DOGPILE
Privacy Policy
InfoSpace, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") owns and operates a number
of different sites on the Web (each, an "InfoSpace Site"), including www.dogpile.com
("Dogpile"), and is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our user community. This
privacy policy provides details on our information collection and use practices that
are specific to Dogpile. For our general information collection, use and disclosure practices,
please review our global company privacy policy located on the InfoSpace corporate website:
InfoSpace Privacy. Please note that this
policy only applies to our data collection and use practices for Dogpile and does not apply to the
data collection and use practices of other companies or organizations whose products, services or
Web sites you may use or gain access to through Dogpile. For information on the data collection
and use practices of those third parties, please refer to their respective policies and procedures.
Types of Information We Collect and Use
Anonymous User Information. In general, we collect and use anonymous information and
data regarding your access and use of Dogpile. When you visit Dogpile our servers record the
information your browser automatically sends whenever visiting or using a Web site, including
your web request, the Internet Protocol address and browser configuration of your computer,
the date and time of your request, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the referring and
exiting Web sites. If you use our search services, we also collect information on the search
terms you submit and the links you click upon the results pages. We do not require you to
provide us with any information that identifies you personally to visit Dogpile or use our
search services. We generally collect this anonymous information in server log files and use
this information for a variety of purposes, including providing you with our search services,
the administration and operation of our Web sites, identifying and preventing fraud and misuse
of our Web sites, and designing and developing new products and services.
Personal User Information. In addition to the anonymous user information above, we may
occasionally request from you or you may otherwise voluntarily provide us information that
personally identifies you. We may receive personal information about you from a broad range
of activities on Dogpile, including surveys, contests, program registrations, tell-a-friend
services and general correspondence. Also, we may receive personal information about you from
certain third party distribution partners or service providers as part of providing our search
services to such third parties. Depending on the service used, the personal information we
collect may include contact information (such as first and last name, mailing address, email
address and telephone number), demographic information (such as age, gender, occupation and
household income) and location and billing information (shipping and billing address, credit
card information). When we request personal information from you, we will inform you of the
type of information we need and the purpose of our use. Except as specifically described in
this Privacy Policy and our general corporate privacy policy, we will only use your personal
information for the purpose it was collected.
We may collect or request such personal information in the following ways:
Correspondence
If you contact us, we may keep a record of the contact information you provide us in order
to communicate with you regarding your correspondence.
Surveys, Promotions or Contests
From time to time, we may conduct surveys, promotions or contests on Dogpile. Participation
in these events is completely voluntary and you will always have a choice whether or not to
participate. Any personal information collected as part of the event will only be collected
and used for purposes of the event, such as to notify the winners and award prizes for a
promotion or contest, and as otherwise set forth as part of the survey, promotion or contest.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction
of the InfoSpace Sites.
User Groups
If you register for a user group or special program on Dogpile, we request individual user
information. If you choose to participate in a user group, your individual user information
will be used to qualify you and to contact you for various projects at InfoSpace's discretion.
You may opt out of a user group at any time by following the opt out provisions of the user group.
Tell-A-Friend
If you use our referral services for informing friends or family about any of our services,
we may ask you for individual user information and the name and email address of your friend
or family member. We will only use the information you provide us to send the person an e-mail
inviting them to visit the site or use the service.
Cookies
When you visit Dogpile or use our search services, one or more cookies, web beacons or action
tags may be sent to your computer or otherwise used in connection with your visit or use. A
cookie is a small data file that is sent to your computer when you visit a Web site or use a
service. When stored on your computer, a cookie uniquely identifies your browser and records
your preferences and other data about your visit or use. Cookies are also sometimes used to
complete transactions requested by users. Web beacons, also known as web bugs, are small,
graphic images that transparently reside on a Web site or other web-based service and are
designed to allow the Web site or service owner to monitor who is visiting the Web site or
using the service. Action tags assist in delivering cookies and embed a random identifying
number on a user's browser. We use information collected from these devices to track which
pages our users view, which browsers they use and other information about user activity when
visiting Dogpile or using our services. We also use the information collected and stored by
cookies to help us provide you with personalized features and preferences when using our search
services in a manner that is linked to personal user information you elect to share with us.
We use action tags to compile statistics and other data about our users on an aggregate basis.
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. For a session cookie, once you close your
browser the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie stays stored on your hard drive for
an extended period of time. You can change the settings on your browser to refuse or notify you
prior to accepting cookies and to remove them from your computer. However, some features and
services may not function properly without cookies.
We also engage third party advertisement networks that may place cookies on your computer when
accessing and using our search services on Dogpile that collect anonymous, non-personal
information regarding the your access and use. This information may be used by InfoSpace and
its third party advertising network partners to identify and target related advertising to the
user of such computer, when on Dogpile or Web sites within the third party’s advertising network
of sites. Some of these third party advertising networks are members of the Network Advertising
Initiative ("NAI") and subject to the NAI Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Preference
Marketing by Network Advertisers, available at www.networkadvertising.org (the "NAI Principles").
If you would like to opt-out from these services, you may go to the NAI Non-PII Opt-Out Page,
located at http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp,
or the opt-out page of the particular third party advertising network identified in the cookie.
How We Use Your Personal Information and Other Data
In general, we only use your personal information for the purpose it was collected, including
internally to serve you the Web sites and services you request, to enhance and extend our
relationship with you, and to improve our Web sites and services. We also use personal
information for fulfillment and billing purposes, to respond to customer support inquiries,
inform you of new Web sites or services and comply with applicable laws. We may access, use,
disclose and share any non-personally identifiable information and data we collect for any
business purpose and with any third party in our sole discretion. When you conduct a search
on Dogpile, we use the search terms you submit along with the information set forth above to
provide you with relevant search results, including results tailored to your geographic
location based on the Internet Protocol address of your computer. This information is also
used to maintain and improve the quality, security and integrity of our services and to
detect and protect against security threats such as botnet attacks, click fraud and worms.
We do not store and retain the Internet Protocol addresses we collect as part of our search
services on Dogpile for longer than six months.
Inter-Company Transfers
We may internally transfer the information we collect, including your personal information,
to and from the United States and any other country in which we or our agents maintain
facilities for the purposes identified above, as well as for storage, processing or other
business use as permitted under this Privacy Policy. By accessing or using Dogpile or our
search services you consent to the transfer of your personal information among these
facilities, including those located outside of your country of residence.
Sharing Information With Third Parties
In general, we do not sell, rent or otherwise trade your personal information with third
parties. However, we may disclose and share your personal information with third parties
under the following limited circumstances:
Consent. We have received your consent or permission.
Transaction Processing. As necessary to complete a requested transaction, such as
verification of your credit card information.
Third Party Service Providers. Occasionally, we engage third parties to provide us with
products and services, such as support, consulting, statistical analysis and marketing
research that may require access to or use of your personal information. In such event,
the third party will be obligated to maintain the privacy of any personal information
disclosed or shared as part of its provision to us of the product to service and to only
use such information for the limited purpose of providing the product or service.
Business Transfers. Information about our users and the access and use of the InfoSpace Sites
and our products and services is one of our most important business assets. As such,
information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed and transferred
as part of any merger or acquisition, creation of a separate business to provide InfoSpace
products and services, the sale or pledge of company assets, as well as in the event of an
insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as
one of the business assets.
Protection of InfoSpace; Compliance with Law. We will disclose personal information or
remove, destroy or alter personal information in our possession or control when we believe it
is necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights,
property or safety of our company, its employees, customers or the public.
We may use, disclose and share any anonymous, non-personally identifiable information and
data we collect with any third party in our sole discretion.
Third Party Information Collection and Use; Links
Dogpile and our search services use and provide access to products, services and content of
third parties (collectively, "Third Party Properties"), such as third party search results,
yellow and white page directory listings, Web sites, links and advertisements. Please be aware
that we do not control and are not responsible for the information collection and use practices
and policies of these third parties, and that by accessing or using Third Party Properties they
may collect information regarding your use and access. In general, clicking on third party links
on Dogpile, whether part of a search result, advertisement or other content, will allow the
third party provider of the result, link or content to collect anonymous, non-personally
identifiable information about your browser and activity. We encourage you to be aware when
you click on a link or visit a Third Party Property or otherwise leave Dogpile to review any
such third party's data and information collection and use practices and policies with regard
to their Web site, products or services.
Information Storage and Security
We have implemented and use a variety of industry accepted physical, electronic and managerial
policies and procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect to help prevent
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction and to maintain its accuracy and
correct use. We generally store the information and data we collect on our own servers in a
secure environment and restrict access to your personal information to employees and agents who
need to know that information in order to provide you with access and use of Dogpile and other
InfoSpace Sites and our services, operate and maintain the InfoSpace Sites and as otherwise set
forth and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. While we have taken efforts to safeguard and
secure your personal information, we cannot guarantee that your information may not be
disclosed, altered or destroyed by accidental circumstances or by the unauthorized acts of others.
Choice
Typically you will have the choice of whether or not to provide us with personal information.
However, you may not be able to access or use some features of Dogpile and some of our other
services if you chose not to provide us with the information required for those services.
Unless the cost, burden or expense of such access is unwarranted, or the rights of a third
party would be violated, we will provide you with the ability to access, correct, update and/or
delete the personal information we collect and store from you by written request using the
contact information provided below.
Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy (Users under the Age of 13)
In response to concerns about protecting children's privacy online, Congress enacted the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"), which sets forth rules and
procedures governing the ways in which Web sites may collect, use and disclose any personal
information for children under the age of 13. In accordance with InfoSpace policy and COPPA
regulations, we DO NOT:
Request or knowingly collect personally identifiable information online or offline contact
information from users under 13 years of age; or
Knowingly use or share personal information from users under 13 years of age with third
parties; It is possible that by fraud or deception we may receive information given to us or
pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the
information, we will immediately delete the information from our servers.
Questions regarding children's privacy should be directed to us at the contact information
provided below.
Safe Harbor
We abide by the European Union ("EU") Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the Department of
Commerce regarding collection, use, and retention of data from the EU. Our privacy practices
with respect to personal data collected from individuals residing in the EU are self-certified
to the Safe Harbor Program developed by the US Department of Commerce and the European
Commission. For more information about the Safe Harbor Program, please go to
http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/. Terms that
are capitalized below have the same meanings given to them as part of the Safe Harbor Program.
Compliance with Applicable Law. We may disclose Personal Data to governmental
authorities when required or reasonably requested to do so by such governmental authorities.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the extent that it is in conflict with any law that may
be applicable to the Personal Data of a Data Subject.
Safe Harbor Verification. InfoSpace verifies that this Privacy Policy is accurate,
comprehensive, and completely implemented, including implementation of appropriate employee
training and other internal procedures. InfoSpace further verifies that its privacy policy
conforms to the "Safe Harbor Principles" issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on
July 21, 2000, which concerns compliance with European Union privacy protection requirements
by U.S. organizations.
Enforcement
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please direct them to us
at the contact information provided below. We have instituted internal policies and procedures
for handling such submissions and will respond to you in a timely manner.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We will change, amend and update this Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of the various
InfoSpace Sites from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices, technology,
products and services, general business operations and industry. In the event of any such
change, we will post a revised policy on this Web site or the Web site of the respective
product or service and revise the "Last Updated" date of such policy. We reserve the right
to change, amend and update this Privacy Policy, including all of our associated privacy
policies, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion, and such changes will be effective
upon posting of the revised policy. In the event of a material change in our information
collection and use practices, we will provide more prominent notice of such change along with
the revision to the effective date of the policy. You should check this Privacy Policy and the
policies of the InfoSpace Sites you may access or use on a regular basis to ensure you have
reviewed and are familiar with the most current policy.
Contacting Us
For any questions or concerns you may have regarding this Privacy Policy and our information
and data collection and use practices, please complete the below form.
VIA MAIL:
InfoSpace, Inc.
Legal Department, Attn: Privacy Officer
601 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200
Bellevue, Washington 98004 USA
VIA EMAIL CONTACT FORM:
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