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MingleHut practices a firm commitment
to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination
practices for this website: MingleHut. This statement may be updated
from time to time, so please check back periodically.
Information We Collect
MingleHut is an online matchmaking service designed to
provide an easy way for our members to meet each other on the Web. To accomplish
this, our members create their own unique profiles and our matching technology
provides them matches based on their pre-selected criteria. In order to
do this, we must ask for certain personal information. None of the information
we gather can be used by the public (visitors, other members, or anyone
not employed by MingleHut) to identify specific individuals except as indicated
below.
We are a free service. We DO NOT collect credit card, address, or bank
information. All visitors to our site
may browse the site, search the ads and view any articles or features our
site has to offer without entering any personal information.
Information Collected/Tracked
MingleHut gathers two types of information: information
users submit to us and information not directly submitted by users.
Information submitted to MingleHut
There are two types of user-submitted information we collect: Public and
Private. We define Public information as personal information that may be
displayed on the site, such as gender, age and height, but cannot be linked
to a particular user. Private information is defined as any information
that allows others to contact a user other than through MingleHut or
allows the collection of information about the user other than what is displayed
on the site.
Public: To accomplish our goal of bringing compatible people together, we
must gather personal information, which may or may not include: customer-specified
MingleHut username, gender, age, ethnic background, appearance, religion,
income range, occupation, preference/lifestyle information and general geographic
location. Much of this information is optional, and meant to be seen by
members and visitors to the site but cannot be used to identify a specific
member by name, address, etc.
Private: This information is gathered from members and guests who apply
for the various services our site offers. This information includes, but
is not limited to: email address, first name, last name, birthdate, a user-specified
password, and zip code.
Information not Directly Submitted
Aggregate: This is information we collect that is not personally
identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered
for all users to the site.
Use of Information
Information users submit to MingleHut
Public: Public information supplied by the user is intended to be viewed
by visitors to the site. This information is used by visitors for searching
and matching purposes. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific
member by name, address, etc.
Private: We primarily use Email addresses submitted by members to verify
enrollment and when forwarding anonymous e-mails from ad responders. Respondees'
email addresses are not disclosed to the responder. We may also use a user's
email address to send news regarding our site, but the user may choose not
to receive email of this type by contacting us. Email addresses may also
be used in private correspondence with the user for customer service issues.
All other private information submitted by the user is confidential
and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members
of MingleHut. All private information can be updated or deleted by
the user at any time.
Links
This site contains links to other websites. Please be aware
that MingleHut is not responsible for the privacy practices of other
Web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by this Web site.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive
containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked
to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user
closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting
a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more
than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects a cookie,
they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user
will be limited in some areas on our site. We occasionally use cookies to
anonymously track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience
on our site or for advertising tracking purposes. In addition, cookies may
be used on our site to allow enhanced capabilities such as chat. We do not
and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user!
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
MingleHut gives users several options for modifying
or removing their information from our database please visit the My Account
page or contact us. Please understand that it may take as long as several
hours for the changes or deletions that you make to take effect. These changes
will not affect disclosure of your information (pursuant to this privacy
policy) already made prior to these changes.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will prominently post
a link to those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of
what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected,
we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to
whether or not we use their information in this different manner, and we
will then use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which
the information was collected. You will have 5 working days from the date
of notification to inform us whether you accept the changes. If after 5
working days you continue to use the service, then you will be deemed to
have accepted the changes or modifications.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having
information used for purposes not directly related to our site by choosing
not to provide us with this information when prompted.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials
from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by following
the instructions contained in the email or by logging-in and changing
their email options in the My Account section of the site.
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.
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