The BLIPS Network holds the privacy of its visitors in utmost importance. This privacy policy is instituted to protect your privacy, and to disclose whatever information is being collected, if any.
The BLIPS Network recognizes that privacy of your personal information is important. Here is information on what types of personal information the site receives and collects when you visit the The BLIPS Network, and how your information is safeguarded. The BLIPS Network will never sell your personal information to third parties.
Log Files
The BLIPS Network collects and uses the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider), the browser you used to visit the site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited the site and which pages you visited throughout the site. These information are used to build a general profile of visitors for the site – who are the visitors, what they are looking for. This action enables The BLIPS Network to deliver content that readers want.
Email Addresses
If you register to The BLIPS Network blog, you will be asked to enter your email address. If you leave a comment, you will be asked to enter your email address. The BLIPS Network will never sell nor disclose your email address to anyone.
Cookies and Web Beacons
The BLIPS Network do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit the site. This could include the ability to log on, specially if you are contributors to the site content.
The BLIPS Network uses third party advertisements to support the site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on the site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit the site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing Manila real estate ads to someone in Manila, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited.
You can chose to disable or selectively turn off The BLIPS Network cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in your computer security programs. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with the site as well as other Websites. This could include the inability to log on to the blogs if you are a contributor.
Again, The BLIPS Network will never sell your personal information to third parties.
This policy may be changed without prior notice, but The BLIPS Network will try its best to inform its readers of changes in this policy.
This policy is effective April 15, 2009.
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Privacy Policy Version History:
v.1.0 (February 12, 2009) Initial release.
v.1.1 (April 15, 2009) Minor modifications.