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Yatzu.com
Privacy Policy
Istarmedia.net and its subsidiaries ("we", "us" or
"our") owns and operates a number of different sites on
the Web, including www.yatzu.com ("Yatzu"), and is
strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our user
community. This privacy policy provides details on our
information collection and use practices that are
specific to Yatzu. Please note that this policy only
applies to our data collection and use practices for
Yatzu and does not apply to the data collection and use
practices of other companies or organizations whose
products, services or Web sites you may use or gain
access to through Yatzu. For information on the data
collection and use practices of those third parties,
please refer to their respective policies and
procedures.
Types of Information We Collect and Use
Anonymous User Information. In general, we collect and
use anonymous information and data regarding your access
and use of Yatzu. When you visit Yatzu our servers
record the information your browser automatically sends
whenever visiting or using a Web site, including your
web request, the Internet Protocol address and browser
configuration of your computer, the date and time of
your request, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the
referring and exiting Web sites. If you use our search
services, we also collect information on the search
terms you submit and the links you click upon the
results pages. We do not require you to provide us with
any information that identifies you personally to visit
Yatzu or use our search services. We generally collect
this anonymous information in server log files and use
this information for a variety of purposes, including
providing you with our search services, the
administration and operation of our Web sites,
identifying and preventing fraud and misuse of our Web
sites, and designing and developing new products and
services.
Personal User Information. In addition to the anonymous
user information above, we may occasionally request from
you or you may otherwise voluntarily provide us
information that personally identifies you. We may
receive personal information about you from a broad
range of activities on Yatzu, including surveys,
contests, program registrations, tell-a-friend services
and general correspondence. Also, we may receive
personal information about you from certain third party
distribution partners or service providers as part of
providing our search services to such third parties.
Depending on the service used, the personal information
we collect may include contact information (such as
first and last name, mailing address, email address and
telephone number), demographic information (such as age,
gender, occupation and household income) and location
and billing information (shipping and billing address,
credit card information). When we request personal
information from you, we will inform you of the type of
information we need and the purpose of our use. Except
as specifically described in this Privacy Policy and our
general corporate privacy policy, we will only use your
personal information for the purpose it was collected.
We may collect or request such personal information in
the following ways:
Correspondence
If you contact us, we may keep a record of the contact
information you provide us in order to communicate with
you regarding your correspondence.
Surveys, Promotions or Contests
From time to time, we may conduct surveys, promotions or
contests on Yatzu. Participation in these events is
completely voluntary and you will always have a choice
whether or not to participate. Any personal information
collected as part of the event will only be collected
and used for purposes of the event, such as to notify
the winners and award prizes for a promotion or contest,
and as otherwise set forth as part of the survey,
promotion or contest. Survey information will be used
for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of the iStarmedia Sites.
User Groups
If you register for a user group or special program on
Yatzu, we request individual user information. If you
choose to participate in a user group, your individual
user information will be used to qualify you and to
contact you for various projects at iStarmedia's
discretion. You may opt out of a user group at any time
by following the opt out provisions of the user group.
Tell-A-Friend
If you use our referral services for informing friends
or family about any of our services, we may ask you for
individual user information and the name and email
address of your friend or family member. We will only
use the information you provide us to send the person an
e-mail inviting them to visit the site or use the
service.
Cookies
When you visit Yatzu or use our search services, one or
more cookies, web beacons or action tags may be sent to
your computer or otherwise used in connection with your
visit or use. A cookie is a small data file that is sent
to your computer when you visit a Web site or use a
service. When stored on your computer, a cookie uniquely
identifies your browser and records your preferences and
other data about your visit or use. Cookies are also
sometimes used to complete transactions requested by
users. Web beacons, also known as web bugs, are small,
graphic images that transparently reside on a Web site
or other web-based service and are designed to allow the
Web site or service owner to monitor who is visiting the
Web site or using the service. Action tags assist in
delivering cookies and embed a random identifying number
on a user's browser. We use information collected from
these devices to track which pages our users view, which
browsers they use and other information about user
activity when visiting Yatzu or using our services. We
also use the information collected and stored by cookies
to help us provide you with personalized features and
preferences when using our search services in a manner
that is linked to personal user information you elect to
share with us. We use action tags to compile statistics
and other data about our users on an aggregate basis.
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. For
a session cookie, once you close your browser the cookie
simply terminates. A persistent cookie stays stored on
your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can
change the settings on your browser to refuse or notify
you prior to accepting cookies and to remove them from
your computer. However, some features and services may
not function properly without cookies.
We also engage third party advertisement networks that
may place cookies on your computer when accessing and
using our search services on Yatzu that collect
anonymous, non-personal information regarding the your
access and use. This information may be used by
iStarmedia and its third party advertising network
partners to identify and target related advertising to
the user of such computer, when on Yatzu or Web sites
within the third party’s advertising network of sites.
How We Use Your Personal Information and Other Data
In general, we only use your personal information for
the purpose it was collected, including internally to
serve you the Web sites and services you request, to
enhance and extend our relationship with you, and to
improve our Web sites and services. We also use personal
information for fulfillment and billing purposes, to
respond to customer support inquiries, inform you of new
Web sites or services and comply with applicable laws.
We may access, use, disclose and share any
non-personally identifiable information and data we
collect for any business purpose and with any third
party in our sole discretion. When you conduct a search
on Yatzu, we use the search terms you submit along with
the information set forth above to provide you with
relevant search results, including results tailored to
your geographic location based on the Internet Protocol
address of your computer. This information is also used
to maintain and improve the quality, security and
integrity of our services and to detect and protect
against security threats such as botnet attacks, click
fraud and worms. We do not store and retain the Internet
Protocol addresses we collect as part of our search
services on Yatzu for longer than six months.
Inter-Company Transfers
We may internally transfer the information we collect,
including your personal information, to and from the
United States and any other country in which we or our
agents maintain facilities for the purposes identified
above, as well as for storage, processing or other
business use as permitted under this Privacy Policy. By
accessing or using Yatzu or our search services you
consent to the transfer of your personal information
among these facilities, including those located outside
of your country of residence.
Sharing Information With Third Parties
In general, we do not sell, rent or otherwise trade your
personal information with third parties. However, we may
disclose and share your personal information with third
parties under the following limited circumstances:
Consent. We have received your consent or permission.
Transaction Processing. As necessary to complete a
requested transaction, such as verification of your
credit card information.
Third Party Service Providers. Occasionally, we engage
third parties to provide us with products and services,
such as support, consulting, statistical analysis and
marketing research that may require access to or use of
your personal information. In such event, the third
party will be obligated to maintain the privacy of any
personal information disclosed or shared as part of its
provision to us of the product to service and to only
use such information for the limited purpose of
providing the product or service.
Business Transfers. Information about our users and the
access and use of the iStarmedia Sites and our products
and services is one of our most important business
assets. As such, information about our users, including
personal information, may be disclosed and transferred
as part of any merger or acquisition, creation of a
separate business to provide iStarmedia products and
services, the sale or pledge of company assets, as well
as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or
receivership in which personal information would be
transferred as one of the business assets.
Protection of iStarmedia; Compliance with Law. We will
disclose personal information or remove, destroy or
alter personal information in our possession or control
when we believe it is necessary to comply with legal
process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights,
property or safety of our company, its employees,
customers or the public.
We may use, disclose and share any anonymous,
non-personally identifiable information and data we
collect with any third party in our sole discretion.
Third Party Information Collection and Use; Links
Yatzu and our search services use and provide access to
products, services and content of third parties
(collectively, "Third Party Properties"), such as third
party search results, yellow and white page directory
listings, Web sites, links and advertisements. Please be
aware that we do not control and are not responsible for
the information collection and use practices and
policies of these third parties, and that by accessing
or using Third Party Properties they may collect
information regarding your use and access. In general,
clicking on third party links on Yatzu, whether part of
a search result, advertisement or other content, will
allow the third party provider of the result, link or
content to collect anonymous, non-personally
identifiable information about your browser and
activity. We encourage you to be aware when you click on
a link or visit a Third Party Property or otherwise
leave Yatzu to review any such third party's data and
information collection and use practices and policies
with regard to their Web site, products or
services.Information Storage and Security
We have implemented and use a variety of industry
accepted physical, electronic and managerial policies
and procedures to safeguard and secure the information
we collect to help prevent unauthorized access,
disclosure, alteration or destruction and to maintain
its accuracy and correct use. We generally store the
information and data we collect on our own servers in a
secure environment and restrict access to your personal
information to employees and agents who need to know
that information in order to provide you with access and
use of Yatzu and other iStarmedia Sites and our
services, operate and maintain the iStarmedia Sites and
as otherwise set forth and in accordance with this
Privacy Policy. While we have taken efforts to safeguard
and secure your personal information, we cannot
guarantee that your information may not be disclosed,
altered or destroyed by accidental circumstances or by
the unauthorized acts of others.
Choice
Typically you will have the choice of whether or not to
provide us with personal information. However, you may
not be able to access or use some features of Yatzu and
some of our other services if you chose not to provide
us with the information required for those services.
Unless the cost, burden or expense of such access is
unwarranted, or the rights of a third party would be
violated, we will provide you with the ability to
access, correct, update and/or delete the personal
information we collect and store from you by written
request using the contact information provided below.
Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy
(Users under the Age of 13)
In response to concerns about protecting children's
privacy online, Congress enacted the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"), which sets
forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which
Web sites may collect, use and disclose any personal
information for children under the age of 13. In
accordance with iStarmedia policy and COPPA regulations,
we DO NOT:
Request or knowingly collect personally identifiable
information online or offline contact information from
users under 13 years of age; or
Knowingly use or share personal information from users
under 13 years of age with third parties; It is possible
that by fraud or deception we may receive information
given to us or pertaining to children under 13. If we
are notified of this, as soon as we verify the
information, we will immediately delete the information
from our servers.
Questions regarding children's privacy should be
directed to us at the contact information provided
below.
Safe Harbor
We abide by the European Union ("EU") Safe Harbor
framework as set forth by the Department of Commerce
regarding collection, use, and retention of data from
the EU. Our privacy practices with respect to personal
data collected from individuals residing in the EU are
self-certified to the Safe Harbor Program developed by
the US Department of Commerce and the European
Commission. For more information about the Safe Harbor
Program, please go to http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.
Terms that are capitalized below have the same meanings
given to them as part of the Safe Harbor Program.
Compliance with Applicable Law. We may disclose Personal
Data to governmental authorities when required or
reasonably requested to do so by such governmental
authorities. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the
extent that it is in conflict with any law that may be
applicable to the Personal Data of a Data Subject.
Safe Harbor Verification. iStarmedia verifies that this
Privacy Policy is accurate, comprehensive, and
completely implemented, including implementation of
appropriate employee training and other internal
procedures. iStarmedia further verifies that its privacy
policy conforms to the "Safe Harbor Principles" issued
by the U.S. Department of Commerce on July 21, 2000,
which concerns compliance with European Union privacy
protection requirements by U.S. organizations.
Enforcement
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our
Privacy Policy, please direct them to us at the contact
information provided below. We have instituted internal
policies and procedures for handling such submissions
and will respond to you in a timely manner.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We will change, amend and update this Privacy Policy and
the privacy policies of the various iStarmedia Sites
from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy
practices, technology, products and services, general
business operations and industry. In the event of any
such change, we will post a revised policy on this Web
site or the Web site of the respective product or
service and revise the "Last Updated" date of such
policy. We reserve the right to change, amend and update
this Privacy Policy, including all of our associated
privacy policies, at any time in our sole and absolute
discretion, and such changes will be effective upon
posting of the revised policy. In the event of a
material change in our information collection and use
practices, we will provide more prominent notice of such
change along with the revision to the effective date of
the policy. You should check this Privacy Policy and the
policies of the iStarmedia Sites you may access or use
on a regular basis to ensure you have reviewed and are
familiar with the most current policy.
Contacting Us
For any questions or concerns you may have regarding
this Privacy Policy and our information and data
collection and use practices, please complete the below
form.
VIA MAIL:
Yatzu.com
7979 NW 21 ST, SJO2759
Doral, Florida, USA 3312
VIA EMAIL:
webmaster@yatzu.com
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