Maptales.com Privacy Policy Statement

About Maptales.com

Maptales.com allows its users to share personal experiences and associated documents (texts, images, video, audio recordings) through the services provided on it's web site and through downloadable software. Users provide all content contained within Maptales.com by creating and sharing their personal experiences and opinions about events and places. For the purpose of this privacy policy, a "user" is defined as any member of the public who takes advantage of the services provided by Maptales.com. A "contact" is defined as any registered member of Maptales.com who has been actively invited or given permission to connect and share items with another user via services provided by Maptales.com.

Maptales.com's Privacy Policy

Maptales.com cares about protecting the personal information of it's users. In this privacy policy we'll explain how, when and why personal information is collected, used, and disclosed via Maptales.com (also described as "we" and the "site").

By registering with and taking advantage of the services that Maptales.com offers, you consent to the privacy practices described in this policy below. These policies will be modified from time to time by Maptales.com, so please check back periodically to see if changes have been made.

What Information We Collect

Maptales.com collects information based on content submitted by users, such as full name and email address. Maptales.com does not sell or share your email address with any third party companies or lists. Email addresses are only displayed to the owning registered user when they are logged in and viewing their own profile. Never will Maptales.com display your email address to another user visiting your profile, even when a mutually agreed contact relationship is present.

Maptales.com also collects user-submitted photos, texts, video and audio recordings. This user-submitted information is by default private to you and has to be explicitly shared by using the provided access rights management mechanisms to become accessible to your contacts and/or the general public.

Some information is collected while not informing the user. Information such as browser-related information, IP addresses, referral URL, time-stamp and entry/exit pages are such information. This information is logged and only for internal use. This information will never be shared or sold with a third party.

How Personal Information Is Used

Your profile page, which may contain your first name, profile picture, display name and any personally identifiable information you have chosen to including is publicly accessible to any users of the service Maptales.com provides. If a person is recognized as a contact, they will also have access to items you marked to be only shared with your contacts.

Your first name or display name (if specifically set) and email address will be used when you send any form of email notification to a contact, such as private messages, invitations and links to your items.

Browser and system information, IP address and time-stamps help us to diagnose problems with our server(s), measure overall website performance and administer Maptales.com, allowing us to provide you the highest level of service possible. This information is commonly collected over the internet.

User-created Content

Through Maptales.com, you are able to publish texts, images, video and audio recordings, optionally associated with a geographic location or route ("items"). Items are private to you when created and can optionally be configured to be viewable only by your contacts or by the general public. Unregistered members are able to search within and access content and items that have been marked for public viewing.

Per our terms of use, we have the right to republish your content as we see fit. We will never sell your content to third parties, however we may use content you have created in future promotional material.

Transfer of Personal Information

Except for the cases set forth in this policy, we will not give away, rent, share, sell or trade any of your personal information with outside parties. If required to in response to court orders, subpoenas or other legal activities we will disclose personal information about individual users to government, judicial or law enforcement authorities.

In the event of a transfer of ownership of Maptales.com, through an event such as an acquisition or merger with another company, we reserve the right to transfer your personal information. If such an event were to occur, Maptales.com will notify all users in advance through their registered email address informing you that your personal information will be transferred and will become subject to an updated privacy policy.

Securing Your Personal Information

By registering with Maptales.com you are acknowledging that Maptales.com is not responsible for any intercepted information sent via the internet and you further release Maptales.com from any and all claims which may arise of or related to the unauthorized use of intercepted information.

You must be aware that when you voluntarily disclose your personally identifiable information (user name, email address, name, etc) on Maptales.com, regardless of the privcay settings, this information may possibly be collected and used by third parties in ways considered abusive. Activities such as this are beyond the scope of Maptales.com's responsibility. For the sake of your personal security, we ask that you not post any personally identifiable information you wish to keep private via the Maptales.com site or services.

Your personal information is always able to be modified by logging into your personal profile and editing the minimal personal information we collect. Registered users who wish to have their account removed are able to by contacting office@maptales.com. Upon request, we will remove as much information related to your account as commercially possible without affecting the quality of service and functionality of the Maptales.com service. Some residual information may not be able to be removed.

Security

All registered Maptales.com accounts are password-protected, which are hashed within our databases. This means that only you, the user, are in possession of your password. While employees of Maptales.com have access to portions of our database, all passwords are stored in a form which is unreadable. While we take extreme measures in protecting your personal information, we cannot assure our users that personally identifiable information or information marked private will never be disclosed.

External Links

Maptales.com contains many links which point to third party websites which we have no direct affiliation. We will not share any personal information with third party sites and are in no way responsible for their particular privacy practices.

Cookies and Our Usage of Cookies

Maptales.com, as with most websites today, require cookies in order to function properly. Cookies are small text files which are copied to your computer when visiting websites. Cookies contain identifiable information unique to you as a user of a website and service and are used to enhance and personalize your browsing experience. Maptales.com uses cookies to track your username and password, in the case that you want to login automatically to our service without having to retype your username and password with each visit. Please be aware that cookies are required to take advantage of the services which Maptales.com offers, but if you'd prefer to disable cookies, there is an easy way via many of today's modern browsers.

You hereby acknowledge that Maptales.com is not responsible for any intercepted information sent via the Internet, and you hereby release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.

Age Requirements

Maptales.com is not directed to children, nor do we knowingly solicit any form of information from any children under the age of 18. If a child who we know to be under the age of 18 registers for Maptales.com, we will only use their information in order to communicate with them or their parent/guardian regarding this age restriction policy.

Usage and Terms of This Privacy Policy

By using Maptales.com, you signify your agreement to the terms of this privacy policy and our terms of use as presented to you. If you do not agree to these terms please cease usage of this site immediately. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time and we will inform users through our blog that these privacy policies have been updated. You and you alone are responsible for reviewing the terms of this privacy policy as well as our terms of service.

Contacting Maptales.com

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy you are welcome to contact us by emailing: office@maptales.com