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Wolfhome.com Statement of Privacy
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[ Notice to parents ] |
The internet is an amazing, ever-changing, and sometimes bewildering, place. There is more to find here, than you could read in your lifetime. The internet can teach, sell, and bring people together easier, faster, and in ways that no one had ever imagined. It can also invade your privacy.
Imagine, if you will, that...
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You sign up for "free" e-mail from one of the many different free e-mail services on the net. You put all your friends into your new address book... and then the whole list is sold to every spammer on the planet! |
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You do a search on your favorite search engine for "washing machines"... So they sell off advertising space on your browser to major appliance manufacturers. |
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You send someone a "Happy 40th Birthday!" online greeting card (they are now "tagged" in the 40-year-old "demographic"), or you generate driving instructions from your house to a friend's house... the list goes on and on. |
Information is incredibly valuable. The more "they" can learn about you, the more money they can make.
Parents buy more cars than children.
Men buy more tools than women.
Homeowners buy more wallpaper than renters.
Every time you surf, you tell someone something; from what you like to where you live -- often without even realizing that you've done it. And through the magic of browser cookies and referrers, "they" can link a ton of these little tidbits together into a surprisingly accurate picture of YOU!
We at Wolfhome.com respect your privacy. And although we do collect various statistics about our users, we do not sell off this information. We even take measures to protect your privacy from those who would.
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Information collected: Wolfhome.com collects e-mail addresses from all of its registered users. You may use the facilities anonymously, but there is a downside to that. By being anonymous, there is no way we can be sure you are who you say you are. If an anonymous user loses his or her password, for instance, we will not give them a new one. There is, after all, no way for us to know they are who they say they are and not someone trying to steal a password. Wolfhome.com provides fields for users to post their names or other contact information. This is purely optional and no one has to fill these fields out. We ask our younger users to please leave these fields blank. We may also use cookies and track IP addresses to help distinguish one user from another. This is used to ferret out troublemakers, not to keep track of what the rule-abiding users are doing. We log conversations and significant actions (such as kicks and bans) in our ongoing efforts to provide a harmonious chat environment. These logs are kept private. They are not shared with any other company. |
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Access to collected information: All information collected by Wolfhome.com (such as logs and IP addresses) is held in strict confidence. All voluntarily entered information (such as real names) is not. If you do not want this known, do not fill it out. Your e-mail address will be hidden by default and only shared if you un-click the "hide e-mail address" checkbox. Socket connections are always made directly to the server and your IP address is never sent to other chatters. Your password is one-way encrypted, and the conversation logs are kept in a directory that cannot be accessed with a browser. Potentially harmful or privacy invading packets are filtered by our server. Your private information (such as logs and IP addresses) can only be accessed by the chat's alphas and betas. It is never sold to a third party. |
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Information control: You may update your personal information by clicking 'info' from within the chat or by clicking "my info" from the map page. You may use the info editor to change your options, such as whether your e-mail address is hidden or shown. The default is always hidden. |
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Although Wolfhome.com does not transmit information on encrypted
channels, we have taken many steps to bullet-proof our server against
spoofing that could result in the exposure of your personal information.
To keep our security precautions effective, we need your help. Be sure
you choose a hard to guess password to protect your account. Do not
share this password with anyone, ever. Doing so undermines most the
precautions we have taken.
We use an extra layer of security for transactions that could result in the loss of your money. If you try to cancel your account, transfer money from one account to another, or change your registered e-mail address, we will send you an e-mail to verify this action. The e-mail will include a link that you can surf to complete the action. |
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Wolfhome.com sends e-mail to its users to verify the ownership of the account. By keeping a valid e-mail address in our database, we can protect your account from theft. This address is never shared with third parties, and we will make every effort not to use this address unless we feel it is absolutely necessary. We will not "spam" you. Any participation in a mailing list will be at your request. If you do participate in a mailing list, you will be able to discontinue participation at any time. |
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If there are any changes made to this policy, we will post a notice on the website to bring it to our users' attention. |
Notice to parents:
As said above, we take many precautions to protect the user's privacy, however, we can not do it alone.
The chat is unmoderated and unfiltered. We cannot be held responsible for what is said or done within the chat or through the associated message systems. You need to educate your child about the risks in any chat-room environment. Young users should not give out personal details like real names, addresses, and phone numbers. They must be taught about the dangers of meeting online friends.
These are very real hazards. Either educate your child, or do not let them use chat environments such as Wolfhome.com.
If you feel that Wolfhome.com is not abiding by this posted policy, we urge you to contact Bill Underwood immediately at
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