Privacy Policy
Last updated June 20, 2009
This Privacy Policy outlines important information regarding the use and disclosure of information collected via this Website. Quizulous.com ("The Company") provides this Privacy Policy to help users make an informed decision as to whether to use or continue using the Website.
THE COMPANY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY CHANGE THIS PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. SAID CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AWARE OF CHANGES IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AND THE COMPANY IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY YOU OF SAID CHANGES. THE COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE NOTICES OF CHANGES IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN BY POSTING THE CHANGES AT THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY OR USE ANY OF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED OR PROVIDED ON ANY OF THE COMPANY'S WEBSITES.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Company's collection, use, storage and disclosure of information (a) on this Website, including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites"), and (b) collected from information provided by users, including e-mail address and phone numbers. The Company is not in any way responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third party websites or applications, or any website to which you may be directed.
By reference, this Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Company's Terms & Conditions of Use. Your use of the Website and any personal information you provide via the Website or through other official Company contact remains subject to this Privacy Policy, as well as the Terms & Conditions of Use, and/or other stated policies of the Company which may exist from time to time.
1. Collection of Information. The Company collects information from individuals by various methods, including, but not limited to, the following:
A. When an individual voluntarily completes a Company survey or quiz, is challenged to complete or participate in a survey or quiz, or a registration page either online or offline, or by means of online or offline surveys, quizzes, or registration pages operated by third parties or after an individual authorizes such collection via a checkbox or link (collectively, a "Quiz"). (As used herein, "online" means using the Internet, including the Website, and related technologies, and "offline" means by methods other than online, including in person, in the postal mail, using telephones and cell phones, and other similar means.) In the Quizzes, the Company or a third party (a "Third Party") may ask an individual to provide various information to the Company, which may include his or her name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), SMS messaging details (e.g. date, time and content of the SMS message), birth date, gender, education and marital status, occupation, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information as may be requested from time to time (together, the "Quiz Information"). The Company may also collect information concerning an individual from another source and use that information in combination with information provided from this Web Site. Completing the Quizzes is completely voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide Quiz Information to the Company, but an individual may receive incentives from the Company, such as online points or rankings, in exchange for providing Quiz Information to the Company.
B. When an individual provides information to a Third Party and the Company subsequently purchases, licenses, or otherwise acquires the information from the Third Party (the "Seller"). Such purchased information may include, but is not limited to, an individual's name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), SMS messaging details (e.g. date, time and content of the SMS message), birth date, gender, education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such other information as the individual may have provided to the Seller (together, "Third Party List Information"). When acquiring Third Party List Information, the Company seeks assurances from the Seller that the Seller has a right to transfer the Third Party List Information to the Company. The Company, however, is not responsible for any misrepresentation by the Seller or unauthorized sale of the Third Party List Information.
C. Other occasions when the Company obtains information from individuals include (1) when an individual is making a claim for a prize or seeking to redeem an incentive offered by the Company or by a Third Party, (2) when an individual requests assistance through the Company's customer service department, and (3) when an individual voluntarily subscribes to a service or newsletter offered by the Company (together, "Other Information").
D. The Company may use current technology to obtain certain information about an individual. Additionally, the Company may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future (together, "Technology Information"). As a result, the Company strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of technology.
E. The Company may receive information about individuals from Third Parties or from other sources of information outside of the Company, including information located in public databases ("Outside Information").
F. Notwithstanding the various sources from which the Company collects information, the Company will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If the Company obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect such information, the Company has no such information to use or to disclose to Third Parties. The Company has designed this policy in order to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
2. Use of Individual Information.
The Company, in its sole discretion, may use individual information for any legally permissible purpose, including but not limited to the following:
A. The Company stores the Individual Information in a database on the Company's computers. The Company's computers have security measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under the Company's control. Notwithstanding such measures, the Company cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent the Company computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered. Accordingly, the Company is in no way responsible or liable for any costs, damages, liabilities or expenses arising from any such unauthorized access to the Company's computers.
B. The Company uses the Individual Information to create an account for each user which is then used to (a) verify the user's log in to that account, (b) allow the user to download the Company's toolbar for use with the Site, and (c) to verify the identity of challenged users.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not use Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to individuals or send unsolicited email messages. As a result, statutes requiring certain formatting for unsolicited email are not applicable to the Company's email messages. The Company does not use Individual Information to target advertising to an individual user, nor does it match a person's Quiz Information and Third Party List Information to other categories of Individual Information to make and improve profiles of individuals, to track a person's online browsing habits on the Internet, or to determine which areas of the Company's web sites are most frequently visited.
3. Dissemination of Individual Information.
The Company does not disclose, sell or transfer Individual Information to Third Parties for any purpose, unless such disclosure is in response to a subpoena, court order, and other legal process, or should the Company be subject to an acquisition, merger, sale or other change of control or business entity status, the Company reserves the right to transfer or assign the Information collected from the Website to the new or successor organization or entity.
4. Privacy Practices of Third Parties.
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies (together, "Advertisers") who place advertisements on the Website and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technology to collect information about individuals. The Company does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and the Company is in no way responsible for the use of such technology utilized by Advertisers to gather information about individuals.
The Website and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to the web sites of Third Parties. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other web sites. Linked web sites may contain links to web sites maintained by Third Parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. The Company does not operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such Third Party web sites. The inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization, and users click on such links in their sole discretion and at their sole risk.
5. Individuals Outside of the United States.
Anyone using the Website outside of the United States acknowledges that personal information will be collected and stored by the Company in the United States. By using the Website, you consent to the transfer of information to and/or storage of information outside of your country and in the United States.
6. Unsubscribe Procedures.
To unsubscribe or delete the Company's storage of your Individual Information, you must send an e-mail to the Company at feedback@quizulous.com. In the subject line of the e-mail, you must type "Delete My Account." The Company shall, within ten business days after receipt of your e-mail, delete any and all Individual Information in its possession regarding you or your account.
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov. If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at feedback@quizulous.com.
THE COMPANY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY CHANGE THIS PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. SAID CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AWARE OF CHANGES IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AND THE COMPANY IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY YOU OF SAID CHANGES. THE COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE NOTICES OF CHANGES IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN BY POSTING THE CHANGES AT THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY OR USE ANY OF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED OR PROVIDED ON ANY OF THE COMPANY'S WEBSITES.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Company's collection, use, storage and disclosure of information (a) on this Website, including all its divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the "Websites"), and (b) collected from information provided by users, including e-mail address and phone numbers. The Company is not in any way responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third party websites or applications, or any website to which you may be directed.
By reference, this Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Company's Terms & Conditions of Use. Your use of the Website and any personal information you provide via the Website or through other official Company contact remains subject to this Privacy Policy, as well as the Terms & Conditions of Use, and/or other stated policies of the Company which may exist from time to time.
1. Collection of Information. The Company collects information from individuals by various methods, including, but not limited to, the following:
A. When an individual voluntarily completes a Company survey or quiz, is challenged to complete or participate in a survey or quiz, or a registration page either online or offline, or by means of online or offline surveys, quizzes, or registration pages operated by third parties or after an individual authorizes such collection via a checkbox or link (collectively, a "Quiz"). (As used herein, "online" means using the Internet, including the Website, and related technologies, and "offline" means by methods other than online, including in person, in the postal mail, using telephones and cell phones, and other similar means.) In the Quizzes, the Company or a third party (a "Third Party") may ask an individual to provide various information to the Company, which may include his or her name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), SMS messaging details (e.g. date, time and content of the SMS message), birth date, gender, education and marital status, occupation, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information as may be requested from time to time (together, the "Quiz Information"). The Company may also collect information concerning an individual from another source and use that information in combination with information provided from this Web Site. Completing the Quizzes is completely voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide Quiz Information to the Company, but an individual may receive incentives from the Company, such as online points or rankings, in exchange for providing Quiz Information to the Company.
B. When an individual provides information to a Third Party and the Company subsequently purchases, licenses, or otherwise acquires the information from the Third Party (the "Seller"). Such purchased information may include, but is not limited to, an individual's name, email address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), SMS messaging details (e.g. date, time and content of the SMS message), birth date, gender, education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such other information as the individual may have provided to the Seller (together, "Third Party List Information"). When acquiring Third Party List Information, the Company seeks assurances from the Seller that the Seller has a right to transfer the Third Party List Information to the Company. The Company, however, is not responsible for any misrepresentation by the Seller or unauthorized sale of the Third Party List Information.
C. Other occasions when the Company obtains information from individuals include (1) when an individual is making a claim for a prize or seeking to redeem an incentive offered by the Company or by a Third Party, (2) when an individual requests assistance through the Company's customer service department, and (3) when an individual voluntarily subscribes to a service or newsletter offered by the Company (together, "Other Information").
D. The Company may use current technology to obtain certain information about an individual. Additionally, the Company may use other new and evolving sources of information in the future (together, "Technology Information"). As a result, the Company strongly encourages individuals to revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of technology.
E. The Company may receive information about individuals from Third Parties or from other sources of information outside of the Company, including information located in public databases ("Outside Information").
F. Notwithstanding the various sources from which the Company collects information, the Company will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If the Company obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect such information, the Company has no such information to use or to disclose to Third Parties. The Company has designed this policy in order to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
2. Use of Individual Information.
The Company, in its sole discretion, may use individual information for any legally permissible purpose, including but not limited to the following:
A. The Company stores the Individual Information in a database on the Company's computers. The Company's computers have security measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under the Company's control. Notwithstanding such measures, the Company cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent the Company computers from being illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered. Accordingly, the Company is in no way responsible or liable for any costs, damages, liabilities or expenses arising from any such unauthorized access to the Company's computers.
B. The Company uses the Individual Information to create an account for each user which is then used to (a) verify the user's log in to that account, (b) allow the user to download the Company's toolbar for use with the Site, and (c) to verify the identity of challenged users.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not use Individual Information to provide promotional offers by email to individuals or send unsolicited email messages. As a result, statutes requiring certain formatting for unsolicited email are not applicable to the Company's email messages. The Company does not use Individual Information to target advertising to an individual user, nor does it match a person's Quiz Information and Third Party List Information to other categories of Individual Information to make and improve profiles of individuals, to track a person's online browsing habits on the Internet, or to determine which areas of the Company's web sites are most frequently visited.
3. Dissemination of Individual Information.
The Company does not disclose, sell or transfer Individual Information to Third Parties for any purpose, unless such disclosure is in response to a subpoena, court order, and other legal process, or should the Company be subject to an acquisition, merger, sale or other change of control or business entity status, the Company reserves the right to transfer or assign the Information collected from the Website to the new or successor organization or entity.
4. Privacy Practices of Third Parties.
Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies (together, "Advertisers") who place advertisements on the Website and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technology to collect information about individuals. The Company does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and the Company is in no way responsible for the use of such technology utilized by Advertisers to gather information about individuals.
The Website and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to the web sites of Third Parties. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other web sites. Linked web sites may contain links to web sites maintained by Third Parties. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. The Company does not operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such Third Party web sites. The inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization, and users click on such links in their sole discretion and at their sole risk.
5. Individuals Outside of the United States.
Anyone using the Website outside of the United States acknowledges that personal information will be collected and stored by the Company in the United States. By using the Website, you consent to the transfer of information to and/or storage of information outside of your country and in the United States.
6. Unsubscribe Procedures.
To unsubscribe or delete the Company's storage of your Individual Information, you must send an e-mail to the Company at feedback@quizulous.com. In the subject line of the e-mail, you must type "Delete My Account." The Company shall, within ten business days after receipt of your e-mail, delete any and all Individual Information in its possession regarding you or your account.
For more information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov. If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at feedback@quizulous.com.