Privacy Policy for the Blog Theme Creator
Laughingbird Software Inc. ("Laughingbird") recognizes that its customers, visitors, users, and others who use Blog-Theme-Creator.com (collectively "Users" or individually "User") value their privacy. This Privacy Policy details important information regarding the use and disclosure of User information collected on the Blog Theme Creator website ("Site"). Laughingbird provides this Privacy Policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the Site.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Blog Theme Creator Terms of Use. Your use of the Site and any personal information you provide on the Site remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
Information The Blog Theme Creator Collects
User Provided Information: You provide certain personally identifiable information (such as your user name and e-mail address) to the Site when choosing to participate in various activities on the Site such as creating an account, contacting us via our contact form, or leaving a comment on our Site.
PayPal Provided Information: When you purchase a theme through PayPal, PayPal communicates with the Site to notify the Site of various stages of the purchase process (for example, when payment has been successfully received). These communications contain personal information entered by you at PayPal. These communications between PayPal servers and Blog Theme Creator servers are transmitted via HTTP, and are not encrypted.
Cookies Information: the Site stores session identifiers in cookies. If you leave "remember me on this computer" unselected during login, then these cookies are non-persistent, which means they are deleted when you exit your web browser. If you select "remember me on this computer" during login, then persistent cookies are created for the session identifiers, your username, and an identification string. These persistent cookies will automatically log you into the site each time you visit the site using the computer from which you logged in with "remember me on this computer" selected. Click "logout" at any time to remove these persistent cookies (the cookies may not be fully cleared by your browser until you exit the browser). Do not select "remember me on this computer" during login when logging in from a computer account shared by other people.
Log File Information: When you use the Site, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, and the date and time of your request.
The Way Laughingbird Uses Information Gathered via the Site
If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the Blog Theme Creator website, then we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Blog Theme Creator website. For example, the e-mail address you provide during account creation may be used to communicate with you about specific events regarding any purchases you make from the Blog Theme Creator, and at your request, to send username reminders and password resets. If you contact us via our contact form, then we may use, in our responses to your contact form inquiry, the personal information you entered during account creation and/or the information you submitted via the contact form.
The Blog Theme Creator stores the e-mail address received from PayPal communications as a backup in case the e-mail address you provided to the Site during account creation fails and we need to contact you regarding your purchase.
We may use e-mail addresses or other personally identifiable information gathered via the Blog Theme Creator, without further consent, to send product updates and occasional emails about our products. We may also use your e-mail address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying for customer service purposes). If you wish to keep abreast of Blog Theme Creator news, please visit our Site and subscribe to the RSS feed. If you wish to be certain to receive marketing communications regarding Laughingbird products and affiliates, please visit the Laughingbird website and sign up for the mailing list. Please note that other Laughingbird websites and services are governed by separate privacy policies. This privacy policy refers only to use of the Blog Theme Creator website.
Your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous usage data, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) collected via the Site are used to improve the quality and design of the Site and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing User preferences and trends.
Log file information recorded by the site is used to: (a) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (b) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, time spent, etc.; and (c) provide the core service of the website.
When Laughingbird Discloses Information Gathered via the Site
From time to time, we may provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our privacy policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We will not share your personally identifiable information gathered through the Blog Theme Creator (such as user name or e-mail address) with other, third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use.
We do share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the Site.
We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
Laughingbird also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that Laughingbird believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Laughingbird, our Users or others.
Your Choices
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the Site, in which case the site may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal profile information and e-mail preferences by following the "My Account" link available from the home page whenever you are logged in.
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your profile. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and account information at all times.
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your consent via our contact form.
Laughingbird may allow other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within the Blog Theme Creator website. These third-party ad servers or ad networks send the advertisements and links that appear on the Blog Theme Creator website directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address. They may also use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content.
The Blog Theme Creator does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers. However, please note that if an advertiser displays an advertisement targeting a particular audience (for example, men ages 18-34) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of that particular audience.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks. The Blog Theme Creator's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
Currently, no third-party ad servers or ad networks are displayed on the Blog Theme Creator website. Third-party ad servers or ad networks may be displayed on the Site at any time and without notice.
Our Commitment To Data Security
Laughingbird uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information during transmission to the Blog Theme Creator and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, Laughingbird makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If Laughingbird learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. Laughingbird may post a notice on the Blog Theme Creator website if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us using our contact form.
Special Note to International Users
The Blog Theme Creator website is hosted in the United States. If you are a User accessing the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Site, which is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that the Blog Theme Creator is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Policy at the time your personal information is received. Your continued use of the Blog Theme Creator website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions.
Date Last Modified: This Privacy Policy was last modified May 1, 2008.
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy.
