Effective April 14, 2006:
RobotLaundry.com Privacy Policy
RobotLaundry.com is
an online service that allows our members to set up unique personal
profiles that can be linked together through networks of friends.
RobotLaundry members can view each others' profiles, communicate with old
friends and meet new friends as well as create industry contacts on the service, share artwork, music, photos, post
blogs and comments, and describe their interests. To enrich our
members' experience, we request and display some personal
information to other members and visitors, which allows our users to
identify each other and expand their network of friends and contacts. RobotLaundry
members can change their profile information at any time and can
control how other members and the service communicates with
them.
RobotLaundry.com cares deeply about online privacy If you have any
questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@robotlaundry.com.
Information Collection and Use by RobotLaundry.com
RobotLaundry.com collects user submitted information such as
name, email address, and age to authenticate users and to send
notifications to those users relating to the RobotLaundry.com service.
RobotLaundry.com also collects other profile data including but not
limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and
occupation in order to assist users in finding and communicating
with each other.
RobotLaundry.com also
logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address,
profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from
users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the
website, track usage and improve the website services. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and user names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user
interaction in the RobotLaundry.com social networking community. Email
addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join
RobotLaundry, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send
notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting
friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address
is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal
network Users within a personal network communicate on RobotLaundry.com
with each other through the RobotLaundry.com service, without disclosing
their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly revealed
to other members.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a
newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to
receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting
to "Do not send me notification emails" in the user "Account
Settings"
From time to time, RobotLaundry.com or a partner, may
sponsor a promotion, sweepstakes or contest on RobotLaundry.com. Users may
be asked to provide personal information including name, email
address or home address or to answer questions in order to
participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad
partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information
from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting
the personal information and whose privacy statement will
apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to
Non-members
RobotLaundry
members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation
emails via our automated invitation system. RobotLaundry.com stores the
email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be
added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations,
and also to send reminders of the invitations RobotLaundry.com does not
sell these email addresses or use them to send any other
communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three
(3) per email address). Recipients of invitations from RobotLaundry.com
may contact RobotLaundry.com to request the removal of their information
from our database. You may prevent
RobotLaundry.com email invitations and other messages from being sent to
any email address you control by sending a single email with the
subject "BLOCK" to privacy@robotlaundry.com
Please note that the email must come from the account you wish to
block.
Use of Cookies
RobotLaundry.com
uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session
information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not
repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize
newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type
and user profile information. We do not link the information we
store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you
submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser
to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie
is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of
your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences --
however, you must enable cookies from RobotLaundry.com in order to use
most functions on the site Please note that RobotLaundry allows 3rd party
advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages
to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use
of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the RobotLaundry
Privacy Policy.
Links
RobotLaundry.com contains links to sites. RobotLaundry.com is not
responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other
sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy
policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs
information collected on RobotLaundry.com.
Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards,
Classifieds and Public Forums
Please be aware
that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Journals,
WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds or any other Public Forums that
that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be
used by those people to send you unsolicited
communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
RobotLaundry.com users may modify or remove any of their
personal information at any time by logging into their account and
accessing features such as Edit Profile and Account Info.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who
no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to
by selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the user
profile 'Account Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive
RobotLaundry.com newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send
me RobotLaundry newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All
notification emails and RobotLaundry.com newsletters also include the
above instructions for opting-out of those communications in the
future.
Security
RobotLaundry.com
member accounts are secured by member-created passwords RobotLaundry.com
takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept
private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information
that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member
information to those employees who need access to perform their job
functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical
staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member
account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software
failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member
information at any time For any additional information about the
security measures we use on RobotLaundry.com, please contact us a privacy@robotlaundry.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information RobotLaundry.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement,
RobotLaundry will not disclose personal information to any third party
unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to
legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or
other legal process received by RobotLaundry.com, whether or not a
response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the
RobotLaundry.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3)
to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the
service. RobotLaundry reserves the right to transfer personal information
to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information
as a result of the sale of RobotLaundry or substantially all of its
assets to that successor in interest For more information see the
"Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to
time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes,
we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the
changes are so users will always be aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound
by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site
after those changes have been posted If, however, we are going to
use users' personally identifiable information in a manner
materially different from that stated at the time of collection we
will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have
any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this
site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at: privacy@robotlaundry.com