About CollegeHotList.com
CollegeHotList.com cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions
concerning this privacy policy, please email us at
privacy@CollegeHotList.com
Information Collection and Use by CollegeHotList.com
CollegeHotList.com collects user submitted information such as name, email
address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users
relating to the CollegeHotList.com service. CollegeHotList.com 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.
CollegeHotList.com 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
CollegeHotList.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for
the purposes of inviting new friends to join CollegeHotList, to add users to
members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service.
With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a
user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's
personal network Users within a personal network communicate on
CollegeHotList.com with each other through the CollegeHotList.com service,
without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly
revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and finding friends and
acquaintances on the service, CollegeHotList.com allows users to search for
other members using first and last name, email address, and schools and/or
companies where users may have attended or worked.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a
newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email
of this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do not
send me notification emails" in the user "Account Settings".
From time to time, CollegeHotList.com
or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on
CollegeHotList.com. 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.
Invitations and Other
Communications to Non-members
CollegeHotList members can invite friends to join the service by sending
invitation emails via our automated invitation system. CollegeHotList.com
stores the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be
added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations, and also to
send reminders of the invitations CollegeHotList.com does not sell these email
addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations,
invitation reminders (up to three (3) per email address). Recipients of
invitations from CollegeHotList.com may contact CollegeHotList.com to request
the removal of their information from our database.
Use of Cookies
CollegeHotList.com uses 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 must enable cookies from CollegeHotList.com in order to use most functions
on the site Please note that CollegeHotList 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 CollegeHotList Privacy Policy.
Links
CollegeHotList.com contains links to sites. CollegeHotList.com 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
CollegeHotList.com.
Chat Rooms, Blogs, and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public
information to blogs, 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
CollegeHotList.com 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.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not
to by selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the user profile
'Account Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive CollegeHotList.com
newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me CollegeHotList
newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All notification emails
and CollegeHotList.com newsletters also include the above instructions for
opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users
by CollegeHotList.com 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 CollegeHotList.com and does not cover
the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
CollegeHotList.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords
CollegeHotList.com 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 CollegeHotList.com, please contact us at
privacy@CollegeHotList.com Sharing and Disclosure of
Information CollegeHotList.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, CollegeHotList 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
CollegeHotList.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law;
(2) to enforce the CollegeHotList.com 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. CollegeHotList 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 CollegeHotList 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 at:
privacy@CollegeHotList.com