Privacy Policy for www.Modelslikeus.com
Effective Date 9/13/06
Last Updated: 9/13/06
I. General
A. The operative parties referred to in this policy are COMPANY and you, the
user of this site.
1. COMPANY -- COMPANY is the publisher of. www.Modelslikeus.com Hereinafter,
when first-person pronouns are used in this Policy, (us, we, our, ours, etc.)
they are referring to U.S.A. Multimedia, LLC d/b/a www.Modelslikeus.com. Additionally,
when the terms “The SITE” or “SITE” are used, these
terms refer to www.Modelslikeus.com. Hereinafter, U.S.A. Multimedia, LLC shall
be referred to as SITE, or will be referred to in first-person, plural, pronouns.
2. You, the User – As the user of this site, this policy will refer to
the user as “you” or through any second-person pronouns, such as
“yours,” etc. Hereinafter, the user of the site shall be referred
to in applicable second-person pronouns.
B. This Privacy Policy describes how we use information received about you
when you visit our SITE or when you subscribe to, or otherwise use our online
services. This Policy does not cover any information that we may receive from
or about you through channels other than through the use of the SITE.
II. Revisions to this Policy
We reserve the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy and our other
policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. You should periodically
check for any modifications of this Policy by re-visiting this web page and
using the “refresh” button on your browser. You should note the
date of last revision to this Policy, which appears at the top of this Policy.
If the “last modified” date remains unchanged after you have clicked
the “refresh” button on your browser, you may presume that no changes
have been made since the last reading of the policy. A changed “last modified”
dates indicates that this Policy has been updated or edited, and the updated
or edited version supersedes any prior versions immediately upon posting.
III. Personal information that we collect
When using our Site, you will register as a Member or as a Model. Depending
upon how you register, we will collect different information about you. The
type of information collected is as follows:
A. Members: Name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit
card information, and your I.P address.
B. Models: All of the above as well as modeling statistics and other
talent related information. We will also usually require a Model Release from
you, which will contain additional data about you.
IV. How we collect information from you
A. Where we collect information – We collect information through online
forms and a third-party billing processor.
B. Passive Collection – We use cookies to collect information about our
users as well as to enhance user experiences on the site. We will use cookies
to track affiliate sales and referring URL’s. In the future, we may use
cookies to personalize services for members, to track browsers to identify the
most popular areas of our Site, and to determine the effectiveness of our promotional
activities. Please note that some of our business partners may also use cookies
on our Site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies. The information collected in our cookies includes, but is
not limited to, your user IP address, and other session data. If you send a
message to a model or other user on this site, your IP address will be transmitted
with the message and your email address to the person.
C. Active Collection – We collect information from you when you complete
registration forms to sign up for your membership on our Site. Locations for
such collection are listed above, but we reserve the right to add additional
information collection portals.
V. How we use your information
The primary use for your information is to provide you with services you have
requested and/or paid for. We also use your information to deliver customized
services to you.
We generally will use your information for the purposes for which you specifically
provide it, for example, to ensure payment for subscription services. We also
use your information for market research purposes – in order to increase
your (and other users’) experience according to tracked interests, to
analyze and target potential new markets, and for other marketing purposes.
We do not currently sell or otherwise make available personally identifiable
information about our users to third parties. Nevertheless, we reserve the right
to make such information available to third parties in the future in order to
enhance and personalize our products and services to benefit users, or in the
case of bankruptcy, sale of an asset, business or division, a merger or acquisition,
or similar change of ownership.
VI. Special Cases.
It is our policy not to use or share the personal information about Models
or Members in ways unrelated to those described in this Policy without also
providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated
uses. However, we may disclose personal information about Models or Members,
or information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through
our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it
is reasonable to do so, including:
1. To satisfy any laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,
regulations, or governmental, or legal requests for such information;
2. To disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring
legal action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy
or other user policies;
3. To operate our Services properly;
4. To protect ourselves, our Members, our Models, and the general public. We
specifically reserve the right to disclose any and all information to law enforcement
in the event that a crime is committed, is suspected, or if we are compelled
to do so by lawful criminal, civil, or administrative process, discovery requests,
subpoenas, court orders, writs, or reasonable request of authorities or persons
with the reasonable power to obtain such process.
5. We will always cooperate with law enforcement authorities, private-party
litigants, and others seeking information about our end users to the extent
required by applicable law. Examples of such cooperation include lawful criminal,
civil, or administrative process, discovery requests, subpoenas, court orders,
writs, or reasonable request of authorities or persons with the reasonable power
to obtain such process.
VII. Transmittals from Us
We may send you periodic announcements including the details of our existing
and new programs. You may opt out of these announcements by contacting support@Modelslikeus.com
or by clicking the opt-out link at the bottom of these emails. If you opt out
of these marketing emails, you may still receive system notices and other information
that is specifically related to your account.
If you provide your information to us, use the Site, or subscribe to any of
our services, you will have created a commercial relationship with us. In having
done so, you understand that even unsolicited commercial email sent from us
or our affiliates is not SPAM as that term is defined under the law.
VIII. Public Forums, Member Directories, and Internal Messaging:
A. Member Directories – Any information provided in a user profile, model
profile, member directory, or other related service should be considered to
be public information. We do not, can not, and will not act to maintain the
privacy of any information that you provide in any such forum or medium.
B. Internal Messaging – We provide an internal messaging system for use
between members of our Site. Any information that you send via this internal
messaging system is not secure, and is not considered to be private information.
You should use caution when sending any personal information over the internal
messaging system, and you should not transmit any information that you would
not wish to see disclosed to the general public.
IX. Our Commitment to Data Security.
We take measures, including data encryption, to protect the transmission of
all sensitive end-user information. We make every effort to ensure the integrity
and security of our network and systems. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that
our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally
obtaining this information. We take all reasonable measures to prevent such
breaches of security, but given the resourcefulness of cyber-criminals we are
unable to guarantee that our security is 100% breach-proof. You assume the risk
of such breaches to the extent that they occur despite our reasonable security
measures.
X. How to Access or Modify Your Information.
We offer our Members the opportunity to access or modify information provided
during registration. To access or modify such information, contact our Customer
Service Department at support@Modelslikeus.com.
XI. Children
Our Sites are not intended for children under the age of 18 or 21, depending
on the age of majority in your jurisdiction. Our Sites do not target children,
nor do we solicit data, or knowingly collect personally identifiable information
from them. We encourage parents and legal guardians to spend time online with
their children and to participate in the interactive activities offered on the
sites their children visit.
XII. Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described
herein, you may contact us at www.support@Modelslikeus.com.
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