Michianatalent.com PRIVACY POLICY
The policy is written in whole below but here is the abbreviated statement most are looking to see: "We do not give or trade your personal information to anyone outside of the services we offer. We make every effort to ensure your privacy, except as your limited information may be distributed to pre-screened employers interested in your talent. This is not simply "by request", but rather, by the request of any employer known to us OR who has obtained a valid listing in the Phone Book or other business resource sufficient to prove they are legitimately in business. This only pertains if you have a valid talent listing with us which comes with any level of membership. Basic membership is free and without obligation. The rest of the info below is taken from the Internet Standards of Privacy document. This entire statement both above and below is made in good faith and should not to be considered legal or enforceable."
The web site you have entered is operated by, or on behalf of, Michianatalent.com.
Michianatalent.com wants to help you make the most of your visit to our web sites, and that includes
helping to protect your personal privacy. Most of the features on our web sites are offered without
collecting any Personal Information from you. You can surf Michianatalent.com and view much
of our content anonymously. For those areas of our web sites and services that do require us to collect
Personal Information, this Privacy Policy will tell you what you need to know to make good decisions
for yourself and your family.
This Privacy Policy discloses when and how we collect, use, share, and safeguard information from this
web site. The Personal Information we collect depends on what you do when you visit our sites or use
the various products or services we offer. This Privacy Policy also explains what to do if you do not
want to provide Personal Information when you visit our web sites, and how to correct or change
information you have already provided to us.
By using this web site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as posted in this area of
the site. If you do not agree with any terms or practices described in this Privacy Policy, please do
not use our web sites.
As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means personally identifiable information, such
as your name, street address, telephone number, date of birth and e-mail address. When Personal
Information is collected, you will know because you will have to fill out a form on the web site. When
you make a purchase, or sign up for a paid service, we will also collect your credit card information
as additional Personal Information. We will use credit card information only to complete the
transactions you have requested.
Children:
Michianatalent.com is committed to providing special protection for the privacy of children who may
visit our web sites. Michianatalent.com is also committed to fully complying with the Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). We encourage parents to spend time online with their children, become
familiar with the features of our web sites and participate in the activities offered on our web sites.
Our protections for the privacy of children include the following:
- We do not knowingly collect, use or retain any Personal Information, for any purpose whatsoever
(including internal or external marketing or promotional purposes), from visitors to this web site who
are age 12 or younger. In addition, we will delete any records of such Personal Information that come
to our attention.
- Since we do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from visitors to this web site who are age
12 or younger, we do not disclose or transfer any such information to third parties.
- We do not request any visitor to provide any information about their family members, friends or others.
- We do not allow visitors who are age 12 or younger to be listed in any directory of registered users,
to participate in any of our chat services, to register for contests, sweepstakes, promotions, or
newsletters, or to receive direct marketing from Michianatalent.com or from our third-party affiliates
or service or product providers.
Special Note to Parents
If you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information at one of our web sites,
we invite you to notify us so that we may delete the information from our records and discontinue any
related features or services (see Opt-Out below). We appreciate your cooperation in assisting us to
provide a safe and enjoyable online experience for your children.
General Collection of Personal Information
Michianatalent.com collects Personal Information from visitors to our web sites in the following ways:
- Subscriptions to our newsletters.
- Forms to be filled out by the user.
- E-mail transmitted via various links on our web sites.
The use of any of these services is entirely optional and voluntary; however, if you do not provide the
Personal Information requested, we may elect to not make the related services available for your use.
If you send us an e-mail in which you disclose Personal Information, we will use it to discuss the
subject of your correspondence and, if appropriate, share it with other interested parties (such as
manufacturers of merchandise you have purchased from a web site).
If you send us an e-mail, you should know that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception.
So, if your communication needs to include sensitive information like your bank account, credit card,
or social security number, please contact us by postal mail or telephone (see Contact Us, below) rather
than e-mail.
Cookies
In order to track your use of the site, "cookies" may be employed. Cookies are pieces of information
that are sent by web sites and stored in your computer's hard drive, which provide you a service by
allowing us to recognize your computer to save you from having to re-enter the same data every time you
visit our web sites. They also allow us to learn how visitors use our web sites. This user data is
aggregated for tracking purposes primarily by tallying pages viewed throughout our web sites and
logging Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and browser types.
Aggregated usage data enables us to tailor our content to our visitors’ interests and to help our
advertisers better understand the preferences of our audience. Providing such usage data to advertisers
is essential to keeping as many of our services free to visitors as is reasonably possible. This
information does not reveal your identity although, in some cases, we may have to combine this
non-identifiable information with Personal Information to enforce compliance with our Terms of Service
or to protect our service, web sites, visitors or others.
In the course of serving advertisements to the site, our third-party advertisers may place or recognize
a unique cookie on your browser.
If you do not want to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject them. However, if you turn
cookies off, you will not have access to some Michianatalent.com features and services.
How We Use Your Information
We limit the manner in which your Personal Information is used. We use Personal Information to provide
you the products and services you want, to better understand and serve the needs of the
Michianatalent.com community, and to provide news and information to community members on new content,
products and features of the web sites via direct e-mail. If you have registered with us and do not
want to be contacted in the future by Michianatalent.com or our advertising partners, please see
Opt-Out below.
Finally, please note that we will release your Personal Information if required to do so by law, or by
search warrant, subpoena or court order.
Links to Third Party Web Sites
Please be advised that this web site contains certain hyperlinks to other web sites, some of which may
display Michianatalent.com logos or other Michianatalent.com content. These web sites may have privacy
policies; however, all of these web sites and their privacy policies are independent of our web sites
or this Privacy Policy. Michianatalent.com is not responsible for compliance with other web sites’
privacy policies or data collection practices. You should review these privacy policies carefully
before providing any Personal Information to these web sites.
Limitations on Use of Personal Information
We will only use or retain your Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy
Policy, and only for so long as is needed to fulfill your requests, support the services you have
requested, process your orders, or comply with the law.
Opt-Out
If you want to prevent a third party advertiser from setting and/or reading cookies on your computer,
currently you may either visit each ad network's web site individually and opt-out or visit the NAI
gateway opt-out site to opt-out of all network advertising cookies. This site will also allow you to
review the third party advertising companies' privacy policies."
If you believe your child (age 12 or younger) has provided us with Personal Information and/or is
receiving access to certain features or services, including marketing communications, we invite you to
notify us via e-mail by clicking here. We will delete this Personal Information and/or discontinue your
child’s access to the related features or services.
Access/ Correct/ Update Personal Information
If you would like to know what Personal Information Michianatalent.com has concerning you, send an
e-mail.. We will contact you by mail to verify your identity and provide you the information you request.
If you would like to correct or update your Personal Information, including providing a new e-mail
address, send an e-mail. Please be sure to include your old e-mail address.
Changes in This Privacy Policy Michianatalent.com reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we decide to change
our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here and we will change the “Last Updated” date at the
top of this page. We encourage you to visit this area frequently to stay informed. Contact Us If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy, please send an e-mail by clicking here. You may also contact at us by postal mail or telephone at: P.O. Box 6672 South bend, IN 46660 |