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PRIVACY POLICY
RSSCalendar.com is an exciting new way for individuals and organizations to share calendars
among family, friends, or peers - utilizing the latest in Rich Site Summary (RSS)
technology, including RSS channel creation and aggregation.
RSSCalendar.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm
commitment to protecting the privacy of our users.
Your privacy is very important to us. We want to provide a safe, secure experience for
all of our users. Because we gather certain types of information about users of our site,
we feel you should be aware of the terms surrounding the capture and use of that information.
Strong electronic privacy is an essential ingredient in the success of the Internet as an
online medium. The following discloses what information we gather, how we use or disseminate it,
and how you can change it.
Information Collection and Use
RSSCalendar.com is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell,
trade, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in
this statement. We collect information from our users at several different points on our web
site.
We collect statistical information such as page views on an aggregated basis. Such information
allows us to find out what areas users visit most frequently and what services users access
the most. It also allows us to create a better overall experience for our users. We may share
this information with our partners, but only in the aggregate, so that they too may
understand how RSSCalendar.com visitors use our site, so they may create a better overall
experience for you, as well.
Registration
In order to use RSSCalendar.com, a user must first complete a registration form. During
registration a user is required to give their contact information. RSSCalendar.com collects
information our users submit to us such as their name and e-mail address to allow us to
identify users and notify them of changes or updates to our service. We also collect personal
information submitted by our users in filling out their personal profile such as company name,
address, phone number and other items. RSSCalendar.com uses a person's email address and full
name only when a user invites a friend via email to join or explore the site, when a user
requests to add another user to the site, and when RSSCalendar.com sends notifications to a
user related to their use of the service. This information is used to enhance the
users experience on RSSCalendar.com and is never sold, rented, traded or shared.
Cookies
To enhance your experience at RSSCalendar.com, we use a feature on your Internet browser
called a "cookie". Cookies are small bits of data that are written to your hard
drive when you visit a web site. A cookie file can contain information such as a user or
session ID to track the pages you've visited or a user name and password so you don't
have to re-enter it throughout your visit. A cookie can't read data off of your hard drive or
read other cookies created by other web sites. We use cookies for remembering user names and
passwords and preferences, tracking click streams, and for load balancing. We also use
cookies at our site to better understand how users visit our site so that we know
what areas and features are the most popular. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver
quicker service and a more personalized site experience
for our users. You are always free to reject cookies by turning them off in your browser.
However, doing this will hinder performance and negatively
impact your experience at our site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that RSSCalendar.com is not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this Web site.
Newsletter
RSSCalendar.com may, from time to time, use e-mail addresses that users voluntarily provide
in order to send out electronic newsletters. We may
use the mailing list to occasionally send users new information about our services or updates
to the site.
Invite A Friend
If a user elects to use the RSSCalendar.com invite a friend service for informing a
friend about our site, we ask them for the friend's name and email
address. We will automatically send the friend an email inviting them to explore the site.
We store this email address for the purpose of automatically
adding the respondent to the friends list of the user sending the invitation, and also to
send reminders of the invitation. We do not sell these email
addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations and
invitation reminders. The friend may contact RSSCalendar.com to request
the removal of this information from our database.
Chat Rooms, Message Boards and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever members voluntarily disclose personal information online
(e.g., message boards, chat areas, file uploads), that information
becomes public and can be collected and used by others. By posting personal information
online in public forums, members may receive unsolicited messages
from other parties.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established
members will occasionally receive information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present
the option to not receive these types of communications. Please
see our "How You Can Change the Information" below.
How You Can Change the Information
RSSCalendar.com gives its users an option to "Opt Out" of receiving information
such as e-mail updates or newsletters via their user accounts.
RSSCalendar.com allows you to change or correct your personal information at any time.
To do so, simply log into your account, go to your account profile,
and you will find options for editing the information you submitted during initial
registration.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the
information under our control. We will ensure the proper safeguarding
of your personal information.
Privacy Protection for Children
In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), RSSCalendar.com
will not knowingly provide access to persons under the age of thirteen (13).
If RSSCalendar.com later learns that any member is under the age of thirteen (13),
we will take appropriate steps to remove the member's information from the
database and we will restrict this individual from future access to the service.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so our users
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we are going to use users' personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time
of collection we will notify users via email.
Contact Us
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy or
the web site, please contact us.
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