Welcome to CollegeSitter.com. We have adopted the following policies to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy for our registered users and other Web site users. The following paragraphs disclose our information-gathering and dissemination practices.

Information Collection and Use

CollegeSitter.com is the owner of the information collected on this site. We reserve the right to share information with trusted third-party vendors  inclusive of, but not limited to, credit card processing organizations.

Information collected on CollegeSitter.com is done to fulfill requests inclusive of, but not limited to, registering with CollegeSitter.com and asking for assistance or information.

E-mail

The e-mail addresses collected on CollegeSitter.com will be used to send e-mail notifications important to your account.  These e-mail notifications are inclusive of, but not limited to, notifying you to update or renew your account, notifying you that someone wishes to contact you regarding information you posted on our Web site, and e-mail newsletter offerings from CollegeSitter.com.

Contests, Give-A-Ways, & Surveys

Occasionally, CollegeSitter.com may offer contents, promotional give-a-ways, or surveys. Participation is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose such information as user contact and demographic information. Information collected may be used to contact participants of prize notification or for solicitation purposes.

Recommend this Site to a Friend and E-mail this Article to a Friend

If a user elects to use CollegeSitter.com’s "Refer & Earn"  we ask for the user’s e-mail address and the friend’s email address. CollegeSitter.com will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. CollegeSitter.com stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The use of cookies is an industry standard -- you'll find them at most major Web sites.

At the time of signing in as a registered user of CollegeSitter.com, we set a cookie on your machine. This information simply identifies you as a registered user of our site. The cookie facilitates you gaining access to protected areas of the site, pre-populates information on certain forms to save your from re-keying your information, and delivers custom content and images.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of CollegeSitter.com will not function properly without the use of cookies.

Use of IP Address

An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Web. Web servers -- the big computers that "serve up" Web pages -- automatically identify your computer by its IP address.

CollegeSitter.com collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to audit the use of our site.  We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us.

Security

CollegeSitter.com tries to provide security on pages which request personal data. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, CollegeSitter.com can't ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. When credit card information is transmitted we use industry standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption.

The "Log Off" button allows users who signed into the site to sign out. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information if your computer is accessible to others or if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet café.

Public Forums

Any chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available on this site becomes public information. You, the User, do hereby agree to hold CollegeSitter.com harmless from any liability that may arise from the provision of any information to these forums.

Age of Users

CollegeSitter.com is intended for people age 18 or over. At the time of Student Sitter registration, we ask that the user verify that they are over the age of 18 years old. We will not knowingly collect any information from anyone under the age of 18.

Consent

By using CollegeSitter.com, you consent to the collection and use of this information by CollegeSitter.com. Any changes to CollegeSitter.com’s privacy policy will be posted in this area.