Shape Bright (“Shape Bright”) operates shapebright.com and may operate other websites. It is Shape Bright’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Shape Bright 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. Shape Bright’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Shape Bright’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Shape Bright may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Shape Bright also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on shapebright.com blogs/sites. Shape Bright 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 and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Shape Bright’s websites choose to interact with Shape Bright in ways that require Shape Bright to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Shape Bright gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at shapebright.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Shape Bright are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Shape Bright collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Shape Bright. Shape Bright 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
Shape Bright may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Shape Bright may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Shape Bright does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Shape Bright 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 Shape Bright’s behalf or to provide services available at Shape Bright’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 Shape Bright’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Shape Bright 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, Shape Bright discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Shape Bright believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Shape Bright, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Shape Bright website and have supplied your email address, Shape Bright 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 Shape Bright and our products. If you send us a request (for example via 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. Shape Bright 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. Shape Bright uses cookies to help Shape Bright identify and track visitors, their usage of Shape Bright website, and their website access preferences. Shape Bright visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Shape Bright’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Shape Bright’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Shape Bright, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Shape Bright 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 Shape Bright 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 Shape Bright and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Shape Bright may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Shape Bright’s sole discretion. Shape Bright encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a shapebright.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
