PrivacyPrivacy Policy
Praise On.com is a Christian online social networking community that connects people through networks of friends for communicating, sharing and making new friends. To accomplish this, each Praise On.com Member creates his or her own profile, which contains the personal information that the Member chooses to include. This personal information includes such things as:
- First name or first and last names of the Member (depending on the options selected by the Member),
- Gender, age, martial status and other, similar personal information,
- Occupation,
- Schools attended or companies with whom the Member is associated,
- Location (e.g., city and state), and
- Photos, videos or other shared content uploaded by the Member to his or her profile, to the extent that it includes personal information.
Other Information submitted by Members to Praise On.com
Praise On.com also collects Member-submitted account information such as name and email address to identify Members, send notifications related to the use of the Praise On.com service and conduct market research and marketing for Praise On.com's internal use only. You should also be aware that Members may reveal other personal information while communicating on other areas of the Praise On.com website, e.g., while participating in discussions on Praise On.com Groups and/or posting information on Praise On.com Blogs. This information, in turn, might be viewed by other Members or visitors to the Praise On.com website who are not Members.
Information Not Directly Submitted by Members or Other Website Users to Praise On.com
Finally, we also collect some information from Members, as well as from other visitors to the Praise On.com website, that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered from all Members and visitors to the website.
Use of Information Obtained by Praise On.com
Sharing by Members of Profile Information
The personal information of a Member contained in his or her profile will be shown to those people whom the Member chooses. Each Member has three options when choosing the level of sharing of his or her profile. They are:
- "Friends" which consists only of that Member's friends,
- "Friends of Friends" which consists of that Member's friends, as well as the extended group of people who are friends of that Member's friends, and
- "Anyone" which is all visitors to the Praise On.com website, whether or not they are Praise On.com members.
NOTE: REGARDLESS OF WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION A MEMBER CHOOSES TO INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER PROFILE, OR WHAT LEVEL OF SHARING HE OR SHE CHOOSES, CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT EACH MEMBER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT MEMBER'S "PUBLIC PROFILE". PUBLIC PROFILES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY USER OF THE PRAISE ON.COM WEBSITE, WHETHER OR NOT THE USER IS A MEMBER
Display of Members' Information
Except where a Member might choose to include a full name in his or her profile, a Member's email address and full name will only be used in the following circumstances:
- When the Member invites a friend via email to become a Praise On.com Member,
- When the Member sends a request to another Member to add the other Member to his or her friend list,
- When we send notifications to the Member relating to his or her use of the Praise On.com service or Praise On.com website, and
- If the Member so chooses, when we send regular notifications, weekly updates, or other news regarding the Praise On.com service or the Praise On.com website.
Except when inviting or adding friends or as otherwise expressly set forth herein, a Member's email address will never be shared with or displayed to any other person. Members and their friends, and other Members within their personal networks (depending on the level of sharing a Member has chosen) communicate on Praise On.com with each other through the Praise On.com service, without disclosing email addresses.
Praise On.com's Use of Members' Information
We use information relating to each Member's server information, IP address, and browser-type.
Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
Except as explained herein, or where you are expressly informed otherwise, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information unless required by law or for the protection of your Membership. However, Praise On.com may share profile information and aggregate usage information in a non-personally identifiable manner with advertisers and other third parties in order to present to Members and other users of the Praise On.com website more targeted advertising, products and services; provided that, in such situations, we will never disclose information that would personally identify you. As set forth above, Praise On.com may (i) use your email address to conduct market research for Praise On.com's internal use only; and/or (ii) use your email address to market Praise On.com to you (e.g., new features and applications, announcements, opportunities of interest). Praise On.com may contract with a third party to conduct such research and marketing; provided that such third party will be fully bound by an obligation of confidentiality to Praise On.com and may not use any personally-identifiable information provided by Praise On.com other than as expressly instructed by Praise On.com and in strict compliance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Links
The Praise On.com Website contains links to other websites. This includes links that are placed there by Praise On.com (such as in advertisements), as well as by other Praise On.com Members. Please be aware that Praise On.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other website. We encourage all Members and other users of the Praise On.com website to be aware of when they leave our website, and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Praise On.com through the Praise On.com website.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on the Praise On.com website. However, we do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any Member or other user of the Praise On.com website which they did not intentionally submit to us other than as stated in this Privacy Policy. We use both "session ID cookies" and "persistent cookies." We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Note also that Members may optionally use a cookie to remember their email in order to automatically log in to our website. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browsers's "help" file; however, please note that, if you reject cookies or disable cookies in your web browser, you may not be able to use the Praise On.com website.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MAY VIEW YOUR PROFILE AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN CHANGE THESE PROFILE SHARING SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE "SETTINGS" LINK IN THE TOP, RIGHT CORNER OF THE PRAISE ON.COM HOMEPAGE. ALSO, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU'VE SUBMITTED TO THE PRAISE ON.COM WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN YOUR PRAISE ON.COM PROFILE, BY CLICKING THE "EDIT PROFILE"
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so Members and other users of the Praise On.com website are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we are going to use Members' or other users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify those Members and users via email or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Invite a Friend
If a Member elects to use our "Invite" feature to invite a friend to become a Member of the Praise On.com service, we ask them for that friend's email address. Praise On.com will automatically send the friend an email inviting them to join the site. Praise On.com stores this email address for the purpose of: (i) automatically adding the respondent to the “friends list” of the Member sending the invitation; (ii) sending reminders of the invitation and (iii) sending emails on recent updates by the Member on Praise On.com to the Member's invited friend. Praise On.com will never sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations and invitation reminders. Any person who receives an invitation may contact Praise On.com to request the removal of this information from our database.
Security
The Praise On.com account of every Member is password-protected. Praise On.com takes every precaution to protect the information of the Members, as well as information collected from other users of the Praise On.com website. We use industry standard measures to protect all information that is stored on our servers and within our database. We limit the access to this information to those employees who need access to perform their job function such as our customer service personnel. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive our weekly email updates or other email notifications may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the applicable email or by logging-in and changing their settings in the "Account Settings" section of the Praise On.com website. You can access this page by clicking on the "Privacy" link on your profile.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to Members by our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may use cookies. Doing this allows the ad network to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad networks may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Praise On.com does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed on the computer of any Member or other user of the Praise On.com website by the third-party ad servers or ad networks.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Praise On.com only, and does not cover the use of cookies by any other party.
Members and Users Located Outside of the
We have made an effort to protect the personal information of all Members and other users of the Praise On.com website, and to the extent applicable, we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws. If you are unsure whether this privacy policy is in conflict with the applicable local rules where you are located, you should not submit your personal information to the Praise On.com website. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF WHICH MAY BE DEEMED BY THE EUROPEAN
Contacting Praise On.com
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, Praise On.com's privacy practices, or your dealings with Praise On.com, please contact us.
