Privacy Policy
effective as of MAY 1st,
2008
GodTalkNow, Inc. ("GodTalkNow") recognizes that its
customers, visitors, users, and others who use www.GodTalkNow.com or other web
sites owned or operated by GodTalkNow (the "GodTalkNow Sites")
(collectively or individually "Users") value their privacy. This
Privacy Notice details important information regarding the use and disclosure
of User information collected on the GodTalkNow Sites. GodTalkNow provides this
Privacy Notice to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or
continue using the GodTalkNow Sites.
This
Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to the GodTalkNow Terms of Use. Your use of the
GodTalkNow Sites and any personal information you provide on the GodTalkNow
Sites remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use.
Please
note that any video, image, article or other content posted at the direction of
Users onto the GodTalkNow Sites becomes published content and is not considered
personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Notice.
The Information GodTalkNow Collects
User Provided
Information: You provide certain personally identifiable
information (such as your name and email address) to GodTalkNow when
choosing to participate in various activities on the GodTalkNow Sites such
as uploading videos, submitting articles, posting messages in our forums or in the video comments
section, entering contests or sweepstakes, taking advantage of promotions,
responding to surveys, or subscribing to newsletters or other mailing
lists.
Cookies
Information: When you visit the GodTalkNow Sites, we may send one
or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric
characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. GodTalkNow
uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie
remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by
your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be
removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session
cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can
reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie
is being sent. However, some features of the GodTalkNow Sites may not
function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
Log File
Information: When you use the GodTalkNow Sites, our servers
automatically record certain information that your web browser sends
whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information
such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address,
browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform
type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the
order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the
date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely
identify your browser.
Clear GIFs
Information: When you use the GodTalkNow Sites, we may employ
"clear GIFs" (a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the
online usage patterns of our Users anonymously (i.e., in a
non-personally-identifiable manner). In addition, we may also use clear
GIFs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are
opened by recipients.
The Way GodTalkNow Uses Information
If you submit personally identifiable
information to us through the GodTalkNow Sites, then we use your personal
information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and
functionality of the GodTalkNow Sites.
Any personal information or video content
that you voluntarily disclose online (on discussion boards, in messages
and chat areas, within your public profile page, etc.) becomes publicly available
and can be collected and used by others. Your account name (not your email
address) is displayed to other Users when you upload videos or send
messages through the GodTalkNow Sites and other Users can contact you
through messages and comments. Any videos that you submit to the GodTalkNow
Sites may be redistributed through the internet and other media channels,
and may be viewed by the general public.
We do not use your email address or other
personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing
messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or
feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however,
use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or
administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major GodTalkNow Site
changes or for customer service purposes).
We use both your personally identifiable
information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as
anonymous User usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type,
clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the GodTalkNow
Sites and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services
by storing, tracking, and analyzing User preferences and trends.
We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file
information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to
re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the GodTalkNow
Sites; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c)
monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor
aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.;
and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions,
sweepstakes, and contests.
When GodTalkNow Discloses Information
We provide personally identifiable
information and non-personally-identifiable information to our
subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the
purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that
these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our
privacy policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such
information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security
measures.
We do not share your personally
identifiable information (such as name or email address) with other,
third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use without your
consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you
will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.
We do share non-personally-identifiable
information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and
URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested
third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for
certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or
functionality on the GodTalkNow Sites.
We may release personally identifiable
information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to
do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to
comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law) or respond
to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
GodTalkNow also reserves the right to
disclose personally identifiable information and/or
non-personally-identifiable information that GodTalkNow believes, in good
faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take
precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against
any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement
agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to
protect the rights, property, or personal safety of GodTalkNow, our Users
or others.
Your Choices
You
may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through
the GodTalkNow Sites, in which case GodTalkNow may not be able to provide
certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal profile
information and email preferences at any time by visiting your account profile
page. Please note that media files uploaded by Users to the GodTalkNow Sites
cannot be removed and remain subject to our Terms of Use.
To
protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting
a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you profile access
or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
unique password and account information at all times.
Please
contact GodTalkNow with any questions or comments about
this Privacy Notice, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or
opt-out choices using this contact form.
Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites
GodTalkNow
allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve
advertisements within the GodTalkNow Sites. These third-party ad servers or ad
networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements
and links that appear on the GodTalkNow Sites. They automatically receive your
IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as
cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their
advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see.
GodTalkNow
does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party
ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific
program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.
However, please note that if an advertiser asks GodTalkNow to show an
advertisement to a certain audience (for example, men ages 18-34) or audience
segment (for example, men ages 18-24 who have viewed certain channels of
content) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may
conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach.
The advertiser may also use information regarding your use of the GodTalkNow
Sites, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally
identifiable information), to determine which ads to deliver to you.
You
should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers
or ad networks (see links below) for more information on their practices and
for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. GodTalkNow's privacy
policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other
advertisers or web sites.
Our Commitment To Data Security
GodTalkNow
uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to
preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot,
however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to GodTalkNow
and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of
information, GodTalkNow makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the
security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that
such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by
breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If
GodTalkNow learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify
you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. GodTalkNow
may post a notice on the GodTalkNow Sites if a security breach occurs.
Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a
security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security
breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you
should notify us using this contact form.
Our Commitment To Childrens' Privacy
Protecting
the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, GodTalkNow does not
knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or
non-personally-identifiable information on the GodTalkNow Sites from persons
under 14 years of age without the verified consent and permission of a parent
or legal guardian. If you are under 14 years of age, then please do not
use or access the GodTalkNow Sites at any time or in any manner without
parental consent and supervision. If GodTalkNow learns that personally
identifiable information of persons under 14 years of age has been collected on
the GodTalkNow Sites without verified parental consent, then GodTalkNow will
take immediate and appropriate steps to delete this information. At all
times, GodTalkNow strives to protect children and provide a family-friendly
site.
Special Note to International Users
The
GodTalkNow Sites are hosted in the United States and are intended for and directed
to Users in the United States. If you are a User accessing the GodTalkNow Sites
from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations
governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from
United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the GodTalkNow
Sites, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Notice, and our Terms of
Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and
you consent to that transfer.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In
the event that GodTalkNow is acquired by or merged with a third party entity,
we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the
information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger,
acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles
affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your
personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Changes and updates to this Privacy Notice
This
Privacy Notice may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date”
above.
Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use
your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Notice in
effect when we received the personal information you provided. Your continued
use of the GodTalkNow Sites constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice
and any future revisions.
For revisions to this
Privacy Notice that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure
of the personal information you have already provided to us, we will attempt to
obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such
information.
