Privacy Policy
This policy is effective as of August 8, 2007.
Punchbowl Software is committed to protecting your privacy and providing you the most powerful and safe online experience. This publication intends to help you understand how personal information you provide to Punchbowl Software is collected and used, so you can make informed decisions when using the website located at http://www.mypunchbowl.com ("MyPunchbowl").We promise to work hard to earn and keep your trust, and therefore we will never rent or sell your personally identifiable information to third party services for marketing purposes or share your contact information with another member without your consent.
By using MyPunchbowl, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. Notices of all changes that materially affect ways that your personally identifiable information may be used or shared will posted in updates to our privacy policy. If you continue to use MyPunchbowl and services after these notices of changes have been posted to the site, you hereby provide your consent to the changed practices.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact: info@punchbowlsoftware.com.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to become a MyPunchbowl member you must first register for our service. During this registration process you are required to provide personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address and name. Once you are a member you may provide additional information for your member profile such as home address, zip code, date of birth, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. Providing additional information beyond what is required at registration is optional, but will allow you to better identify yourself and find services at MyPunchbowl.
Punchbowl Software does not solicit, or knowingly collect and store personal information from anyone under the age of 13. Punchbowl Software will immediately remove and delete any and all information from anyone under 13 if notification is provided that a person under 13 registered at MyPunchbowl. If you have a reason to believe information was collected about a child under 13, please contact info@punchbowlsoftware.com.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Punchbowl Software. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, pages visited, features used and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Punchbowl Software for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of MyPunchbowl.
In order to invite others to view your MyPunchbowl page, you must provide Punchbowl Software with their email addresses. In order to send messages to your guests through MyPunchbowl, we require that you submit to MyPunchbowl a current, valid email addresses for your guests. When you send messages to your guests, we collect and retain the email addresses or other pertinent contact information of those persons to whom you send the message. All information that you enter about these individuals will be covered by the same terms of this Privacy Policy as your own personally identifiable information. Even though we retain contact information about your guests, Punchbowl Software will not use these email addresses to send promotional communications, newsletters, or service announcements without your explicit permission. If a guest chooses to register with MyPunchbowl, that individual will be considered a MyPunchbowl member and may receive promotional communications, newsletters, and service announcements from Punchbowl Software according to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy.
If you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through MyPunchbowl public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Punchbowl Software does not read any of your private online communications.
Punchbowl Software encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from MyPunchbowl so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Punchbowl Software is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the MyPunchbowl and Punchbowl Software family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Punchbowl Software collects and uses your personal information to operate MyPunchbowl and deliver the services you have requested. When you register with MyPunchbowl, you are automatically enrolled in our monthly newsletter. This newsletter has information about upcoming holidays, new features, and useful tips about using the website. If you do not wish to receive the monthly newsletter, simply unsubscribe the first time you receive the newsletter. You can quickly and easily unsubscribe by clicking the "Unsubscribe" links in the newsletter. When you unsubscribe, you will no longer receive the monthly newsletter. However, you will continue to receive emails that are related to your usage of the MyPunchbowl website. Punchbowl Software also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Punchbowl Software and its affiliates. Punchbowl Software may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Punchbowl Software will communicate with you through emails and messages posted on MyPunchbowl.
Punchbowl Software does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Punchbowl Software may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, zip code) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Punchbowl Software may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Punchbowl Software, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Punchbowl Software keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within MyPunchbowl, in order to determine what Punchbowl Software services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within MyPunchbowl to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Punchbowl Software will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Punchbowl Software or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Punchbowl Software; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Punchbowl Software, or the public.
Use of Cookies
Like most websites, Punchbowl Software uses "cookies" to allow you to bypass the login screen ("Remember Me" functionality). A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer and allows Punchbowl Software to recognize you as a member when you return to MyPunchbowl from the same computer and browser. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, when you register with MyPunchbowl, a cookie helps Punchbowl Software to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the MyPunchbowl, the information you previously provided can be retrieved. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the MyPunchbowl services.
Security of your Personal Information
Punchbowl Software secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Punchbowl Software secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Punchbowl Software will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. The effective date will be posted at the top of this agreement if any changes are made to the agreement.
Contact Information
Punchbowl Software welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Punchbowl Software has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact Punchbowl Software at info@punchbowlsoftware.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.