The following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of Hype Empire (“HYPE”) in connection with the www.hypempire.com website (“Site”). Use of this Site constitutes consent to HYPE’s collection and use of personal data as outlined herein. This Privacy Policy is current as of Sept 30, 2017.
HYPE shares your concerns about maintaining the privacy and personal information collected through the Site. By accessing, viewing, or using this Site you indicate that you understand and intend this Privacy Policy to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract, and to be equally binding, and that you agree to such Privacy Policy.
1. Private Areas of the Site. Portions of the Site are private. Access to the private areas of the Site may be granted to authorized users (“Members”) by HYPE or by other Members. If you are a Member, certain information about you and your account may be available to certain other Members inside and outside of HYPE. Each Member may be provided access to certain projects (“Projects”) and to certain information about other Members with access to the same Project or Projects. Access to the private areas of the Site may be restricted by the use of usernames and passwords, by providing the relevant Members with specific uniform resource locators (“URL,” also known as “Internet addresses”) that link to particular pages on the Site, or by other technological means.
2. Collection of Personal Information from Site Users; Cookies. HYPE may collect and/or track using proprietary or third-party solutions (1) the home server domain names, e-mail addresses, type of computer, and type of Web browser of users of the Site, (2) the e-mail addresses of users that communicate with HYPE or the Site via e-mail, (3) information knowingly provided by the user in online forms, registration forms, surveys, etc. (including name, address, e-mail and other personal profile data), and (4) aggregate and user-specific information on pages that users access.
To enhance the Internet experience, HYPE may also use Internet technologies such as “cookies” and “JavaScript.” HYPE may identify users through these technologies solely to customize and enhance the Internet experience of the individual users. For example, Internet cookies save data about individual users, such as the user’s name, password, user-name, screen preferences, the pages of a site viewed by the user, and the advertisements viewed or clicked by the user. When the user revisits the Site, HYPE may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the user’s experience accordingly. Users may decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of their Web client software, if available. If cookies are disabled, however, all features of our Site may not operate as intended. We believe these technologies add value to the user experience. The information resulting from these technologies is not sold or otherwise made available to third parties, unless otherwise agreed.
When a user performs a search within the Site, HYPE may record information identifying the user or linking the user to the search performed. HYPE may also record limited information associated with every search request made by the user and use that information to, among other things, solve technical problems with the service and to calculate overall usage statistics.
3. Use of Personal Data Collected. HYPE may use personal data it collects for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of users’ behavior, for product development, for content improvement, or to customize the content and layout of the Site. Aggregate data on users’ home servers may be used for internal purposes such as researching and identifying market segments and needs. Unless otherwise agreed, HYPE will not sell or disclose to third parties any individually identifying information, such as names, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and other personal information which users voluntarily provide to HYPE, except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws or valid legal processes, to protect the rights and intellectual property of HYPE, or in urgent circumstances to protect HYPE or the personal safety of any individual. HYPE reserves the right to transfer such information to successors to the relevant portion of HYPE’s business.
4. Security Measures. HYPE may implement security features to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to personal information. Please note, however, that HYPE cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from HYPE via the Site or e-mail. Accordingly, HYPE is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. For more private communication, users can contact HYPE by telephone at the main office and direct line telephone numbers provided below.
5. Opt-Out Right. Users may at any time opt out of having their personal information used by HYPE to send promotional correspondence to them, by contacting HYPE via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone as indicated below. HYPE will not share your personally identifiable information with an unrelated third-party unless you have opted in to HYPE doing so.
6. Access to and Ability to Correct Personal Data. Upon request via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone, HYPE will provide to users a summary of any personally identifiable information retained by HYPE regarding the user. Users may modify, correct, change or update personally identifiable information that HYPE has collected by the Site or may request their personal record to be removed from HYPE’s database by contacting HYPE via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone as indicated below.
7. Collection of Personal Data from Children. HYPE does not knowingly solicit information from children and it does not knowingly market the Site or its products or services to children. To the extent that HYPE is able to determine the age of users by their submissions to, or communications with, the Site, HYPE will not knowingly (a) collect or post information from individuals under thirteen years of age (“Children” or “Child”) without their parent’s or guardian’s consent, or (b) provide any personally identifying information collected from Children, regardless of its source, to any third-party for any purpose whatsoever.
To the extent registration is required for certain products or services on the Site, and a user submits information to HYPE through such a registration process that indicates that such user is a Child, HYPE will use reasonable efforts to alert the Child’s parent or guardian to the Child’s registration and provide instructions on how the parent or guardian can delete the Child’s registration, if so desired. No information collected through the Site from users self-identified as Children will knowingly be used for any direct marketing or promotional purposes.
8. Links to Other Sites. The Site may contain links to other Internet web sites, including HYPE partners. However, HYPE does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the privacy practices or the content of these web sites, including product information. You should review these policies in connection with your use of such third-party sites.
9. Security Measures. HYPE has established reasonable precautions to protect collected personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction, which include technical, contractual, administrative and physical steps. Please note that while HYPE has endeavored to create a secure and reliable site for users, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from HYPE via the Site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed.
10. Updates to Privacy Policy. The practices outlined above represent our current web site guidelines and demonstrate HYPE’s ongoing application of data protection practices. To keep up with the rapidly evolving Internet environment, HYPE will from time to time review and revise these practices without notice. You should review the Privacy Policy periodically to ensure familiarity with its then-current terms and conditions. Your continued use of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
11. The work showcased on HYPE website has been developed, executed, produced or commissioned though one of HYPE partners in a variety of capacities over the years as a collective showcase for skills and services. No copyright was infringed at any times and none of the partners can be held responsible at any times whatsoever.
12. Jurisdiction. This policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law rules, and the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any dispute shall be the State of New York.
13. Contact Information. Questions or concerns regarding BNS data protections practices should be addressed to:
E-mail: info@hypempire.com
HYPE’s Right to Contact. HYPE reserves the right to contact users of the Site regarding changes to this Privacy Policy or any other policies or agreements relevant to Site users.