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This privacy statement covers the site
SierraRidgeHOA.com
Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to
our users’ privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information
practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance
by .
1. What personally identifiable information
SierraRidgeHOA.com collects.
2. What personally identifiable information third parties
collect through the Web site.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How
SierraRidgeHOA.com uses the information.
5. With whom
SierraRidgeHOA.com may share user
information.
6. What choices are available to users regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information.
7. What types of security procedures are in place to
protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under
SierraRidgeHOA.com control.
8. How users can correct any inaccuracies in the
information.
If
users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they
should first contact SierraRidgeHOA.com by EMAIL,
If they do not receive acknowledgment of
their inquiry or their inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed,
they should then contact the webmaster to resolve users
concerns.
Include this Software
Disclaimer as the last sentence in the opening statement
if the site has a downloadable software application or applet:
The program covers only information that is collected
through this Web site, and does not cover information that may
be collected through software downloaded from the site,
SierraRidgeHOA.com
has agreed to notify users of:
Information
Collection and Use:
SierraRidgeHOA.com
is the sole owner of the information collected on
SierraRidgeHOA.com and
collects information from our users at several different points
on our Web site.
Registration
In order to use this Web site, a user must first
read the copyright and privacy statement. Doing so a user [is required to] give[s]
contact information (such as name and email address). We use
this information to contact the user about services on our site
for which he has expressed interest. It is optional for
the user to provide demographic information (such as name and
gender) but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized
experience on our site.
A user
must provide contact information (such as name, email. This information is used for
posting
purposes. If we have trouble
processing a post, the information is used to contact the
user.
Information Use
Profile
We store
information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear
gifs, and/or third parties to create a profile of our users. A
profile is stored information that we keep on individual users
that details their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected
information is tied to the users personally identifiable
information to provide offers and improve the content of the
site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user’s visit
to our Web site, and to direct pertinent blogging post to
them.
We [do not] share your profile with other third parties.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data
stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the
user. [Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally
identifiable information while on our site.] We use [both]
session ID cookies [and] persistent cookies. For the session ID
cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply
terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on
the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent
cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file
directions.
By setting a cookie on our site,
users would not have to log in a password more than once if you
are requested to sign in, thereby saving time while on our site.
If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site.
The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in
some areas of our site.
Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests
of our users to enhance the experience on our site. See the
“Profile” section.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform
type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and
gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information. [IP addresses are tied to personally identifiable
information to enable our Web-based service.] [Webtrendslive
users may have further obligations of particular language per
their license with Webtrendslive. See your license agreement.]
[See the Profile section below.]
Special Offers
and Updates
We send all new members a welcoming email to every post. Established
members will occasionally receive information on post, replies
and newsletters. Out of respect for
the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive
these types of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out
sections.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to
our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and
email address. Out of respect for our users privacy we provide
a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice
and Opt-out sections.
Service
Announcements
On rare occasions it is
necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement.
For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for
maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may
not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate
their account. However, these communications are not
promotional in nature. [Users may opt-out of these
communications. Please see our Choice and Opt-out section.]
Customer
Service
We communicate with
users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in
regards to issues relating to their post and we reply via email, in accordance with the
users wishes.
Sharing
Legal
Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to
preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal
information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith
belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current
judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on
our Web site.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the
opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for
purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we
ask for information. For example, our post form has an
‘opt-out’ mechanism so users who post information from us, but
don’t want any marketing material, can keep their email address
off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to
receive our newsletter and promotional communications may
opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to
unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at
mail@sierraridgehoa.com
Users of our site are always
notified when their information is being collected by any
outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed
choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services
that require an outside party.
Links
This Web site may contain links to
other sites. Please be aware that we, SierraRidgeHOA.com., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such
other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave
our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every
Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by this Web site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a
friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and
email address. SierraRidgeHOA.com will automatically send the friend a
one-time email inviting them to visit the site. SierraRidgeHOA.com
stores [or does not store] this
information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email
[and tracking the success of our referrals]. The friend
may contact SierraRidgeHOA.com at
mail@sierraridgehoa.com to request the
removal of this information from our database.
Security
This Web
site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.
When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their
information is protected both online and off-line. When our users enter sensitive
information (such as name and email), that information is
protected.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user’s personally
identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email
or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service,
we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’
personally identifiable information. This can usually be done by
emailing our Customer Support.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other
places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which the
information was collected. If, however, we are going to use
users’ personally identifiable information in a manner different
from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users
via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use
their information in this different manner. However, if users
have opted out of all communication with the site, or
deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be
contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this
new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our
privacy practices that do not affect user information already
stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our
Web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we
post a notice we will also email users, who have opted to
receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in
our privacy practices.
Contact
Information
If users have any questions or
suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
mail@sierraridgehoa.com |
