Privacy Policy
TellApart Inc.: Privacy Policy
Version 1.0 - November 2009
TellApart Corporation ("TellApart") provides an online advertising sale and display service (the "Service"). We enable "Advertisers" to place advertisements via the Service on one or more sites belonging to Publishers or Advertising Networks. The Service runs on software developed and hosted by TellApart, its subsidiaries, and third-party contractors.
TellApart Corporation recognizes the importance of information privacy. This Privacy Policy describes TellApart's practices for gathering, storing, using and disseminating information, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard that information. We may change this policy from time to time. All changes will be posted to this site, and you are encouraged to periodically check back to this site for any changes to the privacy policy.
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A. INFORMATION COLLECTION
You can browse certain areas of the Service without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. For example, your user ID is displayed throughout the Service and is therefore available to the public. If you choose to provide us with personal information, you consent to the transfer and storage of that information to our servers located in the United States.
If you are an Advertiser, Publisher, or Network Operator, TellApart requests certain information related to your business, your website, and your use of the Service. TellApart will collect and store this information. TellApart may collect your email addresses, mailing and billing address and order information, IP address, information about your site, including but not limited to your site's page impressions, advertising prices and information about your visitors.
To improve and personalize the Service, TellApart may collect information about your business from third parties and provide this information on your behalf. This information may include, but is not limited to the following: third-party counts of monthly page views, visitor composition, and rankings in various indices. TellApart may not provide you the option to turn off the presentation of this information.
TellApart may collect tax information, including Value Added Tax (VAT) or federal tax ID numbers. TellApart will collect information regarding your activities with respect to the Service. TellApart will collect any comments you send to us and any information you post to the TellApart site or on a Publisher site. TellApart may also collect information through the use of Cookies (see below). TellApart collects personal information when you: (1) register with TellApart to become a Publisher or Advertiser, (2) provide comments or submit a problem to TellApart, (3) request information from TellApart and provide your name or return contact information, or (4) respond to special offers, contests or surveys. As part of the registration process, you may be asked to provide contact information and other personally identifying information.
B. COOKIES
"Cookies" are small data files that may be downloaded to your computer when you visit the TellApart site or a Publisher site and permit the TellApart server to identify your browser whenever you interact with the TellApart site or with an TellApart Publisher site. TellApart uses cookies to recognize repeat visits by users of its Service and to collect information about its users' interactions with the Services. These cookies contain identification information that enables us to streamline a user's experiences using the Services and to report such information to Publishers, Advertisers, and Network Operators. You may set your browser software to reject cookies, but you may not be able to optimize the features of the Services. In some cases, you may not be able to access Services if cookies are disabled.
C. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience.
1) If you are a Publisher we may share information about your site, including but not limited to page impressions, site traffic, prices and readership with Advertisers, Publishers, Network Operators. We will not share personally identifiable information about you with Advertisers without your prior written or electronic consent.
2) If you are an Advertiser we may disclose your contact information and email address to Publishers on whose Sites you have placed advertisements.
3) If you are a Publisher we may disclose your contact information and email address to Network Operators managing Networks that sell advertising on your behalf.
4) If you are a User we may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about you with Publishers or Advertisers, such as the number of users who visit a Publisher site or the number of users who clicked on a particular advertisement. This information does not identify you individually. Further, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of the Publishers that you visit. You should contact Publishers directly and review their privacy policies should you have questions concerning their use of your information such as, for example, communications you may or may not wish to receive.
5) Disclosure for Marketing Purposes. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
6) Other Disclosures. TellApart may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if TellApart has a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to protect and/or defend the rights and interests of TellApart. TellApart may, as permitted by applicable law, disclose your personally identifiable information to Publishers, Advertisers, Network Operators, or third parties in connection with an investigation of fraud, infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity and you expressly authorize TellApart to make such disclosures.
7) Domestic and International Use. All personally identifying information collected by TellApart may be used in the United States or, if the Service are undertaken by TellApart for a non-US Publisher, Advertiser, or Network Operator, such information may be transferred to that Publisher, Advertiser, or Network Operator,outside of the United States, and through your use of the Service you hereby consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
8) Merger or Acquisition. If TellApart Corporation is merged or acquired by another entity, personally identifiable information may be transferred to such entity as a part of the merger or acquisition.
D. REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
If you are a Publisher, Advertiser, or Network Operator, you may add, modify or update your email address, payment information, name, mailing address, preferences for the types of notifications you wish to receive from TellApart, and other information by accessing the "Account" page on the Service. Other personal information may be modified or updated by accessing by contacting TellApart as set forth in Section H below. TellApart may retain transactional history in order to document a transaction you may have had with an TellApart Publisher, Advertiser, or Network Operator. You should contact the Publisher, Advertiser, or Network Operator directly in order to access, modify or update your personal information with them, if any.
We do retain personal information from suspended and closed accounts in order to comply with law, prevent fraud, collect any unpaid fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms & Conditions, and take other actions otherwise permitted by law.
E. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
As a part of the Service, TellApart provides links to sites operated by third parties. TellApart is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices or the content of those third party sites.
F. INFORMATION SECURITY
TellApart stores personally identifiable information obtained through registration securely and considers it part of the assets of its business. All information is stored in our secure servers located inside the United States. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain accuracy of information, and ensure the appropriate use of information, TellApart has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online. However, information security is a constantly evolving art and science, and no information is completely secure.
Your password is the key to your TellApart account. Use unique numbers, letters, and special characters, and do not disclose your TellApart password to anyone, even an TellApart representative. If you do share your password or your personal information with others, remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify TellApart and change your password.
G. CHILDREN
TellApart uses reasonable efforts not to collect, use or disclose individually identifiable information from children under the age of 13. The Service is not targeted at children, and children may not use the Service.
H. FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any questions about anything in this Privacy Policy, or about collection of personally identifiable information, or information generally, please contact TellApart via info(_at_)tellapart.com or:
Corporate Headquarters
TellApart, Inc.
2929
Campus Dr, Ste 400
San Mateo, CA 94403