Our Commitment to You
Your privacy will remain strictly under your control You can end your membership at any time We will never disclose your personally-identifiable information to any third party for marketing purposes unless you expressly give us permission Global Comrades does not spam Information Collected by Global Comrades When you register to become a member of globalcomrades.com, you submit information such as your name and email address. As part of your personal profile, you may choose to submit additional information such as age, hobbies, and interests and other content, such as photos.

We collect other non-personally identifiable data, which may include IP address and browser type you are using.

Use of Information
The personal information in your profile will be displayed according to the preferences you set for your account. We will use your name so that we can personalize your experience or you can have a user name for privacy. We will use your email address to contact you from time to time and we will use your email address for security reasons to confirm your identity. You can control the type and frequency of emails you receive. We may use the non-personally identifiable information, like your IP address, to statistically analyze site use and to customize our site's content, layout and services. The resulting information will allow us to improve our site and better understand and serve our users.

We will disclose your personally identifiable information if we reasonably believe we are required to do so by law, regulation or other government authority or to protect the rights and property of globalcomrades.com, its affiliates or the public. We may also cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any official investigation and we may disclose your personally identifiable information to the relevant agency in doing so.

You Control Who Sees Your Information Information in your profile will be accessible by friends you have specifically agreed to share such information with and to members of groups that you choose to belong to. Reviewing and Changing Your Profile You can review and revise your personal profile, and who will be given access to your personal profile, at any time.

Internet Awareness
Whenever you voluntarily post personal information in public areas, like journals, web logs, message boards, and forums, you should be aware that this information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by others to send you unsolicited communications. Please exercise discretion in deciding what information you disclose.

Effective Date
This Privacy Policy statement is effective as of Jun 01, 2007.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are a standard Internet technology, and many major web sites use them to provide useful features for their members. Cookies allow us to store and retrieve login information on a user's system. They provide us with data that we can use to improve the quality of our service and make it easier to use. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our web site if you do so.

Third Party Advertising
Global Comrades may share generic information and aggregate usage information in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third parties in order to present to members more targeted advertising, products and services. Advertisements that appear on this web site are delivered to users by our advertising partners. Our advertising partners may set cookies.

Acquisition
We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of a transfer of ownership of globalcomrades.com, such as acquisition by or merger with another company. If an acquiring company should plan to materially change this privacy policy, we will notify you beforehand.

Security
The security of your personal information depends on your protection of your account password. Please do not disclose your account password to unauthorized people. Global Comrades uses industry standard technology designed to help keep your personal information safe. If you have any other questions about the security of our website, please contact us.

Changes in Privacy Policy
From time to time we may update this Privacy Policy and will post a notice of any significant changes on our website. You should visit this page periodically to review any such changes to the privacy policy. Your continued use of this website or our service and/or continued provision of personally identifiable information to us will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.

Canceling Membership
You always have the option to cancel your membership at any time. If you are a member and no longer wish to participate in Global Comrades you can follow the steps to cancel your membership.

Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this website or your dealings with this website, you can contact us via the Contact Us page.