Privacy Policy

Basic Principles

  • This Privacy Policy addresses the privacy of the "registered users" who have signed up for an account and "guest users" who are not registered ("Users", collectively) of Cotoe ("Service"), operated by the Cotoe Team ("We").
  • We are committed to protecting personal information of the Users of our Service as best as possible. Below is our policy on how we collect, use and disclose your personal information.

The Information We Collect

  • We ask for your email address or an OpenID URL ("user registration information") upon user registration.
  • When you use the Service, we may collect your IP address, cookie, browsing history, system information by automatic means.
  • We may also receive notification containing personal information of users or third parties, or may collect publicly disclosed personal information by fair means for investigation of potential violation of the Terms of Service and other purposes.
  • We don't collect personal information unless required to provide our Service to you.

How We Use the Information We Collect

  • We may use your personal information in the following ways.
    • To provide and operate the Service
    • To send notifications and information on our services
    • To verify and authenticate your identity
    • To provide customer support
    • To analyze, gather statistics and research certain uses and activities of our Service
    • To develop new features and services
    • To maintain, fix and improve the system

When we disclose your information

  • We will disclose your own personal information immediately upon request.
  • We will not disclose your personal information to third parties excluding those cases below.
    • When we have received explicit authorization from the information owner
    • When required by our business partners and advertisers for their operations. However, these companies do not have any right to use the personal information disclosed by us for purposes other than to perform their work.
    • When we have legal responsibility to disclose personal information such as law enforcements and search warrants.
    • When we have reasonable suspicion of violation of the Terms of Service and it is determined necessary to protect our rights, properties and services.
    • When we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or loss of properties of any person requires disclosure without delay.

How We Protect Your Information

  • User registration information is protected by password for security and protection of privacy.
  • We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect data transmission where desirable.

Third Party Tracking Systems

  • We collect statistical web usage information through the use of third party cookies and web beacons in order to research certain usages and activities of our Service.

Limitations

  • We are not responsible for any disclosure of your personal information made by you through your use of the Service, which may be collected and abused by third parties.
  • Third party websites and services linked from the Service have their own independent privacy policies otherwise specified by the Service. We are not responsible nor have any obligations for those independent statements and practices. We encourage you to read through each privacy statements of those websites and services before disclosing personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

  • We may modify all or some of this Privacy Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post a notice on our website. Personal information of Users will be handled according to the updated Privacy Policy.

Privacy Questions and Concerns

Effective Date: December 1, 2008