PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome
to TutorPhil.com
We
understand that privacy online is important to users of
our Site, especially when conducting business. This
statement governs our privacy policies with respect to
those users of the Site (”Visitors”) who visit without
transacting business and Visitors who register to
transact business on the Site and make use of the
various services offered by TutorPhil.com (collectively,
“Services”) (”Authorized Customers”).
Personally Identifiable Information
refers to any information that identifies or can be used
to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such
information pertains, including, but not limited to,
name, address, phone number, fax number, email address,
financial profiles, social security number, and credit
card information. Personally Identifiable Information
does not include information that is collected
anonymously (that is, without identification of the
individual user) or demographic information not
connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from
all of our Visitors. We collect the following additional
information from our Authorized Customers: the names,
addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of
Authorized Customers, the nature and size of the
business, and the nature and size of the advertising
inventory that the Authorized Customer intends to
purchase or sell.
What organizations are
collecting the information?
In addition
to our direct collection of information, our third party
service vendors (such as credit card companies,
clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services
as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect
this information from our Visitors and Authorized
Customers. We do not control how these third parties use
such information, but we do ask them to disclose how
they use personal information provided to them from
Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third
parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links
in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or
use the information given to them.
How
does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to
customize the Site, to make appropriate service
offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests on
the Site. We may email Visitors and Authorized Customers
about research or purchase and selling opportunities on
the Site or information related to the subject matter of
the Site. We may also use Personally Identifiable
Information to contact Visitors and Authorized Customers
in response to specific inquiries, or to provide
requested information.
With whom may the
information may be shared?
Personally
Identifiable Information about Authorized Customers may
be shared with other Authorized Customers who wish to
evaluate potential transactions with other Authorized
Customers. We may share aggregated information about our
Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and
third party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to
“opt out” of receiving information or being contacted by
us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information
stored?
Personally Identifiable
Information collected by TutorPhil.com is securely stored
and is not accessible to third parties or employees of TutorPhil.com except for use as indicated above.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt out of
receiving unsolicited information from or being
contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated
agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by
contacting us at tutorphil@tutorphil.com.
Are Cookies
Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a
variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information
about the preferences of our Visitors and the services
they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes
to protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if an
Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused
for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the
Authorized Customer off.
How does TutorPhil.com use login information?
TutorPhil.com uses login information, including, but not
limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to
analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user’s
movement and use, and gather broad demographic
information.
What partners or service
providers have access to Personally Identifiable
Information from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on
the Site?
TutorPhil.com has entered into
and will continue to enter into partnerships and other
affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may
have access to certain Personally Identifiable
Information on a need to know basis for evaluating
Authorized Customers for service eligibility. Our
privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of
this information. Disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information to comply with law. We will disclose
Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply
with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law
enforcement agency to release information. We will also
disclose Personally Identifiable Information when
reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our
Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How
does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information
secure?
All of our employees are
familiar with our security policy and practices. The
Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited
number of qualified employees who are given a password
in order to gain access to the information. We audit our
security systems and processes on a regular basis.
Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or
social security numbers, is protected by encryption
protocols, in place to protect information sent over the
Internet. While we take commercially reasonable measures
to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and
databases are subject to errors, tampering and
break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such
events will not take place and we will not be liable to
Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such
occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any
inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to
update Personally Identifiable Information about them or
to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us at tutorphil@tutorphil.com.
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate
Personally Identifiable Information collected by the
Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorized
Customers with a mechanism to delete/deactivate
Personally Identifiable Information from the Site’s
database by contacting tutorphil@tutorphil.com. However, because of
backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible
to delete a Visitor’s entry without retaining some
residual information. An individual who requests to have
Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will
have this information functionally deleted, and we will
not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable
Information relating to that individual in any way
moving forward.
What happens if the
Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our
Visitors and Authorized Customers know about changes to
our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site.
However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a
manner that might cause disclosure of Personally
Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Authorized
Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we
will contact such Visitor or Authorized Customer to
allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer to prevent
such disclosure.
Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please
note that when you click on one of these links, you are
moving to another web site. We encourage you to read the
privacy statements of these linked sites as their
privacy policies may differ from ours.