Privacy

SearchTheGayWeb Privacy Policy

Last Revised: November, 2012

This is the Privacy Policy for the SearchTheGayWeb (“STGW”) web site (“Site”).  Your privacy is very important to us and we are committed to protecting it. We understand that you need to be in control of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains the manner in which the STGW collects personal data from you and the purpose for that collection. This Privacy Policy is designed to ensure that you are aware of how your personal data is being used and to provide you with choices about that use. By visiting the STGW Site or providing us with your personal data, you accept the terms described in this Privacy Policy. From time to time we may modify these rules. We will notify you of any significant change by posting a notice on our home page. Your continued use of the STGW Site after any modification indicates your agreement to the new terms.

We use Google Analytics, Google AdWords Conversion tracker, and other 3rd Party services that place cookies on your browser across the website. These cookies help us increase the website’s effectiveness for our visitors. These cookies are set and read by Google and other 3rd Party services. To opt out of Google tracking, please visit this page. If you are concerned about 3rd party cookies served by networks, you should also visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Security
We are concerned with the security of your personal data. Any personally identifiable information you provide to STGW is kept secure. Only authorized employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. Information provided during the sign-up process for our Personal Ads service is governed and controlled by the privacy policies of Bone-Fish

Sharing with Third Parties
We do not sell, share or disclose your personal data in any way to any outside 3rd Party for any purpose, with the following exceptions: if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such disclosure is required by law, to enforce its user agreement or privacy policy, or in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of the assets of STGW.

Anonymous Information
Cookies. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. We may employ cookie technology to help you move faster through our Site. We may employ cookie technology to estimate our total audience size and traffic and to help us improve our Site’s experience by measuring which site areas are of greatest interest to users. You can turn off the ability to receive any of these cookies by adjusting the browser in your computer, but you should note that if you do so, this may materially affect the functionality of the Site and the information you can access through it. If you wish to find out more about cookies, or how to refuse cookies, please visit the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s web site at www.allaboutcookies.org. We collect anonymous data when you visit most pages on the STGW Site. Your visit may automatically provide us with data that is not linked to your personal information, such as your IP (Internet Protocol) address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times, and referring web site addresses. Some parts of the STGW Site use embedded pixel or javascript technologies to facilitate your use of the Web site and to track general traffic. We use your anonymous data to obtain general statistics regarding the use of this Site and its specific Web pages and to evaluate how our visitors use and navigate our Web site on an aggregate basis. We do not link your anonymous data with personal data.

Note:  Cookies are required to use the Site Submission section of the site. Our system places a cookie on the machine so we know the user has logged into the site. So the password protected section requires cookies. We also use Google Analytics as an analytics provider and that also places cookies so we can improve the site and make it better through cookies and analytics.

Links to Other Web Sites
We may make content or services from other web sites including our affiliated or co-branded web sites, available to you from links located on this site. These other web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy at each such web site to determine how that site protects your privacy.

Transfer of Data Outside of Your Home Country
Your information may be stored, processed and accessed in Canada, and the security, protection and use of that data will be governed by the laws currently in effect in Canada. By using the Sites, and the our services, you consent to the transfer of information outside your country.

Questions about Data Collection and Processing
You may ask questions about the data you have submitted through the STGW Site by using the information below to contact us.

Your Ability To Choose
You can let us know that you do not want to be notified about our products and services or other special offers by sending us a written request via the “Contact Us” page on our site. When composing your email, please include the words “Privacy Policy” in the subject line and the subscribed email address. If you wish to opt-out of your usage of this website being tracked by 3rd parties, you have the right to block cookies from being accepted by your web browser.