The-Ozone.net Privacy Policy
TYPES OF INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED
The following are the types of information we may collect:
Information You Provide Us
Personal information you provide us, such as a user ID and
password, name, email address, telephone number, physical address, birth
date, gender, zip code or other information may be collected via the
Site.
Site Usage Information
We may receive and store certain types of information whenever
you visit the Site. For example, we may collect click-stream data and
your IP address.
Email Communications
When you open emails from the Site, we may receive a
confirmation noting you opened the email, if your computer supports such
capabilities. We also may keep track of which emails we send you and
which emails you may receive from our partners, subsidiaries and
affiliates. Additionally, we keep a record of what types of emails you
have opted to and not to receive.
Information from Other Sources
We may add information from other sources to your personal information.
HOW INFORMATION MAY BE COLLECTED
We may collect information from you in different areas on the Site, including but not limited to those described below:
Registration
You may be asked to complete a registration form and provide
personally identifiable information, including a user ID and password,
to access certain features on the Site, including, but not limited to,
Gametracker, Newsletters, Contests, Forums, store purchases, or other
subscription-based or free services.
Newsletters and Site Emails
We may offer free newsletters to share information with you
about the Site, school, The-Ozone.net, LLC, our partners, affiliates and
subsidiaries, or our advertisers and sponsors. You may receive a
newsletter either by registering for a specific newsletter or in
conjunction with a special feature or membership for which you have
registered on the Site. You may cancel your free email subscription by
following the instructions provided on the Site or, in some instances,
in the designated area of certain newsletters or emails.
Contests or Sweepstakes
We may operate contests and sweepstakes through the Site, which
may require registration. Your personally identifiable information may
be used to contact you for winner notification, prize delivery
confirmation or other related purposes. We may ask your permission to
allow us to post publicly some of your information on the Site, such as
on a winner's page, in the event you win a contest or sweepstakes. We
will not post your information without your permission. In some
instances, a third party advertiser or sponsor may operate or host a
contest or sweepstakes on the Site, and collect your information. In
those cases, when we are not the operator or host of the contest or
sweepstakes, we have no control over the information collected and
accordingly urge you to review the advertiser's or sponsor's privacy
policy applicable to the contest or sweepstakes before participating.
Surveys or Voting
From time-to-time we may request personally identifiable
information from you via surveys or voting polls. Participation is
voluntary and you will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to
disclose information. At times, you may have to register to vote or to
take part in a survey.
Cookies
As with many Websites, the Site uses standard technology called
"cookies," which are small data files transferred to your computer when
you allow your browser to accept cookies. Cookies automatically identify
your Web browser to the Site whenever you visit the Site, and make the
Site easier to use by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences.
By tracking how and when you use the Site, cookies help us determine
which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates
to the Site are based on data obtained from cookies. Accepting cookies
allows you, among other things, to personalize your experience on the
Site. Cookies may also allow the Site to present to you advertising
which may be of interest to you. If you do not want information
collected through the use of cookies, you generally can opt out of
providing this information by turning the cookies off in your browser;
however, some areas of the Site may not provide you with a personalized
experience if you disable the use of cookies.
IP Addresses and Click-stream Data
We may collect IP addresses and/or click-stream data for purposes of
system administration and to report aggregate information to our
advertisers and sponsors. An IP address is a number automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. Our
computers identify your computer by its IP address. When you request Web
pages from the Site, our computers log your IP address. Click-stream
data is information collected by our computers when you request Web
pages from the Site. Click-stream data may include such information as
the page served, the time, the source of the request, the type of
browser making the request, the preceding page view and other such
non-personal information. This data helps us understand how visitors
arrive at the Site, what type of content is most popular, what type of
visitors in the aggregate are interested in particular kinds of content
and advertising, and the like.
Transaction Information
If you order any information, buy any products or subscribe to any
services offered on our Site, including but not limited to the Official
Store, we will ask you to complete an order form that requires certain
information, including payment information such as a credit card number
and expiration date as well as general contact, billing and shipping
information. We will use this information to complete the transaction,
i.e., to deliver the information, products or other services you
ordered, and to collect payment. For your protection, all such
information is collected and stored through encrypted means.
HOW WE USE THE COLLECTED INFORMATION
Personally identifiable information will not be sold or otherwise
transferred on an individual basis to unaffiliated third parties without
the approval of the user at the time of collection. As a user, you will
have the opportunity to indicate whether you would like to "opt out" of
receiving promotional and/or marketing information about other
products, services and offerings from the school, Ozone Communications,
LLC. and/or any third parties.
The Site reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user
behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of
the various areas of the site and to inform advertisers of such
information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to or
clicked on their advertising banners. We do this to offer more targeted
products and services to you and to customize and enhance your online
experience on the site. We will not provide individual data but will
provide only aggregated data from these analyses to third parties,
unless you consent to such use.
In addition, the Site reserves the right to contact a subscriber
regarding account status, changes to the subscriber agreement and other
matters that relate to the underlying service and/or the information
collected, regardless of whether the user has opted out of promotional
activities on the site.
WITH WHOM THE INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED
At times, we may share your personally identifiable information with
others for various purposes. The following outlines the ways in which
your information may be shared with others:
Agents: We employ other businesses, certain services and
individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include order
fulfillment, e-mail deployment, removing repetitive information from
customer lists, Site and data analysis, marketing assistance, credit
card payments, and customer service. These entities only access the
personally identifiable information to perform their functions, but may
not use the information for other purposes.
Promotional Offers: We may email you offers on behalf of other
partners. When we do this, we do not give that partner your name and
address. If you do not want to receive such offers, you may opt out in
response to the email.
Aggregate Information: We may share aggregate information such
as demographics and Site usage statistics with advertisers, sponsors or
other organizations. When this type of information is shared, the other
parties do not have access to your personally identifiable information.
Opt-in and Opt-out Programs: Throughout the Site you may be
presented with opportunities to receive special offers from third
parties. An opt-in/opt-out message will ask you if you would like your
information to be shared. If you do choose to have your information
shared, all third parties who have access to personally identifiable
information must abide by the current Site privacy Policy. However, we
are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other companies,
and you should review the privacy practices of such Web sites prior to
providing your personally identifiable information.
Partners Subsidiaries and Affiliates: We may share your
information (including, without limitation, personally identifiable
information) with partners, subsidiaries and affiliates of Ozone
Communications.
Business Transfers: The Site or Ozone Communications, LLC may
be sold along with its assets, or other transactions may occur in which
your personally identifiable information is one of the business assets
transferred. In such a case, your personally identifiable information,
which we have gathered, may be one of the business assets transferred.
Legal Process: In the event we are required to respond to
subpoenas, court orders or other legal process your personally
identifiable information may be disclosed pursuant to such subpoena,
court order or legal process, which may be without notice to you.
Chat Rooms, Forums, and Message Boards
The Site may make chat rooms, forums and message
boards available to its users. While you are required to register with
the site for access to these areas, you are not required to provide any
personal information when using these areas but you may choose to do so.
If you post personal information online, it will be publicly available
and you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties. Ozone
Communications, cannot ensure the security of any information you
choose to make public in a chat room, forum, or message board. Also, we
cannot ensure that parties who have access to such publicly available
information will respect your privacy. Please exercise caution when
deciding to disclose personal information in these areas.
Links to Other Web Sites
This Policy applies only to this Site. When you are on the Site you
could be directed to other sites beyond our control. For example, if you
"click" on a banner advertisement, you may be taken to a different Web
site. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors and others that may
use the Site's logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other Web
sites may send their own cookies to you, independently collect data or
solicit personal information and may or may not have their own published
privacy policies. If you visit a Website that is linked to our Site,
you should consult that site's privacy policy before providing any
personal information.
SECURITY
This Site incorporates reasonable safeguards to protect the security,
integrity, completeness, accuracy and privacy of the personal
information that we may collect and we have put into place reasonable
precautions to protect such information from loss, misuse and
alteration, such as Secure Sockets Layer or "SSL" and firewalls, to
ensure that your information is secure and confidential. Certain
personally identifiable information, such as credit card information, is
transferred to our computers utilizing encryption software. Only those
employees who need access to your information to carry out business
functions are allowed access. Our security policies are reviewed
periodically and revised as required. Many areas on the Site require a
password. We recommend that you do not share your password with anyone.
It is important to recognize that whatever you transmit or disclose
online could be collected and used by others or unlawfully intercepted
by third parties. No data transmission over the Internet can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your
information, we cannot warrant the security of any information you
transmit to us.
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS CONCERNING PRIVACY
The Site is a general audience site. We do not
currently collect any personal information from children under the age
of thirteen. If in the future, the Site knowingly collects personally
identifiable information from children, we will do so in compliance with
the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.) including, without limitation, obtaining necessary parental
consents.
The Internet offers many entertaining and educational opportunities
for children. Parental guidance and supervision is necessary to ensure a
safe and rewarding online experience. A number of interactive features
on the Site require registration to participate or will require
registration in the future to participate (e.g. site
registration/customization, Gametracker, promotions). In many cases,
users may be required to enter their first and last name, age, zip code
and e-mail address. In some cases, users will be required to select a
special user name to be used as an identifier for the feature and must
also enter a password and a secret hint that will help us verify their
identity if they forget their password. If the Site determines that a
person is under the age of thirteen, based on the information provided
during the registration process, that person will not be permitted to
register for features requiring the submission of personal information,
in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
1998(15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). Children who indicate that they are under
thirteen years old will not be able to make credit card purchases or
participate in interactive features on the Site that involve the
collection and retention of personal information and they will not be
contacted about special offers or promotions.
The Site works with (and may provide links to) third party sites.
Such third parties may permit children under the age of thirteen to
register for these features on their sites in accordance with their
respective privacy policies. For more information, please review the
privacy policies of each respective third party site.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE POLICY
By using this Site, you agree to the terms of
this Policy. All modifications or updates will be posted on the Site. If
at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a
manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will
notify you by email or some other means. Your continued use of the Site
constitutes your acceptance of such revised privacy policy. If you do
not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use our site.
CORRECTION/UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If your personally identifiable information (such
as your address) changes, or if you no longer desire to access our
Site, you may correct, update or remove the personal data you have
provided to us by making changes to your profile, by using an opt out
message in an email, or by emailing the Site at
webmaster@theozone.net
with your request. If you have any questions about this privacy policy
or the privacy practices of this Site, you can contact us at
webmaster@theozone.net or at:
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain
anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may
use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream
information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements
clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web
sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services
likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use
a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To
learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of
this type of advertising, you can visit networkadvertising.org.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when
you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information
(not including your name, address, email address or telephone number)
about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would
like more information about this practice and to know your choices
about not having this information used by these companies, click here http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Ozone Communications, LLC
1351 King Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43212