This Master Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains the collection,
use, and disclosure of “personal information” by Fotocog.com. This
Privacy Policy includes products and services provided through websites that
Fotocog.com operates.
In addition, additional or supplemental Privacy Policy terms (“Supplemental Privacy Policy Terms”) may apply to a particular Website or service provided thereon. All such Supplemental Privacy Policy Terms will be accessible for you to read either within, or through your use of, that Website or service.
This Privacy Policy also explains our commitment to you with respect to our use and disclosure of non personal browsing and site usage data that Fotocog.com collects as the provider of the Websites. That commitment is contained in a “Data Usage Policy,” below.
As used in this policy, “personal information” means information that would allow a party to identify you such as, for example, your name, address or location, telephone number or email address.
By accessing the Websites, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Fotocog.com is committed to handling responsibly the information and data we collect about you through our Websites, whether personal information or non personal browsing and site usage data. We have designed our Privacy Policy and our Data Usage Policy consistent with the following principles (the “Principles”):
We may collect personal information at several places on the Websites, including without limitation:
Registered Users. When you register to obtain a user account on any of the Websites (any such person, a “Registered User”), you may be asked to provide personal information to create your account and establish a password and profile. If you do provide your email address, it will allow us to send you your password if you should forget it. If you voluntarily provide your real name in connection with any content you submit to any Website, your name may be associated with the content you contributed. We will also use that personal information to establish and maintain your membership and provide you with the features we provide for Registered Users, and for the purpose of contacting you about upcoming news and events relevant to Fotocog.com.
Any other personal information that we may collect which is not described specifically in this Privacy Policy will only be collected and used in accordance with the Principles.
In general, it is not Fotocog.com’s practice to disclose personal information to third parties. We may share personal information in two instances:
First, Fotocog.com may share personal information with our contractors and service providers in order to maintain, enhance, or add to the functionality of the Websites.
Second, we may disclose your personal information to third parties in a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) take action regarding suspected illegal activities; (b) enforce or apply our Master Terms of Use and Privacy Policy; (c) comply with legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order; or (d) protect our rights, reputation, and property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public.
If Fotocog.com is required to provide a third party with your personal information (whether by subpoena or otherwise), then provided we have collected and retained an email address for you, Fotocog.com will use reasonable means to notify you promptly of that event, unless prohibited by law or Fotocog.com is otherwise advised not to notify you on the advice of legal counsel.
Fotocog.com has implemented reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to and unlawful interception or processing of personal information that Fotocog.com stores and controls. However, no website can fully eliminate security risks. Third parties may circumvent our security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. We will post a reasonably prominent notice to the Websites if any such security breach occurs.
Our Data Usage Policy covers how we maintain and use information about you that is collected by our Websites and server logs.
Non Personal Browsing Information We Collect. When you use the Websites, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) may collect information indirectly and automatically (through, for example, the use of your “IP address”) about your activities while visiting the Websites and information about the browser you are using.
No Linking. We do not intentionally link browsing information to the personal information you submit to us. We use this information for internal purposes only, such as to help understand how the Websites are being used, to improve our Websites and the features we provide, and for systems administration purposes. Fotocog.com may use a third party analytics provider to help us collect and analyze non personal browsing information through operation of our Websites for those same purposes.
No Selling or Sharing. Except in the unique situations identified in this Privacy Policy, Fotocog.com does not sell or otherwise voluntarily provide the non personal browsing information we collect about you or your website usage to third parties.
Notice. If Fotocog.com is required to provide a third party with your non personal browsing information (whether by subpoena or otherwise), then Fotocog.com will use reasonable means to notify you promptly of that event, unless Fotocog.com is prohibited by law from doing so or is otherwise advised not to notify you on the advice of legal counsel.
Any other non-personal information that we collect which is not described specifically in this Privacy Policy will only be collected and used in accordance with the Principles.
Fotocog.com may transfer some or all of your personal and/or non personal browsing information to a third party as a result of a reorganization, spin-off or similar transaction. Upon such transfer, the acquirer’s privacy policy will apply. In such event, Fotocog.com will use reasonable efforts to notify you and to ensure that at the time of the transaction the acquirer’s privacy policy complies with the Principles.
The Websites are not directed at children under the age of 13. Consistent with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without requiring parental consent. Our Master Terms of Use specifically prohibit anyone using our Websites from submitting any personally identifiable information about persons under 13 years of age. Any person who provides their personal information to Fotocog.com through the Websites represents that they are 13 years of age or older.
The Websites may include links to other websites. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party sites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other websites.
The Websites are hosted in the United States. If you are accessing the Websites from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States which does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and other regions. By providing your personal data you consent to:
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the Effective Date below. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Websites constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.
The Fotocog.com Privacy Policy is adapted from the Creative Commons Privacy Policy and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. You are free to use and adapt this Privacy Policy for your own purposes. However, please keep in mind that this policy, as written, may not be completely suitable for your situation. Fotocog.com strongly encourages you to seek the advice of your own attorney or counsel before using this Privacy Policy.
Questions?
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@fotocog.com.
Effective Date: January 1, 2013