Privacy Policy
OUR COMMITMENT: RESPECTING AND PROTECTING OUR CUSTOMERS' PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. Locally respects and takes steps to protect
the privacy of our customers. We strive to take reasonable care of information we
may receive from you.
THE SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy addresses the privacy of visitors to the Locally Web sites.
It identifies the type of data and information Locally collects from visitors,
how we use and disclose it, and the steps we take to protect privacy.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT & HOW WE USE IT
Information we collect Locally collects personal information
when you register with Locally, when you use Locally products or services,
when you visit Locally pages or the pages of certain Locally partners, and
when you enter promotions or sweepstakes.
We may, additionally, track non-personal information about your visit including
the domain name and the name of the Web page from which you entered our site, how
much time you spend on each of our pages and the IP address associated with your
computer. We use this information to improve the performance and operation of our
site.
When you register we ask for information such as your name, email address, birth
date, gender, zip code, occupation, industry, and personal interests. For the purchase
of Locally Advertising Products we may also ask for your address, Social Security
number, and credit card information. Once you register with Locally and sign
in to our services, you are not anonymous to us and we protect your personal information
(see Security below).
Locally collects information about your transactions with us and with some of
our business partners, including information about your use of products and services
that we offer.
Locally automatically receives and records information on our server logs from
your browser, including your IP address, Locally cookie information, and the
page you request.
Locally uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the
advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services,
improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide statistical reporting
for internal and external clients.
Your Ability to Edit Your Account Information and Preferences You
can edit your Locally Account Information, including your marketing preferences,
at any time. New categories of marketing communications may be added to the Marketing
Preferences page from time to time. Users who visit this page can opt out of receiving
future marketing communications from these new categories or they can unsubscribe
by following instructions contained in the messages they receive. We reserve the
right to send you certain communications relating to the Locally service, such
as service announcements and administrative messages, that are considered part of
your Locally account, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving
them.
Cookies and related technologies A cookie is a small file that
is stored on the hard drive of your computer ready for future access when you return
to our site. We may use cookies to tailor and improve the content we deliver to
you while you are on our site. The cookies do not contain or capture any personal
information. You can configure your computer's browser to alert you when a site
is attempting to send you a cookie and allow you to accept or refuse the cookie.
Your decision to refuse cookies from Locally will not prevent you from using
our site, but may limit your ability to take advantage of some of our advanced features.
On some of the pages on our site we may also use small bits of computer code called
"one-pixel gifs," "clear gifs," or "Web beacons" embedded
in Web pages to monitor the activity on our Web site. Again, the technology does
not capture or contain any personal information.
Children Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially
important. The Locally website is not designed to attract children under the
age of 13 and Locally does not knowingly collect personal information from children
on our Web site.
Third Party Advertisers and External Links Some Locally Web
site may accept advertisements from third-party advertisers or provide links to
external Web sites. Please check the privacy policy of these advertisers and site
for information regarding their collection of information and use of cookies. We
are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. Our
partners or advertisers may use third parties to serve or present the ads that appear
on our site. These third parties may place cookies on your browser when you visit
our site. Any third party cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the company
placing them.
Information we disclose to third parties We may use aggregated
information concerning how visitors use our Web site and share such information
with third parties in order to improve our Web site and to help us attract advertisers
and listings. For example, we may share how many individuals visited our Web site
and, on average how long they stayed on each page. Such use and sharing of aggregated
information will not reveal any of your personal information to third parties.
Locally does not rent, sell, disclose or share personal information about you
with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide products or services
you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise
our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent,
or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving
potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Locally's
terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if Locally is acquired by or merged with another
company. In this event, Locally will notify you before information about you
is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Locally does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you
interact with or view an ad.
Security Locally takes your security seriously and takes reasonable
steps to protect your information. No data transmissions over the Internet can be
guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive
your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems.
However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not
be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any firewalls or secure
server software we may employ. Locally continues to evaluate and implement enhancements
in security technology and practices, however we can only take steps to help reduce
the risks of unauthorized access. Locally has taken the following steps in this
regard:
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Locally uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
encryption when transmitting certain kinds of information, such as registration
information or payment information. An icon resembling a padlock is displayed on
the bottom of most browsers window during SSL transactions that involve credit cards
and other forms of payment. Any time Locally asks you for a credit card number
on Locally for payment or for verification purposes, it will be SSL encrypted.
The information you provide will be stored securely on our servers. Once you choose
to store or enter your credit card number on Locally, it will not be displayed
back to you in its entirety when you retrieve or edit it in the future. Instead
of the entire number, you will only see asterisks and either the first four digits
or the last four digits of your number.
- Secure Storage Locally maintains reasonable physical, electronic,
and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect personal
information about you.
- Vendors and Partners Locally works with vendors and partners
to protect the security and privacy of user information.
- Employee and Contractor Access to Information Locally limits
access to personal information about you to those employees who we reasonably believe
need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services
to you or in order to do their jobs.
- Education and Training for Employees Locally has implemented
a company-wide education and training program about security that is required of
every Locally employee.
If Locally learns of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically
so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using this Web site or providing
personal information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically
regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of this
site. Locally may post a notice on our Web site if a security breach occurs.
If this happens, you will need a Web browser enabling you to view the Locally
Web site. Locally may also send an e-mail to you at the e-mail address you have
provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have
a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive free
written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving
an electronic notice) you should notify us at
privacy at locally dot ca.
If you believe your Locally account has been compromised, please report the incident
using our contact page.
In the event that you believe that your personal safety is at risk or if you believe
that you may be the victim of identity theft or other illegal conduct, please contact
the appropriate federal, state or local law enforcement agencies directly.
PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES
This Privacy Policy supersedes and replaces all previously posted Privacy Policies.
Our Privacy Policy is regularly reviewed and revised to make sure we continue to
serve the best interests of our customers. We reserve the right to update this Privacy
Policy to reflect any changes. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will
post those changes to this Policy, and other places we deem appropriate so our users
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If the change would cause us to use or disclose personal
information in a manner that is materially less restrictive from that stated at
the time of collection, we will notify Web visitors prior to implementing the change.
CONTACTING US: QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, & CONCERNS:
Locally will happily address any concerns about its online privacy practices
and policies; please e-mail us at
privacy at locally dot ca.