Clickochet Privacy Policy
Updated April 15, 2011
Clickochet, a wholly own web property of ManyBrain, Inc. (“Clickochet”) takes the private nature of your personal information very seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat the information we collect when you visit and use the website available at clickochet.com (the “Website”) and is made available under the Creative Commons Sharealike license. Please read this notice very carefully.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Clickochet collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Clickochet’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Clickochet’s visitors use its Website. From time to time, Clickochet may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its Website.
Clickochet also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Clickochet does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to the Website choose to interact with Clickochet in ways that require Clickochet to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Clickochet gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for an account at Clickochet.com to use a third-party for authentication. Clickochet is not granted access to any private information stored in those services (as an example, Clickochet has no access to your email if you use Google to sign in) In each case, Clickochet collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Clickochet. Clickochet does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Clickochet does not collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that a child has provided Clickochet with personally identifiable information without the consent of his or her parent or guardian, please contact us at info@manybrain.com. If Clickochet becomes aware that a child under age 13 has provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete such information.
Aggregated Statistics
Clickochet may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to the Website. Clickochet may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Clickochet does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Clickochet discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Clickochet’s behalf or to provide services available at the Website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using the Website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. In addition, 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 Clickochet or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Clickochet goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquiror of Clickochet may continue to use your personal and non-personal information only as set forth in this policy. Otherwise, Clickochet will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.
Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations or as described above, Clickochet discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Clickochet believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Clickochet, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of the Clickochet network, Clickochet may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Clickochet and our products. We primarily use our various product blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Clickochet takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
You should also be aware that if you submit information to “chat rooms,” “forums” or “message boards” such information becomes public information, meaning that you lose any privacy rights you might have with regards to that information. Such disclosures may also increase your chances of receiving unwanted communications.
For users outside the United States, please note that any personally-identifiable information you enter into the Website will be transferred out of your country and into the United States. You consent to such transfer through your use of the Website. You also warrant that you have the right to transfer such information outside your country and into the United States.
Links to Third Party Sites
This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by Clickochet. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Clickochet does not own or control, or employees that Clickochet does not manage. The Website contains links to third party websites. Any information you provide to, or that is collected by, third-party sites may be subject to the privacy policies of those sites, if any. We encourage you to read such privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your personally-identifying information, and Clickochet and its affiliates shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your personally-identifying information by any third party.
Advertisement Viewers
Clickochet may capture information with respect to third-party persons that view clickochet ads on member websites. This information again, is not personally identifiable and may be used to provide ad targeting to give a richer experience for that person and more value for clickochet publishers/advertisers. Clickochet may make this information available to, or allow direct collection by third-party persons or companies.
Security
All non-personally-identifying information, potentially personally-identifying and personally identifying-information described above is stored on restricted database servers.
Choice/Opt-out
If we ever send you information by e-mail concerning new products, services or information that you did not expressly request, we will provide you with an e-mail address by which you may request no further notices.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Clickochet uses cookies to help Clickochet identify and track visitors, their usage of the Clickochet Website, and their Website access preferences. Clickochet visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using the Clickochet Website, with the drawback that certain features of Clickochet’s Website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Ad Data
All data entered by you for display as an advertisement, is by nature not private and will not be treated as such. Deleting or pausing any specific ad will stop that ad from showing throughout the network.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Clickochet may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Clickochet’s sole discretion. If we do then we’ll notify you by posting the amended policy on the Website or by emailing you of the nature of the modifications along with a link to the modified document so that you can review it. In all cases, use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected.
Review and Access
Upon your request, we will provide you with a summary of the information we collect about you. You will have the opportunity to correct, update, modify or delete this information by sending an e-mail to info@manybrain.com. Please note that some information may remain in our records after deletion of your account.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or our site in general, please contact us at info@manybrain.com.