RootZoo Privacy Policy
Personal Information
Personal information is information that specifically identifies a person, such as a name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card or other account number, and information about that person's activities when directly linked to that person such as information about his or her purchases or use of services. Personal information also includes demographic information such as date of birth, gender, geographic area and preferences when such information is linked to other personal information that together identifies a person.
Personal Information Collected by RootZoo
RootZoo.com collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the RootZoo.com service. RootZoo.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other.
RootZoo.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and first names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the RootZoo.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join RootZoo, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network Users within a personal network communicate on RootZoo.com with each other through the RootZoo.com service, without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, RootZoo.com allows users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, and schools and/or companies where users may have attended or worked.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do not send me notification emails" in the user "Account Settings"
From time to time, RootZoo.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on RootZoo. Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Disclosure of Information
RootZoo holds the right to sell, license or share personal information about with third parties **without** your prior consent except in the limited circumstances described in this Policy. As partially described above, personal information is shared with third-party vendors who assist RootZoo in performing internal functions necessary to operate RootZoo’s business. These functions may include, for example, analyzing data and providing marketing or advertising assistance. In all cases, RootZoo strives to limit the information shared with its third-party vendors to that which is necessary to carry out those functions. You are solely responsible for any information you provide to these parties directly, and RootZoo encourages you to become familiar with their practices before disclosing information directly to them. RootZoo also discloses personal information when appropriate to comply with the law (e.g., a lawful subpoena, warrant or court order); to enforce or apply this Policy or RootZoo’s other policies or agreements; to initiate, render, bill and collect for amounts owed to RootZoo; to protect RootZoo’s or Rootzoo users' rights, property or safety; to protect RootZoo’s users from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of RootZoo's Site; or if RootZoo believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of communications or justifies disclosure of records without delay. Additionally, information about RootZoo’s users, including personally identifiable information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing or sale of company assets, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personally identifiable information could be transferred to third parties as one of RootZoo’s business assets.
Links to Other Websites
RootZoo.com contains links to sites. RootZoo is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on RootZoo.com.
Choices and Access
To request access to or that we correct or delete your personal information, or to opt-out of receiving communications from RootZoo, you have the following options of “unsubscribing” discussed on the website, emailing us at contact@rootzoo.com
Any changes RootZoo decides in the future regarding the sharing of personal information with any third parties for any third party direct marketing purposes, the Policy will be updated to reflect such change and provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of such disclosure of your personal information. Please note that opting out of receiving communications from RootZoo will not prevent you from receiving administrative communications, such as those concerning the operation of the Site or about an article or comment you have submitted.
Children Under 14
RootZoo.com is neither intended nor designed for Children under the age of 14, nor to collect personal information from children under the age of 14. If you are under 14 years old you should not register, use or otherwise provide personal information to the Site.
Security
RootZoo.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. RootZoo takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time. For any additional information about the security measures we use on RootZoo.com, please contact us at contact@rootzoo.com
Policy Changes
RootZoo has the right to make changes to the privacy policy if necessary. If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our website for 30 days.
Conditions of Use
If you decide to visit the Site website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this and RootZoo's Terms of Use.
Further Questions
Any questions regarding the material stated in this Policy, or the practices of or your dealings with the Site, please email info@rootzoo.com.
