This Privacy Policy sets out how Show Your Story uses and protects any information that you give Show Your Story when you use this website. This privacy policy applies to the website (www.showyourstory.com) and all other websites, products, and services offered and maintained by Show Your Story.
If you have questions regarding this or any of our other policies, we encourage you to contact us via our contact form.
Website Visitors
Show Your Story is deeply committed to protecting personal privacy and confidentiality. To uphold this commitment, we will not sell or license to any third party, any personal contact information we receive from you. This commitment also extends to protecting the privacy of any communication we receive through our website. We make every effort to ensure that any communication received through our website will be kept confidential. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then please be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Like most website operators, Show Your Story and its partner organizations collect non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Show Your Story’s purpose in collecting non-personally-identifying information is to better understand how Show Your Story’s visitors use our website.
What We Collect
We may collect the following information:
- name or company/organization name (where applicable) and job title
- contact information including mailing address, phone number, and email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences, and interests
- credit card information
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or promotional offers
Users may, however, visit our website anonymously.
What We Do With The Information We Gather
Show Your Story gathers this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or mail.
- We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests/feedback.
Please note that Show Your Story may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may also use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the website or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided.
At times, Show Your Story will use an external service to provide reporting to us. This reporting may include page views, unique views, unique visitors, repeat visitors, frequency of visits, and peak-volume traffic periods. We will not use this service to gather, request, record, require, collect or track any Internet users’ personally-identifiable information.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Show Your Story discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its managing members, employees, interns, volunteers, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Show Your Story’s behalf or to provide services available at Show Your Story’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those managing members, employees, interns, volunteers, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using the Show Your Story website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Show Your Story will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its managing members, employees, interns, volunteers, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Show Your Story discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Show Your Story believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Show Your Story, third parties, or the public at large. Show Your Story takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Controlling Your Personal Information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at info[at]showyourstory[dot].com and typing “REMOVE FROM ALL MAILING LISTS” in the subject line.
Children’s Privacy
At Show Your Story, we care about the safety and privacy of children online. Show Your Story does not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13.
It is possible that by fraud or deception we may receive information pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the notification, we will immediately obtain parental consent or otherwise delete the information from our records and servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information by children under 13, please do so by e-mailing us at info[at]showyourstory[dot]com.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, Shgow Your Story uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving financial and other personally-identifying data from our site.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should be aware that Show Your Story does not have any control over any other website not owned and operated by Show Your Story. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information, which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and carefully review the privacy policy applicable to the websites in question.
You may request details of the personal information, which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A fee of $10.00 will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us with your request at info[at]showyourstory[dot]com.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please call us at + 1 617 820 6233 or email us at info[at]showyourstory[dot]com as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Cookies
Show Your Story uses cookies (alas, not the chocolate-chip kind, but the string of information kind that a website stores on a visitor’s computer) on our site to personalize the experience of our visitors and to support some necessary functions. We also use cookies to better understand how our visitors use our site. You have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. Show Your Story visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Show Your Story websites, with the drawback that certain features of Show Your Story’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Please note that ads appearing on Show Your Story’s websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Third Party Websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our website that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. Show Your Story does not control the content or links that appear on these sites and is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy, terms of use, and service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to or from our website, are subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
Google Adsense
Some of the ads on our website may be served by Google. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to our website and other websites on the Internet. DART uses “non personally identifiable information” and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.
Business Transfers
If Show Your Story, or substantially any of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Show Your Story goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Show Your Story may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Show Your Story has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect and to make sure that you are happy with these changes. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Privacy Policy shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Privacy Policy, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Termination
Show Your Story may terminate this Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, at any time, for any reason. Such termination will not be considered a breach of any of the terms set forth in this Policy.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
If you do not accept and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website. Although most changes are likely to be minor, Show Your Story may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Show Your Story’s sole discretion. Show Your Story encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
This Privacy Policy is effective from October 1, 2013.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at:
info[at]showyourstory[dot]com.