TagsUp.com Privacy Policy
TagsUp.com Privacy Policy
Last revised March 15, 2010
Welcome to TagsUp.com.
TagsUp.com realizes that privacy is an important issue for our users. This document outlines the type of information that TagsUp.com ("we," "us," or "TagsUp.com") collects when our users use our services, and the steps that we take to safeguard your information.
1. Information Collected by TagsUp.com
TagsUp.com collects various pieces of information on our servers in the United States when you use our services. Some of this information collection happens with your permission and some of it happens implicitly as you use our services.
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Non-Personally Identifiable Information
When you access our web site, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
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Yahoo Boss APIs
TagsUp.com utilizes Yahoo's Boss API's to retrieve links to content on other websites your behalf. These Search API requests are governed by governed by Yahoo's individual privacy policy, not by TagsUp.com's privacy policy.
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Google Search APIs
TagsUp.com utilizes Google's Search API's to retrieve links to content on other websites your behalf. These Search API requests are governed by governed by Google's individual privacy policy, not by TagsUp.com's privacy policy.
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Twitter Search APIs
TagsUp.com utilizes Twitter's Search API's to retrieve Twitter conversations on your behalf. These Search API requests are governed by governed by Twitter's individual privacy policy, not by TagsUp.com's privacy policy.
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Third Party Advertisers
Advertisements of third-party advertisers may be displayed on TagsUp.com. If you choose to click on an advertisement or link, TagsUp.com may provide non-personally identifiable information to the advertiser and/or web publisher. Also, the advertiser or web publisher may use cookies or other technologies to collect information when you are visiting their web sites. The information advertisers or other third parties collect is governed by their individual privacy policies, not by TagsUp.com's privacy policy.
2. How we Store and Use your Information
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Non-Personally Identifiable Information
TagsUp.com may use non-personally identifiable information we collect to improve the quality of our services - for example, by diagnosing service or technology problems, by assessing and maintaining security, by increasing ad placements on web pages that are receiving more web traffic and presenting you with ads that we think you would be interested in seeing. We may also use the information to count and recognize returning users. This information will not be made available to third parties for promotional purposes. We will periodically delete this information to minimize the history of your actions on our website.
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TagsUp.com may conduct research on the non-personally identifiable information collected to determine user demographics, interests, and behavior and may market the TagsUp.com service by sharing non-personally identifiable information with potential advertisers or partners. If it does so, TagsUp.com will share the non-personally identifiable information in such a way that users are not identified. For example, we may provide demographic or usage information to an advertiser so they may see how many registered users are from a specific geographic area or clicked on a certain ad in the previous month. TagsUp.com also may provide your non-personally identifiable information to contractors so that they can perform services for us.
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Security
No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect information transmitted on or through Site, we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit on or through the Site, and you do so at your own risk.
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Information Sharing with Third Parties
TagsUp.com will not sell or rent any of your personal information to third parties. We may collect aggregate data on our user base, which may be shared with third parties. This information will only be disclosed in aggregate form and will not uniquely identify you to third parties.
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Other Sharing of Information
TagsUp.com may release information when necessary to comply with the law or a court order or an investigation. TagsUp.com also may release information to law enforcement to protect its rights, property, or other interests, including those of its customers or users or to prevent illegal activities or violations of TagsUp.com's Terms of Service.
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In the event that TagsUp.com, in whole or in part, establishes a partnership with another company, or is acquired by or merged with another company, collected information may be transferred to the partner or the acquiring or merging company.
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Child Protection
TagsUp.com does not offer services to, or target, persons under the age of 13. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, any information we receive from people we believe to be children under 13 will be purged from our database.
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Third Party Website Links And Content
The Site may contain links to websites or content operated and maintained by third parties, over which we have no control. Privacy policies on such linked websites may be different from our Privacy Policy. You access such linked websites or third party content at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a linked website before disclosing any information on such site.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, we will inform you by posting the changed Privacy Policy on the Site. Those changes will go into effect on the Effective Date disclosed in the changed Privacy Policy. The new Privacy Policy will apply to all current and past users of the Site and will replace any prior Privacy Policies that are inconsistent.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at tagsup at hotmail dot com.