ClassicalLounge.com Privacy Policy
Last Updated July 10, 2006
About ClassicalLounge.com
ClassicalLounge.com is an online service that allows our members to set up unique personal profiles that can be linked together through networks of friends. ClassicalLounge members can view each others' profiles, communicate with old friends and meet new friends on the service, share photos, post journals and comments, and share their musical and other interests. To accomplish this and to enrich our members' experience, we request and display some personal information to other members and visitors, which allows our users to identify one another and expand their network of friends. ClassicalLounge members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other members and the service communicates with them.
Information Collection and Use by ClassicalLounge.com
ClassicalLounge.com collects user-submitted information such as name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, gender and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the ClassicalLounge.com service.
ClassicalLounge.com also collects and displays personal profile data including but not limited to: personal interests and schools attended in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other.
ClassicalLounge.com does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under the age of 18, do not send any personal information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number or email address. In the event we learn that we have collected personal information from anyone under the age of 18, ClassicalLounge.com reserves the right to delete that information as quickly as possible.
ClassicalLounge.com 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 ClassicalLounge.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join ClassicalLounge, 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 ClassicalLounge.com with each other through the ClassicalLounge.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, ClassicalLounge.com allows users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, and schools where users may have attended.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates 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, ClassicalLounge.com or a partner may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on ClassicalLounge.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
ClassicalLounge members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system. ClassicalLounge.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 ClassicalLounge.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 ClassicalLounge.com may contact ClassicalLounge.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
You may prevent ClassicalLounge.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 privacy@ClassicalLounge.com Please note that the email must come from the account you wish to block.
Use of Cookies
ClassicalLounge.com uses session cookies (pieces of data stored on a user’s computer tied to information about the user) to confirm that users are logged in. These cookies terminate once the user closes the browser. ClassicalLounge.com also uses a persistent cookie that stores a member’s login ID (but not password). 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 ClassicalLounge.com in order to use most functions on the site. Please note that ClassicalLounge 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 ClassicalLounge Privacy Policy.
Links
ClassicalLounge.com may contain links to other sites. ClassicalLounge.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 ClassicalLounge.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
ClassicalLounge.com members 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. A member who wishes to deactivate his or her ClassicalLounge account may do so by sending an email to remove@classicallounge.com and specifying his or her request for removal in the email. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time but will not generally be available to members of ClassicalLounge.
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'. All notification emails 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 ClassicalLounge.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 ClassicalLounge.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
ClassicalLounge.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. ClassicalLounge.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 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 ClassicalLounge.com, please contact us a privacy@classicallounge.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information ClassicalLounge.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, ClassicalLounge will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by ClassicalLounge.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the ClassicalLounge.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service; or (4) to facilitate the service that ClassicalLounge provides. ClassicalLounge 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 ClassicalLounge 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. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days. We encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless otherwise stated, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
Contacting the Web Site
ClassicalLounge.com cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@classicallounge.com.