Privacy Policy
We recognize the importance of protecting online user privacy. This "Privacy Policy" discloses the privacy practices governing our knowing collection, use and disclosure of information and applies to all of the websites and services offered by Lingospot, Inc. ("Lingospot"), including http://www.Lingospot.com, https://www.Lingospot.com and http://get.Lingospot.com (collectively "websites"). All references in this Privacy Policy to "we" or "us" refer to Lingospot.
Collection of Information
Most of the pages on our websites do not require consumers to register for an account or provide any personally identifiable information to us. In order to provide our full range of services, we may collect the types of information outlined below.
Personally identifiable information - When you sign up for a Lingospot service or promotion that requires registration, we may ask you for personally identifiable information (such as your name, email address and an account password). In some cases, we may combine the information you provide with other information from Lingospot services or third parties in order to improve the quality of our services and provide you with a better experience. For certain services, we may give you the opportunity to opt out of combining such information. If we propose to use personally identifiable information for any purposes other than those collected for and those described in this Privacy Policy, we will offer you an effective way to opt out of the use of you information for those other purposes. We will not collect or use personally identifiable information for purposes other than those described in this Privacy Policy, unless we have obtained your prior consent. You can decline to submit personally identifiable information to any of our services, in which case Lingospot may not be able to provide those services to you.
Cookies - When you visit our websites, we may send one or more cookies - a small file containing a string of characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends, such as how they use the Lingospot service or which pages they visit on our websites. 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. However, some Lingospot features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Server Logs - When you use Lingospot and other Lingospot services, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
Lingospot Affiliate Sites - We offer some of our services, including Lingospot, in connection with other web sites. Personally identifiable information that you provide to those sites may be sent to Lingospot in order to deliver our services. We process such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The affiliated sites may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Links and Mouse-tracking - Lingospot may present hyperlinks in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. Lingospot may also track your mouse cursor in a way that enables us to keep track of the information you have viewed. We use this information to improve the quality of our services and to customize our content and advertising.
Direct Communication - When you send us an email or other communication, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
Other Sites - This Privacy Policy applies to web sites and services that are owned and operated by Lingospot, Inc. We do not exercise control over the sites displayed as search results or links from within our various services and websites. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information from you and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Use of Information
We only process personally identifiable information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. In addition to the purposes noted above, we may use user information to provide our products and services to users, including the display of customized content and advertising. We may also use user information for auditing, research and analysis purposes and in order to ensure the technical functioning of our network, maintain and improve our services and develop new services. We do not share personally identifiable information with third parties, except for the following situations:
- Sharing of information with our agents in order for them to assist us in the administration of the websites and our services. Such agents can only use your information for the purposes stated and are required to keep your information private and secure.
- If you opt-in to have us (i) use your information to contact you, or (ii) share your information with our partners for the purpose of receiving information from our partners and other companies.
- Disclosing personally identifiable information to comply with laws, or if in good faith judgment, such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, to respond to any claims, or to protect the rights of Lingospot, its customers and the public.
- In the event of an acquisition of all of Lingospot by another company, or in the event that Lingospot were to sell or dispose of all or part of the Lingospot business, the acquirer would have access to the information maintained by Lingospot, which could include personally identifiable information, subject to applicable law. Similarly, information may be transferred as part of a reorganization or insolvency proceeding.
Information Security
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. We restrict access to personally identifiable information to Lingospot employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page, located at http://www.lingospot.com/privacy. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be made effective 10 calendar days after posted on the site.
Contact
By mail: Privacy Matters, c/o Lingospot, 1434 Westwood Blvd, Ste 14, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
By email: [email protected]
By phone: +1-310-475-1600
Last Update: April 18, 2007
