Terms/Privacy
PRIVACY POLICY, CHILD PRIVACY AND PARENTAL CONSENT STATEMENT
Last modified December 10, 2009
This privacy policy explains how MyLocalPark.com ("we" or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects general and personal information collected online on the website and sub-domains located at http://mylocalpark.com (the "website" or "websites"). This policy only applies to information that we collect through the website, and does not apply to information that we might collect from visitors by other means (for example, this policy does not apply to information that you might provide to us over the phone, by fax or through conventional mail).
Privacy Policy
General Information.
General information is not specific to you, and cannot be traced in any way to you. We collect general information from visitors to the website (such as the time of day the website is accessed, the name of the webpage from which you entered our website, which pages you visit on our website, and how much time you spend on each page). We use this information to monitor and improve our website and for internal analysis. In particular, we use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the website, and gather information for aggregate use and generate information in aggregate form (such as statistics relating to the number and frequency of visitors). MyLocalPark.com uses general information only in ways that do not identify you, the specific user, meaning that it is never linked to personal information.
Personal Information.
Personal information (sometimes called "personally identifiable information") is specific to you and includes your email address, name and mailing address. The only personal information collected through the website is information you voluntarily supply to us. In order to improve our website and to better serve you, MyLocalPark.com may share your personal information with its subsidiaries, affiliates, legal successors and trusted third parties ("third parties"). From time to time, MyLocalPark.com may also contact you about updates or special offers.
To the extent third parties assist MyLocalPark.com and/or its affiliates in the provision of online products or services, those vendors are provided the minimum amount of data required to perform the tasks for which they have been engaged, have no independent rights to such data, and have agreed to adhere to this Privacy Policy.
Cookies.
When you access the website, MyLocalPark.com's computers may place a small text file on your computer (called a "cookie"). Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. The cookie (1) assigns a unique identifying number to your web browser, allowing the website to recognize your browser (but not otherwise identify you) and (2) passively tracks activities on the website. Data collected from our cookies is general information and used only in the aggregate; our cookies do not access, collect or reveal any personal information or other data stored on your computer.
We will not share or sell non-aggregated information associated with cookies to any third party.
You also have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you might not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our website, or have some of our services on the website function properly. If you choose to decline cookies, you might not be able to access the website.
Links.
Our website may contain links to other websites or resources that we provide for your convenience ("linked websites"). Linked websites are not under the control of MyLocalPark.com, and we are not responsible for the content available on them. Such links do not imply our endorsement of any material, and we expressly disclaim all liability with regard to your access to such linked websites. Access to any linked to websites is at your own risk.
Visitor Reviews, Message Boards, Chats, and other Public Postings.
We may offer visitor reviews, message boards, chat rooms, or other opportunities for public posting to visitors of our websites. Please be aware that anyone may read your postings ("public postings") within such. Furthermore, any information which you submit to be posted, including your information from your member information page, will be disclosed and available to all viewers of the public posting, and is therefore no longer private. We cannot guarantee the security of such information that you disclose or communicate online in public areas such as these, and you do so at your own risk. We reserve the right to monitor the content of your public postings, edit at our sole discretion, and to re-publish your postings elsewhere on the web, or otherwise, in any format.
Data Security.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
Child Privacy Policy and Parental Consent Statement
General Compliance with Laws.
MyLocalPark.com's services and products are intended to appeal to visitors of all ages. As such, we want to protect the safety of children using our website. We comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, for the protection of children's online privacy, and in general, we do not:
- Collect online contact information from children under the age of 13 without prior parental notification and consent which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use of the information and the child's participation in the related activity. Without prior parental consent, online information will only be used to respond directly to a child's request and will not be used for other purposes.
- Collect personally identifiable offline contact information of a child under age 13 without prior parental consent.
- Unless otherwise disclosed to children and their parents during the information collection process, MyLocalPark.com does not provide any personally identifiable information, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever concerning our visitors under 13 years of age.
- Give children under age 13 the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information without prior parental consent.
- Entice any child by the prospect of a special game, prize, or other activity, to divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity.
MyLocalPark.com Policies for Children Under the Age of 13.
MyLocalPark.com encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate together in online activities. No information should be submitted or posted through our services by any visitor under 13 years of age without the consent of his or her parent or guardian.
In addition to the general policies above:
- When necessary to protect a child's privacy online, we may request a child to choose a screen name and password, in registering to use our services. When a visitor under the age of 13 registers with us, he or she is required to provide the email address of a parent or guardian so that we can send that parent or guardian an email alerting them of the child's registration. In order for the child to use the service for which the child registered, the parent or guardian must validate the registration, as described in the alerting email. In the alerting email, we will inform the parent what we intend to do with the information the child has provided, and we will inform the parent how to review or delete the information.
- We will not retain a child's email address without a parent's permission. No information collected from visitors under 13 years of age is used for any marketing or promotional purposes whatsoever. The only exception to this rule is for the registration process for contests or promotions (and in that case, we will specifically state how we will use the information, and the information collected is used only for the specific contest or promotion). Although visitors under 13 years of age may be allowed to participate in some contests and promotions, if such a person wins, notification and prizes shall be sent to the parent or guardian identified in the initial registration process. Publication of names, ages or images for contest winners under age 13 requires explicit parental or guardian consent. We do not allow visitors under 13 years of age to be listed in any visitor directory, receive direct marketing communications, or to be sent third-party offers.
Parent's Right to Review or Delete Information.
A parent may review the information a child has submitted to us by logging into http://mylocalpark.com/members/[accountname] with their child's account name and their previously established parental-password.
In addition, a parent can instruct us to delete a child's information at any time and can also instruct us not to collect any more personal information from the child by sending us a written request addressed to MyLocalPark.com 15024 NE 66 St. Redmond, WA 98052. Parents should be advised that a deletion request may prevent the child from participating in certain activities. A parent who has a question about our child privacy policy may email us at info@mylocalpark.com.
Please be advised that the deletion of their personal information, might result in your children no longer being able to participate on MyLocalPark.com.
Changes in this Policy
MyLocalPark.com may change its privacy policy from time to time at its sole discretion. If our privacy policy changes, we will change this statement and post those changes to keep you informed about how we treat your personal information. Feel free to check our privacy statement for current updates whenever you visit this website. If all or part of MyLocalPark.com is sold, merged or otherwise transferred to another entity the personal information you have provided at the website may be transferred as part of that transaction or process. We will take steps to assure that the personal information is used in a manner consistent with the privacy policy under which it was collected.