KeyboardMaps.com is a free service to help computer users by allowing them
to view keyboard shortcuts for various applications and games. It also allows users to
create/customize keyboard maps for their use by themselves (if not published) or by others (if
published). This policy describes the types of personal information we may collect and how we
use it to provide KeyboardMaps.com.
By using KeyboardMaps.com, you agree to the collection and use of your personal information
as described in this policy. If we make any significant changes to this policy,
we will notify you by posting a notice of such changes on the KeyboardMaps.com login
page.
You should know:
- We collect limited account information and store and maintain your account
information on our servers.
- We will never rent, sell or share information that personally identifies
you for marketing purposes without your express permission.
- We reserve the right to serve highly relevant ads and other information as part of the service
using content-targeting technology. We will not use pop-up ads.
- You can update your account information and preferences at any time.
To comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act,
at this time KeyboardMaps.com is only available to users who are at least 13 years old.
If you are under 13, please do not use the KeyboardMaps.com service.
What types of personal information do we collect and how do we use
it?
Account information. When you sign up with KeyboardMaps.com,
we will request some personal information, including your first and last name,
a user name (which will be used for your email address) and password to create
your account and an email address. Just in case you forget your password, we also may ask you to choose
a secret question and answer and provide a secondary email address where we
can contact you to re-access your Keyboardmaps.com account.
We also may collect information about the use of your account, such as how
much storage you are using, how often you log in and other information related
to your registration and use of KeyboardMaps.com. Information displayed or clicked on
in your KeyboardMaps.com account (including UI elements, ads, links, and other information)
is also recorded. We use this information internally to deliver the best possible
service to you, such as improving the KeyboardMaps.com user interface, preventing fraud
within our advertising system, and better targeting related information.
KeyboardMaps.com will never sell, rent or share your personal information,
including your KeyboardMaps.com UserID or Email address, with any third parties for
marketing purposes without your express permission.
Cookies & log information.
Cookies. A cookie is a small data file that is sent
to your computer when you first visit a website. As with most website cookies,
our cookies include an identification number that is unique to the computer
you are using. This identifier helps us better understand our user base and
how they are using our site and services.
When you visit KeyboardMaps.com and create a KeyboardMaps.com account, we set and access cookies
on your computer. We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as recognizing
you when you visit the site, displaying the site according to your chosen
user settings for language, and maintaining the security of your account.
We may also use the cookies to collect aggregated information about the use
of KeyboardMaps.com to maintain, analyze and improve the service.
We believe our cookies improve the quality of our services. If you prefer,
however, you can reset your browser so that it refuses all cookies, or notifies
you when a cookie is being sent. Although you will still be able to use some
parts of KeyboardMaps.com, other parts of the site – including KeyboardMaps.com – may
not be available if you refuse cookies.
Log information. When you use your KeyboardMaps.com account, we collect certain
information (the same information that most web sites log when they are accessed).
This information, contained in the "header" of your request to access
the KeyboardMaps.com page, usually includes the browser type you used, your Internet
Protocol address, and the date and time of day. In addition, we log the unique
ID provided by our cookie and the URL of the last site you visited.
As a basic matter, we need this information to help us provide our services
to you. For example, we need to validate your identity in order to maintain
the security of your account. We also need to know what Internet Protocol
address your query came from so we can send the appropriate pages back to
you.
In addition, we log this information for internal business purposes. For example,
this log information helps us determine how well our services are working
so we can continually improve the quality of KeyboardMaps.com. The log information is
also important for security, audit, quality improvement, and other internal
business purposes.
How we deliver targeted content to you.
We never share your personally identifying information with
any advertiser as part of this service, unless you specifically ask us to
do so. When you are logged into your KeyboardMaps.com account, KeyboardMaps.com will display targeted
ads and other relevant information based on the content of the page.
In a completely automated process, computers process the text in a message
and match it to ads or related information in KeyboardMaps.com's extensive database.
No human reads your information to target ads or other information without your consent.
Advertisers receive a record of the total number of impressions and clicks
for each ad. They do not receive any personal information about the person
who viewed the ad. If you click on an ad, KeyboardMaps.com will send a referring URL
to the advertiser's site identifying that you are visiting from KeyboardMaps.com. KeyboardMaps.com
does not send personally identifying information to advertisers with the referring
URL. Once you are on the advertiser's site, however, the advertiser may collect
personal information about you. KeyboardMaps.com does not control or take responsibility
for the privacy policies of other sites.
KeyboardMaps.com may send you information related to your KeyboardMaps.com account or other KeyboardMaps.com
services. Because we believe such information is important, you will not be
given the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
When we may disclose your personal information.
As a standard email protocol, when you send an email from
your KeyboardMaps.com account or forum account, KeyboardMaps.com includes your email address and user name in the
header of the email. Beyond this, we do not disclose your personally identifying
information to third parties unless we believe we are required to do so by
law or have a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure
is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal
process or governmental request, (b) enforce the KeyboardMaps.com Terms of Use, including
investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise
address fraud, security or technical issues (including, without limitation,
the filtering of spam), (d) respond to user support requests, or (e) protect
the rights, property or safety of KeyboardMaps.com, its users and the public.
Transfer of information.
Personal information collected by KeyboardMaps.com may be stored and
processed in the United States or any other country in which KeyboardMaps.com or
its agents maintain facilities. By using KeyboardMaps.com, you consent to any such transfer
of information outside of your country.
We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of
a transfer of ownership of KeyboardMaps.com, such as acquisition by or merger with another
company. In such an event, KeyboardMaps.com will notify you before information is transferred
and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Updating your information.
You can change your KeyboardMaps.com account settings at any time in
the "My KeyboardMaps" section after you log in.
We typically deactivate accounts within two business days of such requests.
You should be aware, however, that residual copies of information may remain
stored on our systems even after the deletion of information or the termination
of your account.
How does KeyboardMaps.com safeguard your information?
We pay close attention to security. First, we focus significant
time and resources to ensure that user accounts and information are not misused
by anyone associated KeyboardMaps.com. A limited set of people are authorized to access user
accounts, they are educated about the importance of maintaining user privacy,
and their access to user accounts is recorded.
We hope you will enjoy using KeyboardMaps.com.
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