Privacy Policy Last Updated: August 2008 Please read the following Privacy Policy carefully before using RiverofMemories (ROM). 1. What This Privacy Policy Covers 1. 1. This Privacy Policy covers how EmotionsTech (collectively, we, us or our) and all of its affiliated websites, products, and services treats user or personally identifiable information that the website services ROM collects and receives. 1. 2. Subject to the above, this Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that EmotionsTech does not own or control, or to people that it does not employ or manage. 2. General In general, you can visit the ROM Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. EmotionsTech does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals, except when specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals on interactive areas of the ROM Site. Personally Identifiable Information is information that can be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a single person, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, phone number, and credit card number, among other information, and that is not otherwise publicly available. Any posting made while using the ROM Site and Services can be viewed by the public and therefore is not considered personal information or Personally Identifiable Information and is not the type of information protected by this Privacy Policy. 3. Information We Collect Personally Identifiable Information. - Examples of Personally Identifiable Information we collect include name, postal address, e-mail address, credit card number and related information, and phone number. With respect to Memorial Websites, we also collect the date of birth and date of death for the deceased person. We also maintain a record of all information that you submit to us, including e-mail and other correspondence. We may collect Personally Identifiable Information when you register to receive alert or email subscriptions and mailings, sponsor or submit information for a Guest Book, Obituary, Photo Album or Memorial Website, post other content on the ROM Site, purchase products or other services, or participate in other activities offered or administered by EmortionsTech. - We may also collect Personally Identifiable Information about your transactions with us and with some of our business partners. This information might include information necessary to process payments due to us from you, such as your credit card number. Other User Information. Like most websites, EmotionsTech also receives and records information on our server logs from your browser automatically and through the use of electronic tools such as cookies. Our server logs automatically receive and record information from your browser (including, for example, your IP address, and the page(s) you visit). The information gathered through these methods is not personally identifiable; i.e., it cannot be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a single person. 4. How We Use Your Information 4.1. We will use your information only as permitted by law, and subject to the terms of 4.2. Use of Personally Identifiable Information: 1. We do not sell or share your Personally Identifiable Information with unrelated third 2. Personally Identifiable Information and other personal information you specifically - to provide the Services we offer, to process transactions and billing, for - to communicate with you regarding our ROM Site and Services. 3. We may disclose Personally Identifiable Information about you under the following - In the course of operating our business, it may be necessary or appropriate for us to provide access to your Personally Identifiable Information to others such as our service providers, contractors and select vendors so that we can operate the ROM Site and our business. Where practical, we will seek to obtain confidentiality agreements consistent with this Privacy Policy and that limit others use or disclosure of the information you have shared. - We may share your Personally Identifiable Information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or with legal process (such as pursuant to court order, subpoena, or a request by law enforcement officials); (2) protect, enforce, and defend our Terms of Service, rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of this ROM Site; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions.) 4. 3. Use of Anonymous Information: 1. Certain information that we collect automatically or with electronic tools (such as IP Addresses/Session Information. We occasionally may obtain IP addresses from users depending upon how you access our ROM Site. IP addresses, browser, and session information may be used for various purposes, including to help administer this ROM Site and diagnose and prevent service or other technology problems related to this ROM Site. This information also may be used to estimate the total number of users visiting the ROM Site from specific geographical areas, to help determine which users have access privileges to certain content or services that we offer, and to monitor and prevent fraud and abuse. IP addresses are not linked to Personally Identifiable Information Cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data that often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a websites computers and stored on your computers hard drive. You can configure your browser to accept cookies, reject them, or notify you when a cookie is sent. If you reject cookies, you may not be able to use our Services that require you to sign in, or to take full advantage of all our offerings. Cookies may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party we authorize to collect information on our behalf. We use our own cookies to transmit information for a number of purposes, including to: - require you to re-enter your password after a certain period of time has elapsed - keep track of preferences you specify while you are using the ROM Site; - estimate and report our total audience size and traffic; 2. We may share anonymous information aggregated to measure the number of visits, 5. Privacy Alert: Your ROM Site Postings Generally Are Accessible to the Public 1. Your own use of the ROM Site may disclose personal information or Personally Identifiable Information to the public. For example: - This ROM Site makes Guest Books, Obituaries, Memorial Websites, Photo Album submissions, and other postings to our Services available for viewing by all our visitors unless the sponsor or host of a Service selects a privacy setting that restricts public access (available as an option only on certain Services, such as Memorial Websites). Please remember that any information disclosed on a non-restricted Service becomes public information and may be collected and used by others without our knowledge. You therefore should exercise caution when disclosing any personal information or Personally Identifiable Information in these forums. - When you post a message to any message board, blog, or other public forum on the ROM Site, your user ID or alias that you are posting under may be visible to other users, and you have the ability to post a message that may include personal information. 2. If you post Personally Identifiable Information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Such activities are beyond the control of EmotionsTech and this Privacy Policy. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online. In addition, although we employ technology and software designed to minimize spam sent to users and unsolicited, automatic posts to message boards, blogs, or other public forums on the ROM Site, we cannot ensure such measures to be 100% reliable or satisfactory. 6. Childrens Privacy 1. EmotionsTech does not intentionally or knowingly collect from or maintain Personally Identifiable Information of children under the age of 13, nor do we offer any content targeted to children. 2. In the event that EmotionsTechbecomes aware that a user of the ROM Site is under the age of 13, the following additional privacy terms and notices apply: - Prior to collecting any Personally Identifiable Information about a child that EmotionsTech has become aware is under the age of 13, EmotionsTech will make reasonable efforts to contact the childs parent, to inform the parent about the types of information EmotionsTech will collect, how it will be used, and under what circumstances it will be disclosed, and to obtain consent from the childs parent to collection and use of such information. - Although EmotionsTechwill apply these childrens privacy terms whenever it becomes aware that a user who submits Personally Identifiable Information is less than 13 years old, no method is foolproof. EmotionsTech strongly encourages parents and guardians to supervise their childrens online activities and consider using parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers to help provide a child-friendly online environment. These tools also can prevent children from disclosing online their name, address, and other personal information without parental permission. - Personally Identifiable Information collected from children may include any of the information defined above as Personally Identifiable Information with respect to general users of the ROM Site and may be used by EmotionsTech for the same purposes. Except as necessary to process a childs requests or orders placed with advertisers or merchants featured on the ROM Site, EmotionsTech does not rent, sell, barter or give away any lists containing a childs Personally Identifiable Information for use by any outside company. - A childs parent or legal guardian may request EmotionsTech to provide a description of the Personally Identifiable Information that EmotionsTech has collected from the child, as well as instruct EmotionsTech to cease further use, maintenance and collection of Personally Identifiable Information from the child. 7. Ownership EmotionsTech is the sole owner(s) of the information collected on this ROM Site. 8. Security Measures The security and confidentiality of your Personally Identifiable Information is extremely important to us. We have implemented technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect guest information from unauthorized access and improper use. From time to time, we review our security procedures in order to consider appropriate new technology and methods. Please be aware though that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no data transmissions over the web can be guaranteed 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. 9. Correcting or Updating Information You may modify and correct Personally Identifiable Information provided directly to ROM for a Guest Book, Obituary, Photo Album, Memorial Website, or the Gift Shop at ROM Site, if necessary. EmotionsTech offers users the following options for updating information: Send an e-mail to us at service [at] riverofmemories [dot] com 10. Opt-Out Procedures You may opt out of receiving future mailings or other information from service [at] riverofmemories [dot] com detailing the type of information that you no longer wish to receive. 11. Advertising and Links 1. This ROM Site contains links to other sites that may be of interest to our visitors. This Privacy Policy applies only to EmotionsTech and not to other companies or organizations websites to which we link. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites. 2. Many advertisements on this ROM Site are managed and placed on this ROM Site by third parties. These companies are called "third party advertisers." Third party advertisers who place advertisements on this ROM Site may use cookies and other technical means to collect information (not including personally identifiable information such as your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number) about your visits to this sites and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Please keep in mind that if you click on an advertisement on this sites and link to a third partys website, then EmotionsTech Privacy Policy will not apply to any Personally Identifiable Information collected on that third partys website and you must read the privacy policy posted on that site to see how your Personally Identifiable Information will be handled. 12. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may periodically edit or update this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy whenever you provide information on this Web site. Your use of the ROM Site after changes of the terms of the Privacy Policy have been posted will mean that you accept the changes. 13. Additional Information Questions regarding the EmotionsTech Privacy Policy should be directed to info [at] emotionstech [dot] com
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