ParksByNature Network LLC Privacy Policy (Revised 5/6/13)

HIGHLIGHTS

THE FOLLOWING LIST HIGHLIGHTS MANY OF THE KEY TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY:

OUR POCKET RANGER AND OTHER APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • If you call, text, email or otherwise communicate with others using your device through any of our mobile apps, you are responsible for any charges owed to your service provider. POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS OR CHARGES.

  • You may choose to import photographs from your photo album or contacts from your address book. IT IS YOUR DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPORT PHOTOS AND CONTACTS. POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF THIS.

  • POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF YOUR CONTACT LIST, CALL LOGS OR PHONE FEATURES OF YOUR DEVICE.

  • You may choose to post and make publicly available content, such as photographs, profile pictures, videos, links, comments and other information. IT IS YOUR DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO POST CONTENT AND MAKE IT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF THIS.

  • We collect only personal information you provide to us. You may opt-out and choose not to provide personal information. IT IS YOUR DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION. POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF THIS.

  • You may provide personal information in order to register to participate in a contest, and in such case certain information will be made publicly available and may be shared with our third party sponsors. IT IS YOUR DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONTEST AND PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION. POCKET RANGER AND OUR OTHER MOBILE APPS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OF THIS.

WE TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE LOSS, MISUSE, AND ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION.

TERMS OF PRIVACY POLICY

1. This Privacy Policy discloses the information gathering, use and dissemination practices for this website, located at http://www.pocketranger.com/ (the "Site"), and our services, software and/or mobile applications. We will notify you of changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new policy on this website. Review our Privacy Policy regularly so that you can stay informed of our practices, as they may change in the future without notice to you.

2. By visiting our website, using our services, software and/or mobile applications, or submitting information, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as may be updated or changed from time to time. Your assent to these practices is essential for us to provide our services and for our Site to function properly. Similarly, we need you to provide accurate personal information so that you can be identified and/or contacted, and so the validity of the information you provide can be confirmed if necessary. You can opt-out and decide not to provide the requested personal information. However, by doing so, you will not be able to register and/or use the entire Site and/or available services or mobile applications.

3. Children's Privacy. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected such information from a child under the age of 13 without the consent of the child's parent or guardian, we will promptly delete such information. If you believe that we have collected such information from a child under the age of 13 without the consent of the child's parent or guardian, please contact us immediately at the following email address: [email protected].

4. Except as described in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Privacy Policy, we do not transfer, sell, lease or otherwise share information such as your e-mail address or mobile phone number with third party sponsors, nor have we ever done so.

5. Except as described in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Privacy Policy, the only personal information we collect is what you have supplied and will supply to us. This can include your username, e-mail address, and optionally your mobile phone number. We may use the information that we collect to provide our services and to contact you.

6. Participants in our "Pocket Ranger App Contest", "Geocaching Challenge" or any other contests we offer from time to time (collectively, "Contests") must register with us through the Pocket Ranger or other applicable software (the "Software"). Those who do not participate in the Contests do not need to register. The registration process requires Contest participants to provide their real name, create a username, date of birth and supply an active email address. We may share your personal information with our partners, affiliates, third party hosts, sponsors, vendors and prospective purchasers, who are in a working relationship with us or on our behalf, and who we believe in good faith will protect your data using similar safeguards to those described in this Privacy Policy. The information supplied during the registration process may be shared with our third party sponsors. From time to time, Contest participants will receive benefits and incentives emails from us or our third party sponsors. No other personal information will be shared with our third party sponsors.

7. The Usernames of all Contest participants will be posted on a public scoreboard so that Contest participants may view the progress of other Contest participants. The Contest participants' real names and their email addresses will never be displayed or disclosed on the public scoreboard.

8. We automatically collect certain information from visitors to, and members of, the Site, such as Internet addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring and exit page, operating system, device identifiers, timestamps, and/or clickstream data. We may use cookies and track and analyze non-identifying and aggregate usage and volume statistical information from our visitors and customers. This information is logged to help diagnose technical problems, and to administer our Site so that we can monitor and constantly improve the quality of the services we provide.

9. To the extent that our Site, services, software and/or mobile applications may from time to time provide a platform for you to post publicly available content, such as photographs, profile pictures, videos, links, comments and other information ("Content"), you acknowledge and agree that any such Content will become available to the public and may be viewed, copied, shared, searched and commented upon. If our Site, services, software and/or mobile applications offer functionality which allows you to search for other individuals you may know who are using our Site, services, software and/or mobile applications and you grant us access to your contact list, we will not share your contact list with any third party sponsors. Our Site, services, software and/or mobile applications may permit you to control your privacy settings so that, for example, you may decide if Content is made available to the public. Please be aware, however, that any Content made public prior to updating or changing your privacy settings will remain public and any Content that you remove may remain archived or cached and/or in the possession of others who may have saved or copied your Content.

10. We do not have access to or control of any calls, texts, emails or other similar communications you make using your devices through our Software or mobile applications. You are responsible for all fees and charges owed to your service provider or others for such communications, including those under your service plan and any applicable roaming, data or other rates.

11. If you send personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings, we may collect such information into a file specific to you. We use information in the file that we maintain on you, and other information that we obtain from your use of the services, to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, and enforce our agreements.

12. We take measures to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of your information. We carefully limit access to the database in which your personal information is stored.

13. We cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other personally identifiable information will never be disclosed or altered in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. For example, we may be forced to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. We can (and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, potential harm to persons or property, or other activity that is illegal or may expose us to legal or financial liability.

14. If you link to or from our Site from any third party websites, this Privacy Policy will not apply to any information provided or collected by the third party website, and any such information will be governed by any applicable privacy policies or practices of that third party website.

15. Contact us at the email address below if you want to request that we change or delete any information that we have about you. We will respond to your request to access, update, or delete your information within ten (10) business days. Before we are able to provide you with any information, correct any inaccuracies, or delete any information, however, we may ask you to verify your identity.

This site is owned and operated by:

ParksByNature Network LLC

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