document: title: privacy policy
text: ### Privacy Policy

('We') DatingBiz, Inc are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. 

This policy (together with our terms and conditions of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

We are the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the 'Act'). 

What information do we collect about you?

We may collect and process the following information about you: 

  * Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site (the 'Site') (including your personal details, contact details, mobile phone number and other profile information you submit when you create a membership profile). We may also collect information when you voluntarily complete customer surveys, provide feedback and participate in competitions. 

  * Information from your web-based email accounts (including your profile picture and other publicly visible information) if you agree to add the Site's email address to the contact lists stored at your email provider's website. 

  * Your location according to the IP address assigned to your PC by your Internet Service Provider. 

  * If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. 

  * Details of transactions you carry out through the Site, including any information we require to provide any products or services that you order from us through the Site. 

  * Website usage information is also collected using cookies (see below under 'Cookies'). 




How will we use the information about you?

We use the information we hold about you in the following ways: 

  * To administer your user account with us (including notifying you of any compatible matches, tips, announcements, updates, special offers or services, should you consent to this). 

  * To help us improve the structure, layout and usability of the Site. 

  * To allow you to participate in any interactive features of the Site (including the features that require the mobile phone number). 

  * To help personalise your repeat visits to the Site. 

  * To notify you of any compatible matches or any matches who are near your location. 

  * To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes (see below under 'Marketing by us and third parties' for more information). Such information may be sent to you by email or by SMS (if you provided your mobile phone number). 

  * To answer any questions you may raise or respond to any comments you may send to us. 

  * To notify you about changes to our service or the functionality of the Site. 

  * To carry out market analysis and research. 

  * To ensure that you are complying with the terms and conditions of use and to comply with our statutory and regulatory obligations. 




What information do we collect about others?

  * Some features of the Site allow you to share your Site experience with people you know (“your Contacts”), or to invite them to join the Site. When given the option to do so you can choose to upload your Contacts information; we will request their name and email address. 

  * If you give us your password to upload these Contacts through a web based email provider we shall not store your password after you have uploaded your Contacts’ addresses. 




How do we use information about your Contacts?

  * If you choose to upload your Contact’s name and email address you are allowing us to send an email invitation on your behalf, inviting your Contact to join the Site. 

  * We will store your Contact’s name and email address solely for the purposes of inviting them to join our Site and for associating your Contact with you and other people they may know. 

  * If your Contact does not want us to store their email address which you uploaded to our Site, they can ask us to remove it by contacting us at datarequest@cupid.com

  * We will not store your Contacts information after invitations (up to a maximum of 3) have been sent. Your Contacts will then only receive future emails from us if they choose to accept the invitation and join our Site, or if you use any of our tools to share experiences with your Contacts and you input their email address for us to use again. 




Disclosure of your information

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy assets. In such transactions, the information we have collected about you will generally be one of the transferred business assets. Also in the event that we or our assets are purchased, your information will also be one of the transferred assets. We may share information about you with: 

  * Other companies in the same corporate group as us. 

  * A buyer or prospective buyer of our business. 

  * Our professional advisers, such as our lawyers, where it is necessary for them to advise us. 

  * Other persons if we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation. 

  * Third party organisations that will assist us to (i) enforce or apply our terms and conditions of use and other agreements; or (ii) to protect the rights, property, or safety of our customers, or others. 




We will also share information about you with third parties that we engage to help us in certain areas, such as processing payments for services you order from us and to help us identify users that are potentially acting fraudulently, illegally, or in a manner otherwise than in accordance with our terms and policies. However, we will control and be responsible for the use of your information by these third parties. 

We may also provide information about you to other users of the Site as reasonably required in order to provide the services that you order from us. 

We would like to send you information about goods and services offered by us and selected third parties that we think may be of interest to you. For that, the email address or mobile phone number you have provided can be used. 

If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes please tick the appropriate boxes situated in the 'my account' area of the Site. You can also ask us to not to use your personal information, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, by e-mailing us at: unsubscribe-br@girlsdateforfree.com. Do note that notwithstanding your preference, both we and/or any third party that we engage reserve the right to use your data/ information to help us identify users that are potentially acting fraudulently, illegally, or in a manner otherwise than in accordance with our terms and policies. 

Marketing and other uses of your non-personal data by us and by third parties

We may share non-personal information we collect under any of the above circumstances. We may share it with our own companies or other third parties to develop and deliver targeted advertising to you, or to help us prepare or share aggregate business and marketing reports. Your non-personal data may also be sold or otherwise provided to third parties for use by them for various purposes. 

Cookies

We may collect information about your computer or mobile device by using Cookies. If you use our site you are consenting to the use of Cookies as explained here.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit and provide statistical data to us, that does not identify you personally but an tell us a lot about your browsing habits to tailor your user experience to suit your needs. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use cookies to enhance our security, help us gather information during subscription and understand our web traffic trends.

They help us to improve the Site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:

  * To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
  * To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise the Site according to your individual interests.
  * To speed up your searches.
  * To recognise you when you return to the Site.
  * To provide anonymized statistical information: Non-personal data may be gathered on our behalf using cookies, log file data, and code that is embedded on our websites by specific third party partners. We use this non-personal information to help improve the services we provides to you.



When you visit the publicly available sections of the Site, a session ID cookie is placed on your computer that only lasts while you’re visiting. We also place persistent cookies (also known as local storage devices) on members’ computers, so that we remember them to make your login in process faster and easier. You may set your browser to block cookies and local storage devices, but if you do so, you may not be able to access all of the features of the Site.

This policy_texts shows fully the cookie functions and why they are used, although our uses may change over time and it is important that you revisit this page to understand these uses:

| Cookie Functions | Cookie Purposes  
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Analytics and research | We use the information collected by Google Analytics to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.  
Authentication | These cookies help us to identify our members so that when you’re logged in, you can enjoy all of the features without having to continually log in – our Site “remembers” you and allows you full access without the need to keep entering your log in details.  
Security and site integrity | We may use cookies and other devices, such as CAPTCHAs, to help keep the Site and our members safe and secure by protecting the Site from fraud and spam attacks to keep your data safe.  
Site features and services | These cookies and local storage devices provide the functionality that our members enjoy, such as uploading of photographs, chats, instant messaging, your account settings etc. We also use cookies to help provide experiences, such as links to other social media sites, social plugins and video content, including making it easier for you to share content between the Site with your other favourite social networks. In some cases, the site feature you choose may allow a third party to place cookies or local storage devices on your computer. The third party who places cookies on your device is responsible for how they process their data you should always read their privacy policies. Third parties who place cookies on your device when you use the Site include Twitter and Facebook whose own privacy policies apply.   
Performance | We need to use certain cookies and local storage devices to ensure our members have the best possible experience, such assisting with your navigation of our site, ensuring pages load up quickly and respond faster to your requests for our Site and Services.  
  
For further information about cookies visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org

Where we store your personal data

The personal data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a location outside the European Economic Area ('EEA'). It may also be processed by staff located outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers (for example, staff who are involved in providing services that you order from us, processing your payment details or providing support services for the Site). By submitting your personal data to us through the Site, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. 

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password or user ID code which enables you to access certain parts of the Site, you are responsible for keeping the password or user ID code confidential. We ask you not to share a password or user ID code with anyone. 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. 

Other Websites

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. 

Access to information and correction

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please contact us at info@girlsdateforfree.com. Please note that we may make a small charge for this service.

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You can ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate at any time by e-mailing us at info@girlsdateforfree.com. Where we and/or any third party organisation we instruct to assist us in providing our services suspect any user is potentially acting fraudulently, illegally, or in a manner otherwise than in accordance with our terms and policies, we reserve the right to retain information about that user indefinitely.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and will post any changes to it on this page. We encourage you to regularly review our privacy policy to make sure you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we may share it with other parties. 

Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet:  We do not solicit or target persons younger than legal age for collection of information online. Our Site does not permit children under the age of 18 to become users and we do not accept any information from children. By submitting information via the Site you represent that you are over the age of 18. We encourage minors to seek the consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet. We encourage parents to take an active role to protect the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. We support the development of technologies that help parents to control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households. 

Questions

If you have any questions about this privacy policy then please contact us at info@girlsdateforfree.com