PRIVACY POLICY
WAGGLE LABS, INC. and MyTwee
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: Sept 28, 2009
Welcome to the Web sites of Waggle Labs, Inc. ("Waggle Labs," "we," or "us"). This privacy policy describes our collection of personal information from users of our Web sites at WaggleLabs.com (the "Site" or "Sites"), and in connection with our online text messaging-based social networking service, MyTwee at MyTwee.com (the "Service" and, together with our Site, our "Services"), as well as our use and disclosure of that information. By using our Services, you consent to the collection and use of personal information in accordance with this policy.
Personal Information
"Personal information," as used in this policy, is information that specifically identifies an individual, such as an individual's name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address. Personal information also includes information about an individual's activities, such as information about his or her activity on our Services, and demographic information, such as date of birth, gender, geographic area, and preferences, when any of this information is linked to personal information that identifies that individual.
Personal information does not include "aggregate" or other non-personally identifiable information. Aggregate information is information that we collect about a group or category of products, services, or users that is not personally identifiable or from which individual identities are removed. We may use and disclose aggregate information, and other non-personally identifiable information, for various purposes.
Collection of Information
Passive Information Collection
When you visit and use our Services, some information is automatically collected, such as your IP address, browser type, system type, the content and pages that you access on our Services, "referring URL" (i.e., the page from which you navigated to our Services), the pages or areas you navigate to our Services, and from which you leave our Services, as well as the time you spend using our Services.
We collect this information passively using technologies such as standard server logs, cookies, and clear GIFs (also known as "Web beacons"). We use passively-collected information to administer, operate, and improve our Services and our other services and systems, and to provide services and content that are tailored to you. If we link or associate any information gathered through passive means with personal information, we treat the combined information as personal information under this policy. Otherwise, we use information collected by passive means in non-personally identifiable form only.
Also, please be aware that third parties may set cookies on your hard drive or use other means of passively collecting information about your use of their services or content. We do not have access to, or control over, these third-party means of passive data collection.
Collection of Voluntarily Provided Information
We collect personal information that our users provide to us in a variety of ways on our Services. For instance, when you register to use one of our Services, create or update a profile on our Services, post information for others to view, request help or support, or otherwise communicate with us, we collect the personal information that is provided to us. By these methods, we may collect personal information such as name, e-mail address, city, state, other demographic information, photographs, "tags" that you specify, and your interests, experiences, and preferences.
Information from Other Sources
We may receive information about you, including personal information, from third parties, and may combine this information with other personal information we maintain about you. If we do so, this policy governs any combined information that we maintain in personally identifiable format.Use of Personal Information
We use personal information to provide services and information that you request; to enhance, improve, operate, and maintain our Services, and our other programs, services, and systems; to prevent fraudulent use of our Services; to provide customized information and content, and otherwise to customize the Services; to maintain a record of our dealings with you, and for other administrative purposes.
For example, when you register for one of our Services, we maintain your name, email address, and other personal information that you provide in connection with that service.
We may also use personal information you provide to deliver text messages and other communications from other users to you using voice and text calling services ("Contact Features"), and e-mail and direct Web-based messaging, that may be offered on our Services. Contact Features may, for example, allow other users to place telephone calls to, and to send text messages, email messages, and Web-based direct messages to, registered users. We may offer privacy controls that allow you to limit some or all forms of communications that you may receive by way of our Contact Features. Some messages that you send using Contact Features may be displayed to all registered users, but others generally are not accessible to users other than the sender and recipient. We have the right, but not the obligation, to access and review messages sent using Contact Features. We do not, however, actively monitor or screen those messages in the regular course of offering our Services.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Owing to the nature of some of the Services, we may disclose the personal information that you provide to us in connection with your registration for and participation in a Service, including contact information. Additionally, as described below in the "Personal Information Available to Third Parties" section below, personal information that you include in a registration profile, a comment to a conversation thread, a user profile, or in any other information you post to portions of our Services that are accessible to other users (each, a "Submission") may be made available to other users of our Services.
Additionally, we may disclose personal information to third-party service providers (e.g., payment processing and data storage and processing facilities) that assist us in our work. We limit the personal information provided to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions.
We may also disclose personal information if we believe that doing so is legally required or is in our interest to protect our property or other legal rights (including, but not limited to, enforcement of our agreements), or the rights or property of others.
In addition, information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of company assets, or similar transaction, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which personal information could be transferred to third parties as one of our business assets.
Personal Information Available to Third Parties
Some features on our Services may allow you to post or submit personal information that is made available to other users of our Services. For example, if you post a Submission, any personal information that you include with that Submission will be made available to other users of our Services who are registered for that same Service. You include personal information in any Submissions, and in any messages that you send using Contact Features, at your sole risk. We cannot control the actions of other users with whom you choose to share information. We may allow you to select privacy options that limit some third-party access to certain types of Submissions, but no security measures are impenetrable or perfect.
Additionally, even after information posted on our Services is removed, caching and archiving services may have saved that information, and other users or third parties may have copied or stored the information available on our Services. We cannot warrant or guarantee that any personal information that you provide on and in connection with our Services (including, without limitation, personal information included in Submissions) will not be accessed, viewed, or used by unauthorized persons.
Choice and Access
Access and control over most personal information that we maintain is available through registration and user profile editing tools on the Services. Registered users may modify profile information, and may delete personal information that is not required for registration, at any time by logging into their account and making the applicable changes. Registered users may also request deletion of their account by sending a request to services@wagglelabs.com. Deleted information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time, but will not be generally available to other users of our Services.
Links
For your convenience, our Services may contain links to other Web sites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. If you choose to visit or use any third-party products or services, please be aware that this policy will not apply to your activities or any information you disclose while using third-party products or services or otherwise interacting with third parties.
Children
Children's safety is important to us, and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active interest in the online activities of their children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without obtaining parental consent.
International Visitors
Our Services are hosted in the United States and is generally intended for United States visitors. If you visit from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please be aware that you are transferring personal information to the United States. The United States does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and some other regions. By providing personal information to us, you consent to the transfer of it to the United States and the use of it in accordance with this policy.
Security
We use reasonable security measures that are designed to protect personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please note, however, that no data security measures can be guaranteed to be completely effective. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any personal information or other information. You transmit personal information to us at your own risk.
Updates to this Policy
We may occasionally update this policy. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the beginning of the policy. Your continued use of our Services after such changes will be subject to the then-current policy. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us using the following contact information:
Waggle Labs, Inc.
1216 E John Street
Seattle, WA 98102
two oh six, two two six, three five eight six
services - at - wagglelabs.com