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This Privacy Policy was created by observing similar sites' privacy statements and basically copy/pasting the stuff that seemed valid for the scope of Nerl.Net. This statement on Privacy and Security of Information explains our information gathering and dissemination practices. I believe this privacy policy is to protect YOU from the misuse of information submitted to Nerl.Net or any of its subsites.
The basic idea is that I do not do anything inappropriate or unethical with the information submitted to Nerl.Net, and this privacy policy is here to state that legally, for your protection. I do not and will not sell your private information to any 3rd party without consent. Man, it's not the point! I am a website developer, just trying to make cool tools and applications on the internet, and of course I want people to feel safe using them.
Nerl.Net's server administrator is a pretty savvy network security expert, too, so I feel the information that you choose to submit on Nerl.Net and it's subsites is safe in that regard. I don't want anyone questioning that security. If there's anything that concerns you regarding this privacy policy, then drop me a note and let me know about it.
- Mr. Nerl
Information Collected
1. Your Personally Identifiable Information Collected by Nerl.Net: When you register with the Nerl.Net service, our registration process may request that you give us certain information such as your name and e-mail address. Nerl.Net will also collect other information you volunteer to us through use of our service. We refer to this information as "Personally Identifiable Information." You may always choose not to provide such Personally Identifiable Information; however, this may limit our ability to provide you with a specific service or particular content. We may also collect demographic and other data, which may include Personally Identifiable Information, generally through features and/or forms which you may or may not choose to participate in.
2. Profile Pages: You may suppply more public information that will allow other Users to search for people like you who share common interests. However, your e-mail address is considered private information on Nerl.Net, and will not be shared with any 3rd parties in any way.
4. Guest Contact Information: In order to send messages to your network through the Nerl.Net service, we require that you submit to Nerl.Net a current, valid e-mail addresses for your guests. When you send messages to your guests through our service (e.g., an Nerl.Net event notification), we collect and retain the e-mail addresses or other pertinent contact information of those persons to whom you send the message. Except as described below in the Section titled "When We May Disclose Your Personally Identifiable Information, Data or Guest Contact Information", we do not sell, share or otherwise provide the guest contact information you submit to Nerl.Net to any third party.
5. Cookies: Nerl.Net wants to optimize your experience by ensuring that the most relevant information is displayed to you while using the Nerl.Net web site. A common manner in which to do this is by placing cookies on your computer. Cookies are strings of text and numbers that can identify your computer to us when you visit our site, and which may be correlated with your Personally Identifiable Information in our databases.
6. IP Address: When you visit our site, we log standard information such as your IP address, which is a number that can be used to identify your location and Internet Service Provider, along with the URL from which you came to our site and the URLs visited on our site. A URL is the full address of a Web site page, which may or may not contain some Personally Identifiable Information about the person who is viewing it. When we send messages to you or others, we sometimes provide a URL link to the Nerl.Net site that contains an alphanumeric identifier, which allows us to identify the person to whom we sent the message so that we can personalize our content for that individual.
Use of Information
1. Use Of Your Personally Identifiable Information by Nerl.Net: Nerl.Net does not sell, share or otherwise provide any "Personally Identifiable Information" you give to us with any Business Partner without your consent, which may be obtained through an opt-in or opt-out request (see Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information by Business Partners below), unless required by law, court order or as required to technically operate the service, or to complete a transaction or order. We use the collected Personally Identifiable Information to operate all Nerl.Net services. Each communication sent to you, other than communications sent to you for the sole purpose of addressing a technical or operational issue regarding the Nerl.Net service, will give you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further communications from the sender. In addition, we use your Personally Identifiable Information to help us provide you with personalized content.
2. Use Of Your Personally Identifiable Information By Other Users: Users will be able to view the Personally Identifiable Information that you provide on your Profile Page. However, to ensure your privacy, Nerl.Net will not display or give out your e-mail address or any other contact information to other users. It is up to you to choose when you are comfortable disclosing your e-mail address, or any other contact information, to others through private communications.
3. Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information by Nerl.Net's Business Partners: What business partners?
4. Use Of Guest Contact Information: We use your guests' contact information to allow them to respond to and sometimes provide feedback on your Nerl.Net posts. At your request, we may send Reminders to your guests Nerl.Net does not sell, share or otherwise provide any guests' contact information you give to us with any Business Partner, unless required by law, court order or as required to technically operate the service. You may delete your e-mail address from the recipient list by requesting to be removed from the e-mail you received.
5. Use Of Cookies: We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, among other purposes. You can always choose not to accept cookies through your browser's preference options, but you may not be able to use some of our services if you do not accept cookies.
6. Use Of IP Addresses: We use your IP Address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site and otherwise provide our service to you. IP addresses may be disclosed to Business Partners if Nerl.Net believes in good faith that the law or legal process requires it, or to protect the rights or property of Nerl.Net or others.
When We May Disclose Your Personally Identifiable Information, Nerl.Net Content, Data or Friend Contact Information
Nerl.Net may disclose your Personally Identifiable Information, the contents of your published communications, or the contact information of your guests if required to do so by law or court order. Your Personally Identifiable Information may also be disclosed if necessary in order to complete a transaction such as the fulfillment of an order or purchase placed by you. Nerl.Net will in no way disclose the contents of your Nerl.Net invitations other than to the intended recipient(s) unless required (1) by law or court order, (2) to protect Nerl.Net's rights and property, (3) to protect against unauthorized use of the Nerl.Net site, and (4) during emergencies such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk. Also, certain technical processing of e-mail messages and their content may be required to: (1) send and receive messages; (2) conform to connecting networks' technical requirements; (3) conform to the limitations of the Service; or (4) conform to other similar requirements. It is possible that as we continue to develop our Web site and our business, Nerl.Net and/or related assets might be acquired. In such a transaction, customer information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Security
This site has industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and integrity of the information under our control. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information collected by the Nerl.Net service in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.
Other Web Sites; Links
This Web site contains links to other Web sites. Nerl.Net is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Opt-Out/Correct/Delete/Deactivate
While Nerl.Net does not give you the opportunity to remove your information from our database, you may deactivate your account as described below. In addition, you may elect not to receive future communications from Nerl.Net or to discontinue use of our service. If you are a registered user, please log in and visit the My Profile Page of our Web site and uncheck the box related to sending information to you via e-mail. If you are not a registered user but are a recipient of an Nerl.Net e-mail, you may delete your e-mail address from the sender's recipient list by requesting to be removed from the mailing list on their e-mail.
Nerl.Net allows its users the option to de-activate their e-mail address and/or change information previously provided. This may be done through the following method:
1. Visit Nerl.Net and log in.
2. Click on the My Profile link.
2. Deactivate your e-mail address(es) from receiving Nerl.Net messages.
3. Change or remove any other relevant information as you see fit.
Changes to this Policy
Nerl.Net reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at its sole discretion. If we make any substantive changes to the policy in the future with regard to how we use your information, we will notify registered users who have agreed to receive the Nerl.Net newsletter through that newsletter. For those users who have not agreed to accept the newsletter, substantive changes will be posted on the site in this location, and the date of the changes will be noted on the Web site for a period of time. Your continued use of the site after the changes are posted constitutes your agreement to the changes with regard to information collected in the past and in the future from you. If you do not agree to the changes, you may opt-out as described above.
Contacting Us
We strive to do everything we can to protect the privacy of our users. Please feel free to share any comments and concerns with us. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with Nerl.Net or any of its users, you may e-mail us at mr.nerl(at)nerl-d0t-net.
LAST REVISED ON: September 22, 2006.
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