TalkAhead respects the privacy of online users. This policy explains the accepted privacy practices for the services available by TalkAhead and the TalkAhead Services (collectively, "the Services").
Sponsored Comments
TalkAhead Service allows for provision of Sponsored Comments over affiliate websites that link to the service. TalkAhead does not assume any responsibility or control over any of these websites or the content included in the Sponsored Comments, and this policy does not apply to such websites and content. If you wish to learn how a third party handles your personal information, then you should carefully review its privacy policy.
1. Personal Information that TalkAhead collects
When you register as an Advertiser or Publisher with the Services, you may be asked to provide personal details, such as your full name, e-mail address, the name of your employer or company, phone number, country of residence, your website's URL, etc.. The fields for compulsory completion will be specifically designated.
The Services are not intended for use by publishers or advertisers under the age of 18. If you are not 18 years of age or older, then you may not register with the Services and must not provide TalkAhead with any of your personal details.
When you use the Services as a publisher, advertiser or an end user, TalkAhead may collect further information, such as session durations, page impressions, advertisements viewed or clicked on, the Internet protocol (IP) address and the domain name that served you to access the Services, and the geographic location of the computer system that you are using.
TalkAhead may automatically collect information through the use of log files and other means. If you register with any of the Services, then the information gathered will be partially personally identifiable. If you are not a registered user or you are an end user, than we will not knowingly make use of any information which personally identifies you, except as specifically indicated in the policy, or on our site.
Further information may be collected when you exchange communications with TalkAhead, for example, when you submit an inquiry to us.
2. What does TalkAhead do with your personally identifiable information?
TalkAhead may use personally identifiable information for the following purposes:
- to provide the Services;
- to improve and customize your experience with the Services;
- to provide you with support and handle inquires;
- to send you updates and notices, to provide you with information pertaining to the Services and to provide you with further marketing and advertising material. At any time you may opt out of the mailing lists, by changing your preferences in your personal account. In any case, TalkAhead will not share your personal identifiable details with any advertisers, without your explicit consent;
- to facilitate communications with you, and between you and others;
- to enforce TalkAhead's Terms of Use;
- to contact you as and when TalkAhead believes it to be necessary;
- to comply with any applicable law and assist law enforcement agencies as required;
- to collect fees and debts, and to prevent fraud, misappropriation, infringements, identity thefts and any other misuse of the Services;
- to pay you, if you are a Publisher;
- to take any action in any case of dispute, or legal proceeding of any kind between you and TalkAhead, or between you and other users or third parties with respect to, or in relation with the Services;
3. How does TalkAhead use aggregated information?
TalkAhead may use anonymous, statistical or aggregated information about the use of the Services, including any aggregated information related to your personal account, and share, publish, post, disseminate, transmit or otherwise communicate or make available such information, to suppliers, business partners, sponsors, advertisers, affiliates and any other third party, at TalkAHead's sole discretion, provided however, that such information will not identify you personally and that TalkAhead will not knowingly, or intentionally use such information to reveal your identity without your consent, under the terms of this policy.
TalkAhead may also use anonymous, statistical or aggregated information to properly operate the Services, to improve the quality of the Services, to enhance your experience, to create new services, including customized services, to change or cancel existing content or services and for other internal and statistical purposes.
4. How does TalkAhead Share information with others?
TalkAhead does not sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to third parties for any of their marketing purposes. TalkAhead may share personally identifiable information with others in any of the following instances, or subject to your explicit consent:
- When you use the Services. In this case, TalkAhead will share your information only to the extent required to facilitate your use of the Services or to enhance your possible benefits from the Services;
- If TalkAhead believes that you have breached the Terms of Use, or abused your rights to use the Services, or performed any act or omission that TalkAhead believes to be violating any applicable law, rules, or regulations. TalkAhead may share your information in these cases, with law enforcement and other competent authorities and with any third party, as may be required to handle any result of your wrongdoing;
- If TalkAhead is required, or believes that it is required by law to share or disclose your information;
- In any case of dispute, or legal proceeding of any kind between you and TalkAhead, or between you and other users or third parties with respect to, or in relation with the Services;
- In any case where TalkAhead believes that sharing information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or damage to property;
- If TalkAhead organizes the operation of the Services within a different framework, or through another legal structure or entity, or if it is acquired by, or merged with another entity, provided however, that those entities agree to be bound by the provisions of this policy, with respective changes taken into consideration;
- TalkAhead may also share personally identifiable information with companies or organizations connected, or affiliated with it, such as subsidiaries, sister-companies and parent companies.
5. How can you access your personal information?
If you are registered to any of the Services, then you may access your personal account and edit, or amend your personal information at any time. If you find that the information on your personal account is not accurate, complete or updated, than you must make all necessary changes to correct it. Please keep in mind that false, incorrect, or out dated information may prevent you from registering with the Service, impair TalkAhead's ability to provide you with the Service and the ability to contact you.
6. Data retention
TalkAhead reserves the right at all times to review, retain and disclose any information as it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, as well as TalkAhead's internal needs. However, by doing so TalkAhead does not either expressly or impliedly endorse, affirm or in any manner assume any responsibility for such information.
7. Information security
TalkAhead implements information security systems and procedures to secure the information stored on its servers. Such systems and procedures reduce the risk of security breaches, but they do not provide absolute security. Therefore, TalkAhead cannot guarantee that the Services are immune to unauthorized access to the information stored therein and to other information security risks.
8. Cookies
TalkAhead may use cookies when operating the Services. TalkAhead may use cookies for various purposes, such as to save you the need to re-enter your password each time you log-in to the Service, to facilitate the use of the Services, to collect information for statistical and analytical purposes, to verify information, to customize the Services to your personal preferences and for information security purposes.
Some of the cookies may expire when the session ends and you exit your browser. Other cookies may be stored on your computer's hard drive. If you wish to block the cookies, then please use the help button in your browser and follow the necessary instructions. However, bear in mind that disabling cookies may complicate or even prevent your use of the Services, or certain features thereof.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
TalkAhead may change and update the terms of this policy from time to time. All substantial changes made to this policy will be notified on TalkAhead site, or in your personal account, at TalkAhead's discretion, and take effect 10 days following their initial posting. Other changes will take effect 5 days following the notification. However, any amendment made to comply with any legal requirements will take effect as legally required.
Continuing to use the Services after the changes to this policy have taken effect indicates your acceptance of the amended policy. If you do not agree with any of the amended policy, then you must cease any further use of the Services.
10. Contact us
You may send requests, responses, questions and complaints using our
inquiry form.
