Effective and Last Updated: March15, 2013
This website is owned and operated by Featured-Date.com, LLC We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors while they interact with the content, products and services on this site (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy applies to the Site only. It does not apply to other websites to which we link. Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we want you to understand what information we collect about you, how we collect it, how that information is used, and how you can control our disclosure of it. You agree that your use of the Site signifies your assent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of this Privacy Policy for information on how to contact us.
In General. We may collect two types of information from you: i) information that you voluntarily provide to us (e.g. through a voluntary membership process, sign-ups or emails); and ii) information that is derived through automated tracking mechanisms.
In order to become a member, you must first complete the registration process, during which we will collect personal information about you. The information will include your name, address, telephone number, email address, height, weight, age, gender, ethnicity, interest, activities, and additional questions from the questionnaire to define your match compatibility. In addition, if you transact business with us, financial information such as your payment method (valid credit card number, type, expiration date or other financial information). We do not collect personally identifiable information about you except when you specifically provide such information to us on a voluntary basis.
By registering with us, you consent to the use and method of disclosure as described in this Privacy Policy.
We also collect personally identifiable information when you choose to use certain other features of the site, including: i)consenting to receive email or text messages about upcoming promotions or events, ii) consenting to receive email, iii) participating in our webcast, iv) video conferencing, and others. When you choose to use these additional features, we require you to provide your “Contact Information” in addition to other personal information that may be required to complete a transaction such as your phone number, billing and shipping addresses and credit card information. Occasionally, we may also request information such as your match compatibility preferences and demographics which will help us better serve you and other users.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Featured-date.com, LLC uses cookies to store visitor’s preferences and to record session information. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user that such user did not intentionally submit to us.
Other Technologies. We may use standard Internet technology, such as web beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use of our site. We also may include web beacons in advertisements or email messages to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the services we offer our website visitors to deliver targeted advertisements and to measure the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, content, programming or other activities.
Information collected by third-parties. We may allow third-parties, advertising companies and ad networks, to display advertisements on our site. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements. Our website does not provide any personal information to these third parties. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness.
You may choose to invite friends to join Featured-date.com, LLC by sending invitation emails via our invite feature. Featured-date.com, LLC stores the email addresses you provide so that the respondents may be added to your social network, confirm memberships and also to send reminders of the invitations and special events. Featured-date.com, LLC does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders, and special events. Recipients of invitations may contact Featured-date.com to request removal of their information from our database.
Featured-date.com, LLC only uses your personal information for the original purposes it was given. Your personal information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without your approval at the time of collection.
In General. We may use information that we collect about you to:
Financial information. We may use financial information or payment method to process payment for any purchases made on our website, enroll you in the discount, and other programs in which you elect to participate, to protect against or identify possible fraudulent transactions, and otherwise as needed to manage our business.
Featured-date.com, LLC will not disclose, use, give or sell any personal information to third parties for any purposes other than to our suppliers and other third parties who need to know in order to deliver services on behalf of Featured-date.com, LLC unless required to do so by law. Further, Featured-date.com, L.L.C. reserves the right to contact you regarding matters relevant to the underlying service provided and/or the information collected for matchmaking purposes.
Please note that personally identifiable information is used only to provide you with the most compatible match and to help us identify and/or provide information, products or services that may be of interest to you. We use your personally identifiable information to support and enhance your use of the Site and its features, including without limitation: fulfilling your requirements; providing customer service; tracking email invitations you send; and otherwise supporting your use of the Site.
Featured-date.com, LLC may use your personal information for targeted advertising to attract potential mates based on things such as region, gender, nterests, goals, habits, etc. In addition, we may use your e-mail address to advise members and site-subscribers of new featured daters, and for specials, and celebrity events.
We may permit certain trusted third parties to track usage, analyze data such as the source address that a page request is coming from, your IP address or domain name, the date and time of the page request, the referring Web site (if any) and other parameters in the URL. This is collected in order to better understand our Web site usage, and enhance the performance of services to maintain and operate the Site and certain features on the Site. We may use third parties to host the Site; operate various features available on the Site; send emails; analyze data; provide search results and links and assist in fulfilling your request.
Also, we may share personally identifiable or other information with our affiliates. We may transfer personally identifiable information as an asset in connection with a proposed or actual merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding) involving all or part of our business or as part of a corporate reorganization, stock sale or other change in control.
Featured-date.com, LLC may disclose Contact Information in special cases where we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our terms and conditions of use or may be causing injury or interference with our rights, property, our customers or anyone who could be harmed by such activities.
WE ARE NOT LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE OR OTHER INFORMATION YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT IN FORUMS SUCH AS A LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE EVENTS, VIDEO DATING EVENTS, OR ON AN IN-PERSON DATE.
You will receive notice when your personally identifiable information might be provided to any third party for any reason other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, and you will have an opportunity to request that we not share such information.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and for business and administrative purposes. We may also use or share with third parties for any purpose aggregated data that contains no personally identifiable information.
We are committed to protecting the information we receive from you. We take appropriate security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we maintain appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information and data stored on our system. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures we have implemented reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved.
We provide mechanisms for updating and correcting your personal information for many of our services. If you are a registered user, you may call or send a written request by mail or email at info@featureddate.com and we will promptly update your information no later than 7-10 days.
If any user who receives an email from the Site and would prefer not to receive such communications in the future, [he or she] can do so by following the instructions in the emails. In addition, you may send an email to info@featured-date.com. We will make commercially reasonable efforts to implement your opt-out requests promptly, but you may still receive communications from us for up to ten business days as we process your request.
We do not solicit any personal information from children. If you are not 18 or older, you are not authorized to use the Site. Parents should be aware that there are parental control tools available online that can be used to prevent children from submitting information online without parental permission or from accessing material that is harmful to minors.
By consenting to the Terms and Conditions of the Site and hence the Privacy Policy, you consent that no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you provide to us and you transmit such information to us at your own risk.
Featured-date.com, LLC reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. If at some point in the future, there is a change to our Privacy Policy, unless we obtain your express consent, such change will only apply to information collected after the revised Privacy Policy took effect. Your continued use of the Site indicates your assent to the Privacy Policy as posted.