About Brainbend.com

Brainbend.com is a service that allows people to create an online Home page. The service provided includes, but is not limited to: a messaging service, photo and video content, and "blogging".

Brainbend.com dedicated to online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@brainbend.com.

Information Collection and Use by Brainbend.com

Brainbend.com collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to Brainbend.com. Brainbend.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, and age in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other. Brainbend.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, 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 Brainbend.com.

Profile information including pictures and first names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction on Brainbend.com. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join, to send notifications related to Brainbend.com, and sending ecards.

We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding Brainbend.com.

Non-memeber personal information

Brainbend.com members can invite friends to join or send out ecards via  email though our software system. Brainbend.com 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, and also to send reminders of the invitations. Brainbend.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations or ecards. Recipients of invitations from Brainbend.com may contact Brainbend.com to request the removal of their information from our database.

Use of Cookies

Brainbend.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

Links

Brainbend.com contains links to other Web sites, such as advertisers. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Brainbend.com.

Blogs and Comments made by Brainbend.com members

Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Blogs, the Comments sections or any other Public Forums that 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

Brainbend.com users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as Edit Profile in the Dashboard area.

Third Party Advertising

Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by Brainbend.com or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Brainbend.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Security

Brainbend.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords Brainbend.com takes precautions to insure 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. For any additional information about the security measures we use on Brainbend.com, please contact us a privacy@brainbend.com.

Sharing and Disclosure of Information Brainbend.com Collects

Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Brainbend.com 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 Brainbend.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. Brainbend.com 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 Brainbend.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 our 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 this Web site, please contact us at: Privacy Department Brainbend.com, 2419 Harbor # 44 Ventura CA 93001.