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AudioWallpaper.com is the leading source of
wallpapers with audio accompaniment.
This privacy
policy applies to the U.S. operations of all services of
AudioWallpaper.com.
Overall privacy
statement
We take your privacy seriously. Because we gather certain types of
information about our users we want to help you understand the terms and
conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information. This
privacy statement discloses the types of information we gather, how we
use it, and how to correct or change it. These privacy practices apply
to the Web site that you were viewing when you clicked through to this
policy, which is operated by us directly, our partner, or our affiliate.
1. What
information does AudioWallpaper.com collect?
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you
with the best and most useful content and services. Because we derive
revenue mainly from advertising, collecting information is essential to
keeping our services affordable to users.
We collect
personally identifiable information when you provide it to us, such as
when you register on one of our sites, when you subscribe for a print
magazine or an e-mail newsletter or when you register to use certain
services. Several of the services that we offer on our sites, such as
auctions and message boards, may require registration as a condition of
use. Once you register with one of our AudioWallpaper.com sites you are
no longer anonymous to us. We may also receive information about you
from other sources and add it to the information you provided to us.
This personally
identifiable information is limited to:
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First and last
name
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Address,
including street name & city
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Email address
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Telephone number
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Credit card
information in the event a user purchases products or services online
2. What is
AudioWallpaper.com' practice regarding cookies?
Your Internet browser has a feature called "cookies" which stores small
amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of our sites.
You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most of our sites,
although active participation in certain areas of our sites may require
cookies. Cookies alone tell us nothing about who you are unless you
specifically give us personally identifiable information when, in which
case we use the information to enhance your services in the ways
described below. You may elect not to allow cookies to be collected by
adjusting your settings on your browser.
We use
technologies, including electronic images known as Web bugs--sometimes
called transparent GIFs, clear GIFs, or beacons--that allow us to track
general user traffic patterns. We also automatically receive and record
information from our servers and from your browser, including your IP
address, the time of your visit to pages on our site, and information
about pages you visited. Unless you have registered for one of our
products or services, the information we gather through the use of
tracking technologies cannot be matched with any personally identifiable
information about you unless you have specifically given us personally
identifiable information, in which case we use the information to
enhance your services in the ways described below.
We use cookies and
tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including:
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Keeping count of
return visits to our site or our advertisers' or partners' sites
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Accumulating and
reporting anonymous, aggregate (data collected in mass), statistical
information on Web site and advertisement usage
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Determining
which features our overall user population likes best
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Saving your
password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our
sites
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Display the most
appropriate advertising based on your interests
We allow other
companies that are presenting advertisements on our sites and,
sometimes, in our newsletters to use tracking technology on your
computer. We do not give any personally identifiable information to them
as part of this relationship. Unless you visit the website of these
companies and provide them with personally identifiable information
about yourself, these tracking technologies tell those advertisers
nothing about who you are. Our advertisers' use of tracking technology
is subject to their own privacy policies.
3. How does AudioWallpaper.com use the information?
We use the information we gather for four general purposes:
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To customize the
advertising and content you see
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To enhance the
user experience in our network of sites. We use tracking information
to determine how well each page performs overall based on aggregate
user demographics and traffic patterns to those pages. This helps us
continue to build a better service for you.
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To fulfill your
requests for certain products and services, such as sending out
electronic newsletters and enabling users to participate in paid
services, polls, contests, message boards, and auctions
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To send you
information you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of
interest to you
4. How does
AudioWallpaper.com share the information
Personally identifiable
information
We will make your personally
identifiable information available to other companies or people when:
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We have your
consent to share the information
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We have engaged
companies to work with us or on our behalf to provide a product or
service that you have requested, such as opt-in e-mail announcements
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You use
co-branded services. When you use a co-branded service within our
network of sites you grant us permission to pass your registration
information back to that service partner. Their use of your
information is subject to their applicable privacy policies.
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We respond to
subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; or we believe that your
actions violate applicable laws, AudioWallpaper.com’s Terms of Service
or any usage guidelines for specific products or services, or threaten
the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, or others
Aggregate
information
We aggregate personally
identifiable information and disclose such information in a
non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third
parties for marketing, promotional, and other purposes. We do not
disclose to these entities any information that could be used to
identify you personally.
Business
transfers
We are always seeking to improve our network of Web sites and our
business. In accomplishing these objectives, we may buy or sell a
company, or one or more of the companies in our corporate family may
merge with or be acquired by another company. If we sell a business, we
may transfer some or all of your information as a part of the sale in
order that the service being provided to you may continue or for other
business purposes.
5. What are my options?
Users who would rather not provide any of the user data requested by our
registration process do not need to register with us. You can still view
much of the content and use many of the services offered by our sites
without registering.
We also give users the following options:
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Opting not to
receive our electronic newsletters or those of third parties when
registering. Users who opt-in may remove themselves from mailing lists
at any time through the subscription management pages or by following
the instructions at the end of the e-mail they received from us;
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Opting not to
provide certain personal information when registering for a site,
provided, however that you may not be able to utilize certain of our
products or services without providing us with certain information.
6. How can I review
and update my personally identifiable information?
You can review, correct or change the information
collected during registration for any of our sites. The instructions for
doing this can be found in our member services areas. Users may change
information at any time and as often as necessary. Users who are
experiencing problems with our services or who have questions about how
our services work can contact us using e-mail addresses at the bottom of
this page. Currently, we do not offer users a means by which to
completely delete personal information established at the time of
registration.
7. How will I
know if the privacy policy is changed?
Any modifications to our privacy practices will be reflected first
within this area of our network of Web sites. If there is a material
change in our privacy practices, we will indicate on our sites that our
privacy practices have changed and provide a link to the new privacy
statement. If we are going to be using the information collected from
users in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of
collection we will send affected users written notice by email of the
change.
8. Privacy of children
Our network of sites is not directed to children under the age of 13. We
operate our network of sites in compliance with the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act and do not permit registration by, and will not
knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from,
anyone under 13 years of age. This requirement is clearly posted during
the registration process.
Questions, comments
Questions regarding this privacy statement, or regarding any other
aspects of our network of Web sites, should be sent via e-mail to
info@audiowallpaper.com.
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