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OpinionWell, LLC (“OpinionWell”, “we”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. By visiting and using the OpinionWell.com website (the “Site”) and related services (the “Services”), you agree to the terms of, and expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Data in accordance with, the practices and policies outlined in this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

 

This is our privacy policy and we will comply with it, as well as applicable U.S. privacy law, when we gather and use information from users of our services. We encourage you to read this privacy policy to understand what we do with the information we collect from you.

 

Collection of Information

We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website, which is to enable users to discover and share information with one another. This information allows us to provide you with a customized and efficient experience. We do not process this information in a way that is incompatible with this objective. We collect the following types of information from our OpinionWell users:

 

Information You Provide to OpinionWell:

We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of our special features.

 

Automatic Information:

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with the site. OpinionWell and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain "traffic data" on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, OpinionWell cookie information, and the page you requested. OpinionWell uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the website.


E-mail Communications

OpinionWell is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the "Sharing Your Information" section below. OpinionWell may send out e-mails with OpinionWell-related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions. You may also receive notification e-mails from OpinionWell, which inform you of actions (e.g. friend requests) that have been performed on the site. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us, please visit the Email Preferences section of your User Profile and/or follow the instructions contained in the unwanted e-mail message. However, please note that in all cases you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.

 

Cookies

  • Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. OpinionWell cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or e-mail address is.
  • The "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. We recommend that you leave the cookies activated because cookies allow you to use some of OpinionWell's coolest features.
  • Some of our business partners, like our advertisers, may use cookies on our website. We have no access to, or control over, these cookies.

Sharing Your Information

Because OpinionWell enables people to discover and share information with one another, information about the people who use OpinionWell is an integral part of the OpinionWell experience. Be assured that we neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below.

 

  • OpinionWell Personnel: OpinionWell personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors may have access to user information if necessary in the normal course of OpinionWell business.
  • Business Transfers: In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if OpinionWell, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.
  • Protection of OpinionWell and Others: We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of OpinionWell, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
  • User Profile information: Information collected during registration and subsequent visits, such as your full name and location, may be displayed to other OpinionWell users in your User Profile. The User Profile is the area on OpinionWell where we allow you to tell other OpinionWell users about yourself and your interests. You may control what personal information is displayed in your User Profile by visiting the Privacy Settings section of your User Profile.
  • With Your Consent: Except as noted above, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

 

Keeping Information Secure
  • Your OpinionWell account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. Protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer.
  • Only employees who need personal information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative) are granted access to it. All of our employees are kept up to date on our privacy and security practices.

 

Ways to Control Display and Use of Your Information

  • As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose information, but then you may be unable to use certain features on our website, such as posting content.
  • By visiting your User Profile, you can correct, amend, add or delete personal information on our website. When you update information, however, we often maintain a copy of the unrevised information in our records.
  • You may request deletion of your OpinionWell account by e-mailing us at support@OpinionWell.com.
  • If you do not wish to receive e-mail from us or other OpinionWell users, please visit the Email Preferences section of your User Profile and/or follow the instructions contained in the unwanted e-mail message.
  • However, please note that you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.
  • As explained earlier, the "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. Please note, however, that if your browser does not accept cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of some of our features.

 

Children

You must be 13 years and older to register to use the OpinionWell website. As a result, OpinionWell does not specifically collect information about children. If we learn that OpinionWell has collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. We recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 ask and receive their parents' permission before using OpinionWell or sending information about themselves or anyone else over the Internet.

 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

OpinionWell may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the OpinionWell website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

 

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit OpinionWell website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Washington state law.

 

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 3, 2010.

 

 



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