Privacy
Effective: August 20, 2007
VolksRide.com and Volksblog.com for the sake of
convenience and because of their relationship will be referred to as one entity
VolksRide.com (both of which
are Vintage Bucket Inc properties). VolksRide.com is a Volkswagen enthusiast site that provides
services that allows Members to communicate with like enthusiast and private
sellers and commercial product vendors. The services offered by VolksRide.com ("VolksRide.com" or
"we") include the VolksRide.com
and Volksblog.com websites
(the "VolksRide Website" and “VolksBlog Website”), the VolksRide.com Internet chat service, the VolksRide.com user
classifieds, VolksBlog.com blogging and any other
features, content, or applications offered from time to time by VolksRide.com in connection
with the VolksRide Website (collectively, the "VolksRide Services"). The VolksRide
Services are hosted in the U.S.
VolksRide.com
cares deeply about online privacy If you have any
questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at
privacy@VolksRide.com.
Information Collection and Use by
VolksRide.com
VolksRide.com
collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age to
authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the
VolksRide.com service. VolksRide.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender,
age, education and occupation in order to assist users and create a better
service catered to the user such as improvement in user experience.
VolksRide.com
also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile
information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to
the site This data is used to manage the website,
track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable
information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services
and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and
monitoring purposes
User
Profile information including members' pictures and first names are displayed
to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the VolksRide.com
community. We may also use a user's
email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users
may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their
"notification" setting to "Do not send me notification
emails" in the user "Account Settings"
From
time to time, VolksRide.com or a partner, may sponsor
a promotion, sweepstake or contest on VolksRide.com. Users may be asked to provide
personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer
questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to
certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information
from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the
personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to
Non-members
VolksRide
members can refer friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via
our automated referral system. VolksRide.com stores the email addresses to send
reminders of the invitations.
VolksRide.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send
any other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three
(3) per email address). Recipients of invitations from VolksRide.com may
contact VolksRide.com to request the removal of their information from our
database.
You
may prevent VolksRide.com email invitations and other messages from being sent
to any email address you control by sending a single email with the subject
"BLOCK" to privacy@VolksRide.com Please note that the email must come
from the account you wish to block.
Use of Cookies
VolksRide.com
uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information,
for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the
same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page
content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the
information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you
submit while on our site. 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 must enable cookies
from VolksRide.com in order to use most functions on the site Please note that VolksRide allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting
advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your
computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies,
not the VolksRide Privacy Policy.
Links
VolksRide.com
contains links to sites. VolksRide.com 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 VolksRide.com.
Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds and Public Forums
Please
be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Journals, WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds or any other Public
Forums that that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be
used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing
Information
VolksRide.com
users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by
logging into their account and accessing features such as Edit Profile and
Account Info.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members
who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to by
selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the user profile 'Account
Settings'. Users who do not wish to receive VolksRide.com newsletters may
choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me VolksRide
newsletters' in the user profile 'Account Settings'. All notification emails
and VolksRide.com newsletters also include the above instructions for
opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads
appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by VolksRide.com or one of
our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies.
These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they
send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile
information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their
advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows
an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of
most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by
VolksRide.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
VolksRide.com
member accounts are secured by member-created passwords VolksRide.com takes
precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use
reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our
database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who
need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service
personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the
security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or
software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member
information at any time For any additional information about the security
measures we use on VolksRide.com, please contact us a privacy@VolksRide.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
VolksRide.com Collects
Except
as otherwise described in this privacy statement, VolksRide
will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe
that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to
respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by
VolksRide.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to
enforce the VolksRide.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or
(3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. VolksRide reserves the right to transfer personal
information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information
as a result of the sale of VolksRide or substantially
all of its assets to that successor in interest For
more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section
below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From
time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we
will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users
will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we
may disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or
he uses the site after those changes have been posted If, however, we are going
to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially
different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting
a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contact Information
If
you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this
site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at:
privacy@VolksRide.com (1 Rockefeller Plaza, #106, Concourse Level, NY,
NY 10020)