Privacy Policy

1. Definition Of Terms

For the purposes of this document, the following terms, words, and phrases shall have the meanings defined below. All definitions are made without regard to capitalization.

"our website" or "our system"
- The website located at this Internet URL: http://ideam.net, AND ANY subdomain thereof.
"our content"
- ALL content that is available from or delivered through our website. This includes but is not limited to text, html documents, video, audio, pictures, programming code, and layout/markup code. This also includes but is not limited to content from our website that is embedded, copied, streamed, or otherwise displayed on another website.
"our users", "users of our website"
- Humans or legal entities that utilize our website.
"us" and "we"
- The company that owns and controls our website. This includes but is not limited to Herb Allure, Inc., a New York corporation, and its employees and stockholders.
"you"
- A user of our services.
- A visitor to our website.
"this agreement" or "this document"
- The document you are now reading in its entirety, specifically, the document that is entitled "Privacy Policy" that is accessible from this website: http://ideam.net

2. Purpose

We value your privacy. For this reason, we provide this document to help you make choices that you can feel are well informed.

Please note that our privacy policy is part of our Terms of Use and that all information you provide to our website is subject to the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use agreement, which is easily accessible from our website.

3. Information Collection

Our system may employ certain technical means of collecting information related to your experiences while using our website. This information is for our use only and is not distributed to other entities or made available to the public. Exceptions are described in this document.

Credentials

The information you provide to create an account is for our use and is not distributed to other entities or made available to the public. Exceptions are described in this document.

Cookies are used by nearly all commercial websites to provide services and to tailor online experiences. They contain no personal information and are used only to improve your experience on our website. Our system uses cookies to improve your experience on our website.

Logs

Log files are generated by our servers and collect certain information that is not personally identifiable, but can contain somewhat specific information about your computer connection to the Internet. Some of this information includes your computer's IP address and which browser you're using. It can also contain information about the capabilities of your browser and other information.

We use standard logging formats currently in use by most websites. We use these logs to troubleshoot problems and to monitor overall traffic. We also use it to improve our marketing.

Clear GIFs

We may use clear GIF images to enhance the information provided by standard logs. We may use this information for the same purposes as logs are used and to help us create a better design for our website.

We may also use GIF images in our emails for the same purposes.

3. General Policy

Creating An Account

In order to gain use of the full features of our website, you are required to enter certain information that can be used to personally identify you. This includes your email address. We take this measure to add a level of accountability and security to our website and our systems to ensure all parts of our operation can continue running without incident.

This personally identifiable information that is required to be entered in order to create an account is not disclosed to the public unless you provide your consent. Information that is not personally identifiable, such as your "handle" or "avatar" is displayed publicly in certain places, so we suggest that these items contain no personally identifiable information in them.

Participating In Public Areas

If you choose to disclose information in places on our website that do display to the public, you hold us free of any and all liability that may occur as a result of your choice. Please be aware that, in some instances, it may not be possible to remove this information from public display so we request that you make your choices carefully.

Requirements of Law

We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally identifiable information if we are required by law to do so. We may also release this information when acting in a good-faith belief that we are required to do so in order to comply with:

state laws,
federal laws,
a court order,
a subpoena, or
a search warrant.

System Integrity

We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally identifiable information if we believe it is necessary to accomplish any of the following purposes:

To enforce our Terms of Use
To protect ourselves against any kind of liability against us
To protect our systems against abuse, attack, or damage of any kind
To protect the rights and safety of our users or others

Advertisers

We do not release personally identifiable information to ad systems that advertise on our website, however, as a result of the technical structure of the Internet, these third parties may receive standard information such as your IP address and the type and capabilities of the browser you are using.

Your Responsibility

We take reasonable precautions to protect your privacy and security. It is your responsibility protect the secrecy of your password and the secrecy of other account information.

Disclaimer of Liability

We make reasonable efforts to protect and secure our data and systems, however, we do not guarantee the integrity of security of your data or personal information. By using our systems, you agree to hold us free from all liability and harm that may result from a security breach or system malfunction of our systems.

Child Privacy and Protection

For the protection of children under 13 years of age, we do allow these persons to use our system. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not use our website or systems in any way or at any time.

International Users

Our systems are located in the United States. If you are using our system from another location, please be aware that by using our system, you agree that your use of this system is governed by the laws of the United States. You also acknowledge that information you exchange with our website is transferred to the United States.

Future Transfers of Data

In case we experience a merger, sale, bankruptcy or other primary change of state or status, your personal information associated with our systems may be transferred, or sold to a related third party.

Items Not Covered

Subjects, items, or topics not covered in this document remain at our sole discretion.

Changes To This Document

We reserve the right to change this agreement without notice. When you use our system, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions in this agreement. Please check this document periodically.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us using the information below.

Russ Tanner
russ@ideam.net