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This privacy policy is applicable to the collegesportscareers.com Web site (the
"Site"). College Sports Careers (we, our, us) is committed to respecting the
privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. By
using this Site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this
statement. The purpose of this privacy policy is to disclose to you what
information we may collect, how we may collect it, with whom we may share it,
and certain other matters related to such information, including the choices
you have regarding our collection of information and our use and disclosure to
other parties of information we may have collected from you.
Our Site contains links to other Web sites over which we have no control.
College Sports Careers is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices
of other Web sites to which you choose to link from this Site. We encourage you
to review the privacy policies of those other Web sites so you can understand
how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement
applies solely to the information we collect on the Site, and does not apply to
information College Sports Careers collects in any other fashion.
Types Of Information That May Be Collected
Personal Information
In some areas of the Site, College Sports Careers may request that you provide
personal information, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone
number, credit card number, contact information, billing information and any
other information from which your identity is discernible (For example, such
information may be collected for the purpose completing an order for services
on our Site). In other areas, College Sports Careers collects or may collect
demographic information that is not unique to you such as your ZIP code, age,
preferences, gender, interests and favorites. Sometimes we collect or may
collect a combination of the two types of information.
College Sports Careers may sometimes afford you the opportunity to provide
descriptive, cultural, behavioral, preferential and/or life style information
about yourself, but it is solely up to you whether you furnish such
information. If you do provide such information, you are thereby consenting to
the use of that information in accordance with the policies and practices
described in this Statement. For example, such information may be used for the
purpose of determining your potential interest in receiving e-mail or other
communications about particular products or services.
Site Usage Information
We also may gather information about your use of the Site, such as what areas
you visit and what services you access. Moreover, there is information about
your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by College
Sports Careers. This information can include without limitation your IP
address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site
addresses.
E-mail Communications
When you open e-mails from the Site, we may receive a confirmation noting you
opened an e-mail from us, if your computer supports such capabilities. We also
may keep track of what e-mails we send you and what e-mails you may be
receiving from College Sports Careers and our subsidiaries and affiliates.
Additionally, we keep a record of what e-mails you have opted to and not to
receive.
How Information May Be Collected
Registration
You may be asked first to complete a registration form and provide
personally identifiable information; you may also be asked to choose a user ID
and password in order to take advantage of certain features the Site may choose
to offer.
Newsletters and Site e-mails
We may offer free newsletters to share information with you about the Site,
about us and our affiliates and subsidiaries, or about our business partners
and advertisers and sponsors. You may receive a newsletter either by
registering for a particular newsletter or in conjunction with a special
feature or membership for which you have registered on the Site. You may cancel
your free e-mail subscription by following the instructions provided on the
Site or, in some instances, in the designated area of certain newsletters or
e-mails.
Contests or Promotions
We may operate contests and promotions through the Site that may require
registration. Your personally identifiable information may be used to contact
you for winner notification, prize delivery confirmation or other related
purposes. Typically, this information is only shared in aggregate unless we
have given you the choice. We may ask your permission to allow us to post
publicly some of your information on the Site, such as on a winners page, in
the event you win a contest or promotion. We will not post your information
without your permission. In some instances, a third party advertiser or sponsor
may operate or host a contest or promotion on the Site, and collect your
information. In those cases, where we are not the operator or host of the
contest or promotion, we have no control over the information collected and
accordingly urge you to review the advertiser's or sponsor's privacy policy
applicable to the contest or promotion before participating.
Surveys or Voting
From time-to-time we may request personally identifiable information
from you via surveys or voting polls. Participation is voluntary and you will
have the opportunity to decide whether or not to disclose information. At
times, you may have to register to vote or to take part in a survey.
Cookies
As with many Web sites, the Site may use standard technology called "cookies,"
which are small data files that are transferred to your computer when you allow
your browser to accept cookies. Cookies automatically identify your Web browser
to the Site whenever you visit the Site, and make using the Site easier for you
by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences. By tracking how and when
you use the Site, cookies help us determine which areas are popular and which
are not. Many improvements and updates to the Site are based on data obtained
from cookies. Accepting cookies allows you, among other things, to personalize
your experience on the Site. If you do not want information collected through
the use of cookies, you generally can opt out of providing this information by
turning the cookies off in your browser; however, some areas of the Site may
not provide you with a personalized experience if you have disabled the use of
cookies.
IP Addresses, Click-stream Data, and Web Beacons
College Sports Careers may log IP addresses, or the location of your computer
on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We
may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data for purposes of system
administration and to report aggregate information to our sponsors. An IP
address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you access the Internet. Our computers identify your computer by its IP
address. When you request Web pages from the Site, our computers log your IP
address.
Click-stream data is information collected by our computers when you request
Web pages from the Site. Click-stream data may include such information as the
page served, the time, the source of the request, the type of browser making
the request, the preceding page view and other such non-personal information.
When analyzed, this data helps us analyze how visitors arrive at the Site, what
type of content is most popular, and what type of visitors in the aggregate are
interested in particular kinds of content and advertising.
The Site may contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called
single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited those pages.
Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information at
College Sports Careers; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated
statistics about our Web site usage. Web beacons collect only a limited set of
information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a
description of the page on which the Web beacon resides.
Transaction Information
If you order any information from our Site, buy any of our products or
subscribe for any of the services offered on our Site, we will ask you to
complete an order form that will request certain information from you,
including financial information such as a credit card number and expiration
date and general contact, billing and shipping information. We will use this
information to complete the transaction that you have requested.
How We Use The Information Collected
The information you provide to us may be used to:
Contact you about the Site;
Contact you relating to your membership status;
Confirm or fulfill an order you have made;
Monitor or improve the use of the Site;
Customize the advertising and content you see;
Monitor compliance with our terms and conditions of use of the Site;
Provide special offers from College Sports Careers, respective affiliates,
subsidiaries and other third parties;
Send you promotional material on behalf of our partners;
Inform you of a prize you have won.
With Whom The Information May Be Shared
We do not disclose to third parties your personal information, combined personal
and demographic information or information about your use of the Site, except
as set forth in the following subparagraphs.
Consent: We may disclose information to third parties if you consent to such
disclosure. If you do choose to have your information shared, in an effort to
protect you, third parties who have access to personally identifiable
information must abide by the current Site privacy policy and may not use your
personally identifiable information beyond what is reasonably necessary to
deliver your requested product or service.
Agents: We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ
to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our Web
servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card
payments, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals will
have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their
functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party.
Promotional Offers: We may send offers to you on behalf of other partners. When
we do this, we do not give that partner your name and address. If you do not
want to receive such offers, you may opt out in the e-mail or change your
preferences.
Legal Process: We may disclose such information if legally required to do so,
if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith
that such action is necessary to: (a) conform with legal requirements or comply
with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of College Sports
Careers or its affiliated members; (c) prevent a crime or protect national
security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
Business Transfers: We may disclose and transfer such information to a third
party who acquires all or a substantial portion of College Sports Careers,
whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all
or a substantial portion of our assets.
Bankruptcy: In the event College Sports Careers becomes the subject of a
bankruptcy proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, College Sports Careers
or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such
information in a transaction approved by the bankruptcy court.
Partnerships, Subsidiaries, and Affiliates: College Sports Careers may also
share aggregated anonymous information about visitors to the Site with its
clients, strategic partners and each of their subsidiaries so that they may
understand the kinds of visitors using the Site.
Chat Rooms, Forums, And Message Boards
The Site may make chat rooms, forums and message boards available to
its users. You are not required to provide any personal information when using
these areas but you may choose to do so. If you post personal information
online, it will be publicly available and you may receive unsolicited messages
from other parties. College Sports Careers cannot ensure the security of any
information you choose to make public in a chat room, forum, or message board.
Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these
areas.
Links To Other Web Sites
You should be aware that when you are on the Site you could be directed to
other sites beyond our control. For example, if you "click" on a link, the
"click" may take you off the Site onto a different Web site. This includes
links from sponsors and partners that may use the Site's logo as part of a
co-branding agreement. These other Web sites may send their own cookies to you,
independently collect data or solicit personal information and may or may not
have their own published privacy policies. If you visit a Web site that is
linked to our Site, you should consult that site's privacy policy before
providing any personal information.
Security
This Site has implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures
designed to protect the security, integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy
of the personal information that we may collect. We have put into place
reasonable precautions to protect such information from unauthorized access,
loss, misuse and alteration.
When you place an order online through the Site, your personally identifiable
information, including your credit card information is transferred to computers
utilizing encryption software. Only those employees who need access to your
information in order to do their jobs are allowed access. Our security policies
are reviewed periodically and revised as required. However, we cannot guarantee
that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or
use your personal information for improper purposes.
A Special Note For Parents Concerning Privacy
The Site is a general audience site. We do not currently collect any personal
information from children under the age of thirteen on the Site. If in the
future, the Site collects personally identifiable information from children, it
will do so in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
Notification Of Changes And Acceptance Of The Privacy Policy
By using this Site, you signify your agreement to the terms of this privacy
policy. Changes and updates to this privacy policy will be made from
time-to-time and you should check the Site for such changes. Your continued use
of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of such revised privacy policy.
Updating Personal Information
If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or
if you no longer desire to access our Site, we will endeavor to provide a way
to correct, update or remove the personal data you have provided to us. These
corrections will be accomplished by making changes to your profile. Such
changes will be made upon receipt of an opt-out message via e-mail.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the privacy practices of
this Site, contact the Webmaster.
Update effective October 8, 2004.
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