HeelsConnect, Inc. located at http://www.heelsconnect.com is referred to as HeelsConnect or HeelsConnect.com in this document. This privacy statement ("Privacy Policy") covers all HeelsConnect.com and services owned. HeelsConnect knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting the our web site, submitting information or using any of our products or services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, and consent to having your data transferred to and processed in the United States.

1. what does this privacy policy cover?

This Privacy Policy covers HeelsConnect’s treatment of personal information that HeelsConnect gathers when you are on our site and when you use our services. Also, this Privacy Policy covers HeelsConnect’s treatment of any personal information that HeelsConnect’s business partners share with HeelsConnect. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that HeelsConnect does not own or control, or to individuals that HeelsConnect does not employ or manage.

2. what personal information about users does HeelsConnect collect?

Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to personalize and improve our service. We collect the following types of information from our users.
Information You Provide to Us:
We may receive and store any information you enter on our web site or provide to us in any other way, such as your name, email address, and other information you provide. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features, such as posting comments to our web site, creating a user profile or receiving email alerts. The personal information you provide is used for such purposes as responding to your requests for certain products and services customizing the advertising content you see and communicating with you.
In order for you to use certain parts of our web site or take advantage of certain HeelsConnect’s services, you may be required to complete a registration form and provide the requested information about you.
When you use our web site, you may, among other things, set up your profile, form relationships, send messages, perform searches and queries, comment and transmit information through various channels. In most cases, we retain your information so that you can return to view saved lists or sent messages. When you update your information, we usually keep a back-up copy of the prior version. We collect this information in order to provide you our services and offer you a more personalized and relevant experience on our web site.
You post information at your own risk. Although we allow you to set privacy options that limit access to your pages, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share your pages and information. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that information you post on the web site will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the web site. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of your information may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other users have copied or stored your information.
In order to receive an email alert every time a new story is posted on one of our web site, you are required to submit your email address.
We may receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. HeelsConnect may automatically receive and record certain "traffic data" on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, HeelsConnect cookie information, the page you requested, and your communications and interaction with our other web site registrants. HeelsConnect uses this traffic data to, among other things, help diagnose problems with its server, analyze trends and administer our web site.
Generally, our service may automatically collect usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to our web site and its components. This data is only used in the aggregate, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a manner that would identify you personally. This type of collective data enables us to figure out how often users use parts of our web site, so we can make our web site appealing to as many users as possible. In addition, we may provide statistical information to our partners about how our users, collectively, use our web site. We share this type of statistical data so that our partners also understand how often people use their areas and our web site, so that they, too, may provide you with an optimal Web experience. We also collect and use information for internal purposes. For example, if you are a registered user of the HeelsConnect email services, we may keep records in your account history of your complaints about other registered users online behavior, and any reported violation of our Terms of Use that you or someone on your account may have committed.

3. do we use cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we may transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our web site are visited and by how many people. HeelsConnect cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or email address is.
The "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. We strongly recommend that you leave the cookies activated, however, because cookies enable you to take advantage of some of HeelsConnect’s most attractive features.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our websites (for example, advertisers). These cookies allow the server to recognize your computer, for example, each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows advertising networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies and this Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by our business partners or advertisers.

4. 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 website, 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.

5. third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. 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.

6. california online privacy protection act compliance

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

7. privacy of children

we understand that young people need special safeguards and privacy protection. We realize that they may not understand all the provisions of our policy or be able to make thoughtful decisions about the choices that are made available to our adult users. We strongly urge all parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet and any online services, and to teach their children about protecting their personal information while online.
We require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and we may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these restrictions.

8. online privacy policy only

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

9. your consent

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

10. changes to our privacy policy

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

11. contact information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at the following email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .