What we do with any information that we collect:
- We collect your name and contact email address so we can confirm your sign in registration and contact you about updates to the Service, as well as alert you to actions required as part of social media marketing services.
- We collect the link to your social network profile information based on the permission screen that you approve as part of signing in using a social network, adhering to industry standards and procedures. We have access to the name, photo and email address thfrom the social network that you authorize to share with us. We use the link to your social profile to post information on the social networks with your permission and on your behalf; and collect analytics about your social posts that we share back with you.
- We use cookies to keep track of your sign in session and to remember you when you come back to the Site and Service.
- We use your IP address as part of keeping data about aggregate website usage, nothing identifiable to a specific user.
- Our Privacy Policy only applies to this Site and Service, not for any other websites that you click through from our site.
Complete Privacy Policy. Effective May 25, 2018
Welcome to the Engage.Social website and services. Engage Social provides this Privacy Policy to inform users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information received from users of this website (“Site” ), as well as users of the service (“Service”) located at https://www.engage.social. Engage Social is owned and operated by Newzstand Corp.
At Engage Social, we respect your right to privacy and we understand that visitors to https://www.engage.social (the Site and Service) need to control the uses of their personal information. By using our Site and Service you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. The Privacy Policy below describes the measures taken by us to protect your privacy in connection with your use of our Site and Service.
The Engage Social Service allows individuals to discover and share content on social networks. Engage Social allows businesses to use the Service to allow visitors to their site to discover and share content on social networks.
What information do we collect?
Sign In: When you sign in using a social network, the Service collects your social network information based on the permission screen that you approve as part of signing in using a social network. This may include your first and last name and e-mail address. This Sign In process also gives the Service the permission to post to the social network on your behalf and collect analytics about your social posts. If you choose, you can also add an email address that can be used to contact you.
IP Address: An Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is a unique string of numbers that is assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider or your company. The web servers, including ours, automatically identify your computer by its IP address when you visit the Site or Service.
Cookies: A “cookie” is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit web sites, including ours. The Site and Service uses cookies to identify you so that you do not need to Sign In every time.
How do we use your information?
Operation of the Site and Service: We use your social and personally identifiable information to provide you with a customized experience in using the Site and Service. We use your social information to post on social networks on your behalf and collect analytics about your social posts. We also use this information to help us tailor the content, services and advertising to your current and future needs. We will use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Site and Service. We use cookies to keep track of the Sign In session connection between your computer and our Site and Service; remember and identify you whenever you come back to the Site and Service, and collect, store and track information (such as social posts, page views, links clicked, usage patterns) for statistical purposes to improve the services we provide.
Contact E-mail address: If you provide your email address, we will use this to suggest social posts that you can make using the Service, send you the analytics from your social posts and content that you subscribe for. We may also use your contact e-mail address for system updates and site maintenance. We may also send you e-mail messages informing you of our products, new features and services, special offers and updated information that we believe may be of interest to you. Our e-mails may contain code that enables our database to track your usage of the message, including whether the e-mail was opened and/or what links (if any) were clicked. We will combine such information with other information we have about you and may use this information to improve your experience with the Site and Service and/or provide customized e-mail communications to you.
Who do we share your information with?
We will share your personally identifiable and social information, with a third party who is a licensed customer of the Service, provided you have used the Service in the context of the third party’s website. A licensed third party customer of the Service will only view your information and usage of the service for their specific website. We will not share your personally identifiable and social information, with a third party who is a not a licensed customer of the Service, and you have not used the Service in the context of the third party’s website.
However, we may disclose personal information you provide if required to do so by law or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process served on us; (2) protect and defend our rights or property; or (3) act in an emergency to protect someone’s safety.
We may gather demographic information from you from time to time. We will not share such information with any other person or entity in a manner that identifies you as an individual, unless we let you know that at the time of collection or we have your permission. When we share demographic information with third parties, we will give them aggregate information only.
We may gather profile information including user preferences with the specific purpose of automating the sign in process for you to receive personalized email and content. In such cases, you will have control if you want to disclose this information or not. You can change the use of this information in your profile.
We may share information with third parties about your preferences, browsing, web pages visited, and other activities without your registration data or personally identifiable information. This information may be shared on an aggregated basis, or we may associate such information with an anonymous user identification number so that these third parties will know that what a particular user’s preferences, activities, and behaviors on our website have been. We will not associate any information shared with these third parties with anything personally identifiable to you.
As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets, and, depending upon the transaction, your personally identifiable information may be one of the transferred assets. In the event that we are acquired by another company, your personal information may be part of the assets transferred to the acquiring party.
What are your options to control the use of your information? We collect your social information to provide you usage of the Service and customize your experience on the Site. You can revoke permission to use your social information from the Service or from the social network. We use your email address to send you information about your use of the Service, content that you may find interesting and updates about the Site and service. You can opt-out from receiving these email communications.
How can I update my profile? Your profile is available through the Service. You can update your social information using the social network. You can update your e-mail address also using the Service.
What about minors’ information? The Site and Service is not directed to children under the age of 13, and your use of the site indicates your consent that you are 13 years or older. If a parent believes that his or her child has provided us with personal information, he or she can contact us via e-mail at privacy@engage.social. We will promptly take steps to delete information upon learning that it relates to a child under the age of 13.
What else should you know about your privacy? Security: We have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These security measures include a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to our systems and maintenance of sign in information in a separate database. We do not store any passwords for your social networks. Although we will exercise reasonable care in providing secure transmission of information between your computer and our servers, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet and we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure.
Links to other web sites: The Site and Service contains hyperlinks and pointers to web sites maintained by third parties. These links are provided for your reference only. We do not control, operate or endorse in any respect information, products or services on such third-party web sites and are not responsible for their content. Many third-party web sites have their own privacy policies that differ from ours. This Privacy Policy only covers Engage Social’s Site and Service and does not cover any other web site. While we make every effort to keep your information secure, we do not control the policies of other web sites.
Changes to this PRIVACY POLICY
We may make changes in our privacy policy from time to time. When we do so, we will post the revised privacy policy on our website with a link at the bottom of our home page. Our website will also contain a statement notifying readers that the policy has changed and the effective date of that change.
Contacting Engage Social
We welcome your comments and questions about this Privacy Policy and any other matter you have regarding our website. Please address comments or questions to us via e-mail at privacy@engage.social.
Acceptance of PRIVACY POLICY
Your use of the Site and Service, including any dispute concerning privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and the User Agreement. BY USING THIS SITE AND SERVICE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the changes on this page. Please check the effective date at the top of this page to determine if the policy has been modified since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of any portion of this website following posting of the updated Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.