This statement discloses the privacy practices for Metroclicks.com. Our goal is to provide local information and products that match your interests and enhance your life.
What Personally Identifiable Information of yours is collected
When you visit Metroclicks.com, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself (e.g., contact and demographic information). We use this information to learn more about you, so we can provide you with the local content and information most attuned to your interests.
COOKIES
To enable many of the features available at Metroclicks.com, we assign "cookies" to your Internet browser. A cookie is a small text file that contains a unique identification number stored on your computer. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find out the identity of any user. This unique identification number automatically identifies your browser - but not you - to our computers whenever you interact with Metroclicks.com. Only when you agree to provide personally identifiable information directly to Metroclicks.com through our registration form will we be able to know anything about you other than the random number that our server computers originally assign to your browser.
Metroclicks.com uses "cookie" technology to make your visits more convenient for you. We use cookies to give you the option of saving your email address so you don't have to enter it repeatedly when you are entering different sweepstakes and contest offered on Metroclicks.com and to identify where you came from and if you've been to Metroclicks.com before. These are set so we may better customize your experience on Metroclicks.com for your future visits. You are free to reject or "Not Accept" the placement of some or all of our cookies, but you will not be able to auto-enter your email address, participate in our instant win games or customize your future visits.
There is a lot of confusion about cookies, how they are used, and what they can do. Cookies only contain information that the server computer "knew" in the first place, and can only be read by the serving domain that placed them. For instance, if XYZ.com (a fictitious company) utilizes cookies, Metroclicks.com's servers can't read their contents nor can XYZ.com's servers read ours. Cookies are an essential part of how the Internet works today, and allow server computers to recognize your computer's browser when you return. If you have ever visited a Web page that automatically provides personalized content without you having to "sign in," such as your own stock portfolio, this is almost certainly being accomplished with a cookie. Since cookies are only text files, they cannot "run" on your computer and have no ability to search your computer for other information, or transmit it to anyone.
What Organization is collecting the information
The data you provide to Metroclicks.com is collected by Litmus Media, Inc. Metroclicks.com is a web site owned and operated by Litmus Media, Inc.
How the information is used
The personal profile information you submit to Metroclicks.com remains your property, but by submitting that information you grant Metroclicks.com the right to use that information for marketing purposes. Metroclicks.com may also use such information to fulfill prizes, track compliance with our rules, or for content improvement and feedback purposes.
Our services have been designed to enable personalized content to those members who wish to receive it. The majority of the services that are provided for free at Metroclicks.com are the result of advertising revenues. Our ability to provide enhanced services and content to our members is dependent on our ability to provide venues for our advertising partners that reach specific demographic segments of our member base. The better job Metroclicks.com does in providing a mechanism for advertisers to reach specific sub-segments of our members, the more revenue we can generate from advertising and that ultimately is what allows you to get to the wealth of free content that is available at Metroclicks.com.
How the information is shared
We may share, rent or sell the personal information that you supply to us and we may join together with other businesses to bring selected retail opportunities to our members. These businesses may include providers of direct marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference, data enhancement, suppression and validation. In addition, Metroclicks.com reserves the right to release current or past member information in the event Metroclicks.com believes that the membership is being or has been used in violation of the Rules or to commit unlawful acts, if the information is subpoenaed, if Metroclicks.com is sold or acquired, or when Metroclicks.com deems it necessary or appropriate. By agreeing to these terms, you hereby consent to disclosure of any record or communication to any third party when Metroclicks.com, in its sole discretion, determines the disclosure to be appropriate.
What kind of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under the company's control
Metroclicks.com operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our members.
Third-Party Links
For your convenience Metroclicks.com contains links to third-party Web sites that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other Web sites. We encourage you to note when you leave Metroclicks.com and to read the privacy statements of these other Web sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected through Metroclicks.com.
Children
You must be at least 13 years of age to register and use Metroclicks.com. If you are under 13, you will not be allowed to register with Metroclicks.com. Metroclicks.com has implemented this policy and technology to comply with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA).
Contacting Metroclicks.com
Metroclicks.com respects your privacy and uses the information you provide us with integrity and full disclosure. If you ever feel this policy has been broken, let us know. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of Metroclicks.com, or your dealings with us, please contact us by email to support@litmusmedia.com or by postal mail to: Metroclicks.com, 310 Armour Road, Suite 203, North Kansas City, MO 64116, Attn: Privacy Dept.