Last modified: July 13, 2011

Introduction

At Cause.fm, we are keenly aware of the trust you place in us and our responsibility to protect your privacy.  As part of this responsibility, we let you know what information we collect when you use our service, why we collect it and how we use it to improve your experience.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all of the services and websites offered by Cause.fm LLC or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our website.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Information you provide – When you sign up for a Cause.fm Account, we ask you for personal information.
• Cookies – When you visit Cause.fm, we send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service, including for storing user preferences and tracking user trends.
• Log information – When you access Cause.fm services via a browser, application or other client our servers automatically record certain information. These server logs may include information such as your web request, your interaction with a service, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your account.

Why We Collect It and How We Use It

We collect this information to:

• Provide, maintain, protect, and improve our services and develop new services; and
• Protect the rights or property of Cause.fm or our users.

If we use this information in a manner different than the purpose for which it was collected, then we will ask for your consent prior to such use.


Information Sharing

Cause.fm only shares personal information with other companies or individuals outside of Cause.fm in the following limited circumstances:

• We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information.
• We provide such information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies or other trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
• We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Cause.fm, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.

If Cause.fm becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will ensure the confidentiality of any personal information involved in such transactions and provide notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Information Security

We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data.  These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.

We restrict access to personal information to Cause.fm employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf.  These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time.  We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent.  We will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).  We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.