Sophie Safe Privacy Policy (updated 1/14/2010)
At Sophie Safe LLC, we feel that your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) describes what types of information we gather about you, how we use it, under what circumstances we disclose it to third-parties, and your rights to update or correct it.
The Sophie Safe sites include SophieSafeFoodGuide.com, SophieSafeCooking.com, and all other sites owned and operated by Sophie Safe LLC. These sites shall be referred to as “Sophie Safe” throughout the remainder of this document. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our websites.
Except as specifically set forth in this Policy, we do not sell, rent, share or otherwise disclose personally-identifying information collected during your use of Sophie Safe without your permission.
This Policy applies to Sophie Safe. It does not apply to other companies' or organizations' web sites to which we may link or the policies of our advertisers. You should carefully review the privacy policies of those web sites in order to determine how they treat your personal information.
We utilize Paypal's services for payment. All of the privacy information regarding your payments is subject to Paypal's privacy policy, which can be found at Paypal.com.
In order to use the Sophie Safe Food Guide, you must sign up for an account.
When you sign up for an account with Sophie Safe, we ask you for personal information (your first name and email address). If you choose to subscribe to the full service, your payment information is collected by Paypal, and you should refer to their privacy policies for more information.
Your name is used to personalize your experience.
The email address you provide will be used to log into the web site and may be used to send periodic emails which may include: notifications that the terms of service or privacy policy have been updated, password recovery, and any other services to which you subscribe.
Sophie Safe also may collect non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, 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 subscribers. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
Sophie Safe reserves the right to communicate with you from time to time about important administrative, policy, legal, credit card, and billing matters, which will affect your use of Sophie Safe, including without limitation any alleged violations of our Terms of Use. These communications are mandatory.
When you visit Sophie Safe, we may send a cookie – a small file containing a string of characters – if you check the "remember me" box at login. The cookie is private and is not available to other websites. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you may have to enable cookies from Sophie Safe in order to use some functions on the site. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the Sophie Safe Privacy Policy.
The Sophie Safe Food Guide also utilizes Google ads. Google uses cookies in its advertising services to help advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads across the web. Google may set one or more cookies in your browser when you visit a website, including Google sites that use our advertising cookies, and view or click on an ad supported by Google’s advertising services. For more information about Google ads and their Privacy policy, please visit Google.com.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important to us at Sophie Safe LLC. And for that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we know to be under the age of 13. No part of our website is structured to attract anyone under the age of 13. Also, if we hear of, are informed of, or are witness to any illegal activity with, to, or directed at children, we will promptly report such parties to the proper authorities for prosecution.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, we reserve the right to disclose any personally identifiable or non-personal information about you if we are required to do so by law, with respect to notices and counter-notices pursuant to our DMCA notice and takedown policy and procedures and/or if we believe that such action is necessary to: (a) fulfill a government request; (b) conform with the requirements of the law or legal process; (c) protect or defend our legal rights or property, our websites, or other users; or (d) in an emergency to protect the health and safety of Sophie Safe users or the general public.
We may offer chat rooms, message boards, bulletin boards, or similar public forums where you and other users of Sophie Safe can communicate. The protections described in this Privacy Policy do not apply when you provide information (including personal information) in connection with your use of these public forums. We may use personally identifiable and non-personal information about you to identify you with a posting in a public forum. Any information you share in a public forum is public information and may be seen or collected by anyone, including third parties that do not adhere to our Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for events arising from the distribution of any information you choose to publicly post or share through Sophie Safe.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes). Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date.
As we continue to develop our business, we may sell or purchase assets. If another entity acquires us or all (or substantially all) of our assets, the personally identifiable information and non-personal information we have about you will be transferred to and used by this acquiring entity, though we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your preferences are followed. Also, if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, all such information may be considered an asset of ours and as such may be sold or transferred to third parties.
Sophie Safe subscribers may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account.
Subscribers who no longer wish to receive updates, notifications or other communications or solicitations may choose not to by notifying Sophie Safe. Communications may include instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us through our websites or email us at sophiesafe@gmail.com.
Even the best policy can't protect your online privacy and security in all circumstances. Your best protection is to understand the limits to privacy on the Internet and use common sense in all of your on-line activities. Be aware that e-mail is an inherently insecure form of communication. Remember that third parties are sometimes able to illegally intercept your unencrypted messages. Beware of scams in which persons unknown to you request your user name, password, or credit card information. Make sure you verify the identity of anyone asking for personal information. Always monitor your children's on-line activities and educate them as to the rules for safe Internet use.
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