Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information wikiLime (dot) net (“wikiLime Developers” or "we"or "us") – makers of wikiLime, collects and how we use that information.

Overview.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the wikiLime Site Use Agreement and the wikiLime Merchant User Agreement. By accepting the wikiLime Merchant User Agreement and this Privacy Policy when registering to receive services from wikiLime ("wikiLime Services"), You expressly consent to our use and disclosure of Your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, if You do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use wikiLime Services and do not access the wikiLime website located at www.wikilime.net ("wikiLime Site"). This policy is effective 14/02/2008. If You have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, You may contact us at webadmin@wikilime.net.

Information We Collect.

We collect, store and process Your personal information on servers located in the United Kingdom. If You choose to use wikiLime Services, we may require You to provide contact and identity information, billing information, and other personal information as indicated on the wikiLime Site. Once You register on the wikiLime Site, You are no longer anonymous to us.
We collect and store the following information:

Email address, and basic contact information;
Computer sign-on data, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the wikiLime Site and ad data (all through cookies - You can take steps to disable cookies on Your browser, however this is likely to affect Your ability to use wikiLime Site);
Desired name for Your Store;
Discussion blogs and board posts and other messages, including correspondence between wikiLime and You; and
General information regarding the wikiLime Services You have registered to receive and the operation of Your Store.

Our Use of Your Information.

We use Your personal information to:

provide wikiLime Services and products;
resolve disputes, calculate and collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
verify users' identity and the information users provide;
encourage safe online experience and enforce our policies;
customize users' experience, analyze site usage, improve and measure interest in our services, and inform users about services and updates;
communicate administrative announcements when we need to provide users with information that may affect their use of wikiLime Services and products;
communicate marketing and promotional offers to our users;
provide customer service; and
perform other business activities as described when we collect the information.

During the course of the business, we may use Your personal information to deliver to You information that is targeted to Your interests. Upon receipt of the first communication of this type, You will have the opportunity to opt-out of future communications by clicking on unsubscribe link or by following unsubscribe instructions described within the communication. From time to time, we may implement solutions designed to more efficiently capture Your communications preferences. In any such event, we will strive to reflect any previously stated communicated preferences within such solutions.
As part of your registration for wikiLime Services on the wikiLime Site, You agree that You may receive certain administrative communications from wikiLime, such as administrative announcements and customer service messages regarding wikiLime Services and products, and You will not be able to opt out of receiving such administrative communications.

Our Disclosure of Your Information.

We do not sell or rent Your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without Your explicit consent. We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates other's rights, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety. We may also share personal information with:

corporate affiliates to help coordinate the services we provide to You, enforce our terms and conditions, and promote trust and safety;
service providers who help with our business operations and assist in the delivery of wikiLime Services to our users. These service providers are under confidentiality agreements with us;
law enforcement or other government officials in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violations of Merchant User Agreement, or as otherwise required by law; and
If we or our corporate affiliates are involved in a merger or acquisition, we may share personal information with another company, but this Privacy Policy will continue to apply unless it is amended as described in "Notification of Changes"section set forth below.

Information from Your Store Customers.

You may use and disclose personal information gathered from Your customers who access Your Store to browse or shop only in accordance with Your Store's privacy policy. By entering into the Merchant User Agreement, You agree that You must post, maintain and adhere to Your Store's privacy policy that informs Your Store customers what customer information is collected, how it is used, the effective date of Your privacy policy and how Your customers can learn of changes to Your Store's privacy policy.
By entering into the Merchant User Agreement, You agree to prominently include within Your Store's posted privacy policy a statement notifying Your Store customers that Your Store is hosted by wikiLime and that wikiLime, including its service providers, parent entity and affiliates, have access to aggregated information related to Your Store customers in order for wikiLime to analyze performance and make improvements to wikiLime Services and products. You may not use Your customer information to send unsolicited commercial messages (spam).

Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information.

If you are registered to receive wikiLime Services, You can access, review and modify Your personal information at any time by logging into your Settings page on the wikiLime Site. If You post messages using the wikiLime blogs or other message areas that may be made available on the wikiLime Site, it will not later be possible to edit or delete those messages.

You may contact us at webadmin@wikilime.net to review any personal information We store about You that is not available on the wikiLime Site. There may be a charge associated with such requests but these will not succeed the amounts permitted by law.
We delete personal information when we no longer need it for the purposes we described earlier. We retain personal information as permitted by law to resolve disputes, enforce our policies, and help prevent bad guys from coming back.

Security.

To prevent unauthorized access, promote data security, and encourage appropriate use of information, we use a variety of tools (encryption technologies, passwords, physical and electronic security, procedural safeguards) to assist in the protection of Your information. However, "perfect security"does not exist on the Internet, so we make no guarantees.

Notification of Changes.

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the wikiLime Site. In the event of amendment, all terms shall become effective 30 days after they are initially posted to the wikiLime Site. Your continued use of wikiLime Services, systems, and network will constitute your acceptance of any changes or additions to this Privacy Policy.