Privacy Policy

Friend.ly cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email privacy[at]friend[dot]ly. This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 20, 2009.

Persons Under the Age Of 18

Friend.ly does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on the Site from persons under 18 years of age, and no part of the Site is directed to persons under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access the Site or the Services at any time or in any manner. If Friend.ly learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 18 years of age has been collected on the Site, then Friend.ly will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

Information Collection and Use by Friend.ly

Friend.ly collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age. Friend.ly also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, and geographical location. Friend.ly also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, cookie information, and browser type, from Users. This data is used to manage the website, prevent click fraud, track usage and improve the Services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to Users. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.

From time to time, Friend.ly or a partner may sponsor a promotion, sweepstakes or contest on the Site. Users who choose to participate may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. By providing information in such circumstances, you consent to sharing your information with such partners for the purpose described. Except as described herein, Friend.ly will not monitor, edit or disclose any personal information about you or your account, without your prior consent unless we have a belief that such action is necessary to: (i) comply with legal process or other legal requirements of any governmental authority; (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of Friend.ly; (iii) enforce Friend.ly's Terms of Use; (iv) protect the interests of Users of the Services (other than you) or any other person; or (v) operate or conduct maintenance and repair of the Services or equipment as authorized by law.

Use of Cookies

Friend.ly uses cookies to store Users' preferences, record session information, and collect aggregated demographic data. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. However, you may need to enable cookies from Friend.ly in order to use most functions on the Site.

Links

The Site may contain links to third party sites. Friend.ly is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a User should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on the Site.

Users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as Edit Your Settings, or users can email privacy[at]friend[dot]ly.

In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy

In the event that Friend.ly is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

Special Note to International Users

The Site is hosted in the United States and intended for U.S. users only. You are not authorized to access this Site from outside the U.S. If you are nonetheless accessing the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Site, which are governed by U.S. law and this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party. Friend.ly reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, modify, change or update this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site.

Contacting the Site

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of the Site, or your dealings with the Site, please email privacy[at]friend[dot]ly.