babelguides.com commitment to your privacy
We at babelguides.com have seriously considered the issues related to privacy and the Internet, and as personal web consumers, we have similar concerns. We want to ensure that your experience with us at babelguides.com does not infringe in any way upon guidelines that you have set for what you'd like to disclose about yourself. This privacy statement discusses the types of information we gather, how and why we use it, and how to correct or change it.
1. What personally identifiable information does babelguides,com collect?
You do not have to be personally identified in any way to enjoy much of the content that babelguides.com provides. However in the event that you would like to:
- use the personalization features that babelguides.com offers
- participate as a unique user in the forum
- download purchased PDF files for personal use
you will need to register. In the case of registration, we require an email address. You will also have the optional opportuniity to give more information about yourself.
2. What anonymous information does babelguides.com collect?
Anonymous information means data which is collected from users regardlessof whether they are logged in or not. This information is used only for tracking purposes and is not tied to any personal information.
Cookies
Your Internet browser has a feature called "cookies" which store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to our site. However, cookies tell us nothing about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable information. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit the babelguides.com site, although active participation in certain areas of the sites may require cookies. In addition, you may elect not to allow cookies to be collected by selecting certain options on your browser.
Log files and web tracking technologies
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files to analyze user activity. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
3. Why is babelguides.com gathering this information
babelguides.com uses the information we gather for the following reasons:
- to customize the advertising and content you see
- to understand the user experience and fine tune our site to user needs; for example, what pages to users go to most frequently, at which pages are users havinf problems, etc. We use tracking information to determine how well each page performs overall based on aggregate user demographics and traffic patterns to those pages. This helps us to create a better experience for you.
- to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, such as sending out electronic updates or newsletters and enabling users to participate in polls, and message boards.
- to send you information you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you; for example, "new in translation".
4. How does babelguides.com use/share the information?
Personally identifiable information
babelguides.com will never make your personally identifiable available to any other parties except in the instance that:
- we respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; or we believe that your actions violate applicable laws, babelguides.com Terms of Use or any usage guidelines for specific products or services, or threaten the rights, property, or safety of babelguides.com, our users, or others.
5. How will bableguides.com use email addresses
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We use your email address only to send a confirmation email when you sign up for an account and to allow you to reset your password if you lose or forget your old one.
- We also may send you an automated notice if a story you submit to the forums is accepted or declined.
- The site administrators may personally email you if extenuating circumstances arise where this is required.
- We will not send you any other email unless you contact us first and specifically request information, technical help, or editorial assistance. We do not sell this address, or link it to any other personal information.
6. What are your options?
If you would rather not provide any of the user data requested by our registration process you do not need to register with us. You can still view much of the content and use many of the services offered by our site without registering.
We also give you the following options:
- opting not to receive our electronic updates when registering. If you do opt-in, you may remove yourself from mailing lists at any time through the subscription management pages or by following the instructions at the end of the e-mail you receive from us;
- opting not to provide certain personal information when registering.
7. How can you update your personally identifiable information?
You can correct or change the information collected during registration for this site by logging in, and clicking the "User Preferences" link in the box on the left-hand side of every page. You may change this information at any time and as often as necessary.
8. How will you know if the privacy policy is changed?
Any changes or updates to this privacy policy will be announced in the news section of the site.
9. Are you still concerned?
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact:
info@babelguides.com
we will get back to you immediately.
