About InstantChem.com and the Information We Collect
InstantChem.com is an online matchmaking service designed to
provide an easy way for our members to meet each other on the Web. To
accomplish this, members create their own unique profiles, which contain
certain personal information. None of the information we gather can be used by
the public (visitors, other members, or anyone not employed by InstantChem.com
or the financial institutions used to process membership charges) to identify
specific individuals.
We are a membership-based service. We collect credit card, address, or bank
information only from those who choose to join. All visitors to our site may
browse the site, search through certain ads and view selected features our site
has to offer without entering any personal information.
We respect the privacy concerns of the users of this site and have created this
privacy policy to explain (1) what information we gather from you when you
visit our site, (2) how we may use such information, (3) your choices
concerning how we may use such information and (4) the security measures we
take to protect such information. Some information is collected on this site
automatically through our technology; other information is collected only when
you choose to give it to us.
Information Collected/Tracked by InstantChem.com
InstantChem.com gathers two types of information: information
users submit to us and information not directly submitted by users.
Information submitted to InstantChem.com
There are two types of user-submitted information we
collect: Public and Private. We define Public information as personal
information that may be displayed on the site, such as gender, age and height,
but cannot be linked to a particular user. Private information is defined as
any information that allows others to contact a user other than through
InstantChem.com or allows the collection of information about the user other
than what is displayed on the site.
Public: To accomplish
our goal of bringing compatible people together, we must gather personal
information, which may or may not include: customer-specified InstantChem.com
username, gender, age, ethnic background, appearance, religion, income range,
occupation, preference/lifestyle information and general geographic location.
Much of this information is optional, and meant to be seen by members and
visitors to the site but cannot be used to identify a specific member by name,
address, etc.
Private: This
information is gathered from members and guests who apply for the various
services our site offers. This information includes, but is not limited to:
email address, first name, last name, birthdate, credit card number or checking
account information for payment, a user-specified password, mailing address,
zip code and telephone number.
Surveys & Contests:
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this
information. Information requested may include contact information (such as
name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and
age).
Information not Directly Submitted by Users to
InstantChem.com
Aggregate This is information we collect
that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This
information is gathered for all users to the site.
Information users submit to InstantChem.com
Public Public information supplied by
the user is intended to be viewed by visitors to the site. This information is
used by visitors for searching, rating and matching purposes. Public
information cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc
Private We primarily
use email addresses submitted by members to verify enrollment and when
forwarding anonymous e-mails from ad responders. Respondees' email addresses
are not disclosed to the responder. We may also use a user's email address to
send news regarding our site, but the user may choose not to receive email of
this type by contacting us. Email addresses may also be used in private
correspondence with the user for customer service issues. Financial information
that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services. All other
private information submitted by the user is confidential and will not be
disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of InstantChem.com.
All private information can be updated or deleted by the user at any time.
Surveys & Contests
: Contact and other information collected for contests will be used to notify
the winners and award prizes. Survey information collected will be used for
purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Information that users do not submit to us
Aggregate We use your server, IP
address, and browser-type related information in the general administration of
our website.
Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
Except where you are expressly informed otherwise or as
described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give
away any of your personal information except to the financial institution that
processes your credit card or check transaction unless required by law or for
the protection of your membership.
Link
This site may contain links to other websites. Please be aware
that InstantChem.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web
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.
Use of Cookies
A “cookie” is a small text file that a Web site can
place on your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make
using this site easier, by, among other things, saving your passwords and
preferences for you, and to help identify you whenever you return to our site,
so that you do not need to reenter your identification information.
Most Web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. However, you can
reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being
sent (note: you will need to consult your browser’s “Help” area for
instructions on how to do that). If you choose to disable your cookies setting
or refuse to accept a cookie, some parts of this site will not function
properly or may perform considerably slower. For example, without cookies, you
will not be able to set personalized preferences or you may have difficulty
completing orders or entering contests.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
InstantChem.com gives users several options for modifying or
removing their information from our database. Please visit My Little Black Book
or contact us.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
InstantChem.com reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise
update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this
policy from time to time. If we make any material change in this Privacy
Policy, we will notify our customers in this space or may notify you via email
or by a notice of that change on our home page.
Security
InstantChem.com cares about the security of your Personal
Information. We follow generally accepted industry security standards to
safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and
correctly use such Personal Information. When you provide credit card
information, we use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption for that data.
However, unfortunately, despite many advances in information security
technology and procedures, no commercially deployed method of information
transfer over the Internet or electronic data storage is known to be 100%
secure. As a result, while we do strive to use modern and commercially
reasonable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the
absolute security of that information during its transmission or its storage in
our systems.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having
information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point
where we ask for the information.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials
from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by following
the instructions contained in the email or by logging-in and changing their
email options in the My Account section of the site.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please
contact us.
For Legal Enforcement Purposes
We reserve the right to disclose your Personal Information,
including credit card information, as required by law or in special cases when
we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against you if you are violating the
Terms of Use for this site or may be causing injury to or interference
(intentionally or unintentionally) with our company’s rights or property, other
users of this site or anyone else who could be harmed by your activities.
As with any business, your Personal Information is also an asset of instantchem
and will become part of our normal business records. If instantchem or a
substantial part of our business is sold or otherwise transferred to a third
party, such as a legal successor in interest, your Personal Information may be
transferred to that third party. We will notify you of any transfer of your
Personal Information in connection with such a major transaction.
InstantChem Chat Rooms and Email Messaging
If you visit a chat room or send a message to another user on
this site, you are solely responsible for the content of messages you post or
send. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose Personal
Information (for example, your name, street address, e-mail address or
telephone number) on chat rooms or in email messages, that information can be
read, collected and used by other users and may result in unsolicited messages,
both commercial and otherwise. When participating in such online public forums,
you may not use such forums for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by
our Terms of Service, and we reserve the right to terminate your access to this
site or to take other protective steps if your violate those terms.
How To Contact InstantChem
If you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy
Policy, please contact us at info@instantchem.com.
When we receive such inquiries about our Privacy Policy, we will use the
Personal Information (such as your email address) only to respond to your
question or comment. However, if your question raises an issue that affects our
promotional partners, we may also share your question with them in order to
answer your question.
Acceptance of this Privacy Policy
By providing your Personal Information to InstantChem on this
site, you consent to the collection, use and sharing of that information in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 3, 2002.
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