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(Effective November 10, 2009)

Please read these Terms of Use.

1. Binding Agreement

By using this website or one of our other websites that has linked you to these Terms of Use (each, an “InfoSpace Site” and, collectively, the “InfoSpace Sites”), you agree to these Terms of Use which constitute a binding legal agreement between you (i.e. the individual end user and, if applicable, the legal entity on behalf of whom the individual end user is using this website as an employee or authorized agent, collectively referred to herein as “you” or “your” as the context may require) and InfoSpace, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“InfoSpace”, or “we,” “us” or “our” as the context may require) regarding the terms and conditions governing your access and use of the InfoSpace Sites, and the products, services and features that may be offered and made available to you by us on and through such websites.

2. Additional Terms

In connection with your access to or use of certain areas or features of the InfoSpace Sites, or certain products or services made available on or through the InfoSpace Sites, we may post or provide you with additional or specific terms and conditions that govern your access to and use of such areas, features, products or services in addition to these general Terms of Use. Unless otherwise expressly set forth as part of any such additional or specific terms and conditions, any such additional or specific terms and conditions are made in addition to and part of these general Terms of Use, and are incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between one or more of these general Terms of Use and any such additional or specific terms and conditions, such additional or specific terms and conditions shall govern.

3. Right to Modify and Amend

We reserve the right to modify or amend these Terms of Use from time to time by posting the revised terms on this website and providing you notice of such revised terms by indicating that the terms have been revised with the effective date of such revisions noted on the Terms of Use. Your access to or use of an InfoSpace Site following the effective date of any such revised terms is subject to the revised Terms of Use. If at any time you find the Terms of Use to be unacceptable, you are not authorized to access or use the InfoSpace Sites, or any of the products, services and features and associated content or material that may be offered and made available to you by us on and through such websites.

4. Consent to Electronic Communications

When you visit an InfoSpace Site or post or send communications or other materials to us electronically, you are communicating with us electronically. We may also communicate with you electronically by posting notices and information on the InfoSpace Sites or by sending you communications or other materials electronically, and you consent to receive these communications from us electronically. You may print out any of our electronic communications to you that we post to an InfoSpace Site or directly send to you. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

5. No Representations Or Warranties

The content, information, documents, graphics and images available on and through the InfoSpace Sites could include inaccuracies, typographical errors or other errors. We make no commitment, however, to update what is contained in the InfoSpace Sites. Furthermore, we reserve the right to temporarily, or permanently, modify, alter, discontinue or delete the same without prior notice. Consequently,

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE INFORMATION ON THE INFOSPACE SITES IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON–INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

In general, users of the InfoSpace Sites should not rely upon information, data, opinions expressed or any other content or material at this website when making business, financial, personal or other decisions. Furthermore, we do not endorse the opinions of third parties expressed on the InfoSpace Sites or on linked websites.

6. Privacy Policy

The information that InfoSpace obtains through your use of the InfoSpace Sites is subject to our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy contains the terms and conditions that govern our collection and use of the information we collect or is provided by you and our respective rights relative to that information, including any aggregate data, personal information, feedback and suggestions. Please review our Privacy Policy before you use the InfoSpace Sites. By accessing and using the InfoSpace Sites, you agree to the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy.

7. User Warnings/User Conduct

To the extent that we make certain features, products or services available on or through the InfoSpace Sites that allow or permit you to create, post, upload, input, submit or transmit any information or material to us or other third parties as part of using or participating in such website, product or service, or feature thereof, whether required by us for access to or use of such website, product or service, or feature thereof, or for review by the general public or members of any public or private community (collectively, your "Postings"), including without limitation as part of any email service, chat room, message board or other social or community service; you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use, along with any other additional terms or conditions of use we may provide to you governing such website, product or service, or feature thereof. In consideration for our providing such feature, product or service, you agree not to do any of the following in connection with your access or use of any such feature, product or service:

  1. Violate any applicable law, regulation or rule;
  2. Harass, offend, threaten, embarrass, distress or invade or violate the privacy of any individual or entity;
  3. Post or transmit any commercial, advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, “spam” or mass distributions;
  4. Provide false information on your registration form or impersonate another person at any point;
  5. Post or transmit false, inappropriate, improper, disorderly or excessive messages or information;
  6. Use any robots, spiders, crawlers, wanderers, Web agents and other such automated processes;
  7. Post any material that infringes upon any third party's copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary right.
In addition to the above restrictions, with regard to any Postings you may create, post, upload, input, submit or transmit, you represent and warrant to us that: (i) you either own all copyright and other necessary rights in such Postings, or the owner of the copyright and other necessary rights in such Posting has granted you the rights to use and submit such Posting material consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted and required by these Terms of Use in connection with the applicable website, product or service, or feature thereof; and (ii) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use with regard to such Postings. If you violate such terms, we may, without prior notice and without liability to you, ban you from any and all websites, products and services, terminate your registration, delete your Postings, and take any other action we deem appropriate in our sole discretion. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, quality completeness, usefulness or value of any content, data, documents, graphics, images, information, advice, or opinion contained in any email services, message boards, chat rooms or social or community services, or in any other public services, and do not endorse any advice or opinion contained therein. We do not monitor or control such services, although we reserve the right to do so. We may take any action we deem appropriate, in our sole discretion, to maintain the high quality of our service and to protect ourselves and others.

8. Website Links And Third–Party Websites

The InfoSpace Sites may contain links to other websites which are independent of the InfoSpace Sites. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, value, integrity, completeness or authenticity of the information or opinions contained in any such linked website, and any link to another website shall not in any manner be construed as an endorsement by us of that website, or of the products or services described therein.

Furthermore, these links may lead to websites or links that contain offensive and objectionable content or which may contain dangerous computer viruses. You assume, and we hereby disclaim, all responsibility for any of the content on these websites or for any damage sustained by users of these websites.

9. License to Feedback and Postings

If you choose to provide us with any comments, feedback or suggestions on or through any of our websites or the products and services we offer on and through our websites (collectively, "Feedback"), we thank you in advance for your willingness to share your thoughts and experiences and help us improve our websites, products and services and will treat any personally identifiable information you may provide us as part of any such Feedback in accordance with our Privacy Policy. In addition, please note that by providing us any such Feedback, you grant to InfoSpace and our assigns, licensees and legal representatives an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, store, sublicense, distribute, have distributed, create derivative works based upon and publicly and privately promote, display, and perform the Feedback, in any medium, by any means of delivery, for commercial, promotional or other purposes without any remuneration or other compensation to you. The above grant of rights will apply regardless of any markings, notices or identification of any such materials as confidential or proprietary.

When you post, upload, input, submit or transmit to us any Postings as part of using or participating in any of our websites, products or services, whether required by us for access to or use of such website, product or service, or for review by the general public or members of any public or private community, you grant us, our affiliates and subsidiaries, assigns, licensees and legal representatives the right to use your Postings, including, without limitation, the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, store, sublicense, distribute, have distributed, create derivative works based upon and publicly and privately promote, display, and perform the Postings, in any medium, by any means of delivery, for commercial, promotional or other purposes without any remuneration or other compensation to you: (i) in connection with the website, product or service, for the purpose for which the Posting was provided, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly set forth in any additional or specific terms and conditions provided by us to you governing such website, product or service, in connection with the creation, development, publishing, promotion, marketing and operation of any of our websites, products, services and businesses. The above grant of rights will apply regardless of any markings, notices or identification of any such materials as confidential or proprietary. Under no circumstances are we under any obligation to post or use any Postings you may provide, and we may remove any Postings at any time in our sole discretion. For those websites, products and services, that permit or allow you to change, modify, delete or remove Postings, the license granted above for use of the Postings in connection with such website, product or service to or for which the Postings was provided will terminate at the time you completely remove such Postings from the applicable website, product or service; provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such Postings prior to the time you completely remove such Postings.

10. Security

To the extent we provide you with an account and password in respect to an InfoSpace Site, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account information and are fully responsible for all conduct carried out under this password and account. We are not liable for any loss of confidentiality or for any damages arising from your failure to comply with these terms. You will promptly report to us in writing any unauthorized use of your password or account.

11. Limitation of Damages

IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE INFOSPACE SITES, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES, OR USE OF ANY OTHER LINKS OR LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES AROSE IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL BASIS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ECONOMIC TERMS OF OUR AGREEMENT REFLECT THE FOREGOING ALLOCATION OF RISK AND SUCH ALLOCATION OF RISK IS A SIGNIFICANT INDUCEMENT FOR US TO PROVIDE THE INFOSPACE SITES AND ALL PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS WE PROVIDE OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILBLE ON OR THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES TO YOU.

12. License

The InfoSpace Sites and the products, services and associated content and materials provided to you thereon are made available to you for your personal, non–commercial use only for lawful purposes in accordance with these Terms of Use.

Nothing contained in the InfoSpace Sites or these Terms of Use are intended to or shall be construed as conferring any license or right, expressly, by implication, by estoppel or otherwise, to, in or under any intellectual property of InfoSpace or any third party or the applicable rights therein that may be provided or made available to you via the InfoSpace Sites, and no InfoSpace Site or part thereof may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means without the express, written consent and permission of InfoSpace or the third party owner of such intellectual property or the applicable rights therein.

13. Ownership

The InfoSpace Sites are Copyright © 1998–2009 InfoSpace, Inc. All rights reserved. All rights, title and interest (including all other copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in the content and materials provided or made available to you on and through the InfoSpace Sites, and all names, terms, logos, slogans, images and other indicia identifying InfoSpace's or its third party licensors' products or services, are the intellectual property and proprietary marks belonging to InfoSpace or its third party licensors. A list of trademarks owned by InfoSpace is linked to below in these Terms of Use. The names of companies and products not owned by InfoSpace and mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any use of the copyrighted contents and materials or the trademarks belonging to InfoSpace or its third party licensors without the express written permission of InfoSpace, Inc. or the applicable third party owner is strictly prohibited.

14. Claims of Copyright Infringement

InfoSpace respects the intellectual property of others and may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on this website infringes on any copyright which you own or control, or that any link on this website directs you to another website that contains material that infringes on any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent to have the material removed or otherwise blocked from access.

  1. a. Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

    Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to InfoSpace's Designated Agent. To be effective, the notification must be in writing and include the following information:
    1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
    2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
    3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit InfoSpace to locate the material;
    4. Your address, telephone number, and, if available, your e–mail address;
    5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
    6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
    7. Send the written communication to our Designated Agent as set forth below:
  1. Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Nathan Garnett
    Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should be Sent: 601 108th Ave NE, Ste. 1200, Bellevue, WA 98004.
    Telephone Number of Designated Agent: 425.201.8782
    Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: 425.201.6167
    E-Mail Address of Designated Agent: copyright@infospace.com

This contact information is provided exclusively for notifying InfoSpace, Inc. that copyrighted material may have been infringed. Unrelated inquiries will NOT receive a response through this process. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere on this site.

15. Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS, DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY US, OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, THAT ARE DUE TO, BASED ON OR ARISE FROM (I) YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY INFOSPACE SITE OR ANY OF THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY USE OF ANY LINKS OR LINKED WEBSITE, (II) YOUR BREACH OR VIOLATION OF ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, (III) YOUR INFRINGEMENT OR VIOLATION OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT, PROPRITARY RIGHT OR OTHER RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (IV) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY APPICABLE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. WE MAY ASSUME EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF ANY DEFENSE OR ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH US AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE IN SUCH EVENT.

16. Governing Laws in Case of Dispute

THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, USA, AS THEY APPLY TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND SOLELY PERFORMED THEREIN. YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT AND WAIVE ALL OBJECTION TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, USA, AND YOU SHALL NOT COMMENCE OR PROSECUTE ANY SUIT OR ACTION EXCEPT IN THE FOREGOING COURTS.

17. International Use

We do not represent that all content, materials and services on the InfoSpace Sites are appropriate or available for use in all geographic locations, especially some locations outside the United States, and accessing such from certain locations may be illegal and prohibited. Those who do access content, materials and services from such locations act on their own initiative and we are not responsible for their compliance with local laws or other applicable laws. You will not access the foregoing where prohibited by law.

18. Integration; Severability; General

These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any other notices, disclaimers or additional or specific terms and conditions contained on the InfoSpace Sites and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of the InfoSpace Sites. Any provision of these Terms of Use which is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be severable from these Terms of Use in that jurisdiction without in any way invalidating the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use. The unenforceability of any provision in a given jurisdiction shall not make that provision unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.

19. Trademarks

InfoSpace has made an effort to keep this list current and complete. InfoSpace reserves any and all intellectual property rights that it has established in any of its product, feature or service names or logos, even if such name or logo does not appear on this list.

100Hot®
AprilFools.com®
Arfie®
Arfie (& Design)®
AquaStax®
Dogpile®
Dogpile (Stylized)®
Dogpile.com™
Elkware®
Giantbear®
Giantbear.com®
Go2Net®
Go2Net (& Design)®
Golf Club® (Europe Only)
Good Dog. Great Results.®
InfoSpace®
InfoSpace (& Design)®
InfoSpace Mobile (& Design)®
InfoSpace Mobile™

 InfoSpace.com®
Intellifind™
Iomo® (Europe Only)
MetaCrawler®
MetaSpy®
Nation™
PageGreetings®
Powered by InfoSpace®
Pub® (Europe Only)
Pub Fight® (Europe Only)
Pub Fruity® (Europe Only)
Search the Search Engines!®
Sexy Soccer® (Europe Only)
Syncnow®
Valentine.com®
WebPosition®
Webcrawler®
Webfetch®
WebMarket®
Zoo®


PRIVACY POLICY

As a diversified technology and services company, InfoSpace , Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "InfoSpace") recognize privacy as an important issue and have prepared this Privacy Policy to inform you of our data collection and use practices and confirm our commitment to keep your personal information secure.

InfoSpace is a leading developer of metasearch products and services to help people easily search and discover information on the World Wide Web. InfoSpace uses its proprietary metasearch technology that combines the top results from the leading search engines to power a portfolio of branded Web sites and to provide this service and additional content to the Web sites of our distribution partners. We also provide general information about the company, our products and services and communications regarding press releases, employment opportunities other company news through this Web site.

Please note that this policy only applies to our data collection and use practices for the Web sites owned and operated by InfoSpace identified below (the "InfoSpace Sites") and our other products and services (collectively, with the InfoSpace Sites, the "InfoSpace Network") and does not apply to the data collection and use practices of other companies or organizations whose products, services or Web sites you may use or gain access to through the InfoSpace Network. For information on the data collection and use practices of those third parties, please refer to their respective policies and procedures.

1. General Policy

Through the InfoSpace Network and from third party sources, we collect both aggregate data and personal information. A general description of the types of information we collect and how we use that information is provided below. For more specific descriptions of the information we collect and use in connection with a particular InfoSpace Site, please review the privacy policy for that property located below:

For a more specific description of the information we collect and use from this Web site, please see the section below entitled "InfoSpace Corporate Web Site."

2. Types of Information We Collect and Use

In general, we collect and use both anonymous and personal user information and access and use data. We collect this information and data from a variety of sources, including access and use of the InfoSpace Sites or use of our products or services on another Web site in the InfoSpace Network, user submissions, transactions and correspondence, employee and investor relationships and from third parties such as our business partners.

  • Anonymous User Information. When you visit an InfoSpace Site or access or use our products or services on a Web site in the InfoSpace Network, our servers record the information that your browser automatically sends whenever visiting a website, including your web request, the Internet Protocol address and browser configuration of your computer, the date and time of your request, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the referring and exiting Web sites one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. We generally collect this anonymous (i.e. non–personally identifying) in server log files and use this information for a variety of purposes, including the administration and operation of our Web sites and other properties, identifying and preventing fraud and misuse of our Web sites, products and services, designing and developing new products and services and generally improving the overall quality of your experience.
  • Personal User Information. In addition to the anonymous user information above, we may occasionally request from you or you may otherwise voluntarily provide us information that personally identifies you. InfoSpace receives personal user information through its different properties from a broad range of activities, including surveys, contests, registrations, tell–a–friend services and general correspondence. Also, we may receive personal information from third party distribution partners or service providers as part of providing our Web search products and services. Depending on the product or service used, the personal information we collect may include contact information (such as first and last name, mailing address, email address and telephone number), demographic information (such as age, gender, occupation and household income) and billing information (shipping and billing address, credit card information). When we request personal information from you, we will inform you of the type of information we need and the purpose of our use. Except as specifically described in this Privacy Policy and the associated privacy policies of our various properties, we will only use your personal information for the purpose it was collected.

3. Cookies

When you visit an InfoSpace Site or use our products or services on another Web site in the InfoSpace Network, one or more cookies, web beacons or action tags may be sent to your computer or otherwise used in connection with your visit or use. A cookie is a small data file that is sent to your computer when you visit a Web site or use a service. When stored on your computer, a cookie uniquely identifies your browser and records your preferences and other data about your visit or use. Cookies are also sometimes used to complete transactions requested by users. Web beacons, also known as web bugs, are small, graphic images that transparently reside on a Web site or other web–based service and are designed to allow the Web site or service owner to monitor who is visiting the Web site or using the service. Action tags assist in delivering cookies and embed a random identifying number on a user's browser. We use information collected from cookies and web beacons to track which pages our users view, which browsers they use and other information about user activity when visiting an InfoSpace Site or using our products and services. We may also use cookies to help us provide you with personalized features and preferences in a manner that is linked to personal user information you elect to share with us. We use action tags to compile statistics and other data about our users on an aggregate basis.

We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. For a session cookie, once you close your browser the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie stays stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can change the settings on your browser to refuse or notify you prior to accepting cookies and to remove them from your computer. However, some features, products and services may not function properly without cookies.

On some InfoSpace Sites we engage third party advertisement networks that may place cookies on computers accessing and using those sites that collect non–personal information regarding the content accessed by the computer on those sites. This information may be used by InfoSpace and its third party advertising network partners to identify and target related advertising to the user of such computer, when on Web sites within the third party’s advertising network of sites. Some of these third party advertising networks may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) and subject to the NAI Self–Regulatory Principles for Online Preference Marketing by Network Advertisers, available at www.networkadvertising.org (the “NAI Principles”). If you would like to opt–out from these services, you may go to the NAI Non–PII Opt–Out Page, located at http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp, or the opt–out page of the particular third party advertising network identified in the cookie. In addition, these companies may offer you a way to directly opt out of ad targeting based on their cookies by visiting their Web sites and following their opt out procedures.

4. InfoSpace Corporate Web site

As a general policy, no personal information is automatically collected from visitors to our corporate Web site, located at www.infospaceinc.com. However, certain anonymous information is recorded by the standard operation of our Web site servers as described above. InfoSpace will only know your email address and any other personal information through our corporate Web site if you voluntarily submit such information to us during a visit to contact us, request information or provide comments. Personally identifiable information you submit to us on this Web site may be stored on individual computers or in a centralized server location, and will be used solely for the purpose received.

5. How We Use Your Personal Information

In general, we only use your personal information for the purpose it was collected, including internally to serve you the Web sites, products and services you request, to enhance and extend our relationship with you, and to improve our products and services. We also use personal information for fulfillment and billing purposes, to complete transactions you have requested, to anticipate and resolve problems with our products and services, to respond to customer support inquiries, to create and inform you of new products and services, and to comply with applicable laws.

We may access, use, disclose and share any non–personally identifiable information and data we collect for any business purpose and with any third party in our sole discretion. We do not store and retain the Internet Protocol addresses we collect as part of our Web search products and services from the InfoSpace Sites and the Web sites of our distribution partners for longer than six months.

When you conduct a search on one of our InfoSpace Sites or Web sites within the InfoSpace Network through which we provide our metasearch services, we collect the search terms you submit, along with the information set forth above. We use this information to provide you with relevant search results, including results tailored to your geographic location based on the Internet Protocol address of your computer. This information is also used to maintain and improve the quality, security and integrity of our services and to detect and protect against security threats such as botnet attacks, click fraud and worms.

More detail about our use of certain types of information we collect is provided above in the section entitled "Types of Information We Collect and Use" and in the privacy policies specific to our different products and services, located as set forth above in the section "General Policy."

6. Inter–Company Transfers

We may internally transfer the information we collect, including your personal information, to and from the United States and any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities for the purposes identified above, as well as for storage, processing or other business use as permitted under this Privacy Policy. By accessing or using an InfoSpace Site or other InfoSpace product or service you consent to the transfer of your personal information among these facilities, including those located outside of your country of residence.

7. Sharing Information With Third Parties

In general, we do not sell, rent or otherwise trade your personal information with third parties. However, we may disclose and share your personal information with third parties under the following limited circumstances:

  • Consent. We have received your consent or permission.
  • Transaction Processing. As necessary to complete a requested transaction, such as verification of your credit card information.
  • Third Party Service Providers. Occasionally, we engage third parties to provide us with products and services, such as support, consulting, statistical analysis and marketing research that may require access to or use of your personal information. In such event, the third party will be obligated to maintain the privacy of any personal information disclosed or shared as part of its provision to us of the product to service and to only use such information for the limited purpose of providing the product or service.
  • Business Transfers. Information about our users and the access and use of the InfoSpace Sites and our products and services is one of our most important business assets. As such, information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed and transferred as part of any merger or acquisition, creation of a separate business to provide InfoSpace products and services, the sale or pledge of company assets, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets.
  • Protection of InfoSpace; Compliance with Law. We will disclose personal information or remove, destroy or alter personal information in our possession or control when we believe it is necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of our company, its employees, customers or the public.

We may use, disclose and share any anonymous, non–personally identifiable information and data we collect with any third party in our sole discretion.

8. Third Party Information Collection and Use; Links

The InfoSpace Sites and our products and services use and provide access to products, services and content of third parties (collectively, "Third Party Properties"), such as third party search results, directory listings, links and advertisements. Please be aware that we do not control and are not responsible for the information collection and use practices and policies of these third parties, and that by accessing or using Third Party Properties they may collect information regarding your use and access. In general, clicking on links on the InfoSpace Sites or as part of our products and services on our distribution partner's Web sites, whether part of a search result, advertisement or other content, will allow the third party provider of the result, link or content to collect anonymous, non–personally identifiable information about your browser and activity. We encourage you to be aware when you use a Third Party Property or leave an InfoSpace Site and review any such third party's data and information collection and use practices and policies with regard to their Web site, products or services.

9. Information Storage and Security

We have implemented and use a variety of industry accepted physical, electronic and managerial policies and procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect to help prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction and to maintain its accuracy and correct use. We generally store the information and data we collect on our own servers in a secure environment and restrict access to your personal information to employees and agents who need to know that information in order to provide you with access and use of the InfoSpace Sites and our products and services, operate and maintain the InfoSpace Sites and our distribution network and as otherwise set forth and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. While we have taken efforts to safeguard and secure your personal information, we cannot guarantee that your information may not be disclosed, altered or destroyed by accidental circumstances or by the unauthorized acts of others.

10. Choice

Typically you will have the choice of whether or not to provide us with personal information. However, you may not be able to access or use some features of the InfoSpace Sites and some of our other products and services if you chose not to provide us with the information required for those products and services. Unless the cost, burden or expense of such access is unwarranted, or the rights of a third party would be violated, we will provide you with the ability to access, correct, update and/or delete the personal information we collect and store from you. Mechanisms for accessing your personal information are either described in the specific privacy policies for the particular InfoSpace Site or other product or service you are using or you may contact us at the contact information provided below.

11. Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy (Users under the Age of 13)

In response to concerns about protecting children’s privacy online, Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), which sets forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which Web sites may collect, use and disclose any personal information for children under the age of 13. In accordance with InfoSpace policy and COPPA regulations, we DO NOT:

  • Request or knowingly collect personally identifiable information online or offline contact information from users under 13 years of age; or
  • Knowingly use or share personal information from users under 13 years of age with third parties; It is possible that by fraud or deception we may receive information given to us or pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, as soon as we verify the information, we will immediately delete the information from our servers.

Questions regarding children's privacy should be directed to us at the contact information provided below.

12. Safe Harbor

We abide by the European Union ("EU") Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the Department of Commerce regarding collection, use, and retention of data from the EU. Our privacy practices with respect to personal data collected from individuals residing in the EU are self–certified to the Safe Harbor Program developed by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission. For more information about the Safe Harbor Program, please go to http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/. Terms that are capitalized below have the same meanings given to them as part of the Safe Harbor Program.

  • Compliance with Applicable Law. We may disclose Personal Data to governmental authorities when required or reasonably requested to do so by such governmental authorities. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the extent that it is in conflict with any law that may be applicable to the Personal Data of a Data Subject.
  • Safe Harbor Verification. InfoSpace verifies that this Privacy Policy is accurate, comprehensive, and completely implemented, including implementation of appropriate employee training and other internal procedures. InfoSpace further verifies that its privacy policy conforms to the “Safe Harbor Principles” issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on July 21, 2000, which concerns compliance with European Union privacy protection requirements by U.S. organizations.

13. Enforcement

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please direct them to us at the contact information provided below. We have instituted internal policies and procedures for handling such submissions and will respond to you in a timely manner. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry, or if it is not satisfactorily addressed, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission for further action on your complaint at http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/.

14. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We will change, amend and update this Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of the various InfoSpace Sites from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices, technology, products and services, general business operations and industry. In the event of any such change, we will post a revised policy on this Web site or the Web site of the respective product or service and revise the “Last Updated” date of such policy. We reserve the right to change, amend and update this Privacy Policy, including all of our associated privacy policies, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion, and such changes will be effective upon posting of the revised policy. In the event of a material change in our information collection and use practices, we will provide more prominent notice of such change along with the revision to the effective date of the policy. You should check this Privacy Policy and the policies of the InfoSpace Sites you may access or use on a regular basis to ensure you have reviewed and are familiar with the most current policy.

15. Contacting Us

For any questions or concerns you may have regarding this Privacy Policy and our information and data collection and use practices, please use the information or links below.

VIA MAIL:

	InfoSpace, Inc.
	Legal Department, Attn: Privacy Officer
	601 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200
	Bellevue, Washington 98004 USA

CONTACT INFORMATION:

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