Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy By using this Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. The Website connects people and groups. By using the Website, you permit us to collect and use of your personal information. You should visit this page periodically to review any changes to the Privacy Policy. We collect certain personal information from you when you register for an account. You can also choose to add additional personal information including your photo. We also collect information that you do not explicitly submit. For example, we log your browser-type related information and IP address. Personal information, such as your username and an optional photo, may be visible to other users. Users may also view your profile, and any personally identifiable information you have included in your profile We may send emails to the email address you provide in your profile or send personal messages to your account in order to provide you with notifications related to your use of the Website or news regarding the Website. We will not make private information, such as your email address, available to third parties, unless you agree to release this information or unless one of the situations described in this paragraph occurs. We may preserve or disclose the content you post, as well as other information, such as your email address, IP address and timestamp data. We may preserve or disclose such information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or suspected fraud; to protect the rights, property or personal safety of us, our users or the general public or to enforce or apply the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms and Conditions of Use (which can be found at http://www.citizenpowered.org/user/register), as they may be amended from time to time. Like most websites, we require cookies to function properly. Cookies are small text files that reside on a your computer and identify you as a unique user. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., your real name or email address) through messages, forums, postings, or in other areas of the Website, that information, along with any substantive information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in your receipt of unsolicited messages from other posters or third parties. Please do not post any personal information on the Website that you expect to keep private. We try very hard to protect our users' information. Our accounts are password-protected. We offer personal messaging functionality, enabling our registered users to quickly communicate with each other. We may create mailing lists to which users can subscribe. If you subscribe to one of these lists we will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that your email address is not exposed to other subscribers. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) severely restricts what information can be collected from children under the age of 13. Accordingly, children under the age of 13 in the United States are prohibited from registering for the Webstie, posting or editing any content or providing any of their personal information or to any user. We regularly reviews compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our treatment of personal information or this Privacy Policy, you can contact: citizen@citizenpowered.org or 450 N. Leavitt, Chicago, IL 60612 The effective date of this policy is February 1, 2008. We reserve the right to change, modify or otherwise alter our policies at any time, including these Terms and Conditions of Use.