Privacy Statement

  SOCIALPLUS PRIVACY POLICY

This Website is owned and operated by SocialPlus.com, Inc. ("SocialPlus"). SocialPlus can be contacted by mail at Privacy Manager, SocialPlus.com, Inc., 356 West 40th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10018, by phone at (212) 244-7779, or by e-mail at info@SocialPlus.com. The following policies apply to the website with the Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") at http://www.SocialPlus.com and all other websites owned and operated by SocialPlus directly accessible from that URL (collectively, the "SocialPlus Websites"). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, SocialPlus shall include SocialPlus, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its successors in interest.

This Privacy Policy applies to both Visitors and subscribers of services ("Subscribers") offered at the SocialPlus Websites. As used herein, the term "Visitors" shall include both Subscribers and other visitors to the SocialPlus Websites.

  1. Collection of Personal Information from Subscribers. In order to access certain Subscriber services and restricted areas (the "Restricted Services") within the Social Plus Websites, SocialPlus may require that Subscribers provide certain identifying information (the "Registration Data") requested on an online registration form. This information may include Subscriber's legal name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, subscriber name or "screen name", areas of interest, password, method of payment, and if applicable, credit card number. SocialPlus reserves the right to request any additional information in establishing and maintaining Subscriber's account for use of the Restricted Services.

  2. Collection of Information from Visitors to SocialPlus Websites. For all Visitors, SocialPlus automatically collects and/or tracks: A) information concerning the home server domain names, e-mail addresses, type of client computer, and type of Web browser of Visitor; B) the e-mail addresses of Visitors that communicate with SocialPlus via e-mail, post messages to SocialPlus' chat groups, or otherwise knowingly provide their email address to SocialPlus; C) information knowingly provided by the Visitor in online forums, chat groups, bulletin boards, registration forms, surveys, and contest entries; and D) information on those pages that Visitors access.

    SocialPlus does place Internet cookies on Visitors' hard drives. Internet cookies save information such as the Visitor's name, password, user-name, shopping cart, screen preferences, the pages of the SocialPlus Websites viewed by the Visitor, and the advertisements viewed or clicked by the Visitor. When the Visitor revisits the SocialPlus Website, Social Plus will recognize the Visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the Visitor's experience. Visitors may decline the Internet cookie by using the appropriate feature of their Web client software, if available.

  3. SocialPlus' Use of Personal Information Collected from Visitors. For all Visitors to the SocialPlus Websites, personal and non-personally identifiable information, including Registration Data collected by SocialPlus will be used by SocialPlus internally for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of Visitors' behavior, for product development, for content improvement, to inform advertisers as to how many Visitors have been clicked on their advertisements, and to customize content and layout of the SocialPlus Websites. Names, postal and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers collected may be added to SocialPlus' databases and used by SocialPlus for future calls and mailing regarding site updates, new products and services, upcoming events, and status of orders placed online. Except as otherwise provided, SocialPlus will not send to Subscriber information concerning Social Plus, the SocialPlus Websites, or Social Plus's products and services, if Subscriber selects the opt-out Provision described herein. Notwithstanding any opt-out selection, SocialPlus reserves the right to contact Subscriber concerning non-promotional information about Subscriber's account with SocialPlus.

  4. Opt-Out Right.If Subscriber does not wish to receive any special offers or promotional communication from SocialPlus, Subscriber has the right to select the "opt-out" option during the registration process or at any time afterwards.

  5. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties. SocialPlus will not share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose personally identifiable information to third parties without obtaining Visitor's consent. SocialPlus will disclose to third parties only: A) information knowingly and voluntarily disclosed by Visitors as being disclosable to third parties; B) information to the financial institution that processes Subscribers' credit card transactions; C) information that does not include personally identifiable information; and/or D) information that is publicly available. Additionally, through the use of third party cookies, advertiser may be electronically notified when Visitors view or click on its advertisements.

  6. Advertisements and Postings to Forums, Bulletin Boards and Chat Groups. All Visitor advertisements and postings to public areas of the SocialPlus Websites including without limitation Forums, Chat Rooms and Bulletin Boards (collectively, the "Public Areas"), should be conducted using Visitor's pseudonymous "screen name." All postings to the Public Areas become public and, therefore, care should be taken in disclosing personal information. Postings made in the Public Areas may not be changed or deleted by Visitors or Subscribers.

    Visitors should never disclose personally identifiable information (including without limitation name, email address, phone number, and real world address) in the Public Areas. When communicating directly with another Subscriber, Subscribers may exchange personally identifiable information at Subscriber's discretion. However, Visitors are strongly cautioned to be prudent in deciding whether and how to reveal personally identifiable information. SOCIALPLUS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM VISITOR'S DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

    Any information disclosed to other Subscribers or third parties, in the Public Areas, through email or outside of our system, can be used by others and may result in unsolicited email messages or other communication from third parties.

  7. User Access to Information Collected. Subscriber may access his/her Registration Data at any time through the Update Profile section of the SocialPlus Web Sites. This area is password-protected. Once a Subscriber registers, Subscriber may review & change certain personally identifiable information such as email address, city, state, zip code & country, and user profile. Please promptly update information as necessary.

  8. Control of Password. Passwords should be: a) non-obvious; b) regularly changed; and c) not disclosed to any third parties. If a third-party learns of a password, the password's owner may lose control over his/her postings and/or personally identifiable information, and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on his/her behalf. If, for any reason, a password is suspected to have been compromised, it should be changed immediately.

  9. Lost or Stolen Information. If Subscriber's credit card or password is stolen or used without Subscriber's permission, Subscriber should immediately notify SocialPlus. Upon proper notification, Social Plus will cancel appropriate credit card number and/or password and update its records. Subscriber may be unable to access certain services while SocialPlus processes the change.

  10. Collection of Personal Data from Children. SocialPlus will make reasonable efforts not to collect or post information form children under the age of eighteen without their parent's or guardian's consent.

  11. SocialPlus' Right to Contact User. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, SocialPlus reserves the right to contact Visitors regarding account status, changes to the subscriber agreement, privacy policy, or any other agreements or policies, or for any non-promotional reason.

  12. Partners, Affiliates and Links. SocialPlus is affiliated with many other sites and service providers, all of whom have privacy practices independent of SocialPlus. SocialPlus disclaims any responsibility or liability for any other sites' privacy policies or activities. Once a Visitor clicks on an external link within the SocialPlus Websites, Visitor may be entering another website where SocialPlus' privacy policy does not apply.

  13. No Liability for Acts of Third Parties. Computers, computer networks and transmission made by means of the Internet and computer networks cannot be made absolutely secure. SOCIALPLUS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND/OR REGISTRATION DATA ARISING FROM: A) SUBSCRIBERS' DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION IN PUBLIC AREAS; B) ERRORS IN TRANSMISSION; C) UNAUTHORIZED ACTS, INTRUSIONS OR INTERCEPTIONS; AND/OR D) COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

  14. Disclosure in Event of Suspected Improper Use. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, SocialPlus shall be permitted to disclose information and Registration Data, including personally identifiable information, to third parties as follows: A) in response to a request by law enforcement authorities; B) in response to any court-ordered subpoena or other process under color of law; and/or C) when SocialPlus reasonably believes that a Visitor or Subscriber has breached the terms of any agreement with SocialPlus or a third party, violated the rights of any third party, or violated any law, statute or regulation.

  15. Ownership of Information. All information collected, including Registration Data, is the property of SocialPlus, and is subject to and protected by state and federal law.

  16. Updates. SocialPlus reserves the right to change or update at any time this Privacy Policy, or any other SocialPlus policy or practice. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to the SocialPlus Websites.

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