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Last Updated January 5, 2010 PRIVACY POLICY The network of Web Sites operated by Examville.com, LLC ("Examville.com")(also referred to as "we", "us" and "our"), is comprised of various Web sites and Web pages (collectively, the "Examville.com Web Site"). This Privacy Policy is designed to inform users (also referred to as "you" and "your") on how information you have decided to share with us is collected and used. Your privacy is important to us. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully By visiting, accessing and using the Examville.com Web Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM USERS Information collected from users falls under two categories: (1) information collected by our website automatically when you visit the Examville.com Web Site; and (2) personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected by us. Examville.com uses Web browser software markers known as "cookies" to identify users who browse the Examville.com Web Site. Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer hard drive when you first visit us. These files contain computer-generated unique numbers that help us identify you when you return to the Examville.com Web Site. We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. The session ID cookies expire once the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies remain on the user's hard drive for a longer period of time. Persistent cookies help us understand user preferences and interests so that we may better serve our users. You can remove or block persistent cookies by using the settings in your browser. We may also use "web beacons" and similar technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information about the Examville.com Web Site users. You can browse the Examville.com Web Site without divulging any personally identifiable information about you. However, when you register with the Examville.com Web Site, you provide us with certain personal information such as your user name, email address and password, which we will collect, along with additional information such as your date of birth and requisite information for tax purposes, and information you voluntarily choose to submit after the registration process as part of your profile. Examville.com does not sell any personally identifiable information we collect from users to any third-parties. From time to time, by using the email address you provide to us, we may email you with updates on, including, but not limited to, account and documents, as well as relevant special promotions and offers by Examville.com. Please be aware that Examville.com reserves the right to disclose your personal information when such disclosure is reasonably necessary (1) to comply with legal process; (2) enforce our Terms of Use; or (3) to protect the rights, property and personal safety of the Examville.com Web Site, us, our affiliates, our officers, directors, employees, representatives, our licensors, other users and/or the public. By providing your personal information to us, you explicitly agree to Examville.com's collection and use of such information as described in this Privacy Policy. INFORMATION USERS POST ON COMMON COMMUNITY AREAS Users should bear in mind that whenever you make your personal or other private information voluntarily available for viewing by third parties, including, but not limited to, your profile page, live classes section, Tutor Central Live™ study aids section, NotesXchange™, meet up section or community posting areas of the Examville.com Web Site such as the Q&A section, or any such other user forum, that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides you. We cannot be and are not responsible for any unauthorized and improper use of such information by third-parties. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. The Examville.com Web Site is NOT intended for users under 13 years old. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register at the Examville.com Web Site or send any information about yourself to us, including, your name, address, telephone number, or email address. AD SERVERS In order to bring you offers that are of interest to you, we have relationships with other companies that we allow to place advertisements on the Examville.com Web Site. As a result of your visit to the Examville.com Web Site, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address and clickstream information. The use and collection of information by these third-party advertising service providers is governed by the individual privacy policies of those providers. THIRD-PARTY LINKS The Examville.com Web Site may contain links from other websites. Examville.com has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to review third-parties privacy policies. CREDIT CARD AND BILLING INFORMATION When you conduct a transaction through the Examville.com Web Site, we will ask you to submit, name on the account of a credit card, billing address, credit card number and expiration date, email address and telephone number. However, we do not collect any information users submit relating to credit card billing. Transactions through Paypal.com are subject to Paypal's terms and conditions and their privacy policies. FUTURE CORPORATE EVENTS In the event Examville.com undergoes a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, reorganization or acquisition, or any such future event, the information you provided to Examville.com may be sold or transferred. SECURITY We have appropriate security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. The information that you provide us is kept on a secured server behind a firewall. Despite our reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, however, we cannot guarantee absolute security as electronic transmissions over the Internet are not fully secure. If you feel that this site is not following its stated Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the following: By mail: Attn. Privacy Administrator, Examville.com, LLC, 42 Broadway, Suite 1836, New York, NY 10004 By Email: info(at)examville.com (Please include "Privacy Policy" in the subject line.) USERS LOCATED IN REGIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES The Examville.com Web Site is hosted and operated in the United States of America. Users who visit, access and use the Examville.com Web Site from regions outside the United States of America, including, but not limited to, the European Union, should be advised that you are transferring your personal information to the United States. The United States may not have the same privacy and data protection laws as the region you are located in. By voluntarily providing and sharing your personal information, you explicitly consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. PRIVACY POLICY MODIFICATIONS From time to time, we may use your information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our Privacy Policy. If Examville.com's information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to the Examville.com Web Site to notify you of these changes. We will also designate "last updated" date when any such changes in the Privacy Policy occur. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check the Examville.com Web Site periodically. Your use of the Examville.com Web Site constitutes your agreement to the practices set forth in this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto. CONTACT US California Privacy Rights Pursuant to California Code Section 1798.83, known as the "Shine The Light" law, users who are California residents are permitted to request and obtain from us, once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to: By mail: Attn. California Privacy Rights, Examville.com, LLC, 42 Broadway, Suite 1836, New York, NY 10004 By Email: info(at)examville.com (Please include "California Privacy Rights" in the subject line.) All users of the Examville.com Web Site can contact us at the above-stated address and via the above-stated email for general Privacy Policy inquiries. |
