• This privacy policy pertains to the use of the Qaboom Web site at Qaboom.com, Qaboom.net, and Qaboom.org
• This privacy policy covers how Qaboom treats personal information that Qaboom collects and receives. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number.
• Children under 13 are not permitted to use the Qaboom service, and so this privacy policy makes no provision for children's use of the site.

• Qaboom collects personal information when you register with Qaboom to use Qaboom services or to post content on Qaboom.
• When you register we ask for your email address and personal information such as your name.
• Qaboom automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie, and the page you request.
• Qaboom uses information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, research, and anonymous reporting.

IP Addresses are automatically reported by your browser each time you view a web page. Your IP address is stored in our user registration databases when you register with Qaboom. IP addresses may be used for various purposes, including:

• To diagnose or service technology problems reported by our users or engineers that are associated with the IP addresses controlled by a specific web company or ISP.
• To tailor advertising based on geographic area or other information derived from your IP address. Aggregate information derived from IP addresses may also be reported to advertisers.
• To estimate the total number of users visiting Qaboom from specific geographical regions.
• To make sure that people are not voting for themselves or friends during contests or promotions.

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive.

• You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set.
• If you reject all cookies, you will not be able to use Qaboom's products or services that require you to "sign in," and you may not be able to take full advantage of the Qaboom service.
• Qaboom uses its own cookies for a number of purposes, including to:
  • Access your information when you "sign in".
  • Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using Qaboom's services.
  • Display the most appropriate advertising banners, based on your interests and activity on Qaboom.
  • Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.
  • Conduct research to improve Qaboom's content and services.

• When you post a message, your Qaboom ID or user name that you are posting under is visible to other users.
• If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Qaboom does not rent or sell your personal information.
• Generally, Qaboom does not share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies without your consent except to provide products or services you've requested and in the following circumstances:
• Qaboom may be required to disclose personally identifiable information under special circumstances, such as to comply with subpoenas, warrants, court orders or legal process or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
• It may be necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities, including without limitation, fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Qaboom's terms of use, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.We will transfer information about you if Qaboom is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Qaboom will notify you by email or by putting a prominent notice on the Qaboom web site before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy. Qaboom may share demographic information with business partners, such as "69% of users who regularly use Qaboom chat are between 18 and 24" or the like. No personally identifiable information will ever be used without your permission (i.e. we will ask you for a quote or testimonial)
• Qaboom may display targeted advertisements based on personal information that is exhibited in people's profiles or based upon your history of questions, answers, comments, and posts.

• You can change your Qaboom Account Information, at any time.
• We may send you certain communications relating to the Qaboom service, such as service announcements and administrative messages, that are considered part of your Qaboom account.
• You can delete your Qaboom account at any time from your account page; however, please note that your identification information may remain in Qaboom's records for some period.
• We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
• Your Qaboom Account Information is password-protected.
• In certain areas, Qaboom may use SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions.

Qaboom may update this policy at any time for any reason. If there are any significant changes to how we handle personal information we will send a notice either to your Qaboom Message Inbox, the email address used to register your Qaboom account, or by placing a prominent notice on our site. If you have questions or suggestions please contact us.