UQ Events Privacy Policy

Effective September 30, 2007:

About UQ Events

UQ Events is a web-based social-networking service that allows people to post, find and share events and event information.

Membership is easy and free and gives you the ability to create, publish and manage events through your online UQ Events profile and calendar. These events can either be kept private, shared with a chosen circle of friends or published for anyone using the website to see.

Non-members (individuals without profiles) can participate in finding events and sharing them through email or attaching them to online calendars such as iCal, Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, Outlook, 30 Boxes (on Facebook) and more.

UQ Events was created for individuals looking to find and share event information in an easy, enjoyable and exciting fashion. We are constantly growing and adapting to our users’ needs and we hope that you join us to take part in everything that UQ Events has to offer.

UQ Events is acutely concerned with protecting the online privacy of anyone who uses www.uqevents.com. This privacy policy describes the personal information we collect, why we collect it and explains how it is used. By using the UQ Events website you agree to the collection and use of your personal information as described below. You also agree to abide by the terms described in the UQ Events Terms of Use Agreement.

Information Collected and Used by UQ Events

UQ Events collects user submitted information such as name, email and password data to authenticate users, and to send communication and notifications to those users relating to the UQ Events service. UQ Events may also collect additional information listed in the personal information section of your profile, located under the “edit my page” link. This information is not shared with anyone and is used by UQ Events to customize and enhance your experience while protecting the security of your account. From time to time, UQ Events may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service.

UQ Events also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, referring/exit pages, date/time stamp, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site. This data is used to enhance the overall experience provided by UQ Events by managing the website, tracking usage and improving the website’s services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes

From time to time, UQ Events or a partner may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on UQ Events. Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. UQ Events may transfer personal information to chosen ad partners from which you have explicitly requested information. When this information is being collected, it will be evident who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy policy will apply.

Invitations to and Communication with Non-members

UQ Events users can invite friends to events by sending invitation emails via our on-site invitation system. UQ Events archives the information provided by members when sending messages and invitations so that non-members can subsequently set-up a referred account and join the friend list of the member who sent them the message or invitation. At no time will UQ Events attempt to sell the email addresses and information provided by members when sending messages or invitations through our website.

Links

UQ Events and the event posting created through our website may contain links to other sites via user generated information. UQ Events assumes no responsibility for the privacy policies and/or practices of any other websites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy provided on that site to ensure that you agree with its terms. The UQ Events privacy policy only serves to regulate the information collected on UQ Events.

Cookies

UQ Events will occasionally use cookies to store users' preferences, relevant data and to record session information. The use of cookies helps to ensure that users are shown content based on browser type, geographical location, user profile information and any other relevant data. However, this privacy policy covers the use of cookies solely by www.uqevents.com and at no time covers the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Third-Party Advertisers

Occasionally, UQ Events may publish chosen advertisements from various advertising partners on the UQ Events website. At no time will the agreements with these advertisers require us to divulge any information (personally-identifiable or not) about our users.

Third Party Advertising

Any advertisements appearing on the UQ Events website may be delivered to users by UQ Events or one of our web advertising partners. Our web advertising partners may set cookies. The purpose of these cookies is to allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. By setting these cookies, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy covers the use of cookies by UQ Events and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers on our website.

Public and Private Profile Pages

UQ Events gives their users the option to set-up and maintain personal member pages which members can be access by keying their email address and password. Once a user has created a member page they are able to choose between four levels of privacy (Invisible, Private, Semi-Private and Public) found under “edit my page” > “privacy,” governing both their own privileges and the ability for other users to view their profile. Generating a profile page grants the member a variety of additional privileges that are not available to individuals using the website who are not members. These privileges include, but are not limited to: posting private and public events, managing your personal profile page and calendar, compiling a list of friends, posting and sharing photos, sending messages between friends, subscribing to other members’ calendars and creating a profile card with a desired level of information that may be emailed to individuals both on and off the site. Certain information on the profile pages will be viewable on to individuals designated by the owner of that profile. Some member pages and event postings will be visible to outside search engines.

UQ Events Blog

It is important to understand that any public information posted by you on the UQ Events blog can be accessed by the public and can subsequently be used by the public to send you communications. Do not post any information on any public area of the UQ Events website which you do not want to be made available to the public.

Changing or Removing Information

Any member of UQ Events may change or remove any information posted by them on their profile (not in a public area) at any time by accessing the appropriate page and performing the necessary adjustments.

Security

UQ Events user accounts are secured by user-created passwords and UQ Events takes certain precautions to insure that user account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect the information from our users which is stored within our database and we restrict access to member information to those employees who require access to perform their job functions. These employees may include, but are not limited to: customer service personnel and technical staff. It is important to understand that we cannot guarantee the absolute 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. If you would like any additional information on our security measures and the protection of information at UQ Events, please email us at privacy@uqevents.com.

Sharing and Disclosure of Information Collected by UQ Events

With the exception of the examples provided in this privacy policy, UQ Events will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary to: 1) enforce the UQ Events Terms of Use Agreement or to protect the rights of our company; or 2) conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by UQ Events, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; or (3) protect the well-being of members of the public and users of the service.

Business Sale or Transfer

UQ Events reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of UQ Events or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Every so often, we may amend this privacy policy. If any amendments are made, they will be posted on the UQ Events website to ensure that users are made aware of these amendments. Users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any changes to the policy when he or she uses the site after those changes have been posted.

Contacting the Web Site

If you would like any additional information about this privacy policy, please contact us at privacy@uqevents.com.