PRIVACY POLICY AND DATA PROTECTION We want to be very
clear about what we do with the information we gather from you. This is
explained below.
Sometimes our web site may include a link to another
site which is outwith our control, and is therefore not covered by our privacy
policy. While we make reasonable efforts to ensure that any links are properly
managed and associated companies have a reasonable and consistent Privacy Policy
we cannot guarantee what they may do when you use their web site.
We are
committed to protecting your privacy. Our aim is to ensure that you can spend
your time on the site looking for and making contact with other members. Our
privacy policy is intended to ensure that you can do that without having to
worry about confidentiality. The following privacy policy is part of our terms
and conditions and may include extracts from the said terms and
conditions.
1. All acceptable information you publish or post on your
Profile will be displayed on your Profile. We may remove any bad language or
obscenities in the interests of a pleasant environment for all members. We will
only post pictures and images which meet the guidelines set out in our
membership terms and conditions. Your photos and profile may be indexed by
search engines and directories and be publicly viewable on this and other
website(s) belonging to our network and search engines. For this reason, should
you be concerned about being identified, we suggest you avoid facial photos or
photos and profiles that could identify you. We have no control over thrid
party listings.
2. We do not collect real names, addresses and telephone
numbers.
3. We keep a record of your IP for technical reasons - such as
a way of our system identifying you. We may also check IP numbers to prevent
Scammers and fraudsters from accessing our system.
4. We are required to
give information to legal authorities if they have the proper authorisation such
as a search warrant or court order. Other than a valid request from a legal
authority your information will not be passed onto any third party.
5.
We reserve the right to use the pictures you upload to your Profile and other
Services we provide for marketing purposes, advertising campaigns, on pages
available for non-registered visitors (general public) and members of the site.
We reserve the right also to use your picture(s), profile(s) and link to your
Profile on other networks and sites affiliated with CowGoMoo Web Solutions. The
digital images uploaded by you may be used for forming the layout of the site
pages, promotional emails and banner animation.
6. Your individual use
of this site and your interaction with others through this site will be kept
strictly private. We do randomly however from time to time briefly scan messages
to ensure a pleasant environment. We will never disclose your messages. However
we are required to give information to legal authorities if they have the proper
authorisation such as a search warrant or court order. Other than a valid
request from a legal authority your information will not be shared with third
parties.
7. We use cookies in the following manner only. Cookies are
small pieces of information that are stored on your computer s hard drive by
your browser. These allow CowGoMoo Web Solutions Limited to store your personal
information such as IPs etc which we need in order to provide you with the
Service. It also allows us to provide features to make your use of any CowGoMoo
Web Solutions sites easier. You may set your browser software to reject cookies,
but if you do you will not be able to use all of the features of the Services.
If you wish to block cookies, please follow the relevant link below for
instructions. Take care to ensure that the instructions you select match the
type and version of your browser software.
For Netscape Navigator
3: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape-navigator3.html
For
Internet Explorer
3: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer3.html
For
Netscape
4: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape4.html
For
Internet Explorer
4: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer4.html
For
Internet Explorer 5 (and
greater): http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/internet-explorer5-plus.html
For
Netscape 6 (and
greater): http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/netscape-6-plus.html
8.
When purchasing a VIP Membership you will be giving your personal details to a
third party payment vendor. This is for use by the vendor to verify who you are
and to prevent credit card fraud. We do not have access to any credit card
details such as credit card numbers etc. We can however have access to your home
address and telephone number if you have provided one. This information is kept
securely on our payment vendors secure server.
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