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HimTimes, which owns the echoindian.com
is responible for maintaining the privacy of its users.HimTimes's information gathering and dissemination policy is common to all its sites and is disclosed below:
The Contents of User Email Communications. himtimes.com, will not monitor the contents of User email communications unless a) required to do so by law; or b) in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect
and defend HimTimes.com's rights or property; or c) when necessary to protect the personal safety of Users or the public. HimTimes.com will not disclose the contents of User email communications to any party unless required to do so by law. User email accounts are password protected and Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the passwords.
Personally Identifiable Information - When visiting HimTimes.com's or any
Partner's web site and signing up for or using HimTimes.com services through a web page hosted by us, you may choose to supply HimTimes.com with information that identifies you personally. For end-users, this information may include your name and contact information, gender, age group, occupation and industry, and user-comments and opt-in preference; we intend to collect
shipping and billing information, which may, in the future, include credit card numbers, and other payment types of information. We also intend to collect behavior patterns, which may include recording frequency of use of our services, which and when items were purchased, at which site and page, and other information related to behavior patterns. We collect prospect
information, which may include name, and contact information of individual(s) you think would be interested in our services. For Partners, the information we collect may include your name and contact information, your site's category, your web site information (URL, visitors per day,description of services offered at web site), and user- comments.
When Partners add our services to their web site, end-user information collected is stored in our database. Thus,our database has information collected on our site as well as on Partner
sites. As stated in the Partner and End-User agreements, HimTimes.com and it's partner's have access to the information specific to their site only; The Way We Use Information We use the information you provide about yourself or others to complete the transaction for which it is intended.
When we receive subscribed email addresses or get messages posted on our support forum, we use the return email addresses to reply with the information requested. For subscribed
email addresses, we will email with service announcements and updates as requested. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
For end-users, when supplying name and contact information, shipping information, prospect information, and user-comments to himtimes.com, we will use it to answer your questions, ship your products, or provide you with the requested services. When supplying name and contact information to watchmail.com you can indicate your preference if you would like to be
contacted to receive information and updates about HimTimes.com's.
Registration Information. The registration form for the HimTimes.com requires
certain contact information (like a User email address, address and zip code) and demographic information (like a User's gender, age, and occupation)("Registration Information"). HimTimes.com provides Registration Information to the party with which it has partnered to provide the mail Service. Registration information is also used by himtimes.com as
follows:
a) Custom WebMail Experience, Advertising and Promotions. HimTimes.com is advertising
supported. himtimes.com uses Registration Information to tailor the webmail experience and advertising to the interests of individual Users, and to send Users promotional information from himtimes.com sponsors when requested by individual Users. himtimes.com provides Registration Information to certain companies for analysis, modeling and comparison to enable himtimes.com to display advertisements which are available and suitable for individual Users; for fulfilling promotions requested by Users; and for displaying advertisements not served directly by himtimes.com. All such companies are required to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements prohibiting them from contacting Users directly; using Users
Registration Information in any way other than specified by himtimes.com; and from disclosing User Registration Information to any party other than himtimes.com-approved parties providing other services to himtimes.com, which parties are also required to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.
b) himtimes.com Communication. himtimes.com uses Registration Information to contact
Users if necessary regarding User accounts or other User service issues; to send Users Hotdak.com newsletters containing information on himtimes.com developments, new features, and member benefits. Users may opt-out of receiving Hotdak.com newsletters and other promotions.
c) Third-Party Promotions. himtimes.com provides Registration Information to third
parties to enable them to send Users promotions when requested by Users. himtimes.com has no control over, and is not responsible for, the use of Registration Information provided to such third parties. Users are advised to refer to the privacy policies of the applicable third parties. Users may opt-out of third-party promotional programs which they have previously
authorized.
What about Cookies?
Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the Web more useful by storing information about
your preferences on a particular site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many major Web sites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Cookies in and
of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of a Web site if you do so.
Our Commitment to Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures
reasonably designed to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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