Privacy Policy
Effective Date: June 26, 2009
This Privacy Policy describes the information that QuestionSense.com ("QuestionSense") collects through its website (the "Website"), and how QuestionSense uses that information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the QuestionSense collection of information by any other means.
Each time you ("You," or "Your") use the Website, the then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time You visit the Website, You should check the date appearing at the end of this Privacy Policy. If that date is later than the date of Your last visit, You should review any changes to this Privacy Policy. IF AT ANY TIME YOU FIND THIS PRIVACY POLICY UNACCEPTABLE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE. Unless QuestionSense obtains Your express consent, any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected by QuestionSense after such time as the revised Privacy Policy takes effect.
1. Information Collection
a. Personal Information. You need not provide QuestionSense with personally identifying information (e.g., name, telephone number, email address, city and/or state of residence) as a condition of using the Website. However, Your failure to provide certain personally identifying information when asked will prevent certain features of the Website from functioning, or will prevent QuestionSense from effectively responding to certain of Your requests. The Website will collect only that personally identifying information that You affirmatively provide in response to a direct request.
b. Non-Personal Information. QuestionSense uses Cookies to collect non-personally identifying information in connection with the Website. A Cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a user's computer, and that the user's browser provides to the website each time the user submits a query to the website. The purpose of any Cookie placed on Your computer will be to identify You as a unique user of the Website. QuestionSense does not use either Cookies to personally identify users of the Website. In addition, QuestionSense uses common tools to automatically gather information of the sort that Web browsers automatically make available, such as the user's: (i) IP addresses; (ii) domain servers; and (iii) computer and Web browser type (collectively "Traffic Data").
c. Children. The Website is not directed to children under thirteen years of age. It is the policy of QuestionSense not to knowingly collect personally identifiable information children under the age of thirteen.
2. Information Use and Disclosure
a. Personal Information. The Website and QuestionSense will use the personally identifying information You provide to perform the function or functions in connection with which You provide it. QuestionSense may disclose Your personally identifying information to third parties who assist QuestionSense in performing those functions, provided those third parties have agreed to abide by this Privacy Policy. QuestionSense will not without your prior consent disclose Your personally identifying information to unaffiliated third parties for direct marketing. QuestionSense reserves the right to disclose Your personally identifying information under the following circumstances: (1) when required to do so by law; (2) in response to a subpoena, court order or other valid process; or (3) when QuestionSense believes in its sole discretion that disclosure is necessary to protect the property or rights of QuestionSense, third parties or the public at large.
b. Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies. QuestionSense analyzes Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies to help QuestionSense better understand who is using the Website and how they are using it. By identifying patterns and trends in usage, QuestionSense is able to better design the Website to improve the experiences of You and other users. From time to time, QuestionSense may release Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on the usage of the Website.
3. Business Transfers; Bankruptcy
QuestionSense reserves the right to transfer Your personally identifying information to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of QuestionSense assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred personally identifying information will be subject to this Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if You are given notice of that new privacy policy and an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personally identifying information submitted or collected after a transfer may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by QuestionSense successor organization.
4. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected by those third-party websites. Before visiting or providing personally identifying information to any third-party website, You should review its privacy policy and practices, and should take those steps necessary to, in Your discretion, protect Your privacy.
5. Ability to Access, Update and Correct Personal Information
To confirm the completeness and accuracy of, or make changes to, Your personally identifying information on file with QuestionSense, or if You no longer wish to receive QuestionSense newsletter or other materials requested from QuestionSense, please contact QuestionSense at info@questionsense.com.
6. Communications Made to Third Parties by Means of the Website; Share this Page Feature
You acknowledge that any communications sent by You to third parties by means of the Website (for e.g. through a "tell-a-friend" form), whether by email or otherwise, are not private, and such communications may be read by third parties with or without your knowledge. Further, You agree that the content of any communications that you send to third parties by means of the Website shall be non-confidential and non-proprietary. QuestionSense reserves the right to use such communication for any purpose.
The "Share this Page" feature of the Website allows you to share information about QuestionSense by sending emails containing links to certain Website pages. If You choose the "Send this Page" feature, or similar feature, QuestionSense will automatically send an email on Your behalf to the indicated recipient. Your name and email address will appear in the "From" line of such email, while the "Subject" line and body of the email message will explain the email's contents. QuestionSense does not retain, share or store any recipient email address provided in connection with the "Send this Page" feature, or similar feature.
7. Security of Personal Information
QuestionSense has implemented and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction or disclosure of Your personally identifying information.
