PRIVACY
POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE
Personal
Information
We collect information in several ways from different parts
of our network. Some personal information is gathered from
you at the time of registration. During registration, questions
like name, present email address, birth date, gender, zip
code, occupation, industry, personal interests' etc are asked.
On registration an ID is provided and you can take full advantage
of the various facilities provided by us.
In addition to registration you may be asked to provide some
extra information on the usage of specific services like,
sweepstakes, contest or promotion sponsored by Comeconnect.com
and/or our other partners; on making online purchase, travel
arrangements, classified advertisements, while reporting a
problem etc, via us or our partners, such information will
be kept confidential and may be used by us. We make an effort
to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.
Cookies- As part of offering and providing customizable and
personalized services, Comeconnect.com uses cookies to store
and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small
amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server
and stored on your computer's hard drive. we use cookies to:
(1) Remind us of who you are and to access your account information
(stored on our computers) in order to deliver to you a better
and more personalized service. This cookie is set when you
register or "Sign In" and is modified when you "Sign Out"
of our services. Comeconnect.com also uses cookies to store
your zip code for other services, such as Yellow Pages.
(2) Estimate our audience size. Each browser accessing Comeconnect.com
is given a unique cookie which is then used to determine the
extent of repeat usage, usage by a registered user versus
by an unregistered user, and to help target advertisements
based on user interests and behavior.
(3) Assist merchants in Comeconnect.com Stores to track visits
to and business at their stores, and to process the items
in your shopping basket. This information collected by cookies
is sometimes called "clickstream" or "click trail" and may
also describe which pages you have seen in each merchant'
store.
(4) Track your progress and number of entries in some of our
promotions, sweepstakes and contests. When a Comeconnect.com
hosted promotion uses cookies, the information written to
the cookie indicates the player's progress through the promotion,
and may be used to track entries, submissions, and status
in prize drawings.
(5) Measure certain traffic patterns, which areas of Comeconnect.com
network of web sites you have visited and your visiting patterns
in the aggregate. We use this research to understand how our
users' habits are similar or different from one another so
that we can make each new experience on Comeconnect.com a
better one. We may use this information to better personalize
the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users
will see on our sites.
Advertising networks that serve ads onto Comeconnect.com may
also use their own cookies. You also 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. If you choose to reject
all cookies you will be unable to use those services that
require registration in order to participate.
Comeconnect.com also collects IP addresses for system
administration and to report aggregate information to our
advertisers. In addition Comeconnect.com mail includes IP addresses
in outgoing mail message headers.
Choices regarding collection, use, and distribution of
your information. We may, from time to time, send you
email regarding our products and services. We may also provide
you with information of your interest if you have indicated
so in your registration.
Only our agents working on our behalf and under our confidentiality
agreements will send you these direct mailings and only if
you indicated that you do not object to these offers. If you
do not want to receive such mailings, simply tell us when
you give us your personal information. Or, at any time you
can easily edit your Comeconnect.com Account information and
will no longer receive such offers and mailings.
Security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse,
or alteration of your information
Your Account Information and password are protected so that
you and only you have access to this personal information.
You may edit your Account information and ID.
We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone.
Comeconnect.com will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited
phone call or in an unsolicited email. Also remember to sign
out of your Comeconnect.com account and close your browser window
when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others
cannot access your personal information and correspondence
if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer
in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.
As a global company Comeconnect.com has international users all
over the world. When you give us personal information, that
information may be sent electronically to servers outside
of the country where you originally entered the information.
In addition, that information may be used, stored and processed
outside of the country where you entered that information.
Whenever Comeconnect.com handles personal information as described
above, regardless of where this occurs, it takes steps to
ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance
with the relevant Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any
wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a
result, while we strive to protect your personal information,
Comeconnect.com cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us or from our online products
or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive
your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security
on our systems.
Extra tips on privacy
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose
personal information online - for example on message boards,
through email, or in chat areas - that information can be
collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal
information online that is accessible to the public, you may
receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information.
Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
Comeconnect.COM COMMUNITIES
Rules, Policies, and Disclaimers
We provide the Services to you on the following Terms
and Conditions. By clicking on the appropriate button to indicate
your acceptance, you agree to use the Services consistent
with these Terms and Conditions and with all applicable laws
and regulations. We may modify these Terms and Conditions
from time to time. If we do, we will notify you by posting
the amended Terms and Conditions on the Services. Please read
these Terms and Conditions carefully. We will not notify you
before we terminate your mailbox for violation of these Terms
and Conditions. If we terminate your mailbox, we may not reinstate
it in our sole discretion.
Comeconnect.com communities (Chat, Clubs, Homepages, Message
Boards, Profiles, etc....) give our members a place to meet,
interact, and share ideas with each other. Just like a real
community, you may have different opinions than others Comeconnect.com
communities.
Registration:
This is a specific service provided by Comeconnect.com At the
time of registration you may be asked to provide some extra
information on the usage of this service, such information
will be kept confidential and may be used by us. On registration
an ID is provided and you can take full advantage of the various
facilities included in this particular service.
The Comeconnect.com community experience is best when people
follow a few rules and guide lines. Some key ones are:
1. Do not harass, abuse, or threaten other members.
2. Do not post content that is obscene or otherwise objectionable.
3. Try to stay on topic. If you want to discuss a topic that
is not related to the community area in which you are participating,
try going to another topic area or create a new one.
4. Refrain from using these community services for commercial
or advertising purposes.
5. Don't post copyrighted content without permission from
the owner.
6. Adult-oriented content is permitted only in areas marked
as "Adult Content" areas. You must be 18 years old or over
to access these areas (for example, adult chat, adult clubs
and personals).
Comeconnect.com does not edit the content in our communities.
Postings that violate the Terms of Service, which contain
additional rules that govern Comeconnect.com Services, may also
lead to the deletion, without notice, of your Comeconnect.com
ID and everything associated with it, including email accounts,
clubs, posts, homepages and profiles.
Comeconnect.com Briefcase: Comeconnect.com considers the
contents of your Briefcase to be the private communications
between you and the people you have designated to have access
to your Briefcase. Comeconnect.com will not monitor, edit, or
disclose the contents of a User's private communications,
except that User agrees Comeconnect.com may do so:
(a) as required by law;
(b) to comply with legal process;
(c) if necessary to enforce Comeconnect.com Universal Terms of
Service and these Community Guidelines; (d) to respond to
claims that such contents violate the rights of third parties;
(e) to protect the rights or property of Comeconnect.com or others;
and
(f) to identify or resolve technical problems or respond to
complaints about the Service.
RULES FOR USING THE SERVICE
1. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
You are solely responsible for the content of your messages.
You are not permitted to transmit messages on the Services
that
(a) infringe on any third party's intellectual property or
proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (b)
violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
(c) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, abusive,
pornographic or obscene;
(d) contain viruses or other similar harmful or deleterious
programming routines; or
(e) contain links to any sites that include any of that kind
of content.
2. SPAMMING IS PROHIBITED.
We will determine in our sole discretion whether any of the
messages you send are spam. For your information, spamming
generally includes sending any form of e-mail that can be
interpreted as junk e-mail or bulk e-mail that the recipient
has not specifically requested from you. We reserve the right
to take legal and technical remedies to prevent you from sending
spam. If you send any spam we may penalize you by terminating
your the Services mailbox and through any other remedies we
may have available to us.
3. RULES RELATING TO MINORS.
If you are under the age of 13 you may not subscribe for a
mailbox unless you obtain your parent's (or your legal guardian's)
consent. We expect that there will be future developments
in the area of children's privacy, in particular in connection
with the provision of Internet services to children. We are
monitoring these changes and will modify the Services as necessary
to comply with any new regulations. You must adhere to these
Terms and Conditions for so long as you are using the Services.
Either you or we may terminate your mailbox.
OTHER PROVISIONS
1. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
We or our partners or advertisers may provide you with content
such as text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics,
video or other material contained in sponsor advertisements
or information. This material may be protected by copyrights,
trademarks, or other intellectual property rights and laws.
You may use this material only as expressly authorized by
us or our partners or advertisers and you may not copy, transmit
or create derivative works of such material without express
authorization.
2. INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim,
demand or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused
by or arising out of claims made against us based upon the
use of your mailbox or yellow pages.
3. SURVIVAL OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
At any time, with or without cause. The following provisions
of these Terms and Conditions will survive any termination:
Rules for Using the Services, Our Privacy Policy and Other
Provisions.
4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE
OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE MAY CHANGE THE
FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SERVICES AT ANY TIME, IN
OUR SOLE DISCRETION. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.WE MAKE NO WARRANTY
THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THE SERVICES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR
DO WE MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WLL BE
CORRECTED.YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE
IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLEY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR LOSS
OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR
DATA. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE INCLUDING OUR YELLOW
PAGES OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, WHICH YOU
OBTAIN FROM US OR THROUGH THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
FOR INTERRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS, LOST DATA OR LOST PROFITS
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN
IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. YOU
ALSO AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT IS CANCELLATION OF THE SERVICE.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws as are applicable in India from
time to time. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck
and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Our failure
to act with respect to your breach does not waive our right
to act with
respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement
sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between
you and us.
CHAT
Chat is live, interactive communication with other members
of the Comeconnect.com Community. Chat is organized into "rooms",
some of which are provided by Comeconnect.com and some are created
or selected by members. Except in special Chat events, Chat
postings are not saved. Use common sense when you are "chatting":
never give out personal information to strangers or accept
files from people you don't know. The Comeconnect.com Community
is not edited for content, style or errors in mechanics of
fact. Comeconnect.com Chat is a place for open discussion and
free exchange of ideas.
Like the community you live in, the Comeconnect.com community
works best when everyone follows basic standards of conduct.
Your privilege to use and contribute to Chat discussions depends
on your compliance with the following guidelines. By following
these guidelines, you are assisting in creating the best community
on the Web. Comeconnect.com may take any other appropriate measures
to enforce these guidelines if violations are brought to our
attention.
Chat Guidelines
As a Comeconnect.com member you are entirely responsible
and liable for all activities conducted through your Account.
The provision contained in the Privacy Policy, Comeconnect.com
Communities and Terms of Service are applicable to Chat as
well.
OVERALL TERMS OF SERVICE
Comeconnect.com's search technology automatically produces search
results that reference sites and information located worldwide
throughout the Internet. Because we have no control over such
sites and information, we make no guarantee as to such sites
and information, including the accuracy, currency, content
or quality of any such sites and information and we assume
no responsibility as to whether the search locates unintended
or objectionable content. Furthermore, because some content
on the Internet consists of material that is adult-oriented
or otherwise objectionable to some people, the results of
your search on our sites may automatically and unintentionally
generate links or references to objectionable material. We
make no claim that such surprises might not occur.
Under Comeconnect.com's privacy policy, we may disclose to third
parties certain aggregate information contained in our users'
registration applications, but we will not disclose your name,
address, email address or telephone number without your prior
written consent, except as required by law.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your account number and/or password. You are responsible for
all uses of your account, whether or not actually or expressly
authorized by you.
Users alone are responsible for the contents of the messages
they communicate when using our services and as well as the
consequences of any such messages. You agree that you will
not use our services for chain letters, junk mail, "spamming"
or commercial solicitations or to engage in illegal activities.
You further agree not to use our services to send any message
or material that is unlawful, gives rise to civil liability
or otherwise violates the community standards described on
our sites.
In order to ensure that Comeconnect.com is able to provide high
quality services which are responsive to customer needs, you
must consent to Comeconnect.com employees being able to access
your account and records on a case by case basis to investigate
complaints or other allegations or abuse. Comeconnect.com shall
not disclose the existence or occurrence of such an investigation
unless required by law. Violation of terms of service may
result in immediate deletion of a user account.
All chat and bulletin board communications are public and
not private communications. Although we reserve the right
to remove without notice any bulletin board posting for any
reason, we have no obligation to delete content that you may
find objectionable or offensive.
We may modify or discontinue our services or your account
with us, with or without notice, without liability to you,
any other user or any third party. We reserve the right to
terminate your account if we learn that you have provided
us with false or misleading information, interfered with other
users or the administration of Comeconnect.com services, or violated
these Terms of Service.
Comeconnect.com assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications
or personalization settings. In particular, but not by way
of limitation.
Comeconnect.com may delete e-mail accounts or the information
therein if the account is inactive for greater than ninety
(90) days.
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