Friendtap is an online social networking community that connects people through networks of friends for communicating, sharing and making new friends. To accomplish this, each Friendtap Member creates his or her own profile, which contains the personal information that the Member chooses to include. This personal information includes such things as:
"Public" which is all visitors to the Friendtap website, whether or not they are Friendtap members.
PLEASE NOTE THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION A MEMBER CHOOSES TO INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER PROFILE, OR WHAT LEVEL OF SHARING HE OR SHE CHOOSES, CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT EACH MEMBER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT MEMBER'S "PUBLIC PROFILE," WHICH IS AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF A FRIENDTAP PROFILE. A LIST OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH PUBLIC PROFILE CAN BE FOUND IN THE FRIENDTAP TERMS OF SERVICE. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SAMPLE PUBLIC PROFILE. PUBLIC PROFILES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY USER OF THE FRIENDTAP WEBSITE, WHETHER OR NOT THE USER IS A MEMBER
Other Information submitted by Members to Friendtap
Except where a Member might choose to include a full name in his or her profile, a Member's email address and full name will only be used in the following circumstances:
- When the Member invites a friend via email to become a Friendtap Member,
- When the Member sends a request to another Member to add the other Member to his or her friend list,
- When we send notifications to the Member relating to his or her use of the Friendtap service or Friendtap website, and
- If the Member so chooses, when we send regular notifications, weekly updates, or other news regarding the Friendtap service or the Friendtap website.
Except when inviting or adding friends, a Member's email address will never be shared with or displayed to any other person. Members and their friends, and other Members within their personal networks (depending on the level of sharing a Member has chosen) communicate on Friendtap with each other through the Friendtap service, without disclosing email addresses.
Information that Members do not submit to us
We use information relating to the server information, IP address, and browser-type.
Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
Except as explained above, or where you are expressly informed otherwise, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information, unless required by law or for the protection of your Membership. However, Friendtap may share profile information and aggregate usage information in a non-personally identifiable manner with advertisers and other third parties in order to present to Members and other users of the Friendtap website more targeted advertising, products and services. In such situations we will never disclose information that would personally identify you.
Links
The Friendtap Website contains links to other websites. This includes links that are placed there by Friendtap (such as in advertisements), as well as by other Friendtap Members. Please be aware that Friendtap is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other website. We encourage all Members and other users of the Friendtap website to be aware of when they leave our website, and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Friendtap through the Friendtap website.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on the Friendtap website. However, we do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any Member or other user of the Friendtap website which they did not intentionally submit to us, other than as stated in this Privacy Policy.
We use both "session ID cookies" and "persistent cookies." We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Note also that Members may optionally use a cookie to remember their email in order to automatically log in to our website. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browsers's "help" file; however, please note that, if you reject cookies or disable cookies in your web browser, you may not be able to use the Friendtap website.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MAY VIEW YOUR PROFILE AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN CHANGE THESE PROFILE SHARING SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE "SETTINGS" LINK IN THE TOP, RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRIENDTAP HOMEPAGE. ALSO, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU'VE SUBMITTED TO THE FRIENDTAP WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN YOUR FRIENDTAP PROFILE, BY CLICKING THE "EDIT PROFILE" LINK ON YOUR FRIENDTAP PROFILE PAGE.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so Members and other users of the Friendtap website are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we are going to use Members' or other users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify those Members and users via email or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Invite a Friend
If a Member elects to use our "Invite" feature to invite a friend to become a Member of the Friendtap service, we ask them for the friend's email address. Friendtap will automatically send the friend an email inviting them to join the site. Friendtap stores this email address for the purpose of automatically adding the respondent to the friends list of the Member sending the invitation, and also to send reminders of the invitation. Friendtap will never sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations and invitation reminders. Any person who receives an invitation may Contact Friendtap to request the removal of this information from our database.
Security
The Friendtap account of every Member is password-protected. Friendtap takes every precaution to protect the information of the Members, as well as information collected from other users of the Friendtap website. We use industry standard measures to protect all information that is stored on our servers and within our database. We limit the access to this information to those employees who need access to perform their job function such as our customer service personnel. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive our weekly email updates or other email notifications may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the applicable email or by logging-in and changing their settings in the "Account Settings" section of the Friendtap website. You can access this page by clicking on the "Settings" link on the top right of your Friendtap homepage.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to Members by our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may use cookies. Doing this allows the ad network to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad networks may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Friendtap does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed on the computer of any Member or other user of the Friendtap website by the third-party ad servers or ad networks.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Friendtap only, and does not cover the use of cookies by any other party.
Members and Users Located Outside of the United States of America
We have made an effort to protect the personal information of all Members and other users of the Friendtap website, and to the extent applicable, we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws. If you are unsure whether this privacy policy is in conflict with the applicable local rules where you are located, you should not submit your personal information to the Friendtap website. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF WHICH MAY BE DEEMED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION TO HAVE INADEQUATE DATA PROTECTION (see, for example, European Union Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995, a copy of which can be found here). Members and other users of the Friendtap website located in countries outside of the United States of America who submit personal information do thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to and/or storage of the information in the United States of America.
Contacting Friendtap
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, Friendtap's privacy practices, or your dealings with Friendtap, please contact us.
