Privacy and Use Policy for MobileActive

Posted by KatrinVerclas on Sep 19, 2008

MobileActive has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within this and related sites that we operate. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL http://mobileactive.org.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. MobileActive reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to MobileActive by sending us an email. 

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information:

Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, e-mail address, address, interests, and similar information.

  • We do not store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers.
  • We will never sell your information to a third party.
  • We will never share your information with a third party without your permission

Use by MobileActive:

When you create an account with MobileActive, you may receive occasional emails from us updating you on noteworthy developments in mobile technology. If you do not wish to hear from us, simply use the unsubscribe feature on these emails and/or contact us directly.

Other Web Sites:
Our Site contains links to other web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another web site for which MobileActive has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Member Directory:

MobileActive maintains a member directory for the purpose of helping members of our community connect with one another. MobileActive members have access to the directory which includes your name, organization, mailing address, phone, fax, and email addresses to the extent that you entered that information. You can edit your profile information any time.

Conference Privacy:
Registrants will be included in the list of conference attendees that will be distributed to conference attendees in a hard copy format. The purpose of this list is to encourage networking and individual follow up. This list is not to be used for unsolicited commercial or bulk-email purposes. The information on the list will be limited to name, title, organization, address, phone, fax, email, city, and state. If you wish not to be included in this list, please let us know. 

Terms of Use for MobileActive.org

Agreement:

By using the MobileActive.org website, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not want to be bound by this agreement, please do not use MobileActive.org's website.  We may change this agreement at any time. Those changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the modification(s) on the site. You agree to review this agreement from time-to-time to make sure that you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of MobileActive.org indicates your acceptance of the modified agreement.

Conduct:

You agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available Content:

a) that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory,libelous, invasive of another's privacy, or is harmful to minors in any way;

b) that harasses, degrades, intimidates or is hateful toward an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;

c) that violates federal, state, or local equal employment opportunity laws, including but not limited to, stating in any advertisement for employment a preference or requirement based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

d) that includes personal or identifying information about another person without that person's explicit consent;

e) that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party, or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;

f) that disrupts the normal flow of dialogue with an excessive amount of content (flooding attack) or that otherwise negatively affects other users' ability to use the site; or

g) that employs misleading email addresses, or forged headers or otherwise manipulated identifiers in order to disguise the origin of Content transmitted through the Service.

Additionally, you agree not to:

h) contact anyone who has asked not to be contacted;

i) collect personal data about other users for commercial or unlawful purposes;

j) use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, or the like to download data from the site

k) post non-local or otherwise irrelevant content, repeatedly post the same or similar content or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;

Content:

You understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the site are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible for each individual item ("Item") of Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the site. You understand that MobileActive.org does not control, and is not responsible for content made available through the site, and that by using the site, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, the  site and content available through the site may contain links to other websites, which are completely independent of MobileActive. MobileActive makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site. Your linking to any other webites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, that you may not rely on said content, and that under no circumstances will MobileActive be liable in any way for any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the site.

You acknowledge that MobileActive shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any content that is available via the site, for violating the letter or spirit of the TOU or for any other reason.

Prohibited Uses of Information:

Use of the MobileActive.org site and/or the information stored therein for commercial or business purposes of any kind, for personal gain, or for political purposes, is prohibited. Prohibited activities also include, but are not limited to solicitations for commercial services, harvesting of information, cold-calling and mass-mailings.

Abuse Reporting and Privacy Inquiries:

Users wishing to report abuse or to inquire about privacy concerns are invited to send us an email.

Limitation, Suspension or Termination of Service:

MobileActive reserves the right to limit, suspend or terminate service to any user found to have used the site in a manner inconsistent with the Terms of Use, local, state or Federal law, or in a manner that creates liability for MobileActive. The sole discretion of MobileActive shall apply in all cases.

Indemnification:

By using the site, users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MobileActive and its respective employees, agents and assigns from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, and expenses that may arise from use of the site, and/or from user breach of these policies. MobileActive reserves the right to participate in the investigation, settlement, and defense of any such action or claim. MobileActive reserves the right to approve choice of counsel, and any potential settlement of such a claim.

Contacting MobileActive

 If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please send us an email.