Our privacy policyThese days it's getting harder and harder to understand what web sites do with your data, and how much of your real life is going to be revealed online. We know this and it's something we care a lot about. Our privacy policy is a complete statement of what information we collect and how it is used. If a purpose is not stated here, we do not use your data for that purpose. CookiesOur site requires the use of cookies in order to track your user session. You can't use the site unless your computer is set to accept cookies. A cookie is small text file placed on your computer which is sent to us each time you request a page. It contains a unique number, which is used to identify your session. It is used to ensure that the pages you see are tailored for you alone, and you do not see personal information from other users. Non-personally identifiable data(Data that cannot be used to identify you)Non-personally identifiable data is a technical term, meaning the information our servers automatically collect when you visit this site. This kind of data is used to generate statistics on our performance and our audience. It cannot be traced back to you. It is collected whether or not you choose to join our site and includes:
Personally-identifiable data(Data that can be used to identify you)Personally identifiable data is information you explicitly give us, and in some cases it can be traced back to you. It is only collected when you join the web site and put up a profile. It is divided into two types: private data - that is data which we store and do not share with other users. And public data - that is data which we store and will publish to other users. All public data is in the public domain and can therefore be seen on this site and can also be seen and indexed by search engines and web directories. Private data
Public data
Confidential information about other membersIf you raise a complaint about another member, we will deal with the complaint, but we will not be able to share any private, confidential information about their account with you. Similarly, we will not share private information about your account with other members should they raise a complaint about you. We can only deal with help requests about your account. We cannot deal with help requests on behalf of another member. If you have a help request on behalf of another member please ask that person to contact us directly. This is because their private account information is confidential. Termination of accountIf you choose to close your account or your account is terminated by us, the above data remains on our system for up to 6 months. This is necessary for two reasons. Firstly, to ensure that if you wish to reopen your account, you can. Secondly, we cannot immediately delete all your data because all messages, bookmarks and links you have with other members would instantly disappear. This would be tremendously confusing to the members you have links with. If you do not return, your data is permanently and irrevocably deleted from our systems after 6 months. The exception to this is your public conversations contributions which cannot be removed without destroying the threads. Your email addressYour email address is used to send you a welcome message and for message alerts to be sent to your email account or to send you occasional bulletins about this site and other services which may be of interest to you. We do not under any circumstances sell, rent, lend or in any other way release your email address to other companies, individuals or organisations. We are totally against spam in all forms, whether sent by email or through our private messaging system. Your home addressYour home address is used only if you make a payment to validate the card transaction. We do not under any circumstances sell, rent, lend or in any other way release your address to other companies, individuals or organisations. We do not send any post to your home address, unless specifically asked to by you (normally if you win a competition with a physical prize, or if you choose to correspond with us by letter). We are totally against junk mail in all forms. Search engines, directories and other sitesYour public data may appear on search engines, directories or other sites on the Internet at any time. We do not prevent search engines from indexing our web content including your public data. This benefits you because people you might like to meet may discover your presence on this site through search engines. For this reason it is important that you take common-sense precautions when preparing your profile and supply only the public information that you are happy for anybody to see. Your public data may continue to be accessible through search engines even after you have closed your account here. We may not be able to easily get this information removed. If you do not feel happy about this, you should not use this web site and you should close your account immediately. Your public data can also be copied without our permission or authorisation and may from time to time appear on unauthorised web sites. When we become aware of this we will take steps to get this public data removed. However removal cannot be guaranteed. AdvertisingWe accept advertising on some of our sites, from Adviva and Google. Data Protection lawThis site is run Midsummer's Eve Ltd. Midsummer's Eve Ltd is fully registered with the Data Protection Commissioner, and complies fully with the letter and the spirit of UK Data Protection. Further informationIf you would like further information about how your data is used, please contact us or write to us at: Mutual Friends |