Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
StarCrews acknowledges that users, customers, and visitors value their privacy as well as their identity when using our website (StarCrews). StarCrews will only use your personal information with your consent for marketing purpose. The privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") of StarCrews distinguishes key terms like Cookies, Session Cookies, Persistent Cookies, IP Address, Server Log and Pixel Tags to provide a better understanding of how a user's personal information can be used for marketing purposes. For additional information about these key terms, please refer to the back section of this policy. The Privacy Policy is organized according to three operational aspects of StarCrews, including 1. Information We Collect 2. How we use that Information, and 3. The choices we offer our users & audiences.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT:
StarCrews collects information in a number of ways to better determine your preferences when it comes to media production contents, marketing ads, common user trends and more. We at StarCrews would like to make your experience on our Website as exciting as possible. But to do this we focus on two ways we collect your information:
- Information you provide Us - Use of our services requires a user to sign up for a StarCrews account. During this process sensitive personal information, like your name, email address, telephone number and home address will be requested. These informational items, as provided by you, will help StarCrews and its advertisers better provide you with ads that matter depending on your home address, telephone number and more.
- Information we collect from your interaction on our site - Another way we collect information is through your interaction with the Website and use of the services on StarCrews. For example when you visit our Website we monitor and collect information on how you use our services and identify which ads matter to you the most through selections.
The type of information that is collected and the manner of collection includes:
- Device Information - We may collect specific information like hardware model, operating system, and unique operating devices. This information is intended to better serve your marketing and general experience on StarCrews.
- Log Information - When you use our services or view contents at StarCrews we may automatically collect and store specific information in our server logs. This may include:
- Search Inquires;
- Telephone log information like your phone number to better understand your marketing needs compared to your residency;
- Internet Protocol Address (IP Address);
- Cookies (both session and persistent cookies) to identify our users' browsers;
- Web beacons - (known as clear gifs, pixel tags or web bugs) to better track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously.
THE WAY STARCREWS USES THAT INFORMATION:
We use information collected from our users to better tailor contents and ads that are more relevant to users on StarCrews. When you contact StarCrews we will keep a record of your written communications to better service your needs and address any issues or concerns presented to us. We may also send you periodic emails to inform you about relevant changes and improvements to our site. We do not send you commercial or marketing messages through your email without your consent or except as part of a specific program you have agreed on and are willing to opt out if necessary.
We may use web beacons to better understand user experience on StarCrews through familiar patterns of the user. In the process we will gain valuable information to better tailor ads and media production contents. We will not participate in cookies or anonymous identifiers displaying sensitive materials like race, religion, sexual orientation or health. We will request permission before using information for a purpose other than those agreed on as set forth in our Privacy Policy. INFORMATION WE SHARE:
StarCrews will not share your personal information with other parties except as indicated below or when we inform you in advance and give you the opportunity to opt out. We may share personal information with:
- StarCrews Affiliates;
- Other businesses with which we partner or which we carefully select to offer you products, services and promotions through our website or offline;
- Other third parties in limited circumstances, such as complying with legal requirments, preventing fraud, and protecting the safety of our users.
We also share non - personally - identifiable information (such as usage data, number of clicks, hardware type, etc.) to third parties to better understand user patterns for effective and tailored marketing.
StarCrews reserves the right to disclose personal identifiable information and or non - personally - identifiable information to the authorities to enforce our Terms and Conditions and to prevent any liabilities which may be held against us in a court of law, by a government or by a police force.
YOUR CHOICE:
You may choose to not provide personal information through StarCrews but be aware in doing so certain features on our site will be inaccessible for your use. Please take into advisement that media files uploaded by users on the StarCrews Website cannot be removed and remain subject to our Terms and Conditions.
To prevent security breaches in which personal information can be stolen we take precautionary methods (such as requiring a certain level of password strength, requiring changes to passwords every 180 days, verifying identity before granting access or making corrections to your account, etc.) which will be enforced to better serve you.
You may choose to stop receiving promotional emails or newsletters from us by emailing
hugh.longman@gmail.com. You may choose to delete or decline cookies by changing your browser settings, but be advised that doing so may cause the Website to not function properly.
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
StarCrews grants access to third party ad servers or ad networks to display advertisements with StarCrews. The way this is done is that Advertisers create technology - based html ads and place on those ads on the Website. Some advertiser may receive your IP address when sending ads to your browser from technology - based things such as cookies, javascripts, or web beacons. StarCrews only allows personally identifiable information to third party ad servers or ad networks with your consent or a special program or feature you opt - in or opt - out. It is the user's responsibility to become familiar with Third Party privacy policies to better understand how their personal information is used. StarCrews will not take responsibility of actions from Third Party sources, advertisers and websites.
DATA SECURITY:
StarCrews takes necessary precautions to safeguard your personal information. Methods taken to help prevent security breaches include password strength when users first sign up, 180 days reminder for users to change their password, and email verification when first signed up with StarCrews. We also provide email security to help identify an original account when a user forgets a password. Even though we have provided all these necessary precautions to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to StarCrews. You fully understand any personal information lost through the negligence of your doing is at your own risk.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY:
We may occasionally update our Privacy Policy to reflect new concerns or suggestions brought to our attention to better help protect the personal information of users on the Website. Once these updates are made we may send out email copies of the newly revised Privacy Policy. But it is the responsibility of the user to review StarCrews periodically to become familiar with our policy.
If you have any questioning concerning our Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, or site commentary please contact us at email: hugh.longman@gmail.com
CHILDREN POLICY:
StarCrews understands the sensitivity surrounding the personal information of young children on the Website. StarCrews does not support the use of this Website by young children under 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age we forbid you to use StarCrews. If StarCrews is made aware that a child under 18 years of age is using the site without parental consent then appropriate steps to delete the child's account will be made.
INTERNATIONAL USERS:
The StarCrews Website is hosted in the United States and is intended for use in the United States and other countries. If you are accessing the StarCrews Website outside the United States please be advised that during your continuous use of the Website, which is governed by U.S. law with respect to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to U.S. laws.
IN EVENT OF MERGER, SALE, OR BANKRUTPCY:
In the event StarCrews is acquired or merged with a Third Party entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign information collected from users as part of any merger & acquisition procedure. In the unlikely event of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred or used.
KEY TERMS:
- COOKIES - A small text file, in which assigned ID tags are stored on your computer browser directory or program data subfolder. Cookies are created when you use your browser to visit a website that uses cookies to keep track of your movements within the website, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login, theme selection, preferences, and other customization functions.
- SESSION COOKIES - Session cookies allow users to be recognized within a website so any page changes or item or data selection you do is remembered from page to page. These Session Cookies expire when a user closes the browser.
- PERSISTENT COOKIES - Persistent cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as Web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific website. Persistent Cookies stay on the user's computer for a short period of time.
- IP ADDRESS- An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.
- SERVER LOG - A file that lists actions that have occurred. For example, Web servers maintain log files listing every request made to the server.
- PIXEL TAGS (WEB BEACON) - Web beacons are typically used by a third party to monitor the activity of a site. Also called a Web bug or a pixel tag or a clear GIF. Used in combination with cookies, a Web beacon is an often - transparent graphic image, usually no larger than 1 pixel x 1 pixel, that is placed on a Web site or in an e-mail that is used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the Web site or sending the e-mail.
DATE LAST MODIFIED:
This Privacy Policy was last modified January 18, 2013.
Contact Information: hugh.longman@gmail.com