How We Collect and Use Information
We collect the following types of information about you:
Information you provide us directly:
We ask for certain information such as your username, real name, birthdate, address, phone
number and e-mail address when you register for a CenterIdentity account, or if you correspond
with us. We may also retain any messages you send through the Service, and may collect
information you provide in User Content you post to the Service. We use this information
to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Service. Your
username and if you choose to disclose it, your real name, will be published publicly. Once
published your username and / or real name may not be able to be removed.
Information we may receive from third parties:
We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you access our
websites or Service through a third-party connection or log-in, for example, through Facebook
Connect, by “following,” “liking,” adding the CenterIdentity application, linking your account to the
CenterIdentity Service, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service
to CenterIdentity. This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your
account (for example, your Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service,
any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information
you have made public in connection with that service. If you allow us access to your friends list,
your friends’ user IDs, and your connection to those friends, may be used and stored to make
your experience more social, and to allow you to invite your friends to use our Service as well as
provide you with updates if and when your friends join CenterIdentity. You should always review, and
if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or
connecting them to the CenterIdentity Service. You may also unlink your third party account from the
Service by adjusting your settings on the third party service.
Inviting a friend to use CenterIdentity:
CenterIdentity may, in its sole discretion, develop a feature that allows you to invite third parties to
the Service. If you choose to use our invitation service to invite a third party to the Service
through our “Invite friends” feature, you may directly choose a friend to invite through your
mobile device’s native contact list – but we do not require that you import your contacts list to
the Service, and we do not retain the information contained in your contacts list. You understand
that by inviting a friend to CenterIdentity through the “Invite friends” feature, you are directly sending
a text or email from your personal accounts and that we are not storing your contact list. In
addition, you understand and agree that normal carrier charges apply to communications sent
from you phone. Since this invitation is coming directly from your email or phone, we do not
have access to or control this communication.
Finding your friends on the Service:
CenterIdentity may, in its sole discretion, develop a feature that allows you to locate your friends
with CenterIdentity accounts through a “Find friends” feature. The “Find friends” feature allows you
to choose to locate friends either through (i) your contact list, (ii) social media sites (such as
Twitter or Facebook) or (iii) through a search of names and usernames on CenterIdentity. If you
choose to find your friends through your contact list, then you agree to provide CenterIdentity access
to your contact list such that we can perform the search necessary to determine whether or not
someone associated with the information you provide is using CenterIdentity. If you choose to find
your friends through social media sites, then you understand that the information these sites
provide to use to conduct this type of search is governed by their privacy policies and your
account settings on those sites. If you choose to find your friends through a search of names
or usernames, then simply type a name to search and see if that name or username appears
on our Service. Note that we do not retain any information contained in your contacts list, or
information from social media sites about your contacts, and we do not use such information for
any purpose other than to help you find your friends on CenterIdentity.
Analytics information:
We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools and services, to help us
measure traffic and usage trends for the Service. These tools collect information sent by your
browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in
improving the Service. We collect and use this analytics information in aggregate form such that
it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any particular individual user.
Cookies information:
Full details can be found on our Cookie Policy. When you visit the Service, we may send
one or more cookies — a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to
your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets CenterIdentity help you log in faster
and enhance your navigation through the site. A cookie may also convey information to us
about how you use the Service (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click and other actions
you take on the Service), and allow us or our business partners to track your usage of the
Service over time. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser.
Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent
cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is
temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to
refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the
Service may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled. Full details can be
found on our Cookie Policy.
Log file information:
Log file information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile device each time you
access the Service. When you use our Service, our servers automatically record certain log file
information. These server logs may include anonymous information such as your web request,
Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks
and how you interact with links on the Service, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed,
and other such information.
Clear gifs/web beacons information:
When you use the Service, we may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons) which are
used to anonymously track the online usage patterns of our Users. In addition, we may also
use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and
which links are clicked by recipients. The information is allows for more accurate reporting and
improvement of the Service.
Device identifiers:
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device (including but not limited to smartphones or tablets), we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store one or more “device
identifiers,” such as a universally unique identifier (“UUID”). Device identifiers are small data
files or similar data structures stored on or associated with your mobile device, which uniquely
identify your mobile device. A device identifier may be data stored in connection with the device
hardware, data stored in connection with the device’s operating system or other software, or
data sent to the device by CenterIdentity. A device identifier may convey information to us about how
you browse and use the Service. A device identifier may remain persistently on your device,
to help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through the Service. Some features of
the Service may not function properly if use or availability of device identifiers is impaired or
disabled.
Location data:
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may access, collect, monitor
and/or remotely store “location data,” which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/
or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device. Location data
may convey to us information about how you browse and use the Service. Some features of the
Service, particularly location-based services, may not function properly if use or availability of
location data is impaired or disabled.
Commercial and marketing communications:
We use the information we collect or receive, such as your email address, to communicate
directly with you. We may send you emails containing newsletters, promotions, and special
offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you will be given the option to opt out
or change your preferences. We also use your information to send you Service-related emails
(e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations and reminders, changes/updates
to features of the Service, technical and security notices). You may not opt out of Servicerelated emails. You may also be able to be “found” on CenterIdentity based on information that you
provide (see “Find friends on CenterIdentity”) above.
Use of certain service type information we collect about you:
We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs information
to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next
time you visit the site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) to provide
and monitor the effectiveness of our Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total
number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns; (e) diagnose or fix technology problems;
(f) help you efficiently access your information after you sign in; (g) to provide advertising to your
browser or device, and (h) automatically update the CenterIdentity application on your mobile devices.
Sharing of Your Information
We will not rent or sell your information into third parties outside CenterIdentity and its group
companies (including any parent, subsidiaries and affiliates) without your consent, except as
noted below:
● Who we may share your information with: We may share your information with thirdparty business partners and Trusted Users for the purpose of providing the Service to
you. Third party business partners will be given limited access to your information as is
reasonably necessary to deliver the Service, and we will require that such third parties
comply with this Privacy Policy, or operate under a similar privacy policy.
● Who can see User Content: Any User Content that you voluntarily disclose for posting to
the Service becomes available to the public and cannot be removed, except by CenterIdentity
in its sole discretion. Once posted on CenterIdentity, User Content may not be removable
from public view, as copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the
Service, on other sites that have republished us, or if other Users have copied or saved
that information. If you do not wish your User Content to be available to the public,
please don’t post it on CenterIdentity. Your username and if you choose to disclose it, your
real name, will be published publicly. Once published your username and / or real name
may not be able to be removed.
● Who can see your IP address: If you post User Content on the Service while not logged
in, your IP address will be published with your User Content in order to attribute your
contribution to the Service. A selection of Trusted Users with administrative powers on
CenterIdentity have the ability to review IP addresses of users to reduce abusive behavior.
Any third party service embedded on CenterIdentity such as an advertiser, video provider,
social network or other third party will also have access to your IP address.
● Who can see your email address: If you enter an email address, you will enable
communication from CenterIdentity and other Users. If you reply to users or participate in
group CenterIdentity activities such as meetups, your email address will be shared with these
users. In addition, some email addresses such as blocked@CenterIdentity.com forward to a
group of Trusted Users, who will use your email address to reply to the email.
What happens in the event of a change of control:
We may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in the company), or
any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Your information such as
customer names and email addresses, User Content and other user information related to the
Service may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these types of transactions.
We may also sell, assign or otherwise transfer such information in the course of corporate
divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations,
similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of the company.
Instances where we are required to share your information:
CenterIdentity will disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we
reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable
requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality
or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of CenterIdentity, our Users, or others.
Sharing certain service type information we collect about you:
We may share certain service type information, including information obtained through tools
such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs (such as anonymous
usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.): (i) with our
third-party business partners for the purposes described in the section above on “How We
Collect and Use Information.” We may also aggregate or otherwise strip data of all personally
identifying characteristics and may share that aggregated, anonymized data with third parties.
Ads on CenterIdentity:
We may also share certain information such as your location, browser, and cookie data
and other data relating to your use of our Service with our business partners to deliver
advertisements (“ads”) that may be of interest to you. CenterIdentity may allow third-party ad servers
or ad networks to serve advertisements on the Service. These third-party ad servers or ad
networks use technology to send, directly to your browser or mobile device, the ads and ad links
that appear on the Service, and will automatically receive your IP address when they do so.
They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, device identifiers, location
data, and clear gifs, see above) to compile information about your browser’s or device’s visits
and usage patterns on the Service and on other websites, and to measure the effectiveness of
their ads and to personalize the advertising content delivered to you.
For example, Google uses DART cookies in order to deliver ads to you through the Service.
Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your
visit to the Service and previous websites that you may have visited. Other advertising networks
also use similar cookies, clear gifs, or other mechanisms to deliver targeted advertising to you
through the Service. You can delete these cookies by following the instructions here: http://
www.CenterIdentity.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cookies . You may opt out of use of Google’s
DART cookie and cookies placed by Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) certified ad networks
here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp . Opting out of these cookies will
be effective not only on the Service, but on all websites with NAI certified advertising networks.
However, these opt-outs will be ineffective on networks that are not NAI certified.
Please note that an advertiser may ask CenterIdentity to show an ad to a certain audience of Users
(e.g., based on demographics or other interests). In that situation, CenterIdentity or our Partners
determines the target audience and CenterIdentity serves the advertising to that audience and only
provides anonymous data to the advertiser. If you respond to such an ad, the advertiser or ad
server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach.
To enhance your user experience or help us improve and measure our effectiveness, CenterIdentity
may embed code from third parties on the Service. Examples of such parties may include
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google, YouTube, Howcast, VideoJug, AOL, and others. These
third parties may collect information about you including IP address, cookies in ways CenterIdentity
does not control.
The CenterIdentity Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of thirdparties. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such third parties or contact such third
parties for more information.
How We Store and Protect Your Information
Storage and Processing:
Your information collected through the Service may be stored and processed in the United
States or any other country in which CenterIdentity or its subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers
maintain facilities. CenterIdentity may transfer information that we collect about you, including
personal information, to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across borders and from your
country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are located in
the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ
from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to
a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction,
and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or any other country in which CenterIdentity
or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities and the use and
disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
Keeping your information safe:
CenterIdentity cares about the security of your information, and uses commercially reasonable
safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through the
Service. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting
a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. You
are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information,
and for controlling access to your email communications from CenterIdentity, at all times. However,
CenterIdentity cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to CenterIdentity
or guarantee that information on the Service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or
destroyed. Your privacy settings may also be affected by changes to the functionality of third
party sites and services that you add to the CenterIdentity Service, such as social networks. CenterIdentity
is not responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party.
Compromise of information:
In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of
security, CenterIdentity will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and where appropriate,
notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in
accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Your Choices about Your Information
You control your account information and settings: You may update your account information
and email-communication preferences at any time by logging in to your account and changing
your profile settings. You can also stop receiving promotional email communications from us by
modifying your preferences at http://www.CenterIdentity.com/Special:Preferences.
We make every effort to promptly process all unsubscribe requests. As noted above, you may
not opt out of Service-related communications (e.g., account verification, purchase and billing
confirmations and reminders, changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security
notices). If you have any questions about reviewing or modifying your account information, you
can contact us directly at info@CenterIdentity.com.
Opting out of collection of your information for Tracking / Advertising:
Please refer to your mobile device or browser’s technical information for instructions on how
to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools. Depending on your type
of device, it may not be possible to delete or disable tracking mechanisms on your mobile
device. Note that disabling cookies and/or other tracking tools prevents CenterIdentity or its business
partners from tracking your browser’s activities in relation to the Service, and for use in targeted
advertising activities by third parties. However, doing so may disable many of the features
available through the Service. If you have any questions about opting out of the collection of
cookies and other tracking/recording tools, you can contact us directly at info@CenterIdentity.com.
How long we keep your private profile information:
Following termination of your User account, CenterIdentity may retain your private profile information
for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. For the avoidance of
doubt, any information that you choose to make public on the service may not be removable.
Children’s Privacy
CenterIdentity does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of
13 or knowingly allow such persons to register as Users. The Service and its content are not
directed at children under the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected
personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will
delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information
from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@CenterIdentity.com.
Links to Other Websites and Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the
Service, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you
use a link to go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to thirdparty websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service,
including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third party’s
own rules and policies. In addition, you agree that we are not responsible and we do not control
over any third-parties that you authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a thirdparty website or service (like Facebook, Google groups, or an IRC chatroom) and you allow
such a third-party access to you User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy
does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources
other than through the Service.