Our Commitment to Privacy

This web site located at http://www.cocoabutterlove.com (the "Web site") is owned and operated by Michael and Jenny King. Cocoabutterlove.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the online information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site.

What Information is Collected and How Is it Used?

In our online registration form, we ask you to provide us with certain information about you, including, your email address, name, gender, age, resident country, city, zip code, who you're looking for, etc. For your security and privacy, NONE of the information you provide to us can be accessed or used by the public or any person or company outside of Cocoabutterlove.com, unless you place it in your public profile, instant messages, or email messages for others to view.

Under some circumstances we may collect some additional information, such as, but not limited to your billing information. We use this billing information, which includes your name, address, phone number, and other information as well, to bill you for use of our services if you choose to pay by personal check and/or money order.

We use email links located on the "Contact" page and other areas of the Web site to allow you to contact us directly with any questions, comments, or any other communications to us that you may have. If you choose to send us an email, the information you voluntarily transmit will be used to respond directly to your email message. We will try to read and reply to every message sent to us. We may keep a record of your email communications to aid us in improving the Web site, in order to administer a service in which the information was intended, or review and discard the information.

We use information in the files we maintain about you, and other information we obtain from your current and past use of the Web site to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce of Terms of Use. At times, we may look across multiple members to identify problems and/or resolve disputes, and we may examine your information to identify members multiple Member ID or aliases. We use your personal information to help us efficiently operate our web site, to contact you in connection with your transactions and other activities on our web site (including, but not limited to, confirmation e-mails or important news that could affect your relationship with us, and to inform you of onsite mail messages and virtual kiss contacts from other CocoaButterLove.com members.

Log Files

An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer automatically when you access the Internet. When you visit our Web site, our web server automatically logs your IP address and browser type for systems administration purposes. We may use these log files to gather Web site statistics, including which pages of the Web site users visit most frequently, how many visitors we receive daily and how long visitors stay on each page. This information helps us determine what content and services are most beneficial to our users and how we can continue to create a better overall experience. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information and we make no attempt to link IP addresses to the individuals who browse this Web site.

Cookies

We use "cookies" for the Remember Password and Matchfinder features of our website. We may use cookies in other areas of the website to enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small data file that is sent to your browser and is stored on your computer's hard drive when you visit our website. A cookie cannot read data off of your hard drive or read cookie files created by other web sites. Our advertisers and other third party web sites for which we provide advertisements and links may set and access their own cookies on your computer. You can choose to disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.

Disclosure of Information

We may share our Web site statistics with potential partners, advertisers and other third parties. This information does not contain any personally identifiable information and cannot be traced to you specifically.

As a general rule, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties, except to the extent necessary to provide you with a requested service or under circumstances required by law. We will disclose your personal information when we believe in good faith that any applicable law, regulation, or legal process requires it, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect or enforce our rights or the rights of a third party. We reserve the right to transfer any and all personal information in connection with the sale of all or part of our assets.

Your Use of Other CocoaButterLove.com Users' Information

We will not tolerate spam, harassment or threats of any kind. Please keep your contact with others respectful, polite and good natured.

Behaviour Monitoring

Our members communicate with each other through instant messages and onsite mail. While we do not, as a rule, moderate or monitor members' private exchanges, we reserve the right to do so if we suspect users of being under (18) eighteen or of using our service for the purpose of solicitation or any other violation of our Terms of Use or Privacy Statement. Member submissions that appear on the public area of the site are moderated and, if necessary, we reserve the right to edit, delete, remove or not use any communication on a public area of the site.

Members that are found to be less than 18 years of age or Adult knowingly soliciting a minor will be turned over to the proper law enforcement.

Publicly Accessible Areas of our Web site

This web site makes public member profiles, forums, message boards, guest books, chat rooms, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. Such disclosure may increase your chance of receiving "SPAM" or unsolicited email. We do not control the actions of our visitors or members. Your disclosure of personal information, including your image or likeness, in any publicly accessible area on our Web site is done so at your own risk.

Links

This Web site contains links to third party web sites. We do not control the privacy policies of our advertisers and other third party web sites for which we provide advertisements and links. If you click through an advertisement or link to an advertiser or any other third party web site, you will be subject to that advertiser's or web site's privacy policy and any other policies they may have. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each and every web site that you visit. We do not assume responsibility or liability for such third parties policies or actions.

Third Party Relationships

Payments remitted over the World Wide Web for services rendered by Cocoabutterlove.com's are either handled through 2Checkout.com Inc. or PayPal.com; which ever is chosen by you to purchase Cocoabutterlove.com's services. To find out more about 2CO.com's privacy policy and any other policies they may have, please visit their web site at: http://www.2co.com. To find out more about PayPal.com's Privacy Policy and any other policies they may have, please visit their web site at: http://www.paypal.com

Polls/Surveys

From time to time we and/or our third party service providers will provide online polls and surveys. Participation in the polls and surveys are optional and we will not ask users for personally identifiable information. The information will be used for internal research and to customize the web site according to results of the polls and surveys.

A Special Note About Children

Children under (18) eighteen years of age are not eligible to use our Web Site. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under (18) eighteen years of age, and no part of our Web Site is intended to attract anyone under the age of 18. We request that all visitors under 18 to our Web Site not disclose or provide any personal information. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will delete the child's personally identifiable information from our records.

Data Security

While we will take reasonable security measures to protect the privacy of your personal information, no protection is foolproof. No data transmissions made over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and third parties may intercept the information that you are sending. Accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. We do not assume any liability for disclosure of data resulting from errors in transmission or made by unauthorized third parties.

Consent To Transfer

This Web Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using our Web site, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.

How to Remove or Correct Your Information

Following registration, you can review and change the information you submitted during registration through the Member Area Menu including: Your password and e-mail address. If you change your password and email we may keep track of your old password and email. You can also change your registration information such as: name, city, state, zip code, country and profile. You can also suspend or cancel your membership in the Member Area Menu.

You may also request to cancel your membership and have your account information be removed from our systems by contacting us at accounts@cocoabutterlove.com. We will send you an email message confirming your request. You must acknowledge to us by email your receipt of such confirmation. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information. After you respond to our confirmation, we will remove your personal information from our database within thirty days. Residual information may remain in our archives and/or records because of backups and records of deletion. Such information will not be used for commercial purposes. We reserve the right to maintain information about users who violate our Terms of Use or whose access to the Web site has been denied, in order to detect repeat offenders.

Acceptance of Privacy Policy

By using our Web site and services, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree or are not comfortable with any part of this Privacy Policy, you should no longer use our Web site. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any modifications will be posted on this page at: http://www.cocoabutterlove.com/privacypolicy.html. If there are material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web site’s Home Page for thirty days. Your continued use of any portion of our Web site following notification and posting of such changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

Other Terms and Conditions

Your use of the Web site is subject to our Terms of Use, which is available at http://www.cocoabutterlove.com/termsofuse.html.

How to Contact Us

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send us an email at: privacy@cocoabutterlove.com.