Effective July
09, 2006:
About
Dhishoom.com
Dhishoom.com is
an online service that allows our members to set up unique personal profiles
that can be linked together through networks of friends, Post FREE JOBS, RESUMES, EVENTS, CLASSIFIEDS and more.
Dhishoom members can
view each others' profiles, communicate with old friends and meet new friends on
the service, share photos, post journals 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. Dhishoom members can
change their profile information at any time and can control how other members
and the service communicates with them.
Dhishoom.com
cares deeply about online privacy If you have any questions concerning this
privacy policy, please email us at admin@Dhishoom.com
Information
Collection and Use by Dhishoom.com
Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.com service. Dhishoom.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.
Dhishoom.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. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared
with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to
members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and first names are
displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the Dhishoom.com
social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of
inviting new friends to join Dhishoom, 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 Dhishoom.com with each other through
the Dhishoom.com service, without disclosing their email addresses. Users'
full names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching
and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, Dhishoom.com allows
users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, and
schools and/or companies where users may have attended or worked.
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, Dhishoom.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion,
sweepstake or contest on Dhishoom.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
Dhishoom members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation
emails via our automated invitation system. Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.com
may contact Dhishoom.com to request the removal of their information from our
database.
Dhishoom
members may also store email addresses of people they know in their internal Dhishoom
address book and may also choose to send invitations and other communications to
those addresses.
You may prevent Dhishoom.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 admin@Dhishoom.com
Please note that the email must come from the account you wish to block.
Use
of Cookies
Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.com in order to
use most functions on the site Please note that Dhishoom 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 Dhishoom Privacy Policy.
Links
Dhishoom.com contains links to sites. Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.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
Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.com newsletters may
choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me Dhishoom newsletters' in the user
profile 'Account Settings'. All notification emails and Dhishoom.com
newsletters also include the above instructions for opting-out of those
communications in the future.
Third
Party Advertising
Ads appearing on
this Web site may be delivered to users by Dhishoom.com or one of our Web
advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These
cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you
an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about
where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and
determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to
deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to
you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Dhishoom.com and
does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
Dhishoom.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords Dhishoom.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 Dhishoom.com,
please contact us a admin@Dhishoom.com
Sharing
and Disclosure of Information Dhishoom.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Dhishoom 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 Dhishoom.com,
whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Dhishoom.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. Dhishoom 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 Dhishoom 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.
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: admin@Dhishoom.com
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