Privacy Policy

Hangoverblog (“We” or “Company” or “HOB”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits this website, www.hangoverblog.com (the “Web Site”). The company has prepared this statement (the “Privacy Policy”) to inform you of its privacy practices with regard to the Web Site and the terms and conditions under which data that we may collect from you on the Web Site will be used, shared and otherwise treated. This Privacy Policy will also instruct you on how you can verify the accuracy, and control certain uses, of the information you provide to us on the Web Site.


Public Use

In addition to your username, any uploads, posts, data, text, information, sound, photographs, graphics, or video (collectively Content”) that you publish, display, or post on the Web Site may be publicly available. Hangoverblog is not responsible for monitoring, protecting or insuring the privacy of any information, including PII, you choose to submit through any public areas, including user comment areas, and any such information is provided by you on a voluntary basis.


Collection and Use of Information

Personally Identifiable Information
During your visit to the Web Site, you may be asked occasionally to provide certain personally identifiable information about yourself (“PII”) for certain purposes, such as providing the service for which your information was requested, or enhancing your experience on the Web Site (see “Use of Your Information” below). PII may include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number and financial information. We do not normally require PII simply to view the Web Site, and your decision to provide PII to the Web Site in order to access certain features of the Web Site is strictly voluntary. If, however, you opt now to provide the Web Site with certain PII, you may be unable to participate in certain features of the Web Site. You acknowledge and agree that your provision of PII to the Web Site will be subject to this Privacy Policy and that the Company may use PII for the purposes state herein, including carrying out the purposes for which such information was collected, which purposes may include any activity that the Company, directly or indirectly, engages in from time to time, whether by itself or through third parties, and the right to share your PII with third parties consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you would rather us not share your PII with the any such third party, please do not submit information to the Web Site or let us know by following the “Opt-Out” procedures below. Please note that if we receive your “Opt-Out” correspondence after having shared your PII with a third party or transferred or otherwise disposed of it, the Company many not have any ability to control the use of such data by such third party, so you agree that the Company will have no responsibility or liability whatsoever as a result of the use of such data by such third party or such transfer or disposition. Therefore, if you are concerned about the Company sharing your PII with third parties or otherwise transferring or disposing your PII, you should consider not providing your PII to us.


Non-Personally Identifiable Information
In some cases, you may be requested to provide the Web Site with certain information about you that is not personally identifiable, such as your age, zip code, preferences or other personal characteristics or traits (“NPII”, and, together with your PII, “You Information”). We may also collect certain information about your use of the Web Site and other websites linked to the Web Site (“Linked Sites”), such as the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to the Web Site. We may also use a technology known as “cookies” (or any other technology now existing or hereafter developed providing similar tracking benefits to the Company) to help you travel through the Web Site and Linked Sites more easily and to help us understand how you and others use the Web Site and Linked Sites. Specifically, we may use cookies (or such other technology) to: (i) customize your experience on the Web Site and Linked Sites; (ii) provide you with custom-tailored content; (iii) notify you of certain services that the Company believes may be of interest to you; and (iv) for any other purpose permitted under applicable law from time to time. Cookies are used by almost every website for these and similar purposes. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You may, however, disallow reception of cookies at any time by resetting your web browser. Most Internet browsers enable you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Advertising agencies, advertising networks and other companies (collectively, “Advertisers”) who may place advertisements on the Web Site and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons and other technology to collect information about users. Hangoverblog does not control Advertisers’ use of such technology and Hangoverblog has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information about individuals. When linking to an advertiser or other third party site, please review the Privacy Policy or other Terms of Use of such sites.


Use of Your Information
The Company may store and process Your Information in order to carry out the purpose for which such information was provided, including any lawful activity that the Company, directly or indirectly, engages in from time to time, whether by itself or through third parties. Further, you understand and agree that the Company has the unrestricted right to use such data for any and all lawful purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Your Information to the Web Site in connection with activity on another website or entity, you agree that Your Information can be used for the broad purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, including, without limitation, the sharing of Your Information with such other website or entity. You also agree that we may transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of or encumber Your Information, including without limitation, PII that you provide to the Web Site, and other information concerning your use of the Web Site, to third parties, at any time in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, as a result of the sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of all or substantially of the assets, bankruptcy, reorganization or liquidation of the Company or for other reason whatsoever. You would not be entitled to any compensation arising from any such transfer, sale, assignment, disposition or encumbrance of Your Information. You may at any time tell us that you no longer want us to share Your Information with third parties or that you no longer want to receive information by following the directions in the “Opt-Out” Section below.


Security
The Company makes no commitment to you that would require us to implement safeguards to protect Your Information from loss, misuse or alteration, and we make no representation or warranty that Your Information will not be lost, misused or altered. In addition, due to the open communication nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that communications between you and the Web Site will be free from unauthorized access by third parties. Users of the Web Site use it at their own risk. In an attempt to enhance the experience and functionality of visiting the Web Site, we may choose to link the Web Site to various Linked Sites. We may have no control over the acts or omissions of these Linked Sites, and each will have its own privacy policy and data collection practices, independent of us and the Web Site. We have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for these Linked Sites or for their policies practices and content. We provide these links for your convenience, and you link to these sites at your own risk.


Children’s Privacy
The use of this Web Site is prohibited for any person under the legal drinking age in their present country. We are concerned about the safety of children when they use the Internet. The Web Site is neither directed not targeted to children under 13 years old. Consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we have no intention knowingly to collect any PII from individuals under the age of thirteen (13) years. If we learn that a child under the age of 13 years has provided PII to the Web Site, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with PII, he or she should contact Privacy@Hangoverblog.com.


Opt-Out
If you (i) do not want to receive information as a result of your activity at the Web Site, (ii) do not want us to provide your PII to others or (iii) want us to delete any of your PII that you have submitted to the Web Site, please contact us at: E-mail: Privacy@Hangoverblog.com Please note that once we receive your request, it may take some time to become effective (during which time we may continue to use your PII as outlined in this Privacy Policy). If you do not want us to share your PII with third parties, or transfer, assign, sell, dispose of or encumber your PII, you must inform us separately if you want your PII deleted from our records. Otherwise, we will continue to have the right to use your PII as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, please not that if we receive your e-mail or other correspondence after having shared your PII with a third party, or after having transferred, sold, assigned, disposed of or encumbered your PII, we may not have any ability to control the use of such data by such third party (and we undertake no obligation to do so), so you agree that we will have no responsibility or liability whatsoever as a result of the use of such data by such third party. You also agree that we shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability to you for sharing your PII with third parties or from transferring, selling, assigning, disposing of or encumbering your PII prior to implementing your “Opt-Out” notification. Therefore, if you are concerned about having us share your PII with third parties, or transferring, selling, assigning, disposing of or encumbering your PII, you should not provide to us such information.


Acceptance of These Terms; Consent to Processing
By using the Web Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. If you do not so agree, please do not use the Web Site. If we change this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use, your continued use of the Web Site following the posting of such changes will signify your acceptance of those changes. By providing PII to us, you consent to the collection and processing of You Information throughout the world, including, without limitation in the United States and in other countries, including countries that you may consider as having less than adequate protection for your PII.


Disclosure Pursuant to Law
We may disclose Your Information when required to do so under applicable law.


Inquiries
Any questions concerning the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, or the Web Site in general should be directed to the Contact Us form.


Amendments to This Privacy Policy
Hangoverblog may, in its sole discretion, update this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time, by posting the amended Privacy Policy on the Web Site. Such amended Privacy Policy shall be effective upon posting. Therefore We encourage you to refer back to this page regularly, as it is your sole responsibility to be aware of changes to the Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may not be otherwise amended without the written consent of Hangoverblog.