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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated December 5th, 2006

By using the Site you are agreeing to be bound by the Service Agreement (Agreement) and Privacy Policy including all amendments made to date. The Agreement and Policy may be modified by from time to time; Heart2Heart Network (H2H) may modify the Agreement and Policy. Such modifications become effective upon posting by H2H to the Site. If you disagree with anything in the Agreement or Policy, please do not use the Site or any services provided in connection with the Site.

Privacy Statement

H2H respects the privacy of its members and those who enter our contests and promotions. As part of our commitment to you, and in our on-going endeavor to protect our Members privacy, we want to clarify why we may ask you for your personal information (such as your name, address and email/phone number). The safeguarding of your information and trust is important to us. For this reason, we have set out this Privacy Policy so you can clearly understand what information you may be asked to provide and how we will use that information to help enhance your experience on Heart2Heart Network. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact by us clicking the "Contact Us" link on this site.

Our Privacy Policy can be accessed from the main page (where Members sign in) of the Site and on every page of the Site. If you would like a hard copy of the Privacy Policy, or have questions or feedback, you may contact us in writing at the following address stating your request: HEART2HEART NETWORK CONTESTS PRIVACY USAGE; P.O. BOX 712; STATION "U"; TORONTO, ON; M8X 5M4; CANADA.

In having an account or community profile on the internet address www.datopia.com, you agree and opt into receiving information from H2H and our marketing partners in providing you service and for informing or entering you into promotions and contests from third parties. H2H, in providing members promotions and contests, may have no direct or indirect relationship, or affiliation with the company or corporation administering the promotions and contests, except where the prize consists of a gift certificate for use on the internet address www.datopia.com. Members should review the terms and rules of such promotions and contests for complete details about their participation and terms of participation. Members will not hold Heart2Heart Network liable for any damages, warranties or liability resulting from participating in any promotions or contests.

If you are a member, we collect personal information in order to set up an account/membership and to provide you with exemplary ongoing service. For example, we collect information that allows us to process your account/membership, confirm your identity and email/phone number so that we can assist you knowing that you are who you say you are. H2H reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Site from time to time. For this reason, we require that you enter your email address when you become a Member. Your information is safe guarded and is stored to prevent improper access. Personal information that we collect assists us in ensuring that only you and only you have access to your account/membership or personal information. Be assured, H2H will not sell, lend, or otherwise distribute your email address to external/third parties in ways different than is expressed here. We may contact you to conduct surveys or determine your preferences in order to better serve you and provide you with the service that you wish to receive.

The Heart2Heart Network collects personal information for marketing purposes. By registering to participate on this site you may receive material that relates to or is from third party products, services or activities. We will honour any requests you may have to access or review your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or you wish to restrict our use of your personal information discussed above, you may contact us in writing at the following address stating yourequest: HEART2HEART NETWORK PRIVACY USAGE; P.O. BOX 712; STATION "U"; TORONTO, ON; M8X 5M4; CANADA.

In your use of the Site, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy. If you object to your information being transferred or used in any manner described in the Service Agreement or Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

Information Collection

For the purposes of this Policy, users of the Site are made up of Guests and Members.

Guests to the Site are able to browse the Site, search profiles, and view any articles or polls on the Site without entering any personal information. Only such information as is captured automatically by our statistical reporting engine and database records is kept. Examples of this information are your:

  1. IP address
  2. Platform, operating system, and browser information
  3. Path through the Site

Members of the Site are required to supply some general personal information when they create an account. This information may include, but is not limited to, your:

  1. Name
  2. Location
  3. Email address
  4. Age
  5. Gender
  6. Sexual preference

Members of the Site are not required to, but may provide in exchange for greater access to features and functionality or to receive the full experience of Membership, the following types of information:

  1. Income
  2. Personal data
  3. Pictures
  4. Opinions

Private Information

Private information, in the context of this Policy, is information that may be personally identifying.

Excluding prior disclosures, your Private information, including your name and email address, will not be made Public and will never be seen by other Members unless you post this information in a public area. Be advised, we do not encourage or allow such information in public areas and if you are found to be posting personally identifying information in such areas, we will remove it as per the terms of our Service Agreement.

Your Account Name and Password are also considered private. If you forget your account name and password, we will send it to you at the email address you provided when you created your account.

Public Information

Public Information is information about you that is not personally identifying and is seen by other Members. This information gives other Members general information about you, your interests, your age, your geographic location, your gender, your sexual preference, as well as other optional information such as ethnicity, religion, marital status, smoking/drinking habits, and more. Members also have the option of uploading personal pictures to the Site. Any pictures posted to your Profile are considered Public, as they are accessible either openly or through invitation.

Registration and Special Promotions

When you create your account, or at other times during your Membership, you may receive information from third parties, or to register for third-party products or services. You consent to H2Hs disclosure of your contact and demographic information to third parties. Please remember that the use of your contact and demographic information by the applicable third party is governed by that partys own Privacy Policy and attendant guidelines.

From time to time, and only with a Members permission or participation, H2H may share information (such as, but not limited to, first names, gender, and mailing and/or email addresses) in conjunction with companies who may organize, but not limited to, promotions or online surveys. Participation in these surveys, contests, and promotions is optional.

Members may opt out of certain programs by contacting us through the "Contact Us" link on this site. If you have any questions regarding your privacy for these programs, please review the terms and conditions for that specific promotion. Any questions regarding your privacy as it relates to a promotion can be answered by contacting us through the "Contact Us" link on this site or in writing to the following address stating your request: HEART2HEART NETWORK CONTESTS PRIVACY USAGE; P.O. BOX 712; STATION "U"; TORONTO, ON; M8X 5M4; CANADA.

Aggregate demographic information, such as browser-type or information collected through the registration process, may be shared with potential advertisers on the Site and other partners. This information is not traceable to an individual Member.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small line of data that is stored on your hard drive. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to personally identifiable information.

H2H uses cookies to help identify you when you visit our site and to customize your experience. You may be unable to use the Site if do not have your browser set to accept cookies. For information on how to adjust your browser settings, please contact us by clicking the "Contact Us" link on this site.

Information Use

Your email address is used to communicate important information about your Membership. These communications are not optional because they are necessary to your enjoyment of the Site. For example, when you create your account, we send an automatic email to welcome you to the Site and provide you with your Account Name and Password for your records.

When you create your account, you may also opt-in to receive promotional news, discount offers, and special announcements.

H2H reserves the right to cooperate with local, provincial, and national authorities in any investigation requiring either personal information, including any personal information, including messages, provided online through the Site, or reports about lawful or unlawful user activities on this Site.

All information provided directly or indirectly by Members is stored, at H2Hs sole discretion, for as long as you are a Member on the Site, or for six (6) months for archival purposes.

Correcting, Updating, or Removing Information

If youd like to amend any of the information you have given H2H, you can contact us by clicking the "Contact Us" link on this site or sign in to the Site and edit your information on the My Account page.

Security

H2H takes every precaution to secure your private information.

When fees are required and personal information is required for processing by financial institutions, that information is encrypted to protect the data with the best encryption software standard (SSL).

All private information is restricted and protected by technological and/or software security solutions. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example Web Member Services who may require information to verify your identity) are granted access to personally identifiable information.

If you have any questions about the security of your information on the Site, contactus by clicking the "Contact Us" link on this site.

Exchange Monitoring

Members communicate directly with each other through the Site via onsite mail, and our instant messaging application. While H2H does not, as a rule, monitor private conversations, H2H reserves the right to do so if we suspect Members of being under 18 or of using the Site in a manner that violates the terms of the Privacy Policy or the Service Agreement.

Member submissions that are considered public and viewable by the general public are always reviewed and, if necessary, H2H reserves the right to edit, delete, remove, or not use any content or information supplied by a Member.

Children

Members must be 18 years of age or older to register. H2H does not knowingly solicit data from children, nor do we knowingly market to children.

Linked Internet Sites

Members should be aware that other Internet sites to which Members may hyperlink from the Site might contain privacy policies that differ from ours. H2H is not responsible for such policies and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such policies.

Policy Amendments

From time to time H2H may revise this Policy. Your continued use of the Site now, or following the posting of changes to the Policy, will constitute a binding acceptance by you of this Policy, or any subsequent modifications.

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