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Privacy Policy

Last updated on 14 June, 2010

This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of The Developer Geeks and its website the DeveloperGeeks.com.

The Developer Geeks ("Us" or "We" or "Our") provides the DeveloperGeeks.com (the "Site") which is a blogging platform for software developers to create and share their blogs, create groups and participate in group discussions, make geek friends and develop online communities, and various related services. It helps them to keep updated with the latest development in the field of information technology.

We know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personal information that we collect when you visit our site and when you use our services.

This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

By visiting the DevelopeGeeks.com website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Anonymous Access

Users can access our site home page and browse other pages without disclosing their personal information.

Personal Information

We collect the personal information that you may volunteer while using our site. We do so for the following purposes:

Technical administration -

  1. Create accounts for unregistered users.
  2. Link existing accounts of registered users.

User administration -

  1. Create user profiles on the site.
  2. Send Newsletters and Feedback requests.
  3. Send email notifications for the site updates.

We collect your Full Name and Email ID, when you would like to become a registered user of the site.

You may provide additional personal data, at your discretion, while creating your profile on the site. This information will be displayed on your public profile page and can be viewed by visitors of our site.

Automatic Information

We automatically collect personal information by means of programming when users login to the site. We do so for the following purposes:

Technical administration -

  1. Create accounts for unregistered users.
  2. Link existing accounts of registered users.

User administration -

  1. Create user profiles on the site.
  2. Send Newsletters and Feedback requests.
  3. Send email notifications for the site updates.

Anonymous Information

We automatically collect certain anonymous information about your visit to our site. Such information includes:

  1. Name of your Service Provider
  2. Internet Protocol (IP) Address through which you accessed our site
  3. Date and Time you accessed our site
  4. The WebPages that you accessed on our site
  5. The Address of the websites from which you visited to our site

None of this information is personally identifiable. This anonymous information is used to help us improve the site, analyze the trends, and administer the site.

Use of Cookies

We use cookies to store your site preferences and, at your discretion, to store your login information. These help us to remember your site preferences and login information for your future visits.

Disclosure to Visitors

We collect the personal information that you may volunteer as registered user of our site. For example, we collect your Full Name and Email ID, when you would like to become a registered user of the site.

You may provide additional personal data, at your discretion, while creating your profile on the site. This may include -

  • Biography
  • Personal and Work Email ID
  • Personal and Work IM ID
  • Personal and Work Phone Number
  • Employment Detail and History
  • Colleges and Qualification
  • Social Detail

This information will be publically displayed on your profile page and can be viewed by visitors of our site.

We also provide you with the means to opt-out of disclosure and our mailing list, by logging in to the site and visiting My Profile page.

Disclosure to Outside Parties

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Disclosure to Employees

In the course of daily operations, access to your personal information is restricted to authorized employees who have a legitimate business purpose and reason for accessing it. As a condition of their employment, all employees of The Developer Geeks are required to abide by the privacy standards that we have established. Employees are informed about the importance of privacy and they understand that they are prohibited from disclosing any customer information to unauthorized individuals or parties.

E-mail Communications

The Developer Geeks may send out e-mails related to featured articles, news, products, offers, surveys or promotions. You may also receive notification e-mails from us, which inform you of actions (e.g. friend invite) that have been performed on the site. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us, please visit the Notification Preferences section of your Profile Setting and/or follow the instructions contained in the sent e-mail message. However, please note that in all cases you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.

Amendment to Information

You have the right to access, verify and amend the personal information in your profile. We provide you with the means to amend your personal information, opt-out of its disclosure and opt-out of our mailing list, by logging in to the site and visiting My Profile page.

Third Party Services and Links

Our site enables you to communicate with other users or to post information to be accessed by other visitors. When you do so, other visitors may collect your data.

Our site is affiliated with few third party service providers that may collect personal data about our visitors. Such third party service providers include:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google AdWords
  • Google AdSense
  • AddThis.com

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party services have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked services. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these third party websites and services.

Information Security

We do not give visitors to our site the option of using a secure transmission method such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to send us their personal information.

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control from:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Unauthorized modification
  • Improper use or disclosure

Children's Privacy

You must be 13 years and older to register to use our site. As a result, we do not knowingly collect information about children. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. We recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 receive their parents' permission before using our site.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may occasionally update this privacy policy. When we do, we will also revise the last updated date at the top of the privacy policy.

For material changes to this privacy policy, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our site or by sending you an email notification. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy policy and any updates therein.

Terms of Service

Please also visit our Terms of Use section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our site.

Consent

By using our site, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Agreement.

Privacy Support

If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy or our use of your personal information, or if you need help in changing your personal information, please contact us by following means:

Send an email to contact@developergeeks.com
Visit at http://developergeeks.com/contactus.aspx

We will provide you with a readable copy of the privacy policy and the personal information which we keep about you, without any charge.

THIS PRIVACY POLICY IS AN AGREEMENT. BY PROVIDING ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE SITE OR BY ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE SITE.