This Policy discloses the information gathering process and the privacy practices for the Hitching-Post.net website. We have provided this privacy policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to protect the personal privacy of all our visitors and members.
Private, Public and Aggregate Information collected by Hitching-Post.net:
Our registration form requires users to provide various types of information which will be utlized as either Private or Public information.
PRIVATE INFORMATION:
Includes, but is not limited to ... personal email address, IP address, first name, last name, credit card number, and physical address. Hitching-Post.net will NEVER post this information on their website, disclose it to other members, nor will they sell, rent or pass it on to any 3rd party enities, whatsoever!
PUBLIC INFORMATION:
Hitching-Post.net is a membership based community designed to provide a convenient means for members to connect and/or meet each other on online. In order to do this, our members create their own unique profiles by providing certain personal information, which may or may not include: member specified username, gender, age, ethnic background, appearance, photos, religion, occupation, lifestyle information and preferences as well as general geographic location. This information is used by our matchmaking technology to allow visitors and members to search for potenial matches. Much of this information is optional, and meant to be seen by members and is regarded as Public information. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, physical address, or personal email, etc.
You understand and agree that by posting a profile on the web or on our site, all info you include or make available in your profile is considered public information. However, our intention is to make it public only to members and visitors of our site and do not deliberately use this info for promotional purposes, such as using RSS or SEO techniques to feed your profile onto to third party sites or to be included in search engine listings, in fact we take steps to try and prevent it, but we are unable to guarantee it won't happen as we have very little control over search engine bots or web crawlers, however it's unlikely to occur as they tend to respect our prevention methods and they're usually only interested in certain types of information and that's been made search engine friendly.
AGGREGATE INFORMATION:
This is information we collect that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered from all users to the site. IP addresses are logged for system administration purposes and to track a user's session.
Use of Cookies:
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Hitching-Post.net uses non-identifying cookies to provide easier access & site navigation once the user as logged in, and so the user doesn't have to log in more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies do not generate personal data or read or gather personal data from your machine, and are never tied to anything that could be used to identify you.
Chat Rooms, Bulletin Boards, and Forums:
Please remember that any information that YOU choose to disclose in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information online.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information:
Hitching-Post.net provides members options for modifying or removing their information from our database. Your privacy is one of our highest priorities!
Legal Disclaimer:
Hitching-Post.net may release personal information to the appropriate governmental authorities under the following circumstances:
- Where release is required by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation, or is requested by a government agency conducting investigations or proceedings.
- Where our records indicate you may be engaged in fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of.
- Where your communication using our website or services suggests possible harm to others.
Be sure to also read our Terms of Service
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