Privacy Policy

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY. BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU INDICATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY YOU MAY NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

For the purpose of the privacy Policy and wherever the context so require, the terms 'You' or 'you' shall mean any person who uses the Website or the Services in any manner whatsoever including persons browsing the Website and its content, posting comments or any content or responding to any advertisements or content on the Website.

 

1. Type of Information Collected:

Information posted on Photografia is publicly available. Therefore, if you choose to provide us with personal information, you are consenting to the transfer and storage of that information on our servers. When you visit the Website, we may collect certain non-personal information such as your Internet Protocol ("IP") address, operating system, browser type, and Internet service provider. We collect personal information that you provide such as your name, mailing address, email address, home country, zip code, phone numbers, gender, age, etc if you choose to register with Photografia. The communication may require you to confirm and verify that your account has been used to post the relevant Photographs or advertisement on the Website. We use a third-party payment processing company for purchases, and other third party companies to monitor site traffic, which may, in some instances, store your information. By using this Website or the Service, you consent to collection, storage, and use of the personal information you provide for any of the Services that we offer.

 

2. How Your Information is Used:

We may use information provided by you to: (a) enforce our Terms of Use, monitor user activity, such as keyword searches or new postings, and more effectively manage traffic on the Website, (b) provide customer services, create and manage user accounts and (c) assist you with technical difficulties.

 

3. Access, Modification, and Deletion:

You can see, modify or erase your personal information by reviewing your posting or account status page. We retain personal information as permitted by law to resolve disputes, enforce our policies and prevent violator of our terms and policies from coming back.

 

4. Data Security:

We use a number of mechanisms to protect the security and integrity of your personal information against unauthorized access and disclosure. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. So while we strive to protect such information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once any personal information comes into our possession, we will take reasonable steps to protect that information from misuse, loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

 

5. Confidentiality of Information:

Users who use any of the features on Photografia agree and accept that they have been fully informed by Photografia that the use of features may lead to publication, to all users of Photografia, of any personal information posted by them while using any specific feature on Photografia. Users further agree that the authenticity of and consequences from the posting by users of any personal information of themselves or any other person, are the sole responsibility of the user. Users further agree and accept that the terms of the Privacy Policy will be applicable to the use of features on Photografia. However, the Users agree and accept that confidentiality of information posted on such features has been waived by the Users of such features themselves.

 

6. Third Parties:

We use third-party service providers to process purchases you may make and to monitor our users’ interests. In addition, the Website may occasionally contain links to Third-Party Sites. If you click on the links to Third-Party Websites, you leave the Website. We are not responsible for the content of these Third-Party Websites or for the security of your personal information when you use the Third Party Websites. These third-party service providers and Third-Party Sites may have their own privacy policies governing the storage and retention of your personal information that you may be subject to. They may collect information such as your IP address, browser specification, or operating system. This Privacy Policy does not govern personal information provided to, stored on or used by these third-party providers and Third-Party Sites. When you enter a Third-Party Site, you must review the Third Party Site’s privacy policy as it relates to safeguarding your personal information. We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website. These companies may use information about your visits to the Website and Third-Party Websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

 

7. Protecting Your Personal Information:

You are a valued customer, and we recognize that protecting your privacy is important to you. For this reason, we are committed to protecting the personal information you provide in a variety of ways. We do not directly process any payments and do not store your credit or debit card information. Your Registration Information may be protected by a unique customer password and user ID. You should not disclose your password information to anyone and you should always remember to log off if using a shared computer. We have taken certain security protections in safeguarding your personal information. However, as with most electronic transactions, no method is 100% safe. While we strive to use a commercially acceptable means to protect the personal information you provide, we cannot guarantee its security. Therefore, you acknowledge and agree that we assume no liability regarding the theft, loss, alteration or misuse of personal or other information or Content, including, without limitation, such information that has been provided to third parties or other users, or with regards to the failure of a third party to abide by the agreement between us and such third party. You agree that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password, and all uses of your account, whether or not you have authorized such use.

 

8. Disclosures:

We may be required to disclose your personal information due to legal or regulatory requirements. In such instances, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information as required in order to comply with our legal obligations. We may also disclose information about our users to Government or law enforcement agencies, in good faith that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms and/or Privacy Policy; respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Photografia, our users or the general public.

 

9. Notification of Changes:

We reserve the right to change these Terms from time to time and at our sole discretion. We may send you a notice regarding material changes to these Terms or other policies.

 

10. Contact Us:

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Photografia. We will investigate your question, respond to your inquiry, and attempt to resolve any concerns regarding your privacy question.