Gaymatch.ie has created this Privacy Statement (Policy) in order
to demonstrate our firm commitment to helping our users better
understand what information we collect about them and what may
happen to that information.
The following discloses our information gathering and
dissemination practices for the Websites listed below.
Overview
As part of the normal operation of our services we collect
and, in some cases, may disclose information about you. This
Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you
and what may happen to that information. By accepting this
Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions, you expressly
consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information
in the manner prescribed in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Gaymatch.ie
Terms and Conditions.
A Special Note About Children
Children are not eligible to use our services, and we ask
that minors (under the age of 17) do not submit any personal
information to us.
Information We Collect
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to
provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience.
This allows us to provide services and features that most likely
meet your needs and to customize our service to make your
experience easier. You agree that in order to assist our members
to meet each other we may feature members' profiles in our
editorials and newsletters that we send out from time to time to
our members. Y
Please note that your personally identifiable information
will be stored and processed on our computers in the the
Republic of Ireland. The laws on holding personal data in the EU may differ from the
United States laws but as we explain below, We
will hold and transmit your information in a safe, confidential
and secure environment.
We automatically track certain information based upon your
behaviour on our Websites using cookies and other devices. We
use this information for internal research on our members'
demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand and
serve you and our community. This information may include the
URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or
not). Which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our site
or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address.
We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain
pages of our Websites. "Cookies" are small files placed on your
hard drive that assist us in providing customized services. We
also offer certain features that are only available through the
use of a "cookie". Cookies can also help us provide information
which is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session
cookies", meaning that they are automatically deleted from your
hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to
decline our cookies if your browser permits.
Our Use of Your Information
We use information in the files we maintain about you, and
the other information we obtain from your current and past
activities on the Websites to resolve disputes, troubleshoot
problems and enforce our Terms and Conditions. At times, we may
look across multiple members to identify problems or resolve
disputes, and in particular we may examine your information to
identify members multiple Member ID No. or aliases.
You agree that we may use personally identifiable information
about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to
analyze site usage, improve our content and product offerings,
and customize our Site's content, layout, and services. These
uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
You agree that we may use your information to contact you and
deliver information to you that, in some cases, are targeted to
your interests, such as targeted banner advertisements,
administrative notices, product offerings, and communications
relevant to your use on the Websites. By accepting this Privacy
Policy, you expressly agree to receive this information.
Our Disclosure of Your Information
Due to the existing regulatory environment, we cannot ensure
that all of your private communications and other personally
identifiable information will never be disclosed in ways not
otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By way of example
(without limiting and foregoing), we may be forced to disclose
information to the government, law enforcement agencies or third
parties. Under certain circumstances, third parties may
unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private
communications, or members may abuse or misuse your information
that they collect from our Websites. Therefore, although we use
industry standard practices to protect your privacy, we do not
promise, and you should not expect, that your personally
identifiable information or private communications will always
remain private.
As a matter of policy, we do not sell or
rent any personally identifiable information about you to any
third party. However, the following describes some of the ways
that your personally identifiable information may be disclosed.
Financial Information. Under some circumstances we may
require some additional information, such as, but not limited to
credit card details. We use this financial information,
including your name, address, and other information, as well as
to bill you for use of our services. We use your financial
information to check your qualifications, to bill you for
services and/or products, to enable you to participate in
discount, rebate and similar programs in which you may elect to
participate. By making a purchase, or engaging in any other kind
of activity or transaction that uses financial information on
the Websites, you consent to our providing of your financial
information to our service providers and to such third parties
as we determine are necessary to support and process your
activities and transactions, as well as to your credit card
issuer for their purposes. These third parties may include the
credit card companies and banking institutions used to process
and support the transaction or activity. By purchasing, or
registering or making reservations for products or services of
third parties offered on the Websites, or by participating in
programs offered on the Websites that are administered by third
parties and that require you to submit financial information in
order to use them, you also consent to our providing your
financial information to those third parties. Any of these
various third parties may be authorized to use your financial
information in accordance with our contractual arrangements with
such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy
policies, over which we have no control, and you agree that we
are not responsible or liable for any of their actions or
omissions. Additionally, you agree that we may use and disclose
all such information so submitted to such third parties in the
same manner in which we are entitled to use and disclose any
other information that you submit to us.
Advertisers. We aggregate (gather up data across all
our members' accounts) personally identifiable information and
disclose such information in a non-personally identifiable
manner to advertisers and other third parties for other
marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these
situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information
that could be used to identify you personally. Certain
information, such as your name, email address, password, credit
card number and bank account number, are never disclosed to
marketing advertisers. We may use third-party advertising
companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ
cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web
beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information
that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is
completely anonymous.
Legal Requests. we cooperates with law enforcement
inquiries, as well as other third parties to enforce laws, such
as: intellectual property rights, fraud and other rights. We can
(and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to
law enforcement and other government officials as we, in our
sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate, in connection
with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property
infringements, or other activity that is illegal or may expose
us or you to legal liability.
Security
Gaymatch.ie uses industry standard practices to safeguard the
confidentiality of your personal identifiable information,
including "firewalls" and Secure Socket Layers. Gaymatch.ie
treats data as an asset that must be protected against loss and
unauthorized access. We employ many different security
techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by
members inside and outside the company. However, "perfect
security" does not exist on the Internet.
Notice
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time based on
your comments and our need to accurately reflect our data
collection and disclosure practices. All changes to this policy
are effective after we provide you with at least (30) days
notice of changes by sending email to members. We provide you
with (30) days notice to allow you the opportunity to notify
Gaymatch.ie if you do not agree to such changes.