Privacy Policy
and Legal Notices
The Homeschooled Multiples.com site repsects your privacy. Please read the
following to learn more about our privacy policy.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that HomeschooledMulitples.com may link to from the resources or articles that are outside of the www.homeschooledmuliples.com domain.
Homeschooled Multiples.com (“Website”) is owned and operated by its parent company, Tsmiles.com (“Company”). Company and Website are strongly committed to protecting the personal privacy of all Users. For purposes of this Homeschooled Multiples.com Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) any person accessing or using Website is a “User” whether or not the User has created a personal account or posted information on Website.
1.No Sale of Information. Company
and Website will not transfer, sell, trade, rent, barter or otherwise disclose
personal identifying information provided by a User (“Personal Information”)
except pursuant to the Homeschooled Multiples.com Terms of Use (“Terms
of Use”), this Privacy Policy or written permission from the relevant
User.
2. Purpose and Applicability. This Privacy Policy
is incorporated into and subject to the provisions of the Terms of Use. Company
and Website have implemented this Privacy Policy to explain (a) information
gathered from and about Users by Company and Website and potential uses of that
information, (b) User options with regard to disclosure and use of Personal
Information and (c) the ability of User to correct, withdraw or delete Personal
Information about or belonging to User. This Privacy Policy applies only to
Website. Other websites owned by Company and websites owned or operated by third
parties may contain similar or different privacy policies. This Privacy Policy
does not apply to any person, entity, organization, or website to or from which
Website links or is linked. Users are strongly encouraged to read and regularly
review posted privacy policies on all websites, whether or not owned by Company
or affiliated with Website.
3. No Unsupervised Minors. Company and Website
are concerned about safe, supervised use of the Internet by Minors. For purposes
of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use “Minor” means any natural
person under the age of eighteen (18) years. Company and Website do not knowingly
collect information from Minors, permit Minors to register for personal accounts
with Website or permit Minors to access Website without adult supervision and
the consent of a parent or legal guardian. Use of Website constitutes a warranty
that the User (a) is not a Minor or (b) is a Minor using Website with the full
knowledge, supervision and consent of his or her parent or legal guardian. Company
and Website strongly encourage parents and legal guardians to review the Terms
of Use and other posted Website policies, rules procedures and practices carefully
and to monitor use of the Internet, including Website, by their Minor children.
Company and Website reserve the right to block or terminate the account access
of any User suspected or determined to be a Minor using Website without the
supervision and consent of his or her parent or legal guardian.
4. Cookies and Collection of User Information.
Users may browse and read general Website content without revealing Personal
Information other than default information customarily logged by Website and
its host server. Company, Website and the host server may automatically collect
information from all Users who access Website, including without limitation:
(a) Date and time of access; (b) The originating IP address from which User
accessed Website; (c) The Internet address of third-party websites from which
User accessed or linked to Website; and (d) Pages and portions of Website the
User views or accesses.
Company and Website collect this information through the use
of Cookies. “Cookies” means text files with electronic identifiers
which store and retrieve information from and about Users, permitting Website
to recognize returning Users, track use of Website and maintain customized Internet
webpages and preferences. Session Cookies expire when a User exits the Internet
browser. Persistent Cookies remain on a User’s computer for a given time
or until deleted. Company and Website use both session Cookies and persistent
Cookies. The Cookies used by Company and Website do not collect personally identifiable
information. Company and Website do not combine information collected from or
through the use of Cookies with other Personal Information to determine the
identity or email address of Users without the individual User’s express
consent. Company and Website collect and periodically review information collected
using Cookies in order to provide access to Website and related services, to
review and evaluate the popularity and functionality of Website and related
services, to establish priorities and allocate resources associated with Website
and related services and for other internal informational purposes. Company
and Website may also use Cookies, web beacons or other programs to determine,
on an anonymous basis, which portions of Website are most frequently accessed
by Users. Users who wish to create Blogs, post comments or actively use other
services available through Website may be required to provide contact, identity
and other Personal Information as part of the account creation, login and posting
processes. Users always have the option to choose not to use services or features
which require individuals to provide specific Personal Information.
5. Collection of Personal Information at Account Creation.
Company and Website permit individual Users to register for and use personal
accounts pursuant to the Terms of Use and other policies, rules, procedures
and practices established, posted and modified by Company and Website from time
to time. As part of the account creation process Company and Website may ask
for specific Personal Information about User, including without limitation the
User’s name, age, address, e-mail address, login name and password. Company
and Website require this information in order to create and maintain a personal
account for or on behalf of User and to provide User with access to certain
services offered by or areas of Website. Company and Website may use Cookies
and other available technology to remember User preferences and customized settings,
facilitate User access to Website and verify User access to personal accounts.
6. E-Mail Contact. Users who register for a personal
account must provide Company and Website with a valid e-mail address and other
identifying Personal Information. Company and Website may use this Personal
Information from time to time in order to contact Users for purposes of updating
required information and providing important information about (a) services
offered by Company and Website (b) changes to Company and Website policies,
rules, procedures and practices and (c) User’s personal account. Company
and Website do not and will not sell or disclose User names or e-mail addresses
to third parties and do not engage in “spamming” or other unsolicited
e-mail contact for purposes of marketing, advertising or sales.
7. Nondisclosure of Private Information. Company
and Website will not sell or disclose the Personal Information of any User except
as reasonably required (a) by law or to comply with legal process served on
Company or Website, (b) to comply with the Terms of Use, Disclaimer, Privacy
Policy and other Website policies, rules, procedures and practices, (c) to develop,
improve, operate, maintain and debug Website or (d) to protect and defend the
rights, property and personal safety of Company, Website, Users or members of
the public.
8. User Access to Personal Information. Each User
may access his or her own Personal Information and account information for the
limited purposes of viewing, verifying, altering or updating Personal Information
provided to Company and Website. Company and Website reserve the right to keep
copies of all information provided to Company and Website.
9. Links to Other Websites. Website may contain
links to other Internet websites (“External Links”). External Links
may be provided by advertisers, Users or other third-party content providers
not related to or affiliated with Company or Website. Company and Website have
no control over third-parties or their websites, whether or not those websites
link to or from Website. This Privacy Policy, along with the Terms of Use, Disclaimer
and other Website policies, rules, procedures and practices apply only to Website
and do not apply to any External Links or linked sites. Users are advised and
strongly encouraged to carefully review and understand the individual privacy
policies of other websites. Company and Website accept no responsibility or
liability for the privacy policies or actions of third parties or for information
provided to third parties, whether or not linked to or accessed through Website.
10. Privacy Rights. Personal Information and other
information posted or linked to or otherwise incorporated in Website may be
owned by third parties and subject to a variety of legal rights, including without
limitation privacy and publicity rights. Use of information appearing on Website
is subject to the Terms of Use and applicable law. Use of information appearing
on Website without the permission of the owner may result in liability for a
variety of claims, including without limitation claims for violation of privacy
rights. No person may use or commercially exploit the rights of the subject
of an interview, document, article, Blog, e-mail, photograph or other form of
communication, whether or not containing visual representations, without the
consent of the subject, except as permitted by the Terms of Use or applicable
law.
11. Changes to Privacy Policy. Company and Website
reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time, with or without
cause or prior notice. Company and Website will post all changes to the Privacy
Policy on Website. Changes to the Privacy Policy are effective immediately upon
posting. Users are responsible for reviewing the Privacy Policy regularly. Use
of Website indicates User’s full and complete agreement to the terms of
the Privacy Policy as if User had signed a written document containing the Privacy
Policy. Use of information gathered by or in the possession of Company and Website
is subject to the Privacy Policy as in effect at the time of use.