Privacy Policy

This website is operated by TXTBUZZ INC., d/b/a Zipscene (“Zipscene”).  Your use of the site constitutes your acknowledgment of having read and understood the Privacy Policy, and constitutes your agreement to all terms and conditions contained herein.  The Policy was last modified: 3/31/2007.  Zipscene reserves the right, at its discretion, to update or revise the Privacy Policy; you are encouraged to review this policy and the other policies posted on this website from time to time to keep abreast of any material changes.  Your continued use of the site following any posted revisions constitutes your consent to such changes.

This is how we handle information we collect about you when you visit our website.  The information we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site. 

Zipscene member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. Zipscene takes precautions to ensure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time. For additional information about the security measures we use on Zipscene, please contact us at privacy@zipscene.com

If you are a business posting events on Zipscene, we collect your business name and contact, business address, phone and fax numbers, email address, and business description information.

If you are an individual member using Zipscene, we collect the following user-submitted information:  your name, address, email address, age, gender, and photo to create your profile.  Should we offer any goods or services for purchase, we will also collect your credit card information if and when you make a purchase.

For all visitors, including those who visit our home page but are not Zipscene members, we collect and store the following non-personally-identifiable information:  the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account); the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site.  We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.

When a Zipscene member sends a friend an email invitation to join Zipscene, we will retain the recipient’s email address in our records to facilitate the networking process should the friend choose to join.

We collect your personal information for your profile, for Zipscene’s internal use, and to send you updates, news, and other material we think may be of interest to members.  If you prefer not to receive email from Zipscene, you can opt out of future mailings by accessing the “My Account” section of your Zipscene account and clicking on the “Email Options” link.

We may also share information with third party suppliers who agree to protect its confidentiality.  Your personal information will not otherwise be shared with any third party except a purchaser of the entire Zipscene business.  Zipscene may also choose to share aggregate usage information for marketing purposes; this will never include your personal information.

If at any time you would like your personal information deleted from Zipscene , please email us with your request and we will delete this information.

“Cookies” are files or pieces of information sent to your browser when you visit a website, and you will find them at most sites.  Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies.  If you would prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent so that you can flush them from your browser if you object to their presence.  There are two types of cookies:  persistent and non-persistent.

Persistent cookies are stored on the hard drive of your computer, and remain there until they expire or you delete them.  They are used to provide tailored information to a return visitor to the site by remembering what pages the visitor has viewed previously.  We do not use persistent cookies on our site.

Non-persistent cookies are used during a particular session, but are not stored on your computer’s hard drive when the session is over.  The information is stored only temporarily and is used primarily for technical reasons such as ease of navigation.  We do use non-persistent cookies to enhance your visit to our website; these cookies disappear automatically as soon as you end your session.

This site may link you to other sites on the Internet (“Linked Sites”).  The Linked Sites are not under Zipscene’s control, and Zipscene is not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites, including without limitation the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of the Linked Sites or any links contained therein.  These links are provided for your convenience, and do not imply endorsement of the Linked Sites by Zipscene or any association with its operators.  If you choose to send personally-identifying information to Linked Sites, you do so at your own risk.  We do not control the collection or use of this information, and we make no representations about the privacy policies or practices of other sites.

Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Zipscene will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Zipscene, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Zipscene Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of the members of the public and users of the service.

Any personal information that you should to voluntarily disclose online on discussion board, in messages, in chat areas or otherwise is not protected. You are strongly urged not to post any personal information that you expect to be kept private.

The content of this site is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws.  You may download, use, and copy the materials found on Zipscene’s site for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided that all copies that you make of the material must bear any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice located on the site, which pertains to the material being copied.  Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right in the material or the products, services, processes or technology described therein.  All such rights are retained by Zipscene and/or any third party owner of such rights.  You may not create framed links or deep links to the site without express written permission from Zipscene.

TXTBUZZ, Zipscene, our logos, and all related design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of Zipscene.  You are not authorized to use any such name or mark in any commercial manner without the prior written consent of Zipscene.

All product and service marks contained herein that are not Zipscene marks are the trademarks of their respective owners.  References that we make to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or information do not necessarily constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the third party, information, product, or service.

The site is operated from a location in the State of Ohio, United States of America.  We make no representation that materials found at our sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations.  If you access our site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@zipscene.com