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PRIVACY POLICY

October 2007

Our commitment to online privacy

Your privacy is extremely important to LatinosNJ.com, LLC (“LatinosNJ"). Please read the following Privacy Policy so that you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information relating to your use of LatinosNJ.com (“Site”) and the entertainment services and other products or services you may receive from the Site as (“Services’”), and the choices you can make about how your information is collected and used. As we update and expand our Services, this Privacy Policy may change, so please refer back to it periodically.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and part of, the Terms of Use and Membership Agreement , which governs your use of the Site and Services in general. By visiting LatinosNJ.com, providing personal information, and/or using the Services, you signify your agreement to all of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all these terms and conditions, please do not provide us with any information and do not use LatinosNJ.com.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that LatinosNJ does not own or control, or to people that LatinosNJ does not employ or manage.

If you have any questions or concerns about LatinosNJ's Privacy Policy, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Collection of information

We collect user-submitted personal information, including name, e-mail address, and birth date, in order to verify new accounts and send notifications regarding the Services. We also collect additional data that is included in Member profiles, including without limitation: age, occupation, interests, school affiliations, gender, and location. This additional data may be available to other Members and/or the general public for viewing.

We also collect non-personally identifiable information, including IP address and browser type.

We do not collect or maintain information on the Service from users whom we actually know to be under 14 years of age, and no part of our Service is structured to attract anyone under 14.

Use of personally identifiable information submitted to LatinosNJ

Personal information that is requested and obtained by LatinosNJ from Members will be maintained by LatinosNJ and will not be disclosed, shared, transferred or sold to third parties. Your full name and e-mail address will not be disclosed, shared, transferred or sold to third parties, or displayed to other Members. However, LatinosNJ shall have the right to use and display on the Site the registered user names and photo profiles of Members. Further, LatinosNJ shall have the right to use your e-mail address to send direct mailings relating to LatinosNJ.com, including companies whose products or services that LatinosNJ believes its Members might find of interest.

If you initially accept direct mailings from LatinosNJ and at a later date decide you wish to stop receiving them, you can OPT OUT by typing the word "Unsubscribe" in an e-mail you receive from LatinosNJ and sending it to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , who should remove it from the subscriber list.

Use of non-personally identifiable information

We use your IP address and browser type for the general administration of the Site.

Sharing of collected information with third parties

We do not sell, rent, share, trade, or give away any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your express permission, in cases where you are expressly informed otherwise, or under the circumstances described below. In certain circumstances, we may share profile information and aggregate usage information in a non-personally identifiable fashion to advertisers or other third party content or service providers for the purpose of delivering more targeted advertising, products, and services to you. In these instances, we will never disclose information that will be used to personally identify you.

We respond to verified requests (subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, or other legal process) from law enforcement or other government officials relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

We reserve the right to transfer information about you to a successor-in-interest that acquires the right to such information by acquiring the Service, acquiring LatinosNJ or substantially all of LatinosNJ's assets, or merging with LatinosNJ. In any of these events, LatinosNJ will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Links

LatinosNJ.com contains links to other web sites. We recommend that, before leaving LatinosNJ.com, you review our Privacy Policy: it only applies to information collected by us. We are not responsible for any other web sites, their respective privacy practices, or how they treat information about their users. We strongly suggest that you review their privacy policies to find out how they treat your personal information. When you visit or access any third-party site, you are subject to that site's privacy policy and terms and conditions.

Use of cookies

We may use "cookies" (small files placed on your hard drive) to manage sessions on the Service, remember your Member preferences, and ensure that you do not continually see the same advertisements. Cookies must be enabled in order for you to use LatinosNJ.com. Information stored in cookies is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Commenting or posting on LatinosNJ.com

Please keep in mind that, whenever you decide to comment or post text on LatinosNJ.com, or you voluntarily disclose any personal information, any such information can be collected and used by other Members or users, and you may receive unsolicited communications as a result.

Accessing and updating information

As a registered LatinosNJ.com Member, you can access your account information at any time by logging in to the Site from the “Home” page. There, you can correct, update, or remove your account information at any time.

Security

All Member accounts are password-protected. We go to great lengths to protect the account information that you have provided us. Access to this information is limited to only the LatinosNJ employees who need it in order to perform their job function, such as customer service representatives. However, please note that we do not guarantee account security. Hardware or software failure, unauthorized use, and other factors may lead to a security breach.

Third-party Advertisers and Content/Service Providers

Advertisements seen on LatinosNJ.com may be delivered to you by third-party advertising partners. These third parties may use cookies when showing you advertisements. These cookies may be used to determine on which Web site the third party's advertisement was displayed, and whether or not the advertisement was clicked. This information helps our advertising partners deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be most relevant to you. Third-party content or service providers may also use cookies to ascertain how many times you have seen their content or used their service. We do not have access to the cookies placed by third parties. Our Privacy Policy applies only to LatinosNJ.com, and does not apply to the use of cookies by any third party. We suggest that you review these third parties' privacy policies to learn about their cookies and other privacy practices. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our Site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

Changes in our Privacy Policy

We will continuously assess our Privacy Policy against evolving technologies, business practices, and our Members' needs. As we diversify and update our Service, this Privacy Policy also may evolve. Accordingly, we reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time. If we do so, we will post the changes on LatinosNJ.com so that our Members are aware of what information is collected, how that information is used, and under what circumstances, if any, the information is disclosed. Please check the Service periodically for Privacy Policy updates. Should we use your personally identifiable information in a way that is materially different from the terms of the Privacy Policy that was posted when you submitted such information, we will notify you either by e-mail or by posting a prominent notice on LatinosNJ.com.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact LatinosNJ at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

BY USING THE LATINOSNJ.COM WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE LATINOSNJ.COM. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL MEAN THAT YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.