Privacy Statement
Privacy statement for Developing Ideas For Fun Inc. (a.k.a. DIFF) is committed to protecting your privacy and uses technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to this web site and DIFF’s other domains online, and governs data collection and usage. By using the DIFF’s website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
DIFF collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. DIFF also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by DIFF. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by DIFF for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the DIFF Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data when using our websites that information may be collected and used by others.
Examples of public areas:
- Message/Bulletin Boards
- Forum/Group/Topic Boards
- Comments section found on posts/pages/articles
- Direct Messages to other users
- other public areas on the website
Note: DIFF does not read any of your private online communications in sent in our direct messaging systems between users but the data is stored for retrieval by select employees when directed by law enforcement or to comply with security policies.
DIFF encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from DIFF so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. DIFF is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the DIFF’s online domains.
Use of your Personal Information
DIFF collects and uses your personal information to operate the DIFF Web site and deliver the services you have requested. DIFF also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from DIFF and its affiliates. DIFF may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
DIFF does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. DIFF may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, DIFF may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to DIFF, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
DIFF does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
DIFF keeps track of the web sites and pages our customers visit within DIFF’s online domains, in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within DIFF’s domains and third party advertisers to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
DIFF Web Sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on DIFF or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of DIFF; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of DIFF, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The DIFF web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize DIFF pages, or register with DIFF site or services, a cookie helps DIFF to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same DIFF Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the DIFF features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the DIFF services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
DIFF secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. DIFF secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
DIFF will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. DIFF encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how DIFF is protecting your information.
Contact Information
DIFF welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that DIFF has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us using the form below. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
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