| It is our general policy to protect the privacy of our members and all users of exploreinnovation.com. Please contact us at info@exploreinnovation.com if you feel your rights has been or is likely to be violated through use of this web site. |
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| What type of information do we automatically collect? |
| We automatically collect and store the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to exploreinnovation.com. We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the site and it’s different sections. This way, we can better develop the site to address our users' preferences and use this to attract new users. |
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| What type of information may we ask you to provide? |
| In addition to the information we automatically collect any time a user visits exploreinnovation.com, we may also ask users to voluntarily provide certain information so that users can take full advantage of our services and the exploreinnovation.com features. To provide added services to our users, we request that those who wish to become a member, for example to receive newsletters, provide name and email address. We do not require any information of our users than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity as a condition of participation. We use the information collected to enable password protected access to certain services and sections within exploreinnovation.com, and to provide whatever other service the user has authorized in providing the contact information. |
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| About the information volunteered in the Member Profile. |
| Users may choose to add information to their personal profile such as address, age range, gender, occupation, and zip code. The provision of any such information is voluntary and never unnecessarily a condition of access or use. However, members are required to provide a minimum amount of personal information for us to authenticate their identity. Additional information is provided by the user solely for the purpose of letting Explore Innovation and its sponsors know, in general, who its users are and their preferences in order to be better able to serve them. User information is only released by Explore Innovation, if at all, in aggregate statistical fashion and never in any manner that would allow for personal identification of a particular user. |
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| Use of Cookies. |
| The first time a user provides an email address in connection with their activities at exploreinnovation.com, we assign an identification number to that email address and deploys a cookie to the user's PC. Whenever that user comes back to exploreinnovation.com using the same PC, the cookie allows Explore Innovation to identify the user and to recall the user's email address. If, at any time, a user provides other information in connection with their activities on the site (such as name, address, birth date, gender, etc.), Explore Innovation may store that information, along with the user's email address, in its user database. Explore Innovation only uses the information stored in its database (i) for the purpose for which the information was originally provided by a user, (ii) to pre-populate information fields in the event a user wishes to sign up for and/or subscribe to services, promotions or offers in the future, and (iii) in connection with delivering content, information, or newsletters which the user regularly receives from Explore Innovation. Explore Innovation does not require users to enable the use of cookies on their browsers in order to access exploreinnovation.com and participate in any of the activities offered to users. In addition, a user may, at any time, request that Explore Innovation remove any and all information about a user stored in Explore Innovation's database by contacting Explore Innovation staff at remove@exploreinnovation.com. |
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| Do we disclose information to anyone? |
| Additionally, when communicating with users or responding to requests for mailings and other opt-in features, Explore Innovation E-mail’s may include third-party advertisements, offers or promotions. If a request for mailing or other opt-in feature is to be provided by a third-party, the site will provide your name and email address to the third-party per the request or opt-in, and such mailings will typically include other relevant, third-party advertisements. Overall, Explore Innovation always provide users the opportunity to opt out of receiving any promotional offerings or other mailings. |
| Explore Innovation does not sell, trade, lease or distribute the personal information of its registered users; we never give out information to others about individual usage. However, Explore Innovation may release this information if required by law, to enforce Explore Innovation's terms of service, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Explore Innovation, its registered users, or others. Please note that Explore Innovation's privacy policy does not cover the web sites or web pages that link to Exploreinnovation.com. |
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| How do we handle individually identifiable information collected from children under the age of 13 years old? |
| In general, Explore Innovation’s content is not directed at children under the age of 13. It is Explore Innovation's policy to refrain from knowingly collecting personally identifying information from children 12 or under and to actively discourage children from providing such information at points of collection. |
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| If you have any further questions about our Privacy Policy please contact us at info@exploreinnovation.com. |
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