The Information We Collect About You
The information we collect is required in order to provide you our matchmaking Services. It is not shared with or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes, except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission. When you register for the Website, we collect user entered and submitted information to identify you such as your name, phone number and email address. Authorized employees may be permitted to access your personal information, but this is only to provide you the Services.
When you use the Site or the Services, some additional information is automatically collected such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser language, visit time, referring website addresses, profile information, aggregated user data, and cookie information. This information and data we collect is used to manage and maintain the Website, track usage, improve the Website, and prevent click fraud. User IP addresses are collected and recorded for monitoring and security purposes. We may use standard online technologies, such as tracking pixels or cookies, to track your use of the Website. We may also include tracking pixels and web beacons in advertisements or promotions. The information we may collect from tracking pixels and web beacons enables us to custom tailor the Website and our Services. It also allows us to measure the general effectiveness of the content on matchmakechicago Websites, our advertising, and other activities.
Non-personally-identifiable and aggregated information may be shared with third parties. These third parties might include, but are not limited to, advertisers, partners, affiliates and investors. We may also use this non-personally-identifiable and aggregated information to provide advertisements to our users, and to provide more effective services overall. We may also allow for third-parties, including but not limited to advertising companies, to show advertisements on our Website. Advertising companies and other third-parties may use their own tracking technologies (such as cookies) to gather and collect information about users who view, interact, or engage with their advertisements or promotions. We also reserve the right to share your information, personal or non-personal, with authorized service providers that may perform specific services or processes on our behalf. Such services may include, but are not limited to, customer service, customer support, and marketing, business, sales, or promotional contest assistance offered through our Website or Services.
If you wish to block, erase, or be warned of cookies, please refer to your browser manufacturer to learn about these functions. However, please note that if you choose to block cookies, this could affect certain features on our Website.
We are not responsible for the actions of service providers, social networks, or other third parties, nor are we responsible for any additional information you provide directly to any third parties. We encourage you to become familiar with their privacy practices before disclosing information directly to any such parties. Nothing herein restricts the sharing of aggregated or anonymized information, which may be shared with third parties without your consent.
Additional Situations in Which We May Disclose Your Information
We may also disclose your personal information:
in response to a subpoena, court order, investigative demand, or request for cooperation by law enforcement, legal authorities, or government agencies;
to enforce our Terms of Use or other policies;
to defend ourselves against legal claims, or exercise our legal rights;
to prevent, investigate, or take action against illegal activity, fraud, suspected fraud, or violation of the Terms of Use;
to defend our employees, our company, our safety, or our users;
in connection with the sale of our business, a merger, acquisition, consolidation, proprietary information sale, asset sale or large corporate transaction; or
in the event MatchmakeChicago files for bankruptcy.
Measures We Take to Protect Your Personal Information
We want to help you to feel comfortable and confident using the MatchmakeChicago Services. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. In reality, however, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. Therefore, even though we take effort to secure your information, we do not guarantee or promise that your communications, or personal information will always remain safe and secure. In particular, email sent to the Website may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to the Website via email or other electronic means. WE DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY THEFT, LOSS, OR INTERCEPTION OF OR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO ANY DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS. BY USING OUR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ASSUME THESE RISKS.
You are responsible for all uses of our Services by any person using your password. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
Choices You Have Regarding the Use of Your Information
You may use the following options for removing your information from our email database if you wish to opt out of receiving promotional emails and newsletters.
Click on the "unsubscribe" link on the bottom of the email;