Profy Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 26, 2009

Profy website at http://profy.com is provided to you by Profy, Inc. (Profy), a California corporation. At Profy we take your privacy seriously. Please, read the following to know exactly how and when we collect and use information that can specifically identify you.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

Information you provide

Profy collects personal information when you leave comments on our pages. This information includes your name and your email address that you are free to provide or not when leaving a comment. Our server also automatically collects the IP address of the computer you leave a comment from and this IP address is visible to Profy employees who have access to administering the site.

Cookies

Profy website is supported by advertising that is served by third parties to the website visitors. In their services such third parties rely on cookies - a small file containing a string of characters. Cookies are sent to your computer or other device that uniquely identifies your browser so that advertisers could count statistics on performance of their advertising served to Profy visitors.

This Privacy Policy applies to Profy services only, for privacy statements of Profy advertising partners to know how they use the information collected automatically via the Profy website, we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Server log information

Profy automatically receives and records in server logs information from your computer and browser, including your IP address, software and hardware attributes, and the page you request. Profy uses this information to fulfill your requests for services, to improve our services, and to provide anonymous reporting.

User communications

When you send email or other communications to Profy about our services, we may retain those communications in order to process your requests, respond to your inquiries and improve our services.

Profy processes personal information on our servers in the United States of America and in other countries. Please note that any personally-identifying information you provide may be transferred out of your country. You consent to such transfer through your use of Profy. You also warrant that you have the right to transfer such information outside your country.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

Profy only shares personal information with other companies or individuals outside of Profy in the following limited circumstances:

- We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information.

- We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Profy under confidentiality agreements. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.

- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law.

- We transfer information about you if Profy is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Profy will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

We may share with third parties certain pieces of aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users who visit the Profy website on a daily or monthly basis and the average time they spend on the Profy website. Such information does not identify you individually and will not damage your privacy.

INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY

We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.

We restrict access to personal information about you to Profy employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

ENFORCEMENT

Profy regularly reviews its compliance with this Privacy Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Profy’s treatment of personal information by contacting us at info@profy.com or by writing to us at the address below. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is Profy’s policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Profy and an individual.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Such changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page.

If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us any time by email at info@profy.com or at

Profy, Inc.
1750 Montgomery St. 1St Fl.,
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA