MyCollegePost.com has established this privacy policy to explain how your information is protected, collected and used. We value your privacy and make every effort to ensure the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information. This document may be updated by MyCollegePost.com from time to time. MyCollegePost.com will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on the MyCollegePost.com announcement board. By continuing use of MyCollegePost.com services after any changes are posted, the user acknowledges acceptance of those changes. We are committed to developing long lasting relationships that are built on trust. For the purpose of this policy any reference of (‘you’) refers to MyCollegePost.com users and/or visitors and (‘us’) refers to MyCollegePost.com and its' employees. You can review the most current version of this document at: http://www.mycollegepost.com/privacy.php.
By using MyCollegePost.com in any way, you agree to comply with this privacy policy. In the event that you object to this privacy policy, or any aspect therein, and/or any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto, or, in the event that you become dissatisfied with MyCollegePost.com for any reason whatsoever, then your only recourse is to cease and desist from utilizing MyCollegePost.com immediately.
1. Protecting your privacy
• We don't share, sell, or exchange your information with third parties for any purposes.
• We don't send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
• Our service incorporates a completely anonymous system to reduce 3rd party email address harvesting & spam.
• 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, MyCollegePost.com does not knowingly collect any information from persons under the age of 13. If MyCollegePost.com learns that a post was created by a person under the age of 13, MyCollegePost.com will make every effort to remove that post as quickly as possible.
• MyCollegePost.com, or people who post on MyCollegePost.com, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited.
2. Data we collect
• When posting we collect your email address, for purposes such as, reply, sending self-publishing and confirmation emails, authenticating user accounts, providing subscription email services, and the Service as a whole.
• Please do not post any personal information on MyCollegePost.com postings that you expect to keep private.
• The web server at MyCollegePost.com automatically collects statistical information of the collective characteristics and behavior of our users and visitors. Some of the information collected is IP address/domain name, date of access, time of access, browser, operating system, the internet address from which MyCollegePost.com is accessed, which pages are accessed, and geographic data. This is general aggregate information used for statistical analysis and demographics. The information MyCollegePost.com collects is used for internal review and may be used to improve the content of the site and better serve your needs. None of this information is released, it’s strictly confidential. Please note, if necessary for security or other reasons, MyCollegePost.com reserves the right to review data and furthermore release data pertaining to a certain users activities to authorities, legal representatives, or party's that MyCollegePost.com deems essential.
3. Data we store
• All postings and contact information are stored in our database. Even after "deletion," this information may be archived elsewhere.
• Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.
• Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier for the user by saving preferences. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information supplied by the user. A cookie cannot read data off user's hard drive or read cookie files created by other web sites. The use of cookies is an industry standard that can be found on most major sites. MyCollegePost.com understands that many users are concerned about cookies. We provide this cookie policy statement to let you know how we use this technology. MyCollegePost.com uses cookies to help us improve our web site and services, and, most importantly, provide our existing customers with the opportunity for increased convenience. MyCollegePost.com uses cookies to inform of repeat visits, and user preferences, but in no circumstance will cookies ever be used to store sensitive information. MyCollegePost.com is dedicated to using the newest technologies in order to simplify our users lives, simultaneously keeping them secure.
• Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore MyCollegePost.com cannot ensure or
warrant the security of any information transmitted, but rest assure MyCollegePost.com works hard
to preserve all information. Users must acknowledge there is always a chance
of messages, pages, or personal information being intercepted by others.
4. Circumstances in which MyCollegePost.com may release information
• MyCollegePost.com may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
• MyCollegePost.com may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers, legal counsel, or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce this document or our Terms Of Use, or to respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of MyCollegePost.com employees, its users or the general public.
5. International Users
By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of MyCollegePost.com we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.
