Boredguru’s Privacy Policy
On
boredguru.com, privacy issues are a high priority for us and we follow
standard industry practices to maintain your personal information. We
respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. Please read the
following to learn more about our privacy policy.
1. Policy Coverage
This Privacy Policy covers boredguru.com's treatment of personally
identifiable information that boredguru.com collects when you are on the
boredguru.com site, and when you use boredguru.com's services. This policy also
covers boredguru.com's treatment of any personally identifiable information
that boredguru.com's business partner’s share with boredguru.com.
This
policy does not apply to the practices of companies that boredguru.com does
not own or control, or to people that boredguru.com does not employ or
manage.
2. Information collected by boredguru.com
boredguru.com
collects personally identifiable information when you send us content
for publication in the form of a sign-up. We may ask for your name,
email address, birth date, gender, pincode, occupation, industry,
personal interests etc. Once you have sent us this information and sign
in to our services, you are given a unique ‘boredguru ID’ and are not
anonymous to us anymore.
3. Use of information by boredguru.com
boredguru.com
uses information for two general purposes: to customize the advertising
and content you see and to contact you about specials and new products.
boredguru.com will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information
to third parties.
boredguru.com may disclose personally identifiable information about you to third parties when:
We have your consent to share the information; We need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested and given your consent; We have to cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities; When
we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to protect and
defend the rights and related property of boredguru.com and that of its
visitors; boredguru.com uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure.
boredguru.com
may amend this policy from time to time. boredguru.com is a free website and
the majority of our revenues are derived from advertising. Our paid
services are subject to change at any given time and currently are in
the areas of mobile Internet services, high-end mail services,
classifieds, vacations, site personalization, astrology and online
shopping. In order to attract and retain advertisers, we aggregate all
personal demographic data and provide the results to advertisers so
that they will understand the value of boredguru.com's members as an
aggregated advertising audience.
We
understand that our number one asset is our ‘members’ and we will never
knowingly do anything to harm the trust you have bestowed on us. When
you become a member of boredguru.com, or subscribe to our newsletters, we
ask you a series of general demographic questions. We then compile the
information that you provide us with the information other members
provide us and make the compiled result available to our advertisers
and partners.
We
use any information voluntarily you give us to enhance your experience
in our site, which is to provide you with interactive or personalized
elements on the sites and to better prepare future content based on
your interests. We aggregate this tracking information to determine
which areas of our site members like and don't like based on traffic to
those areas. We don't track what individual members read, but rather
how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a
better service for you.
We
also use the information that is gathered to tailor our content to suit
your needs and help our advertisers better understand our audience's
demographics. This is essential to keeping our service free. Members
may unsubscribe to any of our electronic newsletters at any time by
following the instructions contained at the end of every newsletter.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
Your
use of boredguru.com is at your own risk. This website is provided by Boredguru Webtech Pvt
Ltd. on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the full extent
permissible by applicable law, cyber site disclaims all warranties,
express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and
non-infringement. You acknowledge that any warranty that is provided in
connection with any of the products or services made available on or
through boredguru.com is provided solely by the owner, advertiser or
manufacturer of that product and/or service and not by Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd.
Boredguru Webtech Pvt
Ltd. makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or
implied, as to the operation of the website or the information,
content, materials, or products on the website, including that boredguru.com and its services will meet your requirements, boredguru.com will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free, the
quality of any products, services, information or other material
purchased or obtained by you though boredguru.com will meet your
expectations, be reliable or accurate, and errors in the software will be corrected.
Your
sole remedy for dissatisfaction with boredguru.com, site-related services
and/or content or information contained within the site is to stop
using the site and/or its services. Any material downloaded or
otherwise obtained through the use of boredguru.com is done at your own
discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage
to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download
of any such material.
5. Links
a) Linked Sites:
For
your convenience, boredguru.com provides links to other websites not in our
control ("Favorite Links"). You acknowledge that Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. does not
endorse these linked Sites (even if they pop up in a frame) or any
links contained in these linked Sites. In addition, Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. is not
responsible for any content or the privacy policies of these linked
Sites or for any data collected on you at these linked sites.
b) Third-Party Merchants and Advertisers:
You
acknowledge that Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. Does not control the performance of
merchants or advertisers that appear on boredguru.com. Therefore, if you
choose to purchase a product or service, you release us from any and
all claims you may have regarding the third party's failure to deliver
or perform. We use other third-party advertising companies to serve ads
when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not
including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about
your visits to this and other websites in order to provide
advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services
that may be of interest to you.
c) Third Party Cookies
In
the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party
advertiser may place or recognize a unique “cookie” on your browser.
6. Void Where Prohibited
Although
boredguru.com is accessible worldwide, not all products or services
discussed or referenced on boredguru.com are available to all persons or in
all geographic locations or jurisdictions. boredguru.com reserves the right
to limit the provision of any product or service to any person,
geographic area or jurisdiction it so desires, in its sole discretion
and to limit the quantities of any such product or service that it
provides. Any offer for any product or service made on boredguru.com is void
where prohibited.
7. Limitation of Liability
In
no event shall Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special, punitive, consequential damages, or any damages
whatsoever, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits,
goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses resulting from the use or the inability to use our services or access content, the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from transactions entered into through or from boredguru.com, the unauthorized access to or alterations of your transmissions or data, statements or conduct of any third party on the service, or any other matter relating to the service, even if Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. has been advised of the possibility of damages.
8. Indemnification
You
agree to indemnify, defend and hold Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. harmless from all claims,
damages and expenses (including attorney's fees) made by any third
party arising out of your content, your use of boredguru.com, your
connection to boredguru.com, your violation of this Agreement, our Terms of
Use or our Privacy Policy, and the development, operation, maintenance,
use and contents of your website.
9. Financial Transactions and Taxes
If
you make any financial transactions on boredguru.com, including paying for
network services fees, advertising banners, product placements,
products or services, you may be asked for credit card or other payment
information. You agree that all information you provide is accurate,
complete and current and that you will pay all charges owed, including
any applicable taxes.You agree that you are solely responsible for any
personal income reporting and tax payments required of you by
applicable government authorities.
10. Termination
Boredguru Webtech Pvt Ltd. reserves the right to discontinue in whole or in part any portion
of boredguru.com services or programs with or without notice.
11. Independent Investigation
You acknowledge that you have read this agreement and agree to all its
terms and conditions. You, understand that we may at any time (directly
or indirectly) solicit member referrals on terms that may differ from
those contained in this user agreement. You have independently
evaluated the desirability of participating in boredguru.com or its programs
and are not relying on any representation, guarantee or statements
other than as set forth in this agreement.
Last updated: Feb 05, 2004
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