Privacy Policy
ShoutMix Web Services (“ShoutMix”) operates several websites including shoutmix.com, shoutmix.net, and sht.mx. It is ShoutMix’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, ShoutMix collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. ShoutMix’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how ShoutMix’s visitors use its website. From time to time, ShoutMix may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
ShoutMix also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on ShoutMix shoutboxes. ShoutMix only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the shoutbox where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to ShoutMix’s websites choose to interact with ShoutMix in ways that require ShoutMix to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that ShoutMix gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for an account at ShoutMix.com to provide an email address. Those who engage in transactions with ShoutMix – by purchasing ShoutMix upgrades, for example – are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, ShoutMix collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with ShoutMix. ShoutMix does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
ShoutMix may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, ShoutMix may monitor the most popular shoutboxes on the ShoutMix platform or use user reported information to help identify spam. ShoutMix may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, ShoutMix does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
ShoutMix discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on ShoutMix’s behalf or to provide services available at ShoutMix’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using ShoutMix’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. ShoutMix will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, ShoutMix discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when ShoutMix believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of ShoutMix, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of the ShoutMix platform and have supplied your email address, ShoutMix may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with ShoutMix and our products. We primarily use our official website to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. ShoutMix takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. ShoutMix uses cookies to help ShoutMix identify and track visitors, their usage of ShoutMix website, and their website access preferences. ShoutMix visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using ShoutMix’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of ShoutMix’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If ShoutMix, or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that ShoutMix goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of ShoutMix may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by ShoutMix and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, ShoutMix may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in ShoutMix’s sole discretion. ShoutMix encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have an account with the ShoutMix platform, you should also check your dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.