Your Privacy

Last Updated July 1st 2008.

Thanks for your interest in services provided by AroundMe. We at, AroundMe (“AM, “we”, “us”, “our”), respect your privacy and it is our highest priority to protect it. Through our services we are facilitating an open and social environment for locals to communicate and share with each other, and on our part we are committed to making it a safe one for our users.

Please read the following terms of use completely. By accepting to register you are accepting to the following terms of privacy.

What information do we collect from you?

We do not collect any thing personal such as Social security numbers or credit card numbers from you. As a user you can build your network around where ever you live by providing your zip code and setting your radius limits. However, we collect some personally identifiable information such as name and email address which will be used to register you to the site.

You can always choose not to provide personally identifiable information, even though it might be needed to give you the advantages of some of our Service features. Registration is optional. If you choose not to register, certain sections of our Service may be inaccessible but you will be able to search and browse the Site.

You have complete control of what to share about yourself. All the personal information you provide voluntarily can be modified by accessing your profile through Edit profile on AM website.

Use of Cookies and Other Technologies to Collect Information
We use various technologies to collect information from your computer and about your activities on our site. Like the information you enter at registration or in your profile, cookie and log file data is used to customize your experience on the web site.
- Information collected automatically. We automatically collect information from your browser when you visit our website. This information includes your IP address, your browser type and language, access times, the content of any undeleted cookies that your browser previously accepted from us (see "Cookies" below), and the referring website address. In addition, we track edits, history and changes to any profile by users of our site.
- Cookies. When you visit our website, we may assign your computer one or more cookies, to facilitate access to our site and to personalize your online experience. For example, when you sign in to our website, we will record your user ID, information to identify your computer, and the name on your user or member account in the cookie file on your computer. We also may record your password in this cookie file, if you indicated that you would like your password saved for automatic sign-in. For security purposes, we will encrypt the account ID and password that we store in such cookies. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect information about your online activity on our site, such as the web pages you visit, the links you click, and the searches you conduct on our site. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to sign in or use some of the interactive features offered on our website.
- Other Technologies. We may use standard Internet technology, such as pixel tags, web beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use of our site. We also may include web beacons in promotional or other e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. We also may receive an anonymous identification number if you come to our site from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the services we offer our website visitors to deliver targeted advertisements and to measure the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, content, or other activities.
- Information collected by third-party advertising companies We may allow third-party advertising companies, including ad networks, to display advertisements on our site. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements. Some of these third-party advertising companies may be advertising networks that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative, which offers a single location to opt-out of ad targeting from member companies (www.networkadvertising.org).
Information Sharing & Communications:
As a member, you can create a profile or a local community that includes personal information, such as your gender, age, occupation, hobbies, and interests, plus other content, such as photos. This information may be accessed and viewed by other members in AroundMe, as determined by your privacy settings.
We may send you service-related messages based on activity on the site. For instance, if someone in your network sends you a message or recommendation on the site, we may send you an email.
In emails you initiate through AroundMe website, for example a feedback sent to a merchant, we will list your email address and name in the header of the message. Your contact information typically will only be shared if you have disclosed it to the recipient through action on our Site.
In order to invite others to connect with you directly in AroundMe, you may enter their names and email addresses. This information will be used by AroundMe Network to send your invitation and any messages that you may write.
Security
In effort to secure your personal information, access to your data on AroundMe is password-protected. In addition, we use encryption in the transmission of your sensitive personal information between your system and ours, and we use firewalls to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your personal information.
Legal Disclaimer
It is possible that we may need to disclose personal information when required to do so by law. We will disclose personal information when we have a good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on our company, to protect ourselves or any other person, to exercise our legal rights, or to defend against legal claims.

Other Disclosures

Other than as set out above, you will always receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information. Note that AroundMe is not responsible for the privacy of your personally identifiable information (or any other information) that you choose to post through our site.