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Updated as of August 17, 2009
Our Privacy Policy describes how WIMMAURITIUS.ORG treats personal information when you use the services on this web site.
Personal Information
- Browsing the web site - You can browse many informative articles published on the web site without having a WIMMAURITIUS.ORG Account.
- Your account - For some activities on the site, like posting comments, uploading pictures or accessing the internal mailbox, you need a WIMMAURITIUS.ORG Account. We ask for some personal information when you create an account, including your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorised access.
- Usage information - When you use this site, we may record information about your usage of the site, such as the comments, polling data, IP addresses, and information you display about yourself as well as information you click on (including UI elements, settings). If you are logged in, we may associate that information with your WIMMAURITIUS.ORG Account. In order to ensure the quality of our service to you, we may place a tag in HTML-based customer support emails or other communications with you in order to confirm delivery.
- Content uploaded to site - Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose online (e.g. your profile page) may be collected and used by others.
Uses
- If you submit personal information to WIMMAURITIUS.ORG, we may use that information to operate, maintain, and improve the features and functionality of WIMMAURITIUS.ORG, and to process any flagging activity or other communication you send to us.
- We do not use your email address or other personal information to send non WIM related commercial. We may use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major and new site changes or for customer service purposes.)
- We use cookies, web beacons, and log file information to: (a) store information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit WIMMAURITIUS.ORG; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed; and (e) track your entries and submissions.
Information that is publicly available
- When you create a WIMMAURITIUS.ORG account, some information about your account and your account activity will be provided to other users of WIMMAURITIUS.ORG. This may include the date you opened your account, the date you last logged into your account, and e-mail address.
- Your username will be public. Other users can contact you by leaving a message or comment on the site.
- Any comment that you submit to WIMMAURITIUS.ORG may be redistributed through the internet and other media channels, and may be viewed by other WIMMAURITIUS.ORG users or the general public.
- You may also choose to add personal information which may include your name, gender, profile picture or other details, that will be visible to other users on your profile page.
More Information
WIMMAURITIUS.ORG adheres to the Mauritian Data Protection Act - Act 13 of 2004.
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