User Privacy Statement
Welcome
to the ZIPmouse website. Because your online privacy is very important
to us, we want you to understand our practices with regard to
collecting and using your information and the steps we take to
safeguard it. This statement applies to personally identifiable
information collected only online. When this Privacy Policy uses the
term "personally identifiable information," we mean information that
identifies a particular individual, such as the individual’s name,
postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number. When other
information, such as, for example, consumer product preferences, or
number of children, is directly associated with personally identifiable
information, this other information also becomes personally
identifiable information for purposes of this Privacy Policy.
Personally identifiable information is sometimes referred to in this
Privacy Policy as "personal information."
Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
ZIPmouse does not rent, sell or share personal information about you with other people or
nonaffiliated companies. You do not need to reveal any personally identifiable
information to browse and use our website. You can use our services and view our
terrific content anonymously. For
instance, you can search for a topic of interest to you using our search engines
without giving out any personally identifiable information.
The following activities require you to give us personally identifiable information to
participate in them. When you provide personally identifiable information to participate in these activities
to us, we do not share that personal information with third parties.
Contact Us
Throughout the site, there are instances where you may contact us to
request more information from us about our website or our company. You
may do this by clicking on the hyperlinks that allows you to e-mail us
a question. When you do this, we will collect any personally
identifiable information, including your e-mail address, that you
provide to us. We use this information to respond to your questions. We
will not share the information you provide with any third party.
Aggregate Information and Non Personally Identifiable Information
Our website collects some non-personal information about you using
technology, so it may not be readily apparent to you that it is being
collected. For instance, when you come to our site your IP address is
collected. An IP address is often associated with the place from which
you enter the Internet like your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your
company, or your university. This information is not personally
identifiable. We use information collected through this technology to
make our sites more interesting and useful to you. We also track the
pages or documents accessed within our site. This information is
collected for systems administration and for analyzing and improving
the value of the material available on our website. This aggregate
non-personal information is used to help our advertisers on our site
design advertisements our users might like. We do not combine this type
of information with personally identifiable information.
Cookies
We also use cookies on our website.
What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information that a website sends to your computer while you are viewing the
website. Because we do not collect
personally identifiable information from you, our cookies cannot specifically
identify who you are. But, these cookies or pieces of information allow the website to remember important
information that will make your use of that site more useful. We, as well as
other Internet companies use cookies for a variety of purposes. For instance, we
use cookies to remember you and to improve your navigation through our website
features. You can choose to have
your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to
turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator
or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at
your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
Security of Information
We view security of confidential and private information as a top
priority. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be
guaranteed to be absolutely secure and we do not ensure or warrant the
security of the transmission of information. Once your personal
information through our “contact us” links is received by us via the
website, it is stored behind a firewall. We also maintain access
control procedures, including information our employee of the privacy
and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those
employees who have a legitimate need for the information in order to
perform their jobs.
Disclosure Exceptions
Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose your
personal information to appropriate third parties if we are required to do so by
law or we believe that such action is necessary:
- To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order;
- To protect the company's rights and property or defend against legal claims;
- To investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud, situations involving harassment, abusive
messages or potential threats to the physical safety of any persons;
- To protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our web site; or
- During emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk; or
- In
the event that Zip Mouse and/or its units or subsidiaries are ever
sold, acquired, merged, liquidated, reorganized, or otherwise
transferred, we reserve the right to transfer our user databases
together with any personally identifiable information contained
therein, to a third-party acquiring the assets. In the event we do so,
we will place a prominent notice of the sale on the homepage of our
site, with links to information as to how you can change your privacy
preferences.
Links to Other Websites
ZIPmouse provides links to third party websites and advertisers as a
convenience to its users. The inclusion of any link does not imply an
endorsement or recommendation of the third party organization, its
website, or its products and services. We have not reviewed and are not
responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites. We
urge you to consult those websites’ privacy policies.
Notification of Change
ZIPmouse reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy. The most
current privacy policy will be posted on our website so you are always
aware of what information we collect, how it is used, and under what
circumstances, if any, it is disclosed. We will occasionally update
this Privacy Policy in response to changing business circumstances and
legal developments. When we post changes to this Policy, you will see
the word "updated" next to the Privacy Policy link on the front page of
the ZIPmouse site. If there are material changes to this Policy or in
how we use your personally identifiable information, we will
prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. We
encourage you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how
we are protecting your information.
Use Common Sense in All Your Online Activities
Even the best policy can't protect your online privacy and security in all
circumstances. Unscrupulous advertisers, hackers, and scam artists are
constantly searching the Internet looking for new targets. Your best protection
is to understand the limits to privacy on the Internet and use common sense in
all of your on-line activities.
Be aware that e-mail is an inherently insecure form of communication. Remember that
third parties are sometimes able to illegally intercept your unencrypted
messages.
Anytime you visit a chat room or post a message to an on-line bulletin board, your
e-mail address can be accessed by advertisers looking to compile lists for
unsolicited commercial e-mail (also known as spam). Be sure that you only
disclose your e-mail address in circumstances in which it is safe to do so.
Beware of scams in which persons unknown to you request your screen name, password, or
credit card information. Make sure you verify the identity of anyone asking for
personal information.
Always monitor your children's on-line activities and educate them as to the rules for
safe Internet use. For more information, click here for the FTC’s webpage on
Children’s Privacy.
Further Information about Our Privacy Practices
We hope that this policy fully explains our privacy practices. To
request further information about our privacy practices or if you have
any questions, you may send us an e-mail at support@ZIPmouse.com
you can also write us at ZIPmouse LLC 2901 Utopia Place Cincinnati OH, 45208 or
you may telephone us at 513-715-0397.
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