January 1, 2009) outlines the manner in which we handle your personal information. It is necessary for us to collect, use, and share personal information in order to run the Nannyseek.ca website and keep it safe for users.
Collection:
As part of the normal operation of our services we collect and, in some cases, may disclose information about you. By accepting this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the nannyseek.ca Terms and Conditions.
We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of our Websites. "Cookies" are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing customized services. We also offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie." Cookies can also help us provide information which is targeted to your interests. We use this information to determine our members' demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL of the website that you visited prior to our Website (whether this is on our site or not), the URL of the website you next go to (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. Most cookies are "session cookies", meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits.
Information posted on Nannyseek.ca is publicly available. In making the choice to provide us with personal information you are consenting to the transfer and storage of information on our servers, located in Canada. We may collect and store the following personal information: E-mail address and other contact information (i.e. address, phone number) -Financial information (depending on the service used) -Computer sign-on data, page view statistics, traffic to and from the Nannyseek.ca website, and advertising data (all collected through cookies) Note: you may take steps to disable cookies on your browser if you find this undesirable; however it is likely that this will affect your ability to navigate the website) -Other technical information including, but not limited to, users’ IP address and standard web log information
You agree that we may use personally identifiable information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze Website usage, improve our content and product offerings, and customize our Websites' content, layout, and services. These uses improve our Websites and may better tailor them to meet your needs.
You agree that we may use your information to contact you and to deliver information to you that, in some cases, is targeted to your interests, such as targeted banner advertisements, administrative notices, product offerings, and communications relevant to your use of the Websites. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly agree to receive this information. If you do not wish to receive these communications, you may opt out of the receipt of certain communications
Due to the regulatory environment in which we operate, we cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other personally identifiable information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By way of example (without limiting any of the foregoing), we may be required to disclose information to the government, law enforcement agencies or third parties. Under certain circumstances, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or members may abuse or misuse your information that they collect from our Websites. Accordingly, although we use industry standard practices to protect your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personally identifiable information or private communications will always remain private.
Under some circumstances we may require certain additional information, including but not limited to your credit card billing information. We use this financial information, including your name, address, and other information to bill you for use of our Services and products. By making a purchase, or engaging in any other kind of activity or transaction that uses financial information on the Websites, you consent to our providing of your financial information to our service providers and to such third parties as we determine necessary to support and process your activities and transactions, as well as to your credit card issuer for their purposes. These third parties may include the credit card companies and banking institutions used to process and support your transaction or activity. By purchasing, or registering for, or making reservations for products or services of third parties offered on the Websites, or by participating in programs offered on the Websites that are administered by third parties and that require you to submit financial information in order to use them, you also consent to our providing your financial information to those third parties. Any of these various third parties may be authorized to use your financial information in accordance with our contractual arrangements with such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control, and you agree that we are not responsible or liable for any of their actions or omissions. Additionally, you agree that we may use and disclose all information submitted to such third parties in the same manner in which we are entitled to use and disclose any other information that you submit to us.
Except as otherwise expressly described in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose your information to other parties, whether they are on our Websites or on other sites throughout the Internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. To the extent that we use third party advertisers, they adhere to their own privacy policies. Since Spark Networks does not control the privacy policies of any third parties, you should investigate their policies before you disclose your personal information to them.
Use:
We may utilize users’ personal information to: -Provide our services -Resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems -Encourage safe searching and enforce our policies -Customize users’ experience, measure interest in and improve our services, and inform users about current services and updates -Communicate regionally specific marketing and promotional offers -Provide other services to users as described when information is collected
Communications and E-mail Tools:
If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us, simply indicate your preference in the space provided. If you do not indicate otherwise, it is assumed that you agree to receive these communications. We may automatically scan and manually filter e-mail messages sent via our communication tools for malicious activity or prohibited content; however, we will not permanently store such messages. If you employ our tools to send content to a friend we will not permanently store your friends’ addresses, nor will we use or disclose them for marketing purposes. In turn, you may not use our site or communication tools to harvest addresses, send spam, or otherwise breach our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy. To report spam from other users, please contact Customer Support.
Access, Modification, and Deletion:
It is possible to modify or erase most of your personal information by reviewing and modifying your posting or account status page. In order to review or request removal of stored personal information that is not readily available on the Nannyseek.ca website, it is necessary to sign in using the “login” function. There may be a charge associated with such requests; however, this will not exceed the amounts permitted by law. We delete personal information when we no longer need it for the purposes described above. However, we will retain personal information as permitted by law to resolve disputes and enforce our policies.
You are responsible for all actions taken with your login information and password, including fees. Therefore we do not recommend that you disclose your password or login information to any third party. If you choose to share this information with any third party, you are responsible for all actions taken with your login information and password, and therefore should review each third party's privacy policy. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personally identifiable information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised in any way, you should immediately change your password.
Transfer of Personal Data:
We may share your information with members of the eBay Inc. corporate family (i.e. eBay, PayPal) for the following purposes: to provide joint content and services (such as registration, transactions, and customer support), to help detect and prevent potentially illegal acts and violations of our policies, and to guide decisions about their products, services, and communications. Members of our corporate family will only use this information to send you marketing communications if you have requested their services.
Security:
We employ various tools such as encryption, passwords, and physical security to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure; nevertheless we are unfortunately unable to make any guarantees.
Nannyseek.ca uses industry standard practices, including "firewalls" and Secure Socket Layers, to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information. Nannyseek.ca treats data as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by others inside and outside the company. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.
General:
We may update this policy at any time with changes taking effect upon your next visit to the site or after 30 days have passed since your last visit, whichever occurs first. If either our company or our corporate affiliates becomes involved in a merger or acquisition we may share personal information with an outside affiliate; however this policy will continue to apply.
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