PunkPlanet.com Privacy Policy
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, PunkPlanet.com collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. PunkPlanet.com’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how our visitors use our website. From time to time, PunkPlanet.com may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
PunkPlanet.com also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. PunkPlanet.com does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to PunkPlanet.com choose to interact with the website in ways that require PunkPlanet.com to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that PunkPlanet.com gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up as a website user to provide a username and e-mail address. Those who engage in transactions with PunkPlanet.com – by purchasing something from our merch table, for example – are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, PunkPlanet.com collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with PunkPlanet.com. PunkPlanet.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
PunkPlanet.com may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, PunkPlanet.com may monitor the most popular blogs on the site. PunkPlanet.com may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, PunkPlanet.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
PunkPlanet.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on PunkPlanet.com’s behalf or to provide services available at PunkPlanet.com’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using PunkPlanet.com’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. PunkPlanet.com will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, PunkPlanet.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when PunkPlanet.com believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of PunkPlanet.com, third parties or the public at large. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. PunkPlanet.com takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. PunkPlanet.com uses cookies to help PunkPlanet.com identify and track visitors, their usage of PunkPlanet.com website, and their website access preferences. PunkPlanet.com visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using PunkPlanet.com’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of PunkPlanet.com’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
E-mail List
When you subscribe to Punk Planet’s newsletter, we will use your email address to send you updates, alerts and occasional event announcements. The subscriber list is kept confidential, so no need to worry about spammers. We will never sell or give your e-mail address to anyone. You can unsubscribe at any time using the form on the home page of our website.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, PunkPlanet.com may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in PunkPlanet.com’s sole discretion. PunkPlanet.com encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a wordpress.com account, you should also check your blog’s dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
