This privacy statement covers the web site www.Golfmates.com. Golfmates.com has created this Privacy Statement (Policy) in order to demonstrate our commitment to our user's privacy. As part of the normal operation of our services we collect and, in some cases, disclose information about you. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you and what may happen to that information. Information Collection and Use Golfmates.com is the sole owner of the information collected on www.Golfmates.com. Golfmates.com collects information from our users at several different points on our web site. Information Collection In order to use the Golfmates.com web site, you must first register. During registration a user is required to give profile and billing information. Profile information includes descriptive information about your self such as Gender, Age, Description, Golf Ability, Physical Description, a photo of yourself, etc. You will also be required to select a User Name and Password to use our site. Billing Information includes your Email Address, Billing Name and Address as well as your Payment Information. Information Use Our primary goal in collecting profile information is to provide you with an efficient and customized experience. This allows us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs and to customize our service to make your experience easier. Your profile is available for other members to view on the Site. Members' profiles include information helpful in determining matches. Your viewable profile does not include any identifying information about you, except the Username you chose upon registering and your photograph. We do not disclose your email address nor do we sell it or make it available to any third party other than as outlined in more detail in this Privacy Policy. Cookies and Log Files We automatically track certain information based upon your behavior on our site using cookies and other devices. We use this information for internal research of our members' demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand and serve you and our user community. This information includes the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or not). Which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address. We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of our site. "Cookies" are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing customized services. We also offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie". Cookies can also help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies", meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits. Our use of your information We use information in the files we maintain about you, and the other information we obtain from your current and past activities on the Site to troubleshoot problems and enforce our Terms and Conditions. At times, we may look across multiple members to identify problems. You agree that we may use personally identifiable information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve our content and product offerings, and customize our Site's content, layout, and services. These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs. Instances in which we will share user information Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. Third Parties As a matter of policy, we do not sell or rent any personally identifiable information about you to any third party. However, the following describes some of the ways that your personally identifiable information can be disclosed. We aggregate (gather up data across all our members accounts) personally identifiable information and disclose such information in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third parties for other marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to identify you personally. Certain information, such as your name, email address, password, credit card number and bank account number, are never disclosed to marketing advertisers. Links Golfmates.com contains links to other web sites. This document only addresses the use and disclosure of information Golfmates.com collects from you. To the extent that you disclose your information to other parties, whether they are on our Site or on other sites throughout the Internet, different privacy rules may apply. To the extent that we use third party advertisers, they adhere to their own privacy policies. Business Transitions In the event Golfmates.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified via a prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section. Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Profile Following registration, you can review and change the information you submitted during registration through the Manage Profile link on the Main Menu including: Your password and e-mail address. If you change your password and email we keep track of your old password and email. You can also change your registration information such as: name, address, city, state, zip code, country, phone number, profile, likes and dislikes, desired match profile, about me, etc. Upon your written request, we will suspend your membership, contact information, and financial information from our active databases. Such information will be suspended as soon as reasonably possible in accordance with our suspension policy and applicable law. Security Golfmates.com uses industry standard practices to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information, including Secure Socket Layers. Golfmates.com treats data as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by others inside and outside the company. Notification of Changes We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time based on your comments and our need to accurately reflect our data collection and disclosure practices. All changes to this policy are effective after we provide you with at least thirty (30) days' notice of changes by sending email to members. We provide you with thirty (30) days' notice to allow you the opportunity to notify Golfmates.com if you do not agree to such changes. A Special Note About Minors Children are not eligible to use our services, and we ask that minors (under the age of 18) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with your parents or guardians. Contact Information If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.
