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Effective Jan 24 2008:
mySouthShields.co.uk is an
online service that allows our users to set up
unique personal accounts, share photos, post
journals and comments, and describe their
interests. To enrich our members' experience, we
request and display some personal information to
other members and visitors, which allows our
users to identify each other. mySouthShields
members can change their account information at
any time and can control how other members and
the service communicates with them.
mySouthShields.co.uk cares deeply about
online privacy If you have any questions
concerning this privacy policy, please email us
here
Information Collection and Use by
mySouthShields.co.uk
mySouthShields.co.uk collects user submitted
information such as name, email address, and age
to authenticate users and to send notifications
to those users relating to the
mySouthShields.co.uk service.
mySouthShields.co.uk 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.
mySouthShields.co.uk 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
mySouthShields.co.uk community.
We may also use a user's email address to
send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the
service.
From time to time, mySouthShields.co.uk or a
partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or
contest on mySouthShields.co.uk. 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.
Use of Cookies
mySouthShields.co.uk may use 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
may have to enable cookies from
mySouthShields.co.uk in order to use most
functions on the site Please note that
mySouthShields 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
mySouthShields Privacy Policy.
Links
mySouthShields.co.uk contains links to sites.
mySouthShields.co.uk 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 mySouthShields.co.uk.
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, ChatRooms,
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
mySouthShields.co.uk 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.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web
site may be delivered to users by
mySouthShields.co.uk 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 mySouthShields.co.uk and
does not cover the use of cookies by any
advertisers.
Security
mySouthShields.co.uk member accounts are secured
by member-created passwords mySouthShields.co.uk
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
mySouthShields.co.uk, please contact us
here
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
mySouthShields.co.uk Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy
statement, mySouthShields 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 mySouthShields.co.uk, whether or not
a response is required by applicable law; (2) to
enforce the mySouthShields.co.uk 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. mySouthShields 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
mySouthShields 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
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