We are glad to welcome you to the First Coast Pride Community
Portal.
Please read this privacy statement to ensure that we are committed to keeping
secure the privacy of our members
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 15, 2007
Collecting Registration Information
When you register to become a FCP Community Portal(s) member or when you participate in certain FCP Community Portal(s) activities (e.g., contests or surveys), we may ask that you provide us with demographic information (e.g., gender, age, zip code) and with information through which you could be contacted (e.g., your full name, postal or e-mail address, or phone number) (which we will refer to in this privacy policy collectively as "Personal Information"). Except for aggregate demographic information that we may share with third parties in a manner that does not link such information to any individual, we will not share your Personal Information with third parties unless you have given us permission to do so. In addition, when you order products or services through the FCP Community Portal(s), we may ask that you provide us with information (e.g., credit card number, billing, and shipping information) we will need to enable us to provide you with the requested product or service. We will share such information (e.g., to our billing vendors) with third parties to the extent necessary to fulfill your order or to complete the FCP Community Portal(s) activity.
Public Areas
Your use of areas of the FCP Community Portal(s) that are intended for interaction with other users (e.g., classified ads, chat rooms, online polls, and forums) may reveal your member name and e-mail address and may allow you to publish certain personal information about you. By choosing to use these areas, you understand and agree that anyone may access and forward any information about you that is contained in or that you post to those areas. While chat, e-mail, and instant message-like conversations pass through our servers, our practice is not to store contents of such communications. We do, however, temporarily store logs of certain data related to such communications, such as the length and frequency of messaging and the FCP Community Portal(s) member with whom communications are exchanged. We may use such data to improve the functionality of the FCP Community Portal(s) and to offer additional services, such as enhanced searching or automated user matching.
Other Authorized Disclosures
Notwithstanding anything in this privacy policy to the contrary, we may share any information we have collected about you or that you have submitted: (1) in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims or demands; (2) if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person; (3) if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding situations that involve abuse of our FCP Community Portal(s) infrastructure or the Internet in general (such as voluminous spamming, denial of service attacks, or attempts to compromise the security of the FCP Community Portal(s) infrastructure); (4) to a parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with PlanetOut (in which case we will require such entities to honor this privacy policy); and (5) if PlanetOut is acquired by or merged with another entity (in which case we will require such entity to assume our obligations under this privacy policy).
Notice - Information We Automatically Collect
We automatically collect certain information to help us understand how our users use the FCP Community Portal(s) (which we will refer to in this Privacy Policy collectively as "Usage Data"). For example, each time you visit the FCP Community Portal(s) we reserve the right to automatically collect your IP address, browser and computer type, access times, the web page from which you came, and the web page(s) you access. In addition, we use technologies called "cookies" and "tracking pixels" that allow us to enhance your experience on the FCP Community Portal(s). We may use cookies or tracking pixels to track information related to your searching and browsing of member profiles, such as which profiles you browse or respond to, search parameters of searches you conduct, the number of results returned by your searches, how you review, rank and respond to search results, and how often your profile is searched or browsed. We may use such information to improve the functionality of the FCP Community Portal(s) and to offer additional services, such as enhanced searching or automated user matching. In addition, third parties who place advertisements on the FCP Community Portal(s) may also collect information through cookies or tracking pixels to ensure that their advertising systems and technologies work properly and to allow them to track responses to their advertisements. Cookies or tracking pixels set by these third parties are governed by the privacy policies set by those third parties. In addition, third-party partners, advertisers, and other web sites you may access via the FCP Community Portal(s) have different privacy policies and are not subject to this privacy policy. We recommend that you read the privacy statement of each web site to find out how your personal information is protected.
From time to time we may share Usage Data with third parties. We do so, however, only in the aggregate and not in a manner that will enable the recipient to personally identify you, unless you have given us permission to do so. In addition, we may combine Usage Data with Personal Information (as defined below) in a manner that enables us to trace Usage Data to an individual user. We do so, however, only for our own internal purposes and will not share such combined data with third parties unless you have given us permission to do so or we are required to do so by law.
Data Integrity and Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We also take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Information is relevant for the purposes for which it is to be used and that the Usage Data is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.
Modifications and Deactivations
If you would like to modify any Personal Information you previously submitted through the FCP Community Portal(s), visit your “My Account Settings” when logged into the FCP Community Portal(s) property to which you made the submission. If you have agreed to receive communications from us or to permit us to share your Personal Information with third parties, you may request that, in the future, we not send you communications or share your Personal Information by writing to our Customer Member Care center at our corporate address below or by visiting your account information section for each FCP Community Portal(s) property. Please note, however, that we reserve the right to send you administrative messages relating to the FCP Community Portal(s) (e.g., about changes to this privacy policy). If at any time you would like us to deactivate your member profile and remove it from public and member viewing on the FCP Community Portal(s), please write to us at our corporate address or visit your account information section for each FCP Community Portal(s) property. Please note that (1) we will retain your Personal Information in back-up storage after deactivation, and (2) we are not responsible for removing information about you from the database of any third parties to whom you previously authorized us to share your Personal Information.
Changes to Policy
Due to changes in legislation, best practices, or enhancements to functionality and content, we may make changes to our privacy policy and will reflect those changes in this statement. We may update this policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes to the way in which we treat Personal Information about you, we will inform you of such changes via e-mail or by posting a notice on relevant areas of the FCP Community Portal(s). If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please feel free to write to us at the address given above.
Your Florida Internet Privacy Rights
Spam is a popular term for unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Not all spam is illegal. Florida’s law prohibits fraudulent, false or deceptive spam. Unlawful spam is a daunting problem, but through coordinated efforts of federal and state law enforcement, Internet Service Providers, and concerned citizens, we are working to address the spam invasion. Despite a coordinated approach, it will take a determined effort to truly combat spam. In the meantime, tips available for consumers may serve to heighten awareness and eliminate some negative consequences associated with spam.
- Florida’s Law: What SPAM is Prohibited?
- File A Complaint
- Tips for Reducing SPAM
- Consumer Alerts
- Attention - FBI
E-Mail Hoax Alert!!:
The FBI has become aware of e-mails being generated with the subject line “FBI Investigation” and implying the e-mail originated from the FBI. The e-mail requests the recipient’s assistance by purchasing merchandise via the Internet. This e-mail is fictitious, and its origin is being investigated. The FBI would never direct someone to expend personal funds in furtherance of an investigation. -
Phishing by The Boatload:
Internet Users Must Presume Fraud is Involved When Personal Information is Required by Email - Recent Phishing Attacks
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Protect Yourself From Phishing E-Mails
Stop, Look and Verify -
Precautionary Measures by Businesses
Education and Access are Critical
- Attention - FBI
E-Mail Hoax Alert!!:
- Links to FTC Publications
- File Complaint with FTC