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UrbanSpotlite.com (herein in called
“UrbanSpotlite”) is an online service where the French and Creole run wild.
UrbanSpotlite members can view each others' profiles, communicate with old
friends and meet new friends on the service, share photos, post journals and
comments, and describe their interests. To enrich our members' experience, we
request and display some personal information to other members and visitors,
which allows our users to identify each other and expand their network of
friends. UrbanSpotlite members can change their profile information at any time
and can control how other members and the service communicates with them.
UrbanSpotlite.com cares deeply about
online privacy If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please
email us at Minkoze.com, LLC, 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite K261, New York, New York
10001.
Information Collection and Use by
UrbanSpotlite.com. UrbanSpotlite.com collects user submitted information such as
name, email address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to
those users relating to the UrbanSpotlite.com service. UrbanSpotlite.com also
collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests,
gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist users in finding and
communicating with each other.
UrbanSpotlite.com also logs
non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile
information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to
the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the
website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared
with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to
members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and first names are
displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the
UrbanSpotlite.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the
purposes of inviting new friends to join UrbanSpotlite, to add users to members'
friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the
exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email
address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network
Users within a personal network communicate on UrbanSpotlite.com with each other
through the UrbanSpotlite.com service, without disclosing their email addresses.
Users' full names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate
searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service,
UrbanSpotlite.com allows users to search for other members using first and last
name, email address, and schools and/or companies where users may have attended
or worked.
We may also use a user's email address to
send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service.
From time to time, UrbanSpotlite.com or a
partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on UrbanSpotlite.com.
Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address
or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer
personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested
to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is
collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members UrbanSpotlite members can
invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our
automated invitation system. UrbanSpotlite.com stores the email addresses that
members provide so that the respondents may be added to the friend's list of the
member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations
UrbanSpotlite.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any
other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three (2)
per email address). Recipients of invitations from UrbanSpotlite.com may contact
UrbanSpotlite.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
UrbanSpotlite members may also store
email addresses of people they know in their internal UrbanSpotlite address book
and may also choose to send invitations and other communications to those
addresses.
Use of Cookies UrbanSpotlite.com uses
cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for
purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same
advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content
based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the
information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you
submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or
reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser
is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change
your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from
UrbanSpotlite.com in order to use most functions on the site Please note that
UrbanSpotlite allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on
some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers'
use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the UrbanSpotlite
Privacy Policy.
Links UrbanSpotlite.com contains links to
sites. UrbanSpotlite.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or
practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the
privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information
collected on UrbanSpotlite.com.
Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message
Boards, Classifieds and Public Forums Please be aware that whenever you
voluntarily post public information to Journals, WebLogs, Message Boards,
Classifieds or any other Public Forums that that information can be accessed by
the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited
communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing
Information UrbanSpotlite.com users may modify or remove any of their personal
information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features
such as Edit Profile and Account Info.
Third Party Advertising Ads appearing on
this Web site may be delivered to users by UrbanSpotlite.com or one of our Web
advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These
cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you
an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about
where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and
determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to
deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to
you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by UrbanSpotlite.com and
does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security UrbanSpotlite.com member
accounts are secured by member-created passwords UrbanSpotlite.com takes
precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use
reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our
database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who
need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service
personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security
of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software
failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at
any time For any additional information about the security measures we use on
UrbanSpotlite.com, please contact us at Minkoze.com, LLC 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite
K261, New York, NY 10001.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
UrbanSpotlite.com Collects Except as otherwise described in this privacy
statement, UrbanSpotlite will not disclose personal information to any third
party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal
requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process
received by UrbanSpotlite.com, whether or not a response is required by
applicable law; (2) to enforce the UrbanSpotlite.com Terms of Use Agreement or
to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and
users of the service. UrbanSpotlite reserves the right to transfer personal
information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information
as a result of the sale of UrbanSpotlite or substantially all of its assets to
that successor in interest For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy
Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy From time
to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we will
post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will
always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may
disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he
uses the site after those changes have been posted
Contacting the Web Site If you have any
questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your
dealings with this Web site, please contact us at: Minkoze.com, LLC 244 Fifth
Avenue, Suite K261, New York, NY 10001.
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