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Privacy Policy Dated as of September 15, 2006
Introduction
Madness Group. LLC (“Madness Group”) respects each individual’s right to personal privacy. We will collect and use information through our website only in the ways disclosed in this statement. This statement applies solely to information collected at Madness Group’s website.
If you have questions, complaints or comments about Madness Group’s privacy policy or its implementation, please contact us at 1111 Lincoln Road, 6th Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, by phone at 305-604-5325, or by email at info@madness2007.com.
Part I. Information Collection
We collect information about registered users such as name, email, birthday, gender, and cell phone number (profile picture is optional) and we collect information from potential contestants such as name, age, graduation year, cell phone number, email, as well as a detailed personality profile, including photo as part of the application process. Some of this information is requested when a visitor or contestant signs up and sometimes this information is collected through web logging, message boards, and participation in promotions and contests. To receive our products and services, personal identification is mandatory because the site requires an identity. For the avoidance of doubt, users profile pictures will be used solely on the website.
In addition to personal information, we collect general data that is not personally identifiable information such as IP Address, Site Usage, and demographic data by utilizing cookies.
A cookie is a small data file that a website can write to your hard drive for internal reporting and record keeping purposes. Generally, Madness Group uses cookies to measure activity on the website (how many people voted in a contest or visited an area on the website). Cookies also allow us to make improvements and updates to the website based on which areas are popular. In addition, cookies allow Madness Group to store and retrieve login information such as “remembering” your login name. As part of offering and providing personal service, Madness Group will use cookies to store and track information about you in order to send you bulletins that correspond to your interests.
We may match information obtained from cookies with data provided by you or collected by third parties and analyze this data in the aggregate (to learn broad statistics about our users) and individually (which page users visit the most). This information lets us further personalize our services to you. We also provide aggregate analysis of our users (only as a group) to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties. We do this to help us bring you first-rate, personalized services.
You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers or third party partners which is standard in the Internet industry. Madness Group does not control these cookies, and these cookies are NOT subject to Madness Group’s privacy policy.
Madness Group does not actively market to children, and we never knowingly ask a child under 13 to divulge personal information. In the event that we are notified that a child under 13 has provided personal information, we will promptly delete all such information as soon as reasonably possible.
Part II. Information Usage.
The information collected by Madness Group will be used for Madness Group's internal purpose and to provide service. Personal Information is requested so that Users may receive email announcements from Madness Group regarding services, contests, promotions and other such communications. Users may “Opt out” of receiving these types of communications but by doing so they may miss opportunities to participate in the Madness Group’s activities.
Madness Group may also use your personal information to match content to your specific interests. Madness will keep a record of users voting patterns, communications on the message boards, participation in suveys, contests and promotions. Users may receive targeted emails and offers based on specific usage. The information we collect will also be used to create customer profiles based on browsing or purchasing history. We will supplement information collected at our website with data from other sources.
We also collect aggregated information. Aggregated information is personal information about you that we combine with personal information about other users so that we know generally what you (and other users) like about our website.
It is important to note that the Madness Group website contains links to other websites, and that those websites may not follow the same privacy policies as Madness Group. For instance, if you click on an advertisement on the Madness Group website, you will be taken away from Madness Group to an entirely different website. Links can be from advertisers, content providers and/or partners who may use Madness Group’s logo and/or style as a result of a co-branding agreement.
Some promotions, contests and sweepstakes appearing on the Madness Group’s website may be sponsored or co-sponsored by other companies. These companies may choose to collect personal information from you. Madness Group cannot control the privacy policies of these outside sponsors, and if you do not want your information collected by these sponsors, you should not participate in the promotion, contest or sweepstakes.
For your own information and protection on the Madness Group website and on the Internet in general, keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others. Similarly, if you post personal information in public places, you may receive unsolicited e-mail messages. Please think before you post any information online.
Madness Group reserves the right to disclose user information when required by law, or if we have reason to believe that someone is causing injury to or interference with our rights or property, or the rights and property of others.
Part III. Access to Information
Users may delete their information from our database by contacting Madness Group at info@madness2007.com.
Part IV. Problem Resolution
If problems arise, users may contact Madness Group by email. We are committed to resolving disputes within seven (7) business days of notification at info@madness2007.com.
Part V. Data Storage and Security
Madness Group uses secure servers to protect consumer privacy. The best way to keep your personal information secure is to not give your password to anyone. If you share your computer with other people, we recommend that you sign out of your account and close your browser window when you are done. Further, do not allow cookies to remember your ID name and password as “cookies” will enable someone else to sign on as you.
We make every effort to ensure that your information is secure on our system. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet is guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
By using this website, you signify your assent to Madness Group’s privacy policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Madness Group’s privacy policy might change from time to time and your continued visits to Madness Group after such a change signifies that you agree to abide by the new privacy policy. The privacy policy will always be dated as of the last update.
If you have questions, complaints or comments about Madness Group’s privacy policy or its implementation, please contact us at 1111 Lincoln Road, 6th Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, by phone at 305-604-5325 or by email at info@madness2007.com.