Noobis,
Inc. Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January
1, 2008
The following
Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices of Noobis,
Inc. (“we” or “us”). Specifically, it outlines the types of information that we
gather about you while you are using the noobis.com website (the “Site”) and
any associated online applications or services (the “Apps”) whether offered
through the Site or some other delivery (for example Facebook),
and the ways in which we use and don’t use this information. This Privacy Policy, does not apply to any information you may provide to
us or that we may collect offline and/or through other means.
Please read this
Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using the Site and the Apps, you
agree that your use of our Site and Apps, and any dispute over privacy, is
governed by this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.
Because the Web is an evolving medium, we may need to change our Privacy Policy
at some point in the future, in which case we’ll post the changes to this
Privacy Policy on www.noobis.com and update the Effective Date of the policy to
reflect the date of the changes. By continuing to use the Site and Apps after
we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.
What
Information is Collected?
The information
that we collect about you while you are using the Site and Apps falls into two
general categories:
1. Information
You Provide to Us.
We may collect
and store information, personal or otherwise, that you voluntarily supply
either while on the Site, the Apps, through a third-party (such as Facebook), or in responding via email in connection with a
feature provided on the Site and Apps. Some examples of this type of information
include demographic information that you electronically submit when you sign up
for access to certain features on the Site and Apps, information (such as your
name or email address) that you electronically submit when you register, surveys
data, sweepstakes or contests on the Site and Apps, information that you post
on message boards on the Site and Apps, and information contained in search
requests or questions that you submit to the Site and Apps. If you decline to
supply or provide us with certain information while using the Site and Apps,
you may not be able to use or participate in some or all of the features
offered through the Site and Apps.
2. Information
that is Automatically Collected.
We also collect
and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through
the Site and Apps. For example, to enhance your experience on the Site and Apps,
we may use a standard feature found in browser software called a “cookie”.
Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for
record-keeping purposes. By showing how and when visitors use the Site and Apps,
cookies help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from
having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of the Site and Apps where
you have entered preference information before. Besides cookies, Noobis, Inc.
is engaged in the development of other tracking and reporting methodologies and
algorithms and may use these to also automatically collect information. Another
example of information that we automatically collect as you navigate the Site and
Apps is information about your computer’s connection to the Internet. This
information allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web
pages and other content to you and to measure traffic on the Site and Apps.
In addition,
third party advertisers or third party ad servers that place and present
advertising on the Site and Apps also may collect information from you via
cookies, web beacons, clear .gifs or similar technologies. These third party
advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present
their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements’
effectiveness, or for other uses. The use and collection of your information by
these third party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third
party’s privacy policy and is not covered by our privacy policy. Indeed, the
privacy policy of these third party advertisers and ad servers may be different
from our privacy policy. If you want more information about the privacy
policies of these third party advertisers and ad servers or want more
information on how to opt-out of the cookies or web beacons that some
advertisers and ad servers may use, click here.
How is
this Information Used?
We use the
information we collect from you while you are using the Site and Apps in a
variety of ways, including using the information to customize features and
advertising that appear on the Site and Apps. We also may provide your
information to third parties, such as service providers, contractors, and
advertisers, for a variety of purposes. For example, we may provide our
advertisers with information about you and other visitors that will enable our
advertisers to better target ads to specific types of visitors. We reserve the
right to use and to disclose to third parties all of
the information that we collect online about you and other visitors in any way
and for any purpose.
Please also keep
in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available
for viewing by third parties online – for example on message boards, through
email or web logs, or in chat areas – that information can be seen, collected
and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized
third party use of such information.
The Site and
Apps includes links to other websites and provides access to products and
services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control.
When you access another website or purchase third party products or services
through the Site and Apps, use of any information you provide is governed by
the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider
of such products or services.
We also make
some content, products and services available through our Site and Apps through
cooperative relationships with third party providers, where the brands of our
provider partner appear on the Site and Apps in connection with such content,
products and/or services. We may share with our provider partner any
information you provide, or that is collected, in the course of visiting any
pages that are made available in cooperation with our provider partner. In some
cases, the provider partner may collect information from you directly; in which
cases the privacy policy of the provider partner may apply to the provider
partner’s use of your information. The privacy policy of our provider partners
may differ from ours. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of
one of our provider partners, you should contact the provider partner directly
for more information. In addition, certain affiliated Noobis divisions and
partners, such as 3rdFloorMedia and Kelobis LLC,
provide online services that are separate from our Site and Apps and may be
subject to privacy policies that are different from ours. If you have any
question about the privacy policy that applies to the online service you are
using, you should click on the relevant link on the page of the service that
you are using.
Be aware that we
may occasionally release information about visitors when release is appropriate
to comply with law, to enforce our Terms of Service agreement,
or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the Site and Apps, the
public, or Noobis, Inc.
Please also note
that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely
event that we sell some or all of our assets, or our Site or Apps is acquired
by another company, information about our visitors may be among the transferred
assets.
Children’s
Privacy Statement
This children’s
privacy statement explains Noobis, Inc.’s practices with respect to the online
collection and use of personal information from children under the age of
thirteen, and provides important information regarding their rights under
federal law with respect to such information.
Questions
Regarding Privacy
If you have
questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your
dealings with us, please contact us by writing to:
Noobis, Inc.
ATTN: Privacy Policy Coordinator