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Commitment To Your Privacy
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Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost
importance to us. At HUMLOG, we want to make your experience on-line satisfying
and safe.
Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you
should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and
use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we
gather and how we use it.
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| Information HUMLOG Gathers And
Tracks
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HUMLOG gathers following types of information
about users which are used to avail the services that are being offered:
Personal Information:
These information are typically demographic information which enables
the user to login to the site and make use of the matrimonial and dating
services. The matrimonial engine provides full proof security and at no point
in time the user identity is disclosed. It is only the user who request to make
arrangments for contact with the other party and a direct channel is
created when both the parties are willing to interact. The matrimonial
engine provides a unique Vivaah systems through which search for soul mate can
be made interactively.
The Vivaah system has
been designed to safeguard the interests of its members. Hence a number of
security measures have been adopted. The
system can be accessed only by a member ID# and a password. We allow each
member to choose their own unique member ID# and password (by ensuring that it
does not clash with an existing one). The system refers to and displays only
the member ID of members (not their real names or URLs) thereby safeguarding
their actual identities. It is up to the individual members to divulge their
identities to whomever they choose. Further, the system does not divulge phone
numbers and addresses of members to other members.
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member loose or forget his/her member ID# and/or password he/she is denied
access to the system. Under these circumstances, the following two options are
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on your name and/or Member ID#, and/or password and/or some other criteria
(whichever you remember) we try to retrieve your profile. Then based on the
profile retrieved, we ask certain questions (chosen at random) and match the
responses with the database. If the results are successful, we allow access to
the system. You need to call in for this service. In the near future this
feature will be made available on-line.
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| b.Enter
your profile again and get a new ID# and password. |
| On-line
editing of profiles is allowed only to the concerned member. Further, a log of
such edits is kept by the system. |
| For all
credit card transactions, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and PCT is used. This
technology has been approved by W3C and is secure. |
| While
setting up NetMeeting each member is urged to enter their identity as the
Vivaah Member ID and to enter www.humlog.com as the ULS. This is because when
they log on to the Vivaah system the system will then display their identity as
the concerned member ID. If the concerned member disregards this request their
security will be breached. Please note, since NetMeeting is installed in the
members' computers, we have no control over this aspect. Hence it is the
members responsibility to follow these instructions in their own interest. |
| In addition
to the above, we have implemented several measures to safeguard the system (and
your identity) against viruses and hackers. |
Though
the system incorporates state-of-the-art security features, all members need to
play their part in effectively securing their identities. You should be
cautious in divulging their Member ID# and passwords. This also means that you
should not carelessly leave a written copies of your Member ID# and/or password
lying around for somebody to pick up and use. In addition, you should
frequently change their passwords (e.g. at least once in three months)
Business Information:
These information are specifically used for services
like Business Listings, Classifieds and Events. The information are make
public only on the request of the user and HUMLOG never disclose any kind of
information whatsoever without prior consent from an user.
Misclaneous Information:
Information HUMLOG
gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page
views throughout our sites. This information allows us to better tailor our
content to readers' needs and to help our advertisers and sponsors better
understand the demographics of our audience. Because HUMLOG derives its revenue
mainly from sponsorships and advertising, providing such aggregated demographic
data is essential to keeping our service free to users. Under no circumstances
does HUMLOG divulge any information about an individual user to a third party.
HUMLOG Gathers User Information In The Following
Processes:
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 Interactive
Electronic Form
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| We may offer the following free services, which
require some type of voluntary submission of personal and business information
by users via Interactive Electronic Form in the site:
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Electronic newsletters (Dispatches)
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| We may offer a free electronic newsletter to users.
HUMLOG gathers the email addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe. Users
may remove themselves from this mailing list by following the link provided in
every newsletter that points users to the subscription management page. Users
can also subscribe to the newsletters at the time of registration. |
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Message boards/forums
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| Users of the site's Message Boards and Forums must
register separately for these services (both are free of charge) in order to
post messages, although they needn't register to visit the site. During
registration the user is required to supply a username, password, and email
address.
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"Email this to a friend" Service
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Our site users can choose to electronically forward a
link, page, or documents to someone else by clicking "email this to a friend".
The user must provide their email address, as well as that of the recipient.
This information is used only in the case of transmission errors and, of
course, to let the recipient know who sent the email. The information is not
used for any other purpose.
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Polling
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| We may offer interactive polls to users so they can
easily share their opinions with other users and see what our audience thinks
about important issues. Opinions or other responses to polls are aggregated and
are not identifiable to any particular user. HUMLOG may use a system to
"tag" users after they have voted, so they can vote only once on a particular
question. This tag is not correlated with information about individual users.
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Surveys
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| HUMLOG may occasionally conduct user surveys to
better target our content to our audience. We sometimes share the aggregated
demographic information in these surveys with our sponsors, advertisers and
partners. We never share any of this information about specific individuals
with any third party.
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Children
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| Consistent with the Federal Children's On-line
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request
personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without
requesting parental consent.
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Usage tracking
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HUMLOG tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of
our sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data about
individual users. HUMLOG does break down overall usage statistics according to
a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information
from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).
HUMLOG sometimes tracks and catalogs the search terms
that users enter in our Search function, but this tracking is never associated
with individual users. We use tracking information to determine which areas of
our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not
track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs
overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
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Cookies
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We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the
browser files of your computer. The cookie itself does not contain Personal
Information although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to
information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. But the only
personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A
cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other
sites. HUMLOG uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above).
Our advertising system delivers a one-time cookie to better track ad
impressions and click rates.
You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your
browser. If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you
will receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have
cookies turned on to use this site. However, you do need cookies to participate
actively in message boards, forums, polling and surveys.
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| USE OF INFORMATION
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HUMLOG uses any information voluntarily given by our
users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide
interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future
content based on the interests of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users
voluntarily provide in order to send out electronic newsletters and to enable
users to participate in polls, surveys, message boards, and forums. We send out
newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter),
and occasionally send out special editions when we think subscribers might be
particularly interested in something we are doing. HUMLOG never shares
newsletter mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers,
sponsors or partners.
When we use tracking information to determine which
areas of our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas.
We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page
performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you. We
track search terms entered in Search function as one of many measures of what
interests our users. But we don't track which terms a particular user enters.
HUMLOG creates aggregate reports on user demographics
and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners. This allows our
advertisers to advertise more effectively, and allows our users to receive
advertisements that are pertinent to their needs. Because we don't track the
usage patterns of individual users, an advertiser or sponsor will never know
that a specific user clicked their ad. We will not disclose any information
about any individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal
process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
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| SHARING OF THE INFORMATION
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HUMLOG uses the above-described information to tailor
our content to suit your needs and help our advertisers better understand our
audience's demographics. This is essential to keeping our service free. We will
not share information about individual users with any third party, except to
comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal
safety of our users or the public.
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| SECURITY
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HUMLOG operates secure data networks protected by
industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and
privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only
authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our
customers.
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| OPT-OUT POLICY
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We give users options wherever necessary and
practical. Such choices include:
Opting not to register to receive our electronic
newsletters.
Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely
alleviates the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our
users
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| YOUR CONSENT
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| By using this site, you consent to the collection
and use of this information by HUMLOG. If we decide to change our privacy
policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of
what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we
disclose it.
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