Privacy Policy was last updated on March 30, 2007
Rantiq, LLC Website Privacy Statement for OtherEgo.com
OtherEgo.com is owned and operated by Rantiq, LLC. OtherEgo.com is a social network community which allows users to post and share personal
information about themselves. Please do not post or share any information you do
not want the public to know about, as user profiles are accessible by other internet
users based on the privacy settings you define in your account. Please be aware
that other users will be able to gain access to your personal information based
on your privacy settings. Your name will be used on the OtherEgo.com website to help
identify who you are.
Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms
Rantiq, LLC is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement
sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect
when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing OtherEgo.com,
you
acknowledge and fully understand Rantiq, LLC’s Privacy Statement and freely consent
to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy
Statement.
Children Under 13 Years of Age
Children under the thirteen years of age are prohibited to join OtherEgo.com, and
should not create a profile on the OtherEgo.com website. Accounts discovered to be
created by a child under 13 years old will be removed.
Children Between 13 and 18 Years of Age
We recommend that children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen obtain parental
consent to post information about themselves on the internet and on the OtherEgo.com
website.
Profile Information
Certain information you provide in your profile may be available to the public regardless
of your privacy settings. Many of these items are used in user searches or email
notifications such as sending out invites. These items include, but are not limited
to the following:
- Your Age
- Your first and last name
- Your city and state
- Approximation from the location of your zip code
- Your hometown
- Your "About Me" and "Who I Want to Meet" sections
- Your Gender
- Your Marital Status
You have the option to leave many of these items blank or to provide "No Answer"
to better protect your privacy. Using your initials instead of your full name will
also increase your anonymity, however it will make it harder for other users to
find you.
Participating Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including
vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on
the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others
who participate in Rantiq, LLC services are encouraged to participate in industry
privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy.
However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating
merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices
or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the
privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal
information or complete any transaction with such parties.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Rantiq, LLC collects certain information from and about its users three
ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.
A. Web Server Logs
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and
analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
- Your Internet protocol address.
- The kind of browser or computer you use.
- Number of links you click within the site.
- State or country from which you accessed the site.
- Date and time of your visit.
- Name of your Internet service provider.
- Web page you linked to our site from.
- Pages you viewed on the site.
B. Use of Cookies
Rantiq, LLC may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie
is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies
cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are
uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that
issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site,
a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site
navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well
as providing personalized functionality.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies.
If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this
may disable some of the functionality on our Website.
C. Personal Information Users
Visitors to our website can register to purchase services. When you register, we
will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number
or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information. If you are purchasing
a service, we will request financial information. Any financial information we collect
is used only to bill you for the services you purchased. If you purchase by credit
card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. For other
types of registrations, we will ask for the relevant information. You may also be
asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and
information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide
online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to
third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
- To fulfill your service requests for services.
- To protect ourselves from liability,
- To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.
Links
The OtherEgo.com website and profiles contain links to other websites. These links
are placed by Rantiq, LLC and OtherEgo.com users. Please be aware that Rantiq, LLC
is not responsible for the privacy practices of links leading to other websites.
Please read and review the privacy policies of the websites you visit from the links
on OtherEgo.com.
Third Party Advertising
Advertisements displayed on the OtherEgo.com website may collect information such
as your IP address and through the use of cookies. This privacy policy does not
cover the use of tracking technology used by our advertisers.
Use of Web Beacons or Gif Files
OtherEgo.com web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons – sometimes
also called single-pixel gifs – that allow Rantiq, LLC to count users who have visited
those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Rantiq, LLC may include Web beacons
in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages
have been opened and acted upon.
Some of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers, such as
advertisers, to help determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or
email communications. These Web beacons may be used by these service providers to
place a persistent cookie on your computer. This allows the service provider to
recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or emails and compile
anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in turn enables us
and our service providers to learn which advertisements and emails bring you to
our website and how you use the site. Rantiq, LLC prohibits Web beacons from being
used to collect or access your personal information.
Cancelling Your Membership
All members of the OtherEgo.com website can cancel and remove their account
at anytime. To cancel your account, login to your user homepage, click on the “Account
Settings” tab, and then click on the “Remove Account” link. From here, fill in your
password and click the “Remove My Account” button to cancel your membership. If
you cannot find this page, please login and
click here to get there.
Changes to this Statement
Rantiq, LLC has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement.
When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this Privacy page.
We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed
about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued
use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any
updates.
Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure
to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact
us at:
Rantiq, LLC
Attn: Privacy Statement
PO Box 231937
Sacramento, CA 95823
Rantiq, LLC will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve
any problem or question.
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