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mail2-im privacy policy

mail2-im provides this Privacy Policy to inform users and potential users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information received from users of our website, located at mail2.im ("Site" ), and/or collected through our other services, including via SMS, WAP and Instant Messaging (together with the Site, our "Services"). This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason; each version will apply to information collected while it was in place. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, and we will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy here and changing the effective date above. Therefore, we encourage you to check this page periodically for any changes.

By using our Services, you are consenting to our collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We currently collect, store and process the information we collect (including your personally identifiable information) in the US. By visiting our Site, using our Services or otherwise providing information to us, you expressly consent to our collection in, transfer to, and use and processing of such information in, the US.

information collected

Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide you with the products and services made available through our Services, to communicate with you, and to manage your registered user account, if you have one.

information collected upon registration

If you desire to have access to the Site or use of the Services, you will be required to become a registered user, and to submit certain personally identifiable information to mail2-im. This happens in a number of instances, such as when you sign up for the Services, enter a sweepstakes, contest or promotion, participate in a survey, or if you desire to receive marketing materials and information. Personally identifiable information that we may collect in such instances may include your IP address, full user name, password, email address, city, time zone, telephone number, and other information that you decide to provide us with, or that you decide to include in your profile.

additional information

Your full screen name may be displayed to people in the mail2-im network to enable you and others to contact you and get other information. Providing additional information beyond what is required at registration is entirely optional, but enables you to better identify yourself and use the mail2-im Services. If you activate the mobile phone or Instant Messaging options per the Terms of Service, we will collect your cellular phone number and IM account information. You will receive notifications on your cellular phone or your IM account in a number of cases, such as when a mail2-im member sends you a message. If you contact us by email through the Services, we may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence, and may use your email address, and any information that you provide to us in your message, to respond to you.

use of contact information

In addition, we may use your contact information to fulfill your orders or requests, to contact you when necessary, to market to you, and provide you with information about, our and our business partners’ products and services, including but not limited to our Services.

log data

When you visit the Site or use our Services, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type or the domain from which you are visiting, the web-pages you visit, the search terms you use, and any advertisements on which you click. For most users accessing the Internet from an Internet service provider, the IP address will be different every time you log on. We use Log Data to monitor the use of the Site and of our Service, and for the Site’s technical administration. We do not associate your IP address with any other personally identifiable information to identify you personally, except in case of violation of the Terms of Service.

public forums

The Services may include user-generated submissions, chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or news groups that are available to us, to users of our Services, and to other third parties. Please remember that any information you disclose via these methods becomes publicly available. Accordingly, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information and you do so at your own risk.

cookies

Like many companies, we also use "cookie" technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve the Site and our Services. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer’s hard disk. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information. mail2-im may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with the Site and our Services, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on the Site, and to improve the Site and our Services. A session cookie enables certain features of the Site and our service and is deleted from your computer when you disconnect from or leave the Site. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can instruct your browser, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit, but this will likely result in our not recognizing you or your preferences on future visits.

information Use, sharing and disclosure

use of information

We use IP addresses, geographic location and anonymous demographic information to tailor your experiences using our Services by showing content according to your preferences and which we otherwise think might interest you. Anonymous demographic information may be shared with advertisers and market researchers on an aggregate basis. We also use information collected to evaluate and improve our services. We may develop and use, in our sole discretion, consumer research which may be based on your use of our services. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such information or communications from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided below.

service providers

We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us, including, without limitation, hosting and maintenance, customer relationship, database storage and management, and direct marketing campaigns. We will share your personally identifiable information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services, and only pursuant to binding contractual obligations requiring such third parties to maintain the privacy and security of your data.

compliance with laws and law enforcement

mail2-im’s policy is to cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims, legal process (including subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of mail2-im or a third party, the safety of the public or any person, to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity, or to otherwise comply with applicable court orders, laws, rules and regulations.

business transfers

mail2-im may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its stock and/or assets, including your personally identifiable information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, divestiture, other corporate reorganization or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any such transfer if the new entity's planned processing of your information differs materially from that set forth in this Privacy Policy.

changing or deleting information

If you are a registered user of our Services, you may access and update or correct the information you provided to us by e-mailing us at here

security

mail2-im is very concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality and use of your personally identifiable information. We employ administrative, physical and electronic measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Please be aware that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

third parties & links to other websites

Our Services contain links to other websites and services. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. We do not exercise control over third party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, and collect or solicit both personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the information they collect and use. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites and services you visit.

Some of the advertisements that appear in our Services may also be delivered to you by third party advertising companies. These companies utilize certain technologies to deliver advertisements and marketing messages and to collect information about your visit to or use of our Services, including information about the ads they display, via cookies.

Third party applications (such as widgets) created by third party developers may also be available via Services.  Third party applications are small bits of software, often with interactivity, that can be installed into users’ profiles or shared with other people.  However, mail2-im does not control the third party developers, and cannot dictate their actions.  If you engage with a third party application, we encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies or statements of its provider.

our policy towards children

Our services are not directed to persons under 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her minor child has provided us with personally identifiable information without their consent (or that we have otherwise collected or obtained such information), he or she should contact us here. We do not knowingly accept membership or collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal identifiable Information, we will delete such information from our files. We recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

unsubscribing

All e-mails you receive from us will include specific instructions on how to unsubscribe from receiving further communications from us and you may unsubscribe at any time. Additionally, we give you the following options for removing your information from our database:

  1. send an email to us here
  2. select the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any mail2-im email and/or follow any instructions provided;
  3. send mail to:

    mail2-im c/o
    liketribe, Inc.
    171 East Liberty Street, Suite 278
    Toronto ON M6K 3P6
    Canada

California residents

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users of mail2-im Services who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to here or write to us at:

mail2-im c/o
liketribe, Inc.
171 East Liberty Street, Suite 278
Toronto ON M6K 3P6
Canada

California residents who have an established business relationship with mail2-im may also choose to opt-out of our disclosing personal information about them to third parties for marketing purposes. If you do not want us to share your personal information with such third parties, please send us your name, address and phone number to here. Your opt-out request will be processed within 30 days of the date it was received.