Privacy Statement of Equestrian Life
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Information About our Organization and Web site

Equestrian Life is a social networking vehicle designed for use by members of the equestrian community. Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of our organization, requiring the collection of personal data. At no time will this data be sold, disclosed, traded, or distribted to an outside party without express written consent.

Our principal activities are:

  • Social Networking for the equestrian community

Our privacy policy covers Equestrian Life data collection processes, and the domain www.equestrianlife.com:

Equestrian Life
3130 Alpine Road,
Suite 288-707
Portola Valley, CA 94028
http://www.equestrianlife.com
1-650-814-4769

Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access

You can access our Web site home page and browse the non-member areas of the site without disclosing any personal data.

The Services and Links of our Web Site

The Members-Only portion of our Web site enables you to communicate with other members or to post information to be accessed by others. When you do so, other visitors may access your data to the degree the data is required for the performance of site services.

Our Web site includes links to third party service providers. If a visitor or member clicks a link and leaves the equestrianlife.com domain, the Equestrian Life privacy policy no longer applies to the conduct of data collection on those pages.

Automatic Collection of Information

We automatically log personal data by means such as programming or we link information automatically logged by such means with personal data about specific individuals. We do so for the following purposes:

  • Technical administration of the Web site (session control, display of member appropriate information, etc.)
  • Research and development (refinement of our services and product offerings by continually analyzing the needs, demographics and psychographics of our members)
  • Member administration (restriction of access to specific information via permissions, etc.)
  • Marketing (The development and offering of specific products and services will be conducted via a focus on the characteristics of our members. For example; Products and services on the topic of "rehabbing" will not be offered or displayed to members who have designated that they are not involved with this activity.)

The collection and storage of cookies is restricted to the control of content on pages where a visitor or member has already visited. No personal, financial or other sensitive information is controlled by our programming utilizing cookies.

Data Collection and Purpose Specification

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organizations. A table of personal data collected and purposes for which they are used is located at the end of this document.

We may collect and use personal data for the additional purpose of: Coordinating member interactions as they relate to the functions of the site. If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose: by indicating in a box at the point on the site where personal data is collected.

Children's Privacy

EquestrianLife does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for EquestrianLife or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on EquestrianLife. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at support@EquestrianLife.com.

Disclosure and Visitor Choice

We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organizations.

Confidentiality / Security

Personal identifiers (such as credit card details, Web site password) are transmitted via 128-bit encrypted, secure connections over the Internet. This encryption protocol is the highest level of encryption legally allowed by the U.S. Government.

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from: unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss of personal information.

All our employees and data processors who have access to, and are associated with, the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

Access to the Personal Data we May Hold About You

You can inquire if we are keeping personal data about you by:

  • Sending an email ( support@EquestrianLife.com )
  • Sending postal mail to this address ( 3130 Alpine Road, Suite 288-707, Portola Valley, CA 94028 )
  • Calling this telephone number ( 650-814-4769 )

We will provide you with a readable copy of the requested personal data via email within 7 business days. Proof of identity is required by means of challenge questions or photo identification with a corresponding address that we have in our database. We will provide the information without any charge.

We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:

  • Erased
  • Rectified or amended

We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons for our refusal (typically to appropriately verify your identity).

Privacy Compliance

We are voluntarily committed to a Self Assessment procedure and will take steps to comply with the privacy policies outlined in this document. If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact:

Privacy Policy Self Assessment Coordinator
John McGraw, Managing Partner
3130 Alpine Road,
Suite 288-707
Portola Valley, CA 94028
support@EquestrianLife.com
1-650-814-4769

Types of Data Collected by equestrianlife.com

We do not, for any reason, collect information on:

  • Physical descriptions
  • Family characteristics
  • Lifestyle or personal tastes
  • Identifiers assigned by government agencies or public bodies Biometric identifiers
  • Racial or ethnic origin
  • Political affiliation or opinions
  • Religious affiliation or beliefs
  • Trade Union membership
  • Health or medical data/information
  • Sexual orientation
  • Police/Justice data (such as civil/criminal actions)

Additionally, we do not collect any information for the purpose of selling, trading or distributing the data to other parties and in way.

Specific types of data collected are outlined by "Purpose" category in the following section;

Purposes of Data Collection by equestrianlife.com

Purpose: Technical administration of the web site

  • Personal online identifiers (user ID, password, email address)
  • Name of member
  • Postal Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone/Fax/Mobile
  • Instant Messaging ID
  • Company Name/Address
  • Education, Experience, Number of deals performed

Purpose: Research and Development

  • Personal online identifiers (user ID, password, email address)
  • Name of member
  • Postal Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone/Fax/Mobile
  • Instant Messaging ID
  • Company Name/Address
  • Personal details
  • Education, Experience, Shows and Events

Purpose: Member Administration

  • Personal online identifiers (user ID, password, email address)
  • Name of member
  • Postal Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone/Fax/Mobile
  • Instant Messaging ID
  • Company Name/Address
  • Personal details
  • Education, Experience, Shows and Events
  • Member Service Quality Control: All participants of Chat sessions, Forums, Elists, Blogs, and other Equestrian Lifeing Social interactions will have their IP address and user identifiers logged. Users who misbehave or to not follow Equestrian Life rules and policies will be banned permanently. A banned member will not be allowed to be re-instated for any reason.

Purpose: Presentation of Appropriate Products and Services

  • Personal online identifiers (user ID, password, email address)
  • Name of member
  • Postal Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone/Fax/Mobile
  • Instant Messaging ID
  • Company Name/Address

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