Privacy Policy

Introduction

DatR.ws takes your privacy seriously and we endeavor to comply with the privacy rules set out in USA. We also aim to have a transparent policy and have attempted in this document to lay out fully the ways in which we gather, store and use information provided by you to the site.

Collection of your Personal Information

We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you are registering before entering a joining the site, becoming a subscriber, signing up for an event, or when purchasing and/or registering to use DatR services or products. Personal information collected by DatR.ws is often limited to e-mail address, zip code, age or occupation, but may include other information when needed to provide a service you requested. Optional demographic information is also requested for some services. For example: If you choose a service or transaction that requires payment, such as subscribing to access a subscriber only service from the Web site, we will request personal information necessary for billing and/or shipping, such as: name, address, telephone number, and credit card number. Credit card information is never and is instead handled by secure third parties. You will always be able to access any payment stored by DatR itself details and amend or cancel them yourself.

DatR.ws also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to improve the relevance of content,and to provide statistics regarding use of DatR.ws. DatR.ws also collects information about which pages our customers visit within DatR.ws. This site usage data is is never linked with personal information unless a user consents as described below. DatR.ws uses its own signup and subscription system. When you sign in to this site using this system, you will be asked to provide your login and a password to sign you in. To learn more about free membership and paid subscription, the information stored in your profile, and how DatR uses and protects your personal information, please read the our Terms and Conditions.

How we use your Personal Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To ensure our site content is relevant to your needs and interests.
• To deliver services, such as updates, newsletters, pre-delivered content that you request, subscribe to or purchase.
• To allow you access to restricted areas of our site as appropriate.
• To allow advertiser to target your particular interests or activities

We may merge site-usage data with anonymous demographic information for research and marketing purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. We occasionally hire other companies to provide services on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, and delivery of content. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. DatR may disclose your personal information 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 DatR or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of DatR and its Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of DatR employees, users, or members of the public. Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which DatR or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

Control of your Personal Information

When you register, or otherwise give us personal information, you agree to let DatR.ws share that information with third party advertisers. It will only be used for the purposes stated above. DatR.ws allows other companies to offer our registered customers information about their products and services. DatR.ws may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical or service issues related to the site or a service you requested, or confirming you requested a product or service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the site operation and are needed in order that we comply with etiquette regarding newsletter conformation and other practices.

Accessing your Personal Information

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. As wellas the ability to remove information stored by us about you. If you register on DatR.ws you can review and edit your personal information on your profile. You will be asked to enter your login and password before viewing your personal information, unless you have chosen for the site to remember your details. In your Profile you can view and edit personal information you have already given us at DatR.ws.

Some services and features offered on DatR.ws may collect information that is not accessible via your Profile. However, in such cases, you can access your personal information by contacting DatR.ws as described at the bottom of this statement.

Security of your Personal Information

DatR.ws is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Children's Personal Information

DatR.ws is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13 years old.

Protecting Children:

DatR is committed to protecting children from any content inappropriate for them to view or from anything, which their parents do not want them to see. To this end all our forums are moderated and staff are trained to watch for any inappropriate behavior. We also endeavor to stop children under 13 from accessing by requiring confirmation of age. The site is aimed at a general audience and has a strict policy against obscenity, racism, bigotry or sexism. We cannot accept any responsibility for persons accessing parts of the site against the wishes of their parents where we have been given false information. If you are concerned about anything you see on the site please do not hesitate to contact us. We can also provide some limited advise on protecting your children from inappropriate content.

Use of Cookies

When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the your computer or is read if the customer has visited the site previously. These cookies are being used for authentication and login. One possible use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described above. We also may use cookies to collect information on which customers click newsletter links. This information is used to ensure we are sending information customers want to read and so improve the service. It is collected in aggregate form and never linked with your personal information. Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics) on a DatR.ws Web page. We do not use this technology to access your personally identifiable information on DatR.ws; it is a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about DatR.ws Web site usage. We may share aggregated site statistics with partner companies but do not allow other companies to place clear gifs on our sites. We may also uses cookies in connection with our membership and subscriber services. If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the DatR.wsWeb site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however you will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to access the full services and content on the site.

Changes to this Statement

DatR.ws will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the bottom of the privacy statement. For material changes to this statement, DatR.ws will notify you by placing a prominent notice on the Web site.

Contact Information

We welcome your comments regarding this privacy statement; please contact us by e-mail, or postal mail.

DatR (Privacy Policy)
555 NorthPoint Center East, 4th Floor
Alpharetta, GA
30022

Last Updated: April 15, 2007