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PRIVACY POLICY
We operate the Internet site for our company, Caring Companion Connections,
LLC. All information provided in this Privacy Policy pertains to www.CaringCompanion.net
("website") and Caring Companion Connections, LLC ("Company"). In using our website,
you agree to our use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
I. General
A. Our Company takes your privacy seriously and we utilize reasonable efforts to
protect your privacy. We have created this Privacy Policy in order to share
with you our information collection and use practices. Please read this policy
carefully before sharing any personally identifiable information described below.
B. This policy applies solely to the website located at www.CaringCompanion.net.
Since this is a growing website and because Internet technologies are constantly
evolving, these guidelines are subject to change at any time and any changes will
be posted on this page.
C. The following words used in this Privacy Policy shall have the following
meanings:
(1) "Personal Information" shall mean all data
and/or information provided by, for and about you. If you are a Client receiving
our services, you and/or your authorized agents or representatives can submit data
and/or information that you provide. Such data and/or information may include personally
identifiable and payment information, plus any relevant private or public agency
information that is linked to Client.
(2) "Company's website" shall mean all web sites on which
Caring Companion Connections, LLC provides products, information and/or services.
(3) "You" shall mean all users of Company's
website and products/services, including Employees, Contractors, the Public or Clients
and/or their authorized agents or representatives.
(4) "Products, Information and Services" shall mean all
products, information and/or services provided by Caring Companion Connections,
LLC, its advertisers or 3rd party partners.
(5) "Registration Information" shall mean the Personal
Information we request in the registration process, allowing you to access our products,
information and services.
(6) "Account Profile" shall mean the Company's
website page(s) where the Personal Information that you have provided is displayed,
in compliance with your consent and agreement. It also means your individual account,
whether you are an Employee or Client and/or their authorized agents or representatives.
D. When your account is established, you will be issued a username and password
that should be protected by you. No one from Company will ever ask you for your
password. You should never give your password to anyone who you do not authorize
for access to your Account Profile.
E. If Company believes that the security of your personal information (including
your username and password) becomes compromised, then we will attempt to notify
you within a reasonable time. You consent to our use of e-mail or phone numbers
you have provided as a means of such notification. If you prefer for us to use a
different method to notify you in this situation, please e-mail us at
admin@CaringCompanion.Net.
II. Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
A. In order to use certain services of our website, either now or in the future,
you may be asked for, or you may choose to provide, certain personally identifiable
information such as name, email address, postal address, bank account and similar
information.
B. Company will not collect personally identifiable information from you while you
use the website unless you voluntarily provide it to us or authorize us to collect
such information.
III. Use of Personally Identifiable Information
A. Company may use or disclose personally identifiable information in order to operate
and manage our website, to provide services that you have requested, either now
or in the future, or respond to your inquires or requests.
B. Company may also disclose personally identifiable information in the establishment
or exercise of legal rights or defenses against legal claims, to comply with applicable
laws or regulations, to comply with a valid legal process such as a search warrant,
subpoena or court order or to investigate suspected fraud or a violation of these
Privacy Policies and our Terms and Conditions of Use.
C. Company will never sell or share your information to any third-party not affiliated
with Company, without your consent, except in connection with the sale or merger
of Caring Companion Connections, LLC.
IV. Collection of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Company does collect and track certain non-personally identifiable information,
including but not limited to, IP addresses and browser type, access times, domain
names, usage habits and other information which does not specifically identify any
individual.
V. Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Company may use and/or disclose non-personally identifiable information for any
number of reasons, including but not limited to, working with business partners
and contractors, and improving our website and services.
VI. Rules for Submissions and Messages
A. Responsibility for what is posted on our website, in discussion groups, blogs
or other public forums, lies with you; you, alone, are responsible for the content
of your messages and the consequences of any such messages.
B. Company cannot, and does not, review every submission you may make. Company neither
endorses nor guarantees the accuracy or propriety of any submission.
C. Company reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to restrict or
prohibit your use of our website if we believe you are violating any of the Terms
and Conditions of Use or Privacy Policies contained herein, and
further, to remove, edit, or relocate any submitted content, as Company sees fit,
whether for legal or any other reasons.
VII. User Conduct
A. User understands that all information, data, text, graphics, messages or other
materials ("Content"), are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that you, not Company, is entirely responsible
for all Content that you upload, post or otherwise transmit.
B. Company does not control the Content posted and, as such, does not guarantee
the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
C. You agree not to use Company website in order to:
(1) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, libelous, invasive of another's privacy,
hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(2) harm minors in any way;
(3) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, Company officials,
or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(4) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin
of any Content transmitted through the website or develop restricted or password-only
access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another accessible
page);
(5) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right
to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such
as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed
as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(6) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
(7) upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
(8) upload, post or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses
or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or
limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
(9) interfere with or disrupt the servers or networks connected to Company website,
or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected
to the site;
(10) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by
the United States and its political subdivisions, and any other regulations having
the force of law;
(11) "stalk" or otherwise harass another;
(12) collect or store personal data about others who use our website;
(13) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote
physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty
to animals;
(14) engage in commercial activities without the express written consent of Company.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:
a. Offering for sale any products, information or services;
b. Soliciting for advertisers, employees or sponsors;
c. Conducting raffles or contests that require an entry fee;
d. Displaying a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those that are generated
by banner or link exchange websites; or,
e. Displaying banners for websites that provide cash or cash-equivalent prizes to
users in exchange for hyperlinks to their websites.
VIII. Cookies and how are they used
A. Cookies are small text files that a website can write to your computer. We may
use cookies to identify you.
B. Company does not use cookies to store information such as bank account numbers,
telephone numbers, or other information you provide. To maintain your privacy, you
can disable your browser's ability to accept cookies.
IX. Your privacy with websites linked from our website
Company website may contain links to various other sites. Each of these sites may
have a Privacy Policy that differs from that of Company. The privacy practices
of other websites linked to Company website are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
X. What about data security?
A. Personal Information collected by our website is stored in secure operating environments
that are not available to the public. Company employs the use of built-in firewalls
(a combination of computer hardware and software) to keep unauthorized users from
accessing information through our computer network. Only those employees and contractors
who need access to your Personal Information in order to do their jobs are allowed
access, each having signed confidentiality agreements. Any employee or contractor
who violates our Privacy Policies will be subject to disciplinary action,
including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.
B. To ensure the security of your data, including address information and bank data,
Company always uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring
and receiving consumer data exchanged with our website.
C. Company has instituted appropriate security measures that protect against the
loss, misuse or alteration of information that Company has collected from you, including
use of Verisign's 128-bit SSL encryption. For on-line purchases and transactions,
bank account information provided to us is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically
encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. Absolutely no use, whatsoever,
is made of bank account information aside from purchases on this website and there
is no disclosure to third parties except as required for the on-line bank account
processing or as otherwise required under law.
D. We also protect information by placing it on a secure portion of our website
that is only accessible by certain qualified Company employees or contractors. Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect
your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited
access servers. We will maintain safeguards to protect the security of these servers
and your personally identifiable information.
XI. Opt-out
Upon termination of your Account, whether by Company or voluntarily, Company will
automatically terminate website access to all personally identifiable information
that you have provided to us. Such personally identifiable information will be maintained
by Company and will be stored on a secure server, as required by law.
XII. Spyware
Company never uses or installs spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to
retrieve information from your computer.
XIII. Newsletters
In the event that we distribute electronic newsletters or RSS feeds, now or in the
future, we will collect e-mail addresses and may collect zip codes and other information
of all those who subscribe to these publications. Anyone who wishes to stop receiving
the electronic newsletter can, at any time, click on the "Unsubscribe" feature located
within each electronic newsletter.
XV. Effective Date
This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 27, 2009.
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