DormNoise Privacy Policy
At DormNoise we recognize the importance of your privacy. Thus, we want every user of our site, products and/or services to understand how we collect and use your personal information. By using DormNoise.com (the "Service"), you consent to our gathering, use and disclosure of your information, as described in this Privacy Policy.
1. What information does DormNoise gather?
2. How does DormNoise gather information?
3. How does DormNoise use the gathered information?
4. With whom does DormNoise share information we gather?
5. How to access or change your stored information.
6. How does DormNoise protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information?
7. Our use of IP Addresses and Cookies
The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services may automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies, and the pages you request. DormNoise also gathers information that you submit on any DormNoise registration form, survey, questionnaire or other online form. DormNoise gathers information about your use of the Service during such use, and you understand that you are not anonymous to us. DormNoise may also gather new information or update information from other sources including, for example, verifying and updating your address using third party services.
DormNoise also uses your information to communicate with you via email concerning the status of your account including billing issues. Periodically we will also send you service announcements, administrative messages and newsletters, if the service you use has an applicable newsletter.
DormNoise may share your personally identifiable information with third parties that provide services on behalf of DormNoise. Such third parties do not have the right to use your information for any purpose other than to provide the applicable service (e.g., billing).
If DormNoise sells, assigns or transfers the part of its business that provides a particular Service to you, your personally identifiable information may be sold, assigned or transferred as a part of such transaction.
DormNoise may disclose your personally identifiable information, any communications sent or received by you, and any other information that we may have about your account as follows: as may be required by law, regulation, rule or court order; pursuant to requests from governmental agencies or law enforcement authorities; as necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any applicable Terms of Service ("TOS"); to operate the Services properly; or to protect DormNoise, our members or other third parties including, without limitation, other emergency situations.
You can delete your applicable account by visiting the applicable account deletion page; however, please note that some personal information, primarily your contact information, may remain in our records to the extent necessary to protect our legal interests or document compliance with regulatory requirements.
We use physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information about you. Your account information is password-protected.
In certain areas, the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services use industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software.
If DormNoise learns of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services or providing personal information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of those Sites, Products and Services. We may post a notice on our applicable web sites if a security breach occurs. If this happens, you will need a web browser enabling you to view the applicable web sites. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
If you reject all cookies, you may not be able to use the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services that require you to "sign in". and you may not be able to take full advantage of all offerings.
The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services use their own cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
DormNoise, LLC
ATTN: Jay Rodrigues
372 Stevens Street
Fall River, MA 02721
If you object to any sharing of your personal information that may be permitted under this policy, you may do so by writing us at the above address. We will take reasonable steps to accommodate your requests. In some instances, honoring your requests may interfere with or preclude your ability to use the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services or may require us to terminate our relationship with you.
All spam and general abuse issues should be directed to: abuse@dormnoise.com
Effective Date: May 15, 2008
What This Privacy Policy Covers
This policy covers how DormNoise, LLC, a Rhode Island corporation ("DormNoise," "we," "us," or "our"), and all of its affiliated websites, products and services (collectively, the "DormNoise Sites, Products and Services"), treat personal information that the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services collect and receive. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable such as your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that may not otherwise be publicly available. Please note that any posting made while using the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services is not considered "personal information" and is not considered the type of information protected by a privacy policy.This Privacy Policy explains the following:
1. What information does DormNoise gather?
2. How does DormNoise gather information?
3. How does DormNoise use the gathered information?
4. With whom does DormNoise share information we gather?
5. How to access or change your stored information.
6. How does DormNoise protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information?
7. Our use of IP Addresses and Cookies
Information We Gather and Method of Gathering Information
The Dorm Noise Sites, Products and Services may collect personal information (such as your name, email address, university or college affiliation, phone number, and certain optional information such as birth date, birth place, gender, zip code, biographical information) when you register with us, use the particular products or services or post content on a User Site as a Member Guest, as applicable.The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services may automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies, and the pages you request. DormNoise also gathers information that you submit on any DormNoise registration form, survey, questionnaire or other online form. DormNoise gathers information about your use of the Service during such use, and you understand that you are not anonymous to us. DormNoise may also gather new information or update information from other sources including, for example, verifying and updating your address using third party services.
Use of Information We Gather
The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services use information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, research, and anonymous reporting. DormNoise may use your information to make online transactions more convenient for you, such as pre-filling online forms that you may submit to us or, for some of our services.DormNoise also uses your information to communicate with you via email concerning the status of your account including billing issues. Periodically we will also send you service announcements, administrative messages and newsletters, if the service you use has an applicable newsletter.
With whom does DormNoise share information we gather?
DormNoise will not disclose your personally identifiable information to any third party, except if you have given us your consent for such disclosure or if the disclosure is described below. DormNoise may share your non-personally identifiable information with third parties.DormNoise may share your personally identifiable information with third parties that provide services on behalf of DormNoise. Such third parties do not have the right to use your information for any purpose other than to provide the applicable service (e.g., billing).
If DormNoise sells, assigns or transfers the part of its business that provides a particular Service to you, your personally identifiable information may be sold, assigned or transferred as a part of such transaction.
DormNoise may disclose your personally identifiable information, any communications sent or received by you, and any other information that we may have about your account as follows: as may be required by law, regulation, rule or court order; pursuant to requests from governmental agencies or law enforcement authorities; as necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any applicable Terms of Service ("TOS"); to operate the Services properly; or to protect DormNoise, our members or other third parties including, without limitation, other emergency situations.
Third Party Sites and Co-Branded Services
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that DormNoise does not own or control, or to people that DormNoise does not employ or manage. DormNoise may advertise, promote, reference, recommend or provide links to third party sites, services and products. These third parties may have their own privacy policies, which may not comply with this Privacy Statement or contain identical provisions, even if the site, service or product is branded with DormNoise's logo or name. DormNoise IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF SUCH THIRD PARTIES OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES. DormNoise recommends that you review the privacy policies of any such third parties. AOL's collection of data via the AOL Messaging Network is subject to AOL Messaging Network privacy policies available at http://about.aol.com/aolnetwork/mem_policy and http://about.aol.com/aolnetwork/aol_pp. Our collection of data is subject to our privacy policy, which may differ from the AOL Messaging Network privacy policies.Changing your Preferences and Personal Information
You can edit your account information with an applicable DormNoise Site, Product and Service at any time. Most personal information you may provide is entirely optional.You can delete your applicable account by visiting the applicable account deletion page; however, please note that some personal information, primarily your contact information, may remain in our records to the extent necessary to protect our legal interests or document compliance with regulatory requirements.
Confidentiality and Security
No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make efforts to ensure security on our systems.We use physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information about you. Your account information is password-protected.
In certain areas, the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services use industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software.
If DormNoise learns of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services or providing personal information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of those Sites, Products and Services. We may post a notice on our applicable web sites if a security breach occurs. If this happens, you will need a web browser enabling you to view the applicable web sites. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
IP Address
The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services may occasionally obtain IP addresses from users depending upon how you access our web sites. IP addresses, browser and session information may be used for various purposes, including to:- Diagnose and prevent service or technology problems reported by our users or engineers that are associated with the IP addresses controlled by a specific web company or ISP.
- Estimate the total number of users visiting DormNoise web sites from specific geographical regions.
- Help determine which users have access privileges to certain content, services or resources that we offer.
- Monitor and prevent fraud and abuse.
Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive.If you reject all cookies, you may not be able to use the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services that require you to "sign in". and you may not be able to take full advantage of all offerings.
The DormNoise Sites, Products and Services use their own cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
- Require you to re-enter your password after a certain period of time has elapsed to protect you against others accidentally accessing your account contents.
- Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve the content and services provided on the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Statement may change from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your particular DormNoise account or by notifying you in the same manner described in the Terms of Service. Contacting DormNoise If you have a privacy concern regarding any DormNoise Site, Product or Service, or this policy, and if you cannot satisfactorily resolve it through the use of those sites, products or services, you can write to us by email at: privacypolicy@dormnoise.com. Alternatively, we can be reached at our postal mail address:DormNoise, LLC
ATTN: Jay Rodrigues
372 Stevens Street
Fall River, MA 02721
If you object to any sharing of your personal information that may be permitted under this policy, you may do so by writing us at the above address. We will take reasonable steps to accommodate your requests. In some instances, honoring your requests may interfere with or preclude your ability to use the DormNoise Sites, Products and Services or may require us to terminate our relationship with you.
All spam and general abuse issues should be directed to: abuse@dormnoise.com
Effective Date: May 15, 2008
