Introduction
Funnext.com is an internet and mobile service that allows users to create personal
web profiles and communicate and share content with friends and other users. To help our members identify and interact with each other, we request
and display some personal information to other members and visitors. Funnext.com
members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other
members and the service communicates with them.
Funnext.com cares deeply about online privacy. If you have
any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at
info@funnext.com.
Process
of Information Collection and Use by funnext.com
Funnext.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 funnext.com service. Funnext.com also collects other
profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education
and occupation in order to assist users in connecting with each other. Further,
in order to facilitate commerce, we collect credit card information, member's address,
or bank information only from those who choose to join funnext.com.
Funnext.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
user names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the
funnext.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes
of inviting new friends to join funnext.com, 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 funnext.com with each other through the funnext.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, Funnext.com allows users to search for other members using first
and last name, email address, Companies and schools where users may have attended.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates,
a newsletter or news regarding the service.
From time to time, Funnext.com or a partner may sponsor
a promotion or contest on funnext.com. 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.
Use of
Cookies
Funnext.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences
and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors
are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter,
advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information.
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 must enable cookies from funnext.com in
order to use most functions on the site Please note that funnext.com allows 3rd
party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set
and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject
to their own privacy policies, not the funnext.com Privacy Policy.
Invitations
and Communication to Non-members
Funnext.com members can invite friends to join the service
by sending invitation emails via our
automated invitation system. Funnext.com stores
the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be added to
the friend's
list of the member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders
of the invitations. Funnext.com does not sell these email addresses or use them
to send any other
communication besides invitations. Recipients of invitations from
Funnext.com may contact funnext.com to request the removal of their information
from our database.
Links
Funnext.com contains links to sites. Funnext.com 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 funnext.com.
Blogs,
Bulletin Boards, Buzz and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public
information to blogs, bulletin boards, Buzz or any other Public Forums that information
can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you
unsolicited communications.
Email
Choice
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications
may choose not to by sending a mail at info@funnext.com.
Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users
by funnext.com or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners
may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each
time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile
information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements
and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to
deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by funnext.com and does not cover
the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
Funnext.com member accounts are secured by member-created
passwords. Funnext.com 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 funnext.com,
please email us at info@funnext.com
Sharing
and Disclosure of Information Funnext.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement,
Funnext.com will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we
believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to
respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by funnext.com,
whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the funnext.com
Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. Funnext.com reserves the right to
transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to
that information as a result of the sale of funnext.com or substantially all of
its assets to that successor in interest For more information see the "Changes in
Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes
in Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy
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 Web site for 30 days.
Contacting
the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement,
the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact
us at:
info@funnext.com