We, at InMyShorts (“us”, “our” or “we”), understand that
your privacy is important to you and we are committed to protecting your
privacy online. Please read the
information below, which outlines our privacy practices concerning certain Personal
Information and other data that we receive and collect when you use the InMyShorts
website and various related services (collectively, including all content available
through the InMyShorts.com domain name, the "Website").
You
acknowledge that this Policy is part of our Terms of Use, and by accessing or
using the Website, you agree to be bound by all of its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms,
please do not access or use the Website.
1.Types
and Uses of Information Collected.In order to better provide you with our full range of services, we may collect
two types of information about our users: (1) Personal Information; and (2)
Aggregated Non-Personal Information.Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to facilitate an efficient
and customized experience while using the Website.
A.Personal
Information.“Personal Information”
is information which personally identifies you, like your name, address, email
address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.We do not collect any Personal Information
unless you voluntarily provide it to us.You provide certain Personal Information to us when you: (1) sign up for an InMyShorts account or
other InMyShorts service); (2) sign up for special offers from third parties; or
(3) send email messages or otherwise send or transmit information to us.
You may, of
course, decline to submit Personal Information through the Website, in which
case, you can still view videos and explore the Website, but we may not be able
to provide certain services to you.You may also access and update or change your personal information and privacy
preferences, at any time, by visiting your account profile page.
If you choose to submit Personal Information to us through the
Website, we may combine the information you submit under your account with information
from other InMyShorts services or third parties in order to provide you with a
better experience and to improve the quality of our services.We do
not use your email address or other Personal Information to send commercial or
marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program
or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.We may, however, use your email address
without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as
notifying you of major changes to the Website or for customer service
purposes).
B.Aggregated
Non-Personal Information.“Aggregated
Non-Personal Information” is information that does not, in and of itself,
identify you specifically.It is
information which is recorded about the Website’s users, such as the URL, IP
address and browser type, and collected into groups so that it no longer refers
to an individually identifiable user.We
may use Aggregated Non-Personal Information to improve the content and design
of the Website and to create new features, promotions and services by analyzing
user trends and preferences.We
may also share with third parties certain pieces of Aggregated Non-Personal
Information, such as the number of users who clicked on a particular
advertisement.
C.Cookies.Cookies are small data text files that
are sent to your computer when you visit a website, allowing the website to
recognize your browser when you visit that website again.We may use cookies and/or other technologies, such as clear GIFs
and log information, to stores user preferences and track user trends; to
facilitate and customize your use of the Website;
to monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; and to record
information about your usage, such as when you use the Website, which channels,
groups and favorites you subscribe to, the contacts you communicate with and
the information you click on or display within the Website.
Most
browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser
to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.However, some features and services on
the Website may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
2.Release
of Information.We do not sell, trade, or rent your
Personal Information to others. We
do, however, provide some of our services through contractual arrangements with
affiliates, partners and other third parties (collectively, our “Service
Partners”), who may use your Personal Information in connection with the operation
of the Website and the delivery of their respective services. For example, we must release your credit
card information to the card-issuing bank to confirm payment for transactions
effectuated on the Website.
We will
encourage our Service Partners to adopt and post privacy policies. However, the use
of your Personal Information by our Service Partners is governed by their
respective privacy policies, and is not subject to our control.
Occasionally,
we may be required to provide Personal Information to various governmental
authorities pursuant to a court order, subpoena or other judicial process and
to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement investigations. We reserve the right to report to law
enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be
unlawful.
We may also
provide Aggregated Non-Personal Information about our customers' sales, traffic
patterns, and related site information to third party advertisers, but these
statistics do not include any Personal Information.
3.Security
of Information.At InMyShorts, we endeavor to protect
your Personally Information and have taken various steps, consistent with
current industry standards, including, without limitation, internal reviews of
our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as
well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to
systems where we store personal data.Furthermore, access to Personal Information is restricted to select
employees, contractors and agents who are bound by certain confidentiality
obligations.
Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your
Personal Information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy
limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (b) the security,
integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you
and us through this site cannot be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and
data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.
4.Privacy Policies of Third Party Websites.Except as otherwise
discussed in this Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure
of information we collect from you. Other websites accessible through the Website have their own
privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each website's privacy
policy. We are not responsible for
the policies or practices of third parties. Additionally, other companies which place advertising on the
Website may collect information about you when you view or
click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of
information. You should contact
these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the
information that they collect.
5.Miscellaneous Privacy Issues.
A.You
must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to use this Website. Our policy is that we do not knowingly
collect, use or disclose Personal Information about visitors that are under 18
years of age.
B.You
should also be aware that when Personal Information or video content is voluntarily
disclosed on discussion forums, message boards, chat rooms, within your
playback or profile pages or other public areas on the Website, that
information, along with any information disclosed in your communication,
becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by third parties.Your account name (not your email
address) is displayed to other users when you upload videos or send messages
through the Website and other users can contact you through messages and
comments. Any videos that you
submit to the Website may be redistributed through the internet and other media
channels, and may be viewed by the general public.Such activities are beyond our control and this Policy does
not apply to such information.If
you do not want your Personal Information to be viewed by third parties, you
are advised not to make any submissions.
C.InMyShorts
adheres to the U.S. Safe Harbor privacy principles.For more information about the Safe Harbor framework or our
registration, please refer to the Department of Commerce’s website.
D.We reserve the right to
change this Policy at any time.Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective
immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not
limited to, posting the revised Policy on this page.You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to
maintain a valid email address as a registered user, review the Website and
this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications.Your continued use of the Website after
such modifications will constitute your:(a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide
and be bound by the modified Policy.
E.For
additional information or if you have any questions concerning this Policy, please
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