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What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site and gather data when you participate in the forum by reading, writing, and evaluating the content shared here.

When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name and e-mail address. You may, however, visit our site without registering. Your e-mail address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. If that link is visited, we know that you control the e-mail address.

When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.

 

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

• To personalize your experience — your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.

• To improve our site — we continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

• To improve customer service — your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

• To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

 

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

 

What is your data retention policy?

We will make a good faith effort to:

• Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server no more than 90 days.

• Retain the IP addresses associated with registered users and their posts no more than 5 years.

 

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.

We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

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This policy explains our use of cookies and other technologies to understand, improve and protect Saturn's Melody("SM"). If you see a capitalized word, it’s defined in our Terms of Service.

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What they are

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Cookies are small data files that are issued to your device when you visit a website and that store information about your use of a service. Pixel tags (which are also called clear GIFs, web beacons, or pixels) are little snippets of code or tiny images embedded on websites and in email that help us learn how you interact with our site and emails.

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Why we use them

SM uses cookies and these other technologies to help recognize you as a repeat visitor and, to improve the quality of our Services.

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How they work

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When you visit SM, our web server sends a cookie to your device, which allows us to recognize your device (but not the specific person using it). By associating the identification numbers in the cookies with other account information when, for example, you log in to our Services, we know that the cookie information relates to your user account. Similarly, pixel tags on SM and in email communications help us identify how your device is being used to interact with SM content. Some of the tags and cookies used by our Services are served by us, and some are served by trusted partners who are delivering services on our behalf.

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Some examples of the types of cookies and other technologies SM uses:

• Authentication

  SM uses authentication cookies and similar technologies to tell us when you’re logged in to SM. This lets us show you personalized views related to your interests and connect you with projects like those you may already have backed.

• Security

  Cookies also help keep SM secure by facilitating security features and allowing us to detect activity that might violate our rules and Terms of Use.

  These cookies help protect your account from being accessed by anyone other than you, alert you and us when your account is accessed, and provide capabilities that allow us to disable any active sessions you have (for example, when you log out or change your password).

• Localization

  Some cookies help us provide localized experiences — for example, by making sure you see SM in your preferred language.

• Site features and services

  SM uses cookies that provide functionality and help us deliver our products and services — for instance, by storing your preferences or by filling out the username field when you log in.

• Performance

  Performance cookies help us route traffic between servers and understand how SM is performing, so we can provide you with the best experience possible. We may use third party software development kits (SDK) in our mobile apps to collect information about activity in the app, the type of device and operating system it is running on and how the app is functioning. For example an SDK may send us a report if the app crashes, and reports on which features of the app are used more than others.

• Analytics and research

  Cookies and other technologies also help us to understand, improve, and research features and content on the Saturn's Melody site. For example, we may use cookies to understand how you are discovering projects or to determine which types of browsers or devices are accessing SM. You can opt-out of being included in Google Analytics here.

• Social Media Platforms

  Cookies and other technologies make interacting with social media platforms more seamless. For example, when you’re signed into social media accounts while you use our Services, these technologies enable you to share content with your social network or, in some cases, log in using your social media credentials. These features are usually controlled by the social media platform you are using and are governed by its separate privacy policies and the preferences you set with that service.

• Marketing

  Cookies help us deliver targeted advertisements on social media platforms, based on your activity on SM, including the projects you’ve backed or creators you’ve followed on SM, and to track the performance of those ads. This is sometimes referred to as online behavioral advertising. In some cases, our partners may use cookies to provide us with information about your interactions with their services. Those third-party cookies would be subject to the third party service’s policies.

  You can opt-out of online behavioral advertising. The Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising program provides consumers with the ability to opt-out of having their online behavior recorded and used for advertising purposes. To opt out of having your online behavior collected for advertising purposes, click here.

  Certain choices you make are both browser- and device-specific.

 

You can control certain cookies

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Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies. How you do so depends on the type of cookie. Certain browsers can be set to reject browser cookies. Blocking or deleting cookies may prevent you from using most of our Services. To find out more about how to enable, disable, or delete cookies from your web browser, please visit here. To control flash cookies, which may be used on certain websites from time to time, you can go here. Why? Because flash cookies cannot be controlled through your browser settings.

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Our Do Not Track Policy

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Some browsers have “do not track” features that allow you to tell a website not to track you. These features are not all uniform. We do not currently respond to those signals. If you block cookies, certain features on our sites may not work. If you block or reject cookies, not all of the tracking described here will stop.

Certain options you select are browser- and device-specific.

 

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

 

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

 

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If this server is in the USA, and you are under the age of 13, per the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), do not use this site.

 

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.

 

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our web site privacy policy.

 

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.

This document is CC-BY-SA. It was last updated May 31, 2013