We respect your privacy. This privacy policy
describes the online information practices of Iamnews.com (“Iamnews”) and the
choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at
this Iamnews.com (the “Site”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in
this document shall have the meanings set forth in the Iamnews.com Terms of
Use.
Information Collection and Use
Upon registration you will be required to provide
certain information for your user profile such as name, address, email
address, age, etc. This user profile information is used by us to authenticate
users and to send notifications to those users relating to the Site.
The Site also logs non-personally-identifiable
information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data,
and browser type, from users and visitors to the Site. This data is used to
personalize the services, manage the website, track usage and improve the
website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared
with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to
members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
Certain user profile information including your
nickname and full name is displayed to other Users and viewable once you have
logged into the Site. Other Users cannot view the status of who has logged
into the Site nor is there a platform to communicate between logged in members
(e.g. chat, messaging). Email addresses are used for the purposes of allowing
direct communications between Iamnews.com and Users, subject to the requests
of such users, and to send notifications related to the service. However, we
will not send unsolicited messages to Users of our Site who indicate that they
do not wish to receive such messages. User's full name and email address will
no be shared or displayed to other Users.
Information collected through the Site may be stored
and processed in any of the countries where we or our service providers
maintain facilities. You therefore understand and consent that your
information may be transferred outside of the country in which you
reside.
Except as otherwise described in this privacy policy,
Iamnews will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we
believe that disclosure is necessary to conform to legal requirements or to
respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process, whether or not a
response is required by applicable law; to enforce the Iamnews Terms of Use or
to protect our rights; or to protect the safety of members of the public and
Users of the service.
Iamnews reserves the right to transfer personal
information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that
information as a result of the sale of Iamnews or any of its assets.
Users may submit data, text, pictures, video,
messages, programs, files or other content to be shared with other Users. Any
personal or other information submitted to the Site is deemed as publicly
available. The use of any such user submitted information is subject to the
terms of the Creative Commons license, all in accordance with the Terms of Use
of the Site.
Please do not send Iamnews any confidential or
proprietary information and material by email, through the Site or in any
other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to Iamnews, will be
deemed non-confidential, and Iamnews shall be entitled to use such information
as it deems fit.
Use of Cookies
Iamnews uses cookies to store visitors' preferences
and to record session information, for purpose of customization of content and
advertising. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any
personally identifiable information you submit while on the Site. You may
configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you
when a cookie is set. However, you must enable cookies from Iamnews in order
to use most functions on the Site. Please note that Iamnews allows third party
advertisers to set and access cookies included in advertisements on the Site.
Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, and
Iamnews is not liable for such cookies.
Links
The Site contains links to other websites. Iamnews is
not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other websites,
nor will it be liable for any content related claim related to the access of
third party websites. When linking to another website a user should read the
privacy policy stated on that site.
Chat Rooms, Journals and Blogs, Message
Boards, and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily
post public information to Chat Rooms, Journals and Blogs, Message Boards, or
any other Public Forums that information can be accessed by the public and can
in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited
communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
You may modify or remove any of your personal
information at any time by logging into you account and accessing the user
profile in the following location
http://www.iamnews.com/Account.
Email Choice/Opt-out
We may use a User's email address to send
updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users who no longer wish
to receive updates or notifications or change the frequency of such
communications may choose to do so from within the preferences in the
following location
http://www.iamnews.com/Account.
All notification emails also include the above instructions for opting-out of
those communications in the future.
Security
Iamnews takes precautions to insure that member
account information is kept private, and uses reasonable measures to protect
member information that is stored within our database.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy
policy. If we make changes that are materially less restrictive on our use or
disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will publish
any such changes in a visible place on the Site. A User is bound by any
changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have
been posted.
Contacting the Site
Iamnews cares deeply about online privacy. If you
have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at info at
iamnews dot com.
November , 2008