Privacy Policies are agreements that specify what type of data a website collects from users and how that data will be used. Known as “personal information” or “personally identifiable information,” regulated data typically includes anything that can be used to identify an individual, and is not limited to a user’s name. Personal information may include a user’s address, date of birth, marital status, contact information, ID issue and expiration date, financial records, credit information, medical history, where one travels, and intentions to acquire goods and services, among others.
While no single federal law requires that websites have a Privacy Policy, the sum of federal and state legislation suggest that you should. Regulations vary by geographical region and jurisdiction as well as by subject matter so be sure to check local laws when drafting your Policy. Privacy Policies should be updated whenever a change occurs in the way a website collects or utilizes user information.
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To activate the Service you do not need to submit any Personal Information other than your email address. To use the Service thereafter, you [do/do not] need to submit further Personal Information [,which may include: list Personal Information collected]. However, in an effort to improve the quality of the Service, we track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive
In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your email address, and creating a user name and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 13. The Site does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13, or allow anyone under the age of 13 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information