About Gitjiggy
Gitjiggy is a web-based dance information portal/social networking site that allows dancers to socialize, communicate, self-promote and stay in touch with other friends and dancers from around the world. Gitjiggy members can view other member’s profiles, share photos and videos, post events and comments and stay up to date with the latest dance news. For more information, view our “About Us” Page on the Gitjiggy website.

Gitjiggy cares deeply about online privacy, and this privacy policy describes the personal information we collect, why we collect it, and explains how it is used. By using the Gitjiggy website you agree to the collection and use of your personal information as described below. You also agree to abide by the terms described in the Gitjiggy Terms of Use Agreement.

Information Collection and Used by Gitjiggy
Gitjiggy collects member submitted information such as name, email and password data to authenticate users, and to send notifications to those users relating to the Gitjiggy service. Gitjiggy also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, dance style, experience and occupation in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other. This information is not shared to anyone and is used by Gitjiggy so we can customize your experience and protect the security of your account. We may also use a user’s email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting to "Do not send me notification emails" in the user "Account Settings".

Gitjiggy may also log non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, referring/exit pages, date/time stamp, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site. This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes

Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
Gitjiggy members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated messaging system. Gitjiggy stores the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations. Gitjiggy does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders. Recipients of invitations from Gitjiggy may contact Gitjiggy to request the removal of their information from our database.

Who Should Use this Site
This Site is intended for all dancers regardless of age; however, w hen a child under age 13 attempts to register with Gitjiggy, we request that he or she have a parent or guardian create the account for them and to obtain parental permission. Gitjiggy does not ask a child under age 13 for more personal information, as a condition of participation, than is reasonably necessary to participate in a given activity or promotion.

Cookies
Gitjiggy uses cookies to store user’s preferences and to record session information, to ensure that visitors are shown content based on browser type and user profile information. Please note this privacy statement covers the use of cookies by www.gitjiggy.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

"Cookies" are small text files that store information about your interactions with a particular website, either temporarily (known as a "temporary" or "session" cookie, and deleted once you close your browser window) or more permanently on the hard drive of your computer (known as a "permanent" or "persistent cookie"). Cookies can make it easier to use a website by allowing servers to access certain information quickly:

  • Session cookies can be used to help a user's browser navigate a website more smoothly and may show up if the user comes from a website with which the subsequent website has some relationship (e.g., a website of an affiliated company) and can give helpful information.
  • Persistent cookies can be used to customize a website for a user, such as by storing passwords, preferences, and registration and account information so that users do not have to reenter them each time they visit a website.

This Site uses both session/temporary cookies and persistent/permanent cookies to store information that allows us to offer you better customer service and to navigate through the Site with ease. To make the Site easier to use, we combine information collected via cookies with personally identifiable information. Note that if you configure your browser to reject cookies, you might not be able to access important functions or areas of the Site or enjoy certain conveniences at this Site.

Links
Gitjiggy may contain links to sites. Gitjiggy is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Gitjiggy.com.

Chat Rooms, Journals and WebLogs, Message Boards, Classifieds and Public Forums
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Chatrooms, Journals, Weblogs, Message Boards, Classifieds, Events or any other Public Forums that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
Gitjiggy users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as Edit Member Profile and Member Details. If you would like your account removed completely from Gitjiggy.com, simply use the Contact Us link on the Gitjiggy website and send us a request.

Security
Gitjiggy member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. Gitjiggy takes precautions to ensure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.

Sharing and Disclosure of Information Gitjiggy Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Gitjiggy will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Gitjiggy.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Gitjiggy Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service.

Business Transfer
Gitjiggy reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of Gitjiggy.com or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to its privacy policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with Gitjiggy.com, please use the contact link on our website.

 

 

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