MMALinks.com Privacy Statement/Terms of Service
Updated: Jan 24, 2012
MMALinks is committed to protecting your privacy.
This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the MMALinks.com or ("the Site"); it does not apply to other online or offline MMALink sites, products or services. By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement and terms of service.
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Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you to provide a service or carry out a transaction that you have requested such as receiving information about MMA Links products and services, entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access premium site or service, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing, downloading and/or registering MMA Links products. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, company or organization name, work e-mail, work phone, work or home address, information about your job function, information about your company, and credit card information.
The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the site, analyze trends and administer the site. Some of our sites collect information about your hardware and software in order to provide a requested service. Windows Update, for example, needs to know information about your computer in order to recommend needed operating system updates.
MMA Links technical communities provide opportunities to interact with MMALinks.com employees, experts, and your peers in order to share knowledge and news about MMA Links products and related technologies. In order to avoid your e-mail address or other personal information from being gathered and used by others for inappropriate or harmful purposes, MMA Links advises that you should be cautious about posting a real e-mail address or other personal information to newsgroups, chats, or other public forums. Read more about guidelines for safe use of MMA Links technical communities.
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Use of your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.
In support of these uses, MMA Links may use personal information to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve the Site and any related MMA Links products or services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site to your particular preference or interests. In order to offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with MMA Links, information collected by MMALinks.com may be combined with information collected by other MMA Links services.
We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the product or service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information about other MMA Links products and services, and/or share information with MMA Links partners so they may send you information about their products and services.
We merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of MMALinks.com, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized service and won't merge your personal information with site-visitation data.
When you sign up for a newsletter or agree to receive promotional e-mail, MMALinks.com may use customized links or similar technologies to track e-mail links that you click. We may associate that information with your personal information in order to provide you more focused e-mail communications or purchase information. Each e-mail communication includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication.
Some services on MMALinks.com offer individuals the ability to publicly display certain personal information, such as for a MMA Liinks partner who wishes to publish contact information as part of offering a business service. Participation in such services is always optional.
MMA Links occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, packaging, mailing and delivering prizes, answering customer questions about products and services, and sending information about our products, special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
MM Links may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith and belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MMA Links or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MMA Links and our family of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of MMA Links employees or agents, users of MMA Links products or services, or members of the public.
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Control of your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of MMA Links and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission.
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Access to your Personal Information
You can review and edit the personal information and contact preferences you provided at this Site by contacting MMA Links company or editing the information yourself via admin prev's.
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Security of your Personal Information
MMA Links is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
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Use of Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other Web sites you visit.
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Enforcement of this Privacy Statement
If you have questions regarding this statement, you should contact MMALinks.com.
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Changes to this Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our Web site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
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Contact Information
MMA Links welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that MMALinks has not adhered to this privacy statement, please contact us via email at admin@mmalinks.com.
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