PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: October 17, 2007
OutRankSmart.com strives to offer its visitors the many
advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized
experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address,
street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will
never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third party.
Period."
How we gather information from
users
How we collect and store information depends on the page
you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate and the services
provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for
access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters
or when you make a purchase. You may provide information when you participate in
sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas of
our site. Like most Web sites, OutRankSmart.com also collects information automatically
and through the use of electronic tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For
example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology
to recognize you and hold information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may
store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information
each time you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a particular
advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology, we may also
gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide
us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but
if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked to
re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able to customize the
site’s features according to your preferences.
What we do with the information we
collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to
enhance your visit and deliver more individualized content and advertising. We respect
your privacy and do not share your information with anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not
personally identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine
information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users
to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or
what features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared
with our advertisers and business partners. Again, this information does not include any
Personally Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to identify you
individually.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected
on OutRankSmart.com to communicate with you about your registration and customization
preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by
OutRankSmart.com and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
OutRankSmart.com may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site
administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, administration of
sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who
provide technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use your information only as permitted by
law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell,
buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user
information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in
response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to
do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to
law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we
may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and
advertisements
OutRankSmart.com expects its partners, advertisers and
affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties,
including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible
through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices.
For example, during your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on
a OutRankSmart.com page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third
party. Also, through OutRankSmart.com you may be introduced to, or be able to access,
information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties.
OutRankSmart.com is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties.
You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing
information on a feature or page operated by a third party.
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners
or other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of
your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of our advertising
is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to
determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other features
available on our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or
other technology to gather information. OutRankSmart.com does not control the use of this
technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any
actions or policies of such third parties.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose
Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information
can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our
knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties.
Such activities are beyond the control of OutRankSmart.com and this
policy.
Children
OutRankSmart.com does not knowingly collect or solicit
Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted
by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under 13 in
violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe
OutRankSmart.com has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at
the address listed below.
Contacting Us.
We can be reached by contacting:
OutRankSmart.com
Email: privacy@OutRankSmart.com
Changes to this Policy
OutRankSmart.com reserves the right to change this policy
at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our
site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to
the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was
collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by Malta
(NA) law. If a dispute arises under this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it with
the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: Malta (NA). Any
costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared
equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually
satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration at the following location: Malta (NA), under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be
entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
OutRankSmart.com is controlled, operated and administered
entirely within Malta (NA). This statement and the policies outlined herein are not
intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of
any party.
Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from
children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information on a child
under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems. OutRankSmart.com
encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a
child's online experience safer:
Teach kids never to give personal information, unless
supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school,
etc.
Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are
appropriate.
Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's
information is treated.
Check out the FTC's site for more tips on protecting children's privacy
online.
Contacting Us.
We can be reached by contacting:
OutRankSmart.com
Email: privacy@OutRankSmart.com