Effective Date: May 1st, 2015
Last Updated Date: December 11, 2015
This Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into the Esplota, Inc. Terms of Service located at https://www.esplota.com/terms-of-service/ (“TOS”). The terms “Esplota,” “we,” and “us” include Esplota Inc. and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. All other terms not defined in this Privacy Policy will have the meanings set forth in the TOS. This Privacy Policy explains how Esplota may:
- collect,
- use, and
- disclose
information we obtain through the Service. As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means information that alone or when in combination with other information may be used to readily identify, contact, or locate you, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number. We do not consider Personal Information to include information that has been aggregated and/or de-identified so that it does not allow a third party to easily identify a specific individual.
The Service Collects Your Information
| We collect Personal Information when you voluntarily submit this information through the Service. We also collect information, such as anonymous usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technology as you use the Service. |
Voluntary Submission. We collect information that you voluntarily submit to Esplota through the Service. For example, you must provide your name, date of birth and telephone number when you apply to contribute articles on the Service, and you must provide your name and email address when you comment on articles on the Service and when you email these articles to others. You also must provide your email address when you subscribe to Esplota’s newsletter.
Customer Support. We collect certain information, including Personal Information, which you provide to us when you contact us for customer-support purposes.
Cookies, Automatic Data Collection, and Related Technologies. The Service collects and stores information that is generated automatically as you use it, including your preferences and anonymous usage statistics.
When you visit the Service, we and our third-party service providers receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, and from cookies and similar technology. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Service. Please review your web browser “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete, or choose not to accept, cookies from the Service, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Service to their fullest potential. By using the Service, you are authorizing us to gather, parse, and retain data related to the provision of the Service.
How Esplota Uses Your Information
We use Personal Information to
We may use de-identified and aggregated information for any lawful purpose, including for marketing purposes. |
Internal and Service-Related Usage. We use information, including Personal Information, for internal and Service-related purposes and may provide it to third parties to allow us to provide and improve the Service.
Communications. We may send email to the email address you provide to us (i) for customer service related purposes, or (ii) to provide you with updates relating to the Service, such as new and interesting news articles. These communications may include banner advertisements.
Marketing. Esplota uses information from the Service to provide advertising on the Service and in emails sent to users.
Aggregate Data. We may de-identify and aggregate information collected through the Service and use it for any lawful purpose.
Esplota May Disclose Your Information
We may share your information:
We do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission. |
We Use Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of the Service.
Social Networking and Other Websites. The Service may allow you to share information, including Personal Information, with social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. We do not share your Personal Information with these social networking sites unless you direct the Service to share your Personal Information. The use of your Personal Information by any social networking websites will be governed by their privacy policies, and you may be able to modify your privacy settings on their websites.
Displaying to Other Users. Content you post to the Service, such as comments to articles or any articles you write if you contribute editorial content, will be displayed on the Service and viewable by other users. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of the other users who will view and use this posted information, so you should carefully consider whether to post content on the Service.
Marketing. We do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission. We may share with other people or nonaffiliated companies other information collected by the Service to enable the delivery of online advertising to you on the Service.
As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your Personal Information or other account information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to (i) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) respond to your requests; or (iii) protect your, our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy or liquidation where the business will not continue as a going concern, receivership, sale of Esplota assets, or transition of the Service to another provider, then your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law and/or contract. The use of your Personal Information following any of these events should be governed by the provisions of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time the applicable Personal Information was collected.
Consent. We may also disclose your Personal Information with your permission.
Security of Your Information
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. We do not accept liability for unintentional access, use or disclosure.
Children’s Privacy
| We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 and we do not want it. We will take steps to delete it if we learn we have collected it. |
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of the Service is directed to children under the age of 13. If you learn that your child has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, then you may alert us at [email protected]. If we learn that we have collected any Personal Information from children under 13, then we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s account.
international users
| By using the Service, you will transfer data to the United States. |
By choosing to visit the Service or otherwise provide information to us, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this Privacy Policy will be governed by the laws of the State of New York and the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with Esplota or the Service will be in accordance with the TOS located here https://www.esplota.com/terms-of-service/
If you are visiting the Service from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, then please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your information to the United States and processing globally. By providing your information to the Service, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Policy.
UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION OR POSE A QUESTION OR SUGGESTION
If you would like to update or correct any information that you have provided to us through your use of the Service or otherwise, or if you have suggestions for improving this Privacy Policy, then please send an e-mail to [email protected]
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND PRACTICES
| We may revise this Privacy Policy, so please review it periodically. |
Posting of Revised Privacy Policy. We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this web page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If you are concerned about how your information is used, then bookmark this page and read this Privacy Policy periodically.
New Uses of Personal Information. From time to time, we may desire to use Personal Information for uses not previously disclosed in our Privacy Policy. If our practices change regarding previously collected Personal Information in a way that would be materially less restrictive than stated in the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collected the information, then we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice and obtain consent to any such uses as may be required by law.
Contact Information
Esplota Inc.
244 Fifth Avenue, Suite R224
New York, N.Y. 10001
