hi5space.com Privacy Policy Highlights 

Our privacy policy/partner's privacy policy includes the following




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Because laws across countries vary, we're unable to address specific


privacy policy language. However, accordance with entities such such as the




Network Advertising Initiative,




or NAI, we base our own privacy polices as well as (Google - third party vendor)


for our site visitors as follows:

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our


website.



These companies may use information (not including your name,






address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and






other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services






of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice






and to know your choices about not having this information used by these






companies, click here.

Additional information and guidelines that we use can be found in


Appendix A of the



NAI




Self-Regulatory principles for publishers (PDF). Please note that the NAI


may change this sample language at any time.

 

1. Personal information collected





We collect information:





* When you register an account to become a hi5space.com user (“User”), such as


your name, e-mail, country, location, occupation and a password.



* When you add to your profile with further information about yourself or your


private contacts



* We use cookies and other technologies to recognize you, customize your


experience and serve advertisements.



* We automatically receive from your internet use such information as your IP


address, the URLs of sites from which you arrive or leave the hi5space.com




website, your type of browser and your ISP.





2. Uses of personal information



We use the information you provide to:





* Administer your account with us and customize the service we provide to you.



* To send you service or promotional communications through email and notices on


the hi5space.com website.



* We do not sell, rent or otherwise provide your personal identifiable


information to any third parties for marketing purposes.



* We provide you with the means to control whether or not your contact


information is shared with another User.



* In order to deliver our services, we may share information with third parties.




For example, to process subscription payments made by you, we share some of your


information with the credit card processing company we use.



* Enable you to share your information and communicate with other Users, or


provide (usually at your option) your personal details to third parties offering


combined services with hi5space.com.



3. Your information choices



You can:





* Review, enhance or edit your personal information through your personal


profile page.



* Choose what information you make available through your public profile.



* Control the messages you receive from hi5space.com and other Users and how


these messages are sent.



* Change your settings to control visibility and accessibility through our


website.



* Tell us to close your hi5space.com account.



4. Security



* Personal information you provide will be secured with industry standards and


technology.



5. How to contact us



If you have any questions or comments please email us at hi5space.com/contact



hi5space.com Privacy Policy



Our privacy policy has been updated. Please click here for a summary of the


changes.



Your privacy is our top concern. We work hard to earn and keep your trust, so we


adhere to the following principles to protect your privacy:



* We do not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to third


parties for marketing purposes.



* We do not share your contact information with another User without your


consent.



* Any personally identifiable information that you provide will be secured with


industry standard protocols and technology.



We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please


review it frequently.



If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify

you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.



By continuing to use the hi5space.com service after notice of changes have been
sent

to you or published on the hi5space.com website, you are consenting to the
changes.



Please read this privacy policy to learn more about:





1. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected by


hi5space.com.



2. How the information is used.



3. With whom the information may be shared.



4. How you can access and change your Account settings.



5. What security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or


alteration of information collected by hi5space.com



6. How to contact us.



1. Personal Information Collected



The purpose of the hi5space.com website is to permit Users to voluntarily


provide information about themselves for the purposes of developing, maintaining


and enhancing a network of professional contacts.



You willingly provide us certain personal information, which we collect in order
to

allow you to benefit from the hi5space.com website. If you have any hesitation
about

providing such information to us and/or having such information displayed on the
hi5space.com

website or otherwise used in any manner permitted in this Privacy Policy and the

User Agreement, you should not become a member of the hi5space.com community.



We collect your personal information in the following ways:



Registration



In order to become a User, you must first create an account on our website. To


create an account you are required to provide the following contact information,


which you recognize and expressly acknowledge is personal information allowing


others, including hi5space.com, to identify you: name, email address, country,




ZIP/postal code, a brief summary of your professional background, and a password


chosen by you.



Profile Information



Once you become a User, you may provide additional information in the Profile


section describing your skills, professional experiences, and networking


objectives.



Providing additional information beyond what is required at

registration to become a User is entirely optional, but enables you to better

identify yourself and find new opportunities in the hi5space.com system to build

and leverage your professional network.



Any information you provide at registration or in the Profile section that is


not personally identifiable may be used in the same manner and extent to which


other information that is not personally identifiable is permitted to be used
hereunder,

including for the purpose of serving advertisements through the service. If you


opt-out you may lose the potential benefit of being a User, including receiving


ads that are more targeted to your interests.



Contacts Information





In order to invite others to connect with you directly in hi5space.com, you may

use the hi5space.com services to invite them if they are a User, or enter their

names and email addresses. This information will be used by hi5space.com to send

your invitation including a message that you write.



The names and email addresses of people that you invite will be used only to

send your invitation and reminders.



You may also choose to manually enter or upload data about your contacts into


the private “My contacts” section of the hi5space.com website. You may not

invite anyone to connect with you whom you do not know.



All information entered there will only be viewable by you and will not be
searchable

by others in the hi5space.com network without your permission. All information
that you

enter or upload about your contacts will be covered by the same terms of this
privacy

policy as cover your own information.



Customer Service



hi5space.com may collect information through the hi5space.com website or through


the Customer Service website in order to, among other things, accurately


categorize and respond to a customer’s inquiry and deliver appropriate service


levels.



Cookies



Like most websites, hi5space.com uses cookies and web log files to track site


usage. A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer which allows


hi5space.com to recognize you as a User when you return to the hi5space.com


website using the same computer and web browser.



If your browser settings do not allow cookies, you will not be able to use the


hi5space.com website. Like the information you enter at registration or in your
Profile,

cookie and log file data is used to customize your experience on our website.



One type of cookie, known as a “persistent” cookie, is set once you’ve logged


in to your hi5space.com account. The next time you visit the hi5space.com
website,

the persistent cookie will allow us to recognize you as an existing User so you

will not need to log in before using the service.



In order to access or change any of your private information (like a credit card
number)

or to send a message to another User, however, you must log in securely again
with

your password even if your computer contains your persistent cookie.



Additionally, if you log out of the hi5space.com website you will need to


re-enter your password the next time you visit in order to log in to your


account.



Another type of cookie, called a “session” cookie, is used to identify

a particular visit to the hi5space.com website. Session cookies expire after a

short time or when you close your web browser.



We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing User preferences


and tracking User trends. In the course of serving advertisements or optimizing


services to our Users, we may allow authorized third parties to place or


recognize a unique cookie on your browser.



Any information provided to third parties through such cookies will not be


personally identifiable but may provide general segment information, e.g. your


industry or geographic location, your occupation, or information about your

professional or educational background, for greater customization of your user


experience.



Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your

browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Unfortunately, if your browser settings do not allow cookies or you opt to

refuse all cookies, you may not be able to use the hi5space.com website or
services.

hi5space.com does not store personally identifiable information in the cookies.



Web Beacons



We allow other companies, called ad networks, to serve advertisements to Users.




Ad networks include third party ad servers, ad agencies, ad technology vendors


and research firms. hi5space.com may “target” some ads to Users that fit a


certain general profile – for example, “product managers in Texas.” hi5space.com

does NOT use personally identifiable information to target ads.



To deliver these ads properly, hi5space.com may include a file, called a web

beacon, from these ad networks within pages served by hi5space.com so the


networks may provide anonymized, aggregated auditing, research and reporting for

advertisers as well as to target ads to you while you visit other websites.



Because your web browser must request these advertisements and web beacons from


the ad network’s servers, these companies can view, edit or set their own


cookies, just as if you had requested a web page from their site.



These general targets may also be used by ad networks to display targeted ads on


other websites as a substitute for random, irrelevant ads. hi5space.com does not


provide personally identifiable information to any advertiser or any other third


party.



You may opt-out of use of web beacons in hi5space.com pages that you view and of


placement of a cookie by ad networks in your browser. To opt-out click here and


go to the “Advertising” section at the bottom and change the setting there to


“No”. If you opt-out you may lose the potential benefit of receiving ads that


are more targeted to your interests which, in turn, may limit your ability to


fully realize the benefits of the hi5space.com services to build and leverage


your professional network.



Log files, IP addresses and information about your computer



Due to the communications standards on the Internet, when you visit the


hi5space.com web site we automatically receive the URL of the site from which


you came and the site to which you are going when you leave hi5space.com. We


also receive the Internet protocol (IP) address of your computer (or the proxy


server you use to access the World Wide Web), your computer operating system and


type of web browser you are using, email patterns, as well as the name of your


ISP.



This information is used to analyze overall trends to help us improve the






hi5space.com service. The linkage between your IP address and your personally

identifiable information is not shared with third-parties without your

permission or except when required by law.



Consent to hi5space.com Processing Information About You



Certain information you provide to hi5space.com may reveal, or allow others to


identify, your nationality, ethnic origin, religion or other aspects of your


private life, and more generally about you. Please be aware that in providing


information to hi5space.com for the purposes of opening your user account, you


are expressly and voluntarily accepting the terms and conditions of this Privacy


Policy and hi5space.com’s User Agreement.



The supplying of all such information by you to hi5space.com, including all
information

deemed “sensitive” by applicable law, is entirely voluntary on your part.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, in accordance with the


terms of this Privacy.





Policy and the User Agreement, but please note that your withdrawal of consent


will not be retroactive.



Rights to Access, Correct and Eliminate Information About You



You have a right to access, modify, correct and eliminate the data about you


which has been collected pursuant to your decision to become a User. If you


update any of your information, we may keep a copy of the information which you


originally provided to us in our archives for uses documented herein.



We take your rights seriously and encourage you to use them if you deem this to


be appropriate. You may exercise these rights by using the contact us form on


this site.



Uses of personal information



hi5space.com is an online service dedicated to helping all types of


professionals more effectively connect with one another. The personally


identifiable information you choose to provide on our website is used to help


you describe yourself to other Users.



Other information, that does not personally identify you as an individual, is


collected by hi5space.com from Users (such as, for example, patterns of
utilization) and is

exclusively owned by hi5space.com. This information can be utilized by
hi5space.com in such

manner as hi5space.com, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.



hi5space.com Communications



hi5space.com will communicate with you through email and notices posted on the


hi5space.com website or through other means available through the service,


including text and other forms of messaging.



If we send any communications to you via the carrier service with which you have
a

mobile communications subscription or otherwise have access, you understand you


will pay any service fees associated with any such access (including text
messaging

charges for messages to your mobile device).



These include a series of up to five welcome emails which help inform new Users


about various features of the service. Please be aware that you will always
receive

certain emails from hi5space.com related to the proper functioning of your
account, such as

email notices when another User in your network sends you an opportunity.

hi5space.com may send you promotional information unless you have opted out of


receiving such information.



You can change your e-mail and contact preferences at any time by logging into


your ‘Account & Settings’ and amending your email notification choices. If you


wish, you can also opt-out of receiving promotional emails.



Customized Content



Information provided to hi5space.com (or to third parties with whom it offers


combined services) is also used to customize your experience on our website. For


example, when you login to your account we will display the screen names of new


Users who have recently joined your network.



Sharing Information with Third Parties



hi5space.com takes the privacy of Users very seriously. We do not sell, rent, or


otherwise provide your personally identifiable information to third parties for


marketing purposes. We will only share your personally identifiable information


with third parties to carry out your instructions or to provide specific


services or information.



For instance, we use a credit card processing company

to bill Users for subscription fees. These third parties do not retain, share,


or store any personally identifiable information except to provide these


services and they are bound by confidentiality agreements which limit their use


of such information.



hi5space.com offers a “public profile” feature which allows Users to publish


portions of their hi5space.com profile, including their “name”, but not their


“email address” to the public Internet. Users may opt-out of this feature by


editing their account and settings, however hi5space.com does not warrant how


often third-party search engines will update their cache.



We may provide aggregated anonymous data about the usage of our services to


third parties for such purposes as we deem, in our sole discretion, to be


appropriate, including to prospective advertisers on hi5space.com. We may


segment our Users by role (i.e. product managers, vice presidents), industry,


geographic location, or company.



If you would like to be excluded from the aggregated research or products based


upon aggregated data about our Users’ activities on the site, please contact us.



Teaming with Other Organizations to Offer Combined and Other Services



hi5space.com may offer our services in connection with other websites (including


updates about the hi5space.com service) or may team with other online services


to give you the combined results of both services or additional services and


benefits.



Platform Applications (as defined in the User Agreement) can be


designed by Platform Developers (as defined in the User Agreement) or by a


subset of Platform Developers with whom hi5space.com has more closely aligned




(“Partners”).



As a User, you will receive requests to participate in market research including


polls and surveys submitted by other hi5space.com members. If you participate in


surveys and polls offered through our website, the information you provide may


be visible to others using the hi5space.com website. You may opt-out of


participating by changing your Account & Settings to stop receiving these


inquiries and requests.



Forums/Chats/Blogs



If you post on the Answers section of hi5space.com, or use a bulletin board,


import a blog, or participate in a chat room on hi5space.com, you should be


aware that any personally identifiable information you choose to provide there


can be read, collected, or used by other Users of these forums, as well as




Platform Developers and other third parties, and could be used to send you


unsolicited messages. hi5space.com is not responsible for the personally


identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.



Testimonials and Advertisement Placed through hi5space.com DirectAds Service



If you provide any testimonials about the hi5space.com service or place


advertisements through the hi5space.com DirectAds services, we may post those


testimonials and examples of advertisements you place in connection with


hi5space.com’s promotion of its service to third parties, which testimonials and


advertisements may include your name and other personal information that you


have provided.

Terms of Use.



Communications to other Users



Many emails you initiate through hi5space.com, e.g., an invitation sent to a


non-User, will list your email address and name in the header of the message.




Emails you initiate may also provide aggregate information about your network


(for instance how many people are in your network), but will not list the people


to whom you’re directly connected.



Other communications that you initiate through the hi5space.com website, like a


request for contact, will list your name as the initiator but will not include


your personal contact information. Your contact information will only be

shared with another User if both of you have indicated that you would

like to establish contact with each other.



Legal Disclaimer



It is possible that we may need to disclose personal information when required


by law, such as responses to civil or criminal subpoenas, or other requests by


law enforcement personnel.



We will disclose such information wherein we have a good-faith belief that it is


necessary to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceeding, subpoena,


or other legal process or request to hi5space.com brought in any country
throughout the

world, or to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.



Disclosures to others



We may also disclose your personal and other information you provide, to another


third party as part of a reorganization or a sale of the assets of a


hi5space.com corporation division or company. Any third party to which we


transfer or sell hi5space.com’s assets will have the right to continue to use


the personal and other information that you provide to us.



3. Your Information Choices



Accessing and Changing Your Account Information



You can review the personal information you provided us and make any desired


changes to the information you publish, or to the settings for your hi5space.com


account including your email, and contact preferences, at any time by logging in


to your account on the hi5space.com website.



Please be aware that even after your request for a change is processed,


hi5space.com may, for a time, retain residual information about you in its
backup and/or

archival copies of its database.



Closing Your Account



You can also close your account through the hi5space.com website. If you close


your hi5space.com account, we will remove your name and other personally


identifiable information from our publicly viewable database.



We may retain certain data contributed by you if we believe it may be necessary


to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, such as


analysis of  aggregated, non-personally identifiable data, account
recovery,

or if required by law. To request that we close your account and remove

your information from the hi5space.com website, please send your request to us
via

Contact Us form.



Please send your request using an email account that you have registered with


hi5space.com under your name. You will receive a response to requests


sent to hi5space.com within five business days of its receipt.



4. Your Obligations



As a User, you have certain obligations toward the other Users with whom you


will be communicating. Certain of these obligations are imposed by applicable


law and regulations, and others have become commonplace in user-friendly


communities of like-minded members, such as hi5space.com:



* You must, at all times, respect the terms and conditions of the then-current


Privacy Policy and the User Agreement. This includes respecting all intellectual


property rights which may belong to third parties (such as photographs).



* You must not download or otherwise disseminate any information which may be


deemed to be injurious, violent, offensive, racist or xenophobic or which may


otherwise violate the purpose and spirit of hi5space.com and its community of




Users.



* You must not provide information to hi5space.com and /or other Users which you


believe might be injurious or detrimental to your person, professional or social


status.



Any violation of these guidelines may lead to the restriction, suspension or


termination of your account by hi5space.com, as we take these principles


seriously and consider them to be the basis on which our Users adhere to the


hi5space.com website and the services which it offers.







5. Important Information



Children



Children are not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors (under the


age of 13) do not submit any personal information to us or use the service.



TRUSTe and Safe Harbor Adherence



If Users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first




contact hi5space.com



By becoming a User, you have given us your express and informed consent to


transfer the data which you provide to us in anyway we see fit within
International

laws governing such use.



Changes to this Privacy Policy



hi5space.com may update this privacy policy at any time, with or without advance


notice. In the event there are significant changes in the way we treat your


personally identifiable information, we will display a notice on the


hi5space.com website or send you an email, as provided for above.



Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information
that

we have about you and your account.



If you use the hi5space.com service after notice of changes have been sent to


you or published on our site, you hereby provide your consent to the changed


practices.



6. Security



In order to secure your personal information, access to your data on


hi5space.com is password-protected, and sensitive data (such as credit card


information) is protected by SSL encryption when it is exchanged between your


web browser and the hi5space.com web site.



To protect any data you store on our servers we also regularly audit our system
for

possible vulnerabilities and attacks and we use a tier-one secured-access data
center.



It is your responsibility to protect the security of your login information.


Please note that emails and instant messaging and similar means of communication


with other users of hi5space.com are not encrypted and we strongly request you
not to

communicate any confidential information through these means.



7. How to contact us



If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy please contact us, at:
http://www.hi5space.com/contact/