Privacy Policy
Information Collected / Tracked by Peerdate.com
Peerdate.Com gathers two types of information:information
users submit to us and information not directly submitted
by users.
Information submitted to Peerdate.Com
There are two types of user-submitted information
we collect: Public and Private. We define Public information
as personal information that may be displayed on the site,
such as gender, age and height, but cannot be linked to a
particular user. Private information is defined as any information
that allows others to contact a user other than through Peerdate.com
or allows the collection of information about the user other
than what is displayed on the site.
PUBLIC:
To accomplish our goal of bringing compatible people together,
we must gather personal information, which may or may not
include: customer-specified Peerdate.com username, gender,
age, ethnic background, appearance, religion, income range,
occupation, preference/lifestyle information and general geographic
location. Much of this information is optional, and meant
to be seen by members and visitors to the site but cannot
be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc.
PRIVATE:
This information is gathered from members and guests who apply
for the various services our site offers. This information
includes, but is not limited to: email address, first name,
last name, birthdate, credit card number or checking account
information for payment, a user-specified password, mailing
address and telephone number.
Peerdate.com Affiliate Partners
The Affiliate Partner program is a vehicle
for other relationship-based sites to link to the Peerdate.com
site. No personal member information is exchanged with the
Affiliate Partner.
Information not Directly Submitted by Users
to Peerdate.com
AGGREGATE: This is information
we collect that is not personally identifiable, such as browser
type and IP address. This information is gathered for all
users to the site.
Use of Information Obtained by Peerdate.com
PUBLIC: Public information
supplied by the user is intended to be viewed by visitors
to the site. This information is used by visitors for searching
and matching purposes. Public information cannot be used to
identify a specific member by name, address, etc.
PRIVATE: Email addresses submitted
by members are primarily used by us verify enrollment and
when forwarding anonymous e-mails from ad responders. Respondees'
email addresses are not disclosed to the responder. We may
also use a user's email address to send news regarding our
site, but the user may choose not to receive email of this
type by contacting us at admin@Peerdate.com. Email addresses
may also be used in private correspondence with the user for
customer service issues. Financial information that is collected
is used to bill the user for products and services. All other
private information submitted by the user is confidential
and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to
protect members of Peerdate.com. All private information can
be updated or deleted by the user at any time.
Peerdate.com's Affiliate Partners: Information
submitted by the Affiliate Partner is used for establishing
and maintaining a business relationship. No personal or business
information is shared outside the relationship between Peerdate.com
and the Affiliate Partner. Affiliate Partners may not view
or access private information on members or users of our site.
Information that users do not submit to us
AGGREGATE: We use your server,
IP address, and browser-type related information in the general
administration of our website.
Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
We do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your
personal information except to the financial institution that
processes your check transaction unless required by
law or for the protection of your membership.
Links
This site contains links to other websites.
Please be aware that Peerdate.com is not responsible for the
privacy practices of other Web sites. We encourage our users
to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by this Web site.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's
hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of
a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site. Once the user closes their
browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting
a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a
password more than once, thereby saving time while on our
site. If a user rejects a cookie, they may still use our site.
The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited
in some areas on our site. We occasionally use cookies to
anonymously track and target the interests of our users to
enhance the experience on our site or for advertising tracking
purposes. In addition, cookies may be used on our site to
allow enhanced capabilities such as chat. We do not and will
not use cookies to collect private information from any user!
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
Peerdate.com gives users the following options
for modifying or removing their information from our database:
- You can send email to admin@Peerdate.com
- visit http://www.Peerdate.com/profile.asp
- You can send mail to the following postal address
Caldera Enterprises,
P. O. Box 64225,
Nairobi, Kenya
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will prominently
post a link to those changes on our Homepage so our users
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information
in a manner different from that stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users
will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner, and we will then use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information
was collected.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out'
of having information used for purposes not directly related
to our site at the point where we ask for the information.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional
materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these
communication by following the instructions contained in the
e-mail, or replying to the message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the
subject line
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