Privacy
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used.
What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's 'Internet Protocol' IP address. When a visitor requests a page from the txtbuddies Web Site, our Web servers automatically recognises that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our Site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of the txtbuddies domain, its users or to cooperate with law enforcement. See also: Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties? We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals.
What information do you collect when I subscribe for something?
txtbuddies offers access to services that require subscription. We may use your subscription contact information to send notification of our own and third party products and services by SMS and e-mail. You may remove yourself from our subscription list at any time. We also may share our subscription list with our advertising partners. Our partners may send you promotional material unless you have chosen not to receive it. We may also use your IP address internally and share it with third parties. See also will you disclose the information that you collect to outside third parties?
What other information do you request?
We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address, your date of birth and gender, your post/zip code, your mobile number, your mobile carrier, your country and your city/metro for the purposes of providing additional marketing services. Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict 'No-spam' policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.
We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new txtbuddies products and services. Except as stated above, txtbuddies will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. If you choose to supply your postal address in an online form, you may receive mailings from other third party companies.
When you add a txtbuddies personal profile to your account, your username or alias is recorded solely for the purpose of maintaining your own account within txtbuddies and identifying you within the txtbuddies Community. This information is not used to monitor your activity on our website.
When you enter a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address, mobile number and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.
What information do you collect when I purchase something?
If you are purchasing a product or service from the txtbuddies Website, we need to obtain your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number, and expiration date. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. This information may also be used by us to notify you of related products and services. Credit card and e-mail information will not be shared or sold to third parties for any purpose without your express permission.
Certain txtbuddies Web Site properties use a shopping cart feature that safeguards this information by using industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted servers. SSL codes the information transferred between you and the server, rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to intercept the information.
Wherever txtbuddies collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.
Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?
The txtbuddies Group will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
1) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The txtbuddies Group.
2) Protect and defend the rights or property of txtbuddies or visitorsto the txtbuddies Web Site.
3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the txtbuddies Terms of Use, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the txtbuddies related properties.
4) Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities. txtbuddies uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. txtbuddies reserves the right to transfer all such information in connection with the sale of all or part of txtbuddies capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. We are not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.
What else should I know about my privacy when online?
The txtbuddies site and application may contain hyperlinks to other Web Sites. The txtbuddies Web Site and application may also contain and send advertisements by our sponsors. txtbuddies is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web Sites or advertisers. txtbuddies does not share any of the individual personal information you provide txtbuddies with the Web Sites to which txtbuddies links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although txtbuddies may share aggregate data with such Web Sites (such as how many people form part of a certain demographic profile).
Please check with those Web Sites to determine their privacy policy.
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, SMS messaging, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
How do I Opt-out of the txtbuddies Network?
Recognising that there are issues of safety and privacy associated with the use of txtbuddies, we have included the option to 'opt-out' of txtbuddies. Follow the instructions on your account page and all future txtbuddies SMS messages will be blocked from reaching your phone.
Your Consent To This Agreement
By using our Web Site, you consent to the collection and use of information by txtbuddies as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Please use our Contact form if you have any questions about the txtbuddies
Privacy Policy.
Please note that your use of the txtbuddies Web Site is governed by our Terms and Conditions of Use.
