Requenes.com Privacy Policy

What This Privacy Policy Covers

This policy covers how Requenes.com treats personal information that Requenes.com collects and receives. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, or email address, and that is not otherwise publicly available. Please note that your posting is not considered "personal information" and is not considered the type of information protected by a privacy policy.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Requenes.com does not own or control, or to people that Requenes.com does not employ or manage.
This policy does not address children's privacy issues because Requenes.com does not permit children under 13 to use its products and services.

Information Collection and Use

General

Requenes.com collects personal information when you register with Requenes.com to access special features or to post content to Requenes.com. Requenes.com may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from business partners or other companies.
When you register we ask for information such as your name, email address, and certain optional information such as city, state, gender, occupation, ICQ/AIM/Yahoo/MSN user name, and personal interests.
Requenes.com automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie, and the page you request.
Requenes.com uses information for the following general purposes: services provision, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, research, and anonymous reporting.
Requenes.com receives IP addresses from all users because this information is automatically reported by your browser each time you view a web page.
Your IP address may also be stored in our user registration databases when you register with Requenes.com. IP addresses may be used for various purposes, including to:
- Diagnose service or technology problems that are associated with the IP addresses controlled by a specific web company or ISP.
- Tailor advertising based on geographic area or other information derived from your IP address. Aggregate information derived from IP addresses may also be reported to advertisers.
- Estimate the total number of users visiting Requenes.com from specific geographical regions.
- Help determine which users have access privileges to certain content, services or resources that we offer.
At this time, Requenes.com does not employ encryption schemes, such as SSL, to protect the transmission of your personal information, such as your email address, user name, or password. You agree to use our services at your own risk. Accordingly, you should choose your password with care. Do not choose the same password that you use for critical web services, such as those that have access to your financial information, such as you credit card numbers or bank accounts.

Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive.
You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set.
If you reject all cookies, you will not be able to use Requenes.com products or services that require you to "sign in," and you may not be able to take full advantage of all offerings. However, many Requenes.com services do not require that you accept cookies.
Requenes.com uses its own cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
- Access your information when you "sign in".
- Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using Requenes.com's services.
- Display the most appropriate advertising banners, based on your interests and activity on Requenes.com.
- Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
- Conduct research to improve Requenes.com's content and services.
Require you to re-enter your Requenes.com password after a certain period of time has elapsed to protect you against others accidentally accessing your account contents.
Requenes.com lets other entities that show advertisements on some of our pages set and access their cookies on your computer. Other entities' use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not this one. Advertisers or other entities do not have access to Requenes.com's cookies.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

When you post a story or a comment on Requenes.com, your Requenes.com ID or alias that you are posting under is visible to other users.
You have the option of specifying whether certain aspects of your user profile, such as your city, state, gender, occupation, ICQ/AIM/Yahoo/MSN user name, and personal interests are accessible to the public.
If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Requenes.com may disclose personally identifiable information under special circumstances, such as to comply with subpoenas or when your actions violate the Requenes.com Terms of Use.
Requenes.com does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated entities except to provide services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
- We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Requenes.com under confidentiality agreements. These entities may use your personal information to help Requenes.com communicate with you about offers from Requenes.com. However, these entities 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, violations of Requenes.com's terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if Requenes.com is acquired by or merged with a company. In this event, Requenes.com will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
- Requenes.com may display targeted advertisements based on personal information.

Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account Information and Preferences

General

You can edit your Requenes.com account settings, at any time.
We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Requenes.com service, such as service announcements and administrative messages, that are considered part of your Requenes.com account, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
You can delete your Requenes.com account by requesting as much via our feedback page. However, please note that your identification and contact information will remain in Requenes.com's record for a reasonable time for archival purposes.

Confidentiality and Security

We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information about you.
Your Requenes.com Account Information is password-protected.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Requenes.com may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Requenes.com account or by placing a prominent notice on our site.

Questions and Suggestions

If you have questions or suggestions, please visit our feedback page.