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We collect both personal and public information when you become a member of BandBuzz to be able to give you the best possible web site experience we can.
Personal information includes things like your email address and self-created password. This type of information is used specifically in the functionality of our site and allows our site to function properly. It is considered personally identifiable and will never be displayed on our site.
Public information is information that helps us to personalize your BandBuzz experience and allows us to provide helpful services. Public information may include, but is not limited to, member-submitted information such as reviews, your username, first name, gender, age, lifestyle information, geographic location, and photo. Much of this information is optional, and meant to be seen by members to support the functionality of the site.
We collect and store certain technical and other information about the online activities of our users on an aggregated (or collective) basis. BandBuzz does not use this information to identify you or to match it with your activities on the site. We do, however, track things collectively like the total number of people who view each page, and other site usage data, in order to learn which features are the most popular and thereby improve our service to you. We also record statistical information collected on our site to better understand our audience's likes and needs. This information is recorded as anonymous group statistical information and is not connected to any personal information unless it is specifically part of the site functionality provided to you and you are registered as a BandBuzz member.
When you become a member of BandBuzz, your name and email address will be used to create an account with BandBuzz.com, the worldwide leader in innovative music community technologies.
From time to time, we may collect credit card information during fee based transactions, but only from those who choose to participate in our pay services, as a service to you we maintain a record of all transactions.
BandBuzz never discloses your personal information to any third party unless you have given us your express permission. BandBuzz uses the public information you voluntarily give us to better understand who you are and provide you with the best in customized services.
BandBuzz may use aggregated, statistical information to describe our audience, services, and to develop partnerships with third parties (i.e., anyone or any entity who is not an employee, agent, or subsidiary of BandBuzz). For example, if 30% of our members were interested in home and gardening, we would share that statistic with a home and gardening service provider in order to offer that service to our members, but only if it was deemed as an advantage to our users and specifically fit in with the services we offer to you on this site. We would not in any way disclose our members' individual data. Rest assured, we do not disclose your personal information.
BandBuzz uses public information such as your username, gender, age, preference/lifestyle information and geographic location for searching and site specific functionality.
BandBuzz uses your email address to verify membership and when forwarding anonymous emails to you to from other members.
Your mail address may also be used in private correspondence with you for customer care issues. Financial information that is collected is used to bill you for products and services. All other private information submitted by you is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of BandBuzz. All private information can be updated or deleted by you at any time.
BandBuzz may develop special sites in cooperation with other companies. If you register at one of these "co-branded" sites, we share your registration information (such as name and email address) with that company, but only if you register with them, in essence giving your approval to do this on your behalf.
Unless explicitly stated, BandBuzz is not responsible for and does not control the data collection practices of any third party companies you might visit through advertising. To learn more about their separate privacy policies, please contact the companies directly.
Our business is about building a long-term relationship with you. To build that trust, we know that as you spend time on our site, your personal information must remain within your control. Therefore, unless you give us your express permission, except in those instances if we believe in good faith that the law requires it, that disclosure is necessary to respond to a subpoena, warrant, or court order, or to protect the rights of BandBuzz or our member's safety, we will not share your personal information with unauthorized third parties. We consider your personal information to be exactly that, yours. And we will do our best to protect it!
Once you become a member of BandBuzz, you may edit your personal information at any time by editing your profile.
Your BandBuzz profile is password-protected and that password is encrypted in our database so that only you know what it is and have access to your information. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. To ensure security when using this from a public computer, make sure to remember to close your browser window when you have finished your visit. This is a good practice, especially if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place, such as a library or Internet cafe.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be absolutely, positively secure. As a result, our Security Team strives daily using the newest techniques and the highest of the industry standards to protect your personal information, including the use of industry standard firewalls and encrypted data to ensure the security of your information on our systems.
Like most sites on the Web, BandBuzz uses cookies to be able to provide you the best in personalized services and the best possible experience.
Cookies allow us to store personalized information for you on preferences etc... so we don't have to ask you again. They also allow us to give you functionality that makes your user experience much more enjoyable.
Note that the advertisers found on BandBuzz may also use their own cookies. BandBuzz does not control the data collection practices of any companies outside of BandBuzz. For more information about their separate privacy policies, you should contact them directly. For more information on the privacy policies of our advertisers, see below.
We may use individual companies or third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our site such as Google. These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect is completely anonymous, non-specific and only collected on an aggregated (or collective) basis.
This policy may change from time to time. If we make any material changes to the policy in the future with regard to how we use your information, we will notify you through email. However it is always a good practice to make sure you are familiar with our terms of use and privacy policy on a periodic basis.
While BandBuzz will endeavor to require the successor company to maintain this privacy policy, we cannot guarantee that our policy will remain unchanged if BandBuzz is sold or merges with another company. We will use our best efforts to notify you by email if such a merger or acquisition occurs. As always, in the event of a merger or acquisition, you will be able to edit or delete your profile at BandBuzz.
Like almost every Web site, BandBuzz may be accessed by an international audience. By visiting our Web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information may be processed for the purposes identified in this policy. In addition, such data may be stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction, which may or may not have less stringent privacy practices than your own. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible with your information whenever you're online and have fun.
BandBuzz and BandBuzz.com are trademarks of BandBuzz Inc.
