ThumbScribes: Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy tells you how ThumbScribes ("ThumbScribes" or "we") uses and protects the information you provide to use ThumbScribes' website and its services.

By accepting the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service at registration, you expressly consent to our management of your personal information as described herein. This Privacy Policy is effective upon acceptance by new users during registration or by use of the website by non-users, and is otherwise effective through the means described in Paragraph 7 below.

1. Your Information
1. You may visit ThumbScribes as a non-user at any time without revealing your identity or personal information although we may collect page view statistics, your computer IP address and geographical data. The aforementioned data is also collected after you register and use the ThumbScribes website.
2. If you decide to become a user, we will save only the information you provide to us. Personal information required for registration includes your:
1. first name; and
2. email address.
3. Other personal information collected includes:
1. the user name and password you create at registration; and
2. any correspondence sent to us.
4. All of your personal information is encrypted and stored on our servers.
2. Use of Your Information
1. We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
2. We may share your personal information with our employees or agents to the extent necessary for them to carry out their job duties. All employees and agents of ThumbScribes are bound by employee confidentiality agreements, limiting their ability to use your data for purposes other than those stipulated in these agreements.
3. We may use your personal information to:
1. provide our services, including internal messaging and writing collaboration;
2. prevent prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Service;
3. resolve disputes;
4. customize and improve our services;
5. verify our data security.
4. ThumbScribes uses "cookies", which are files stored on your computer that remember data associated with an online service, to customize and enhance your use of our website. You are free to prevent cookies from being saved on your hard drive by changing your browser settings.
5. In the event that ThumbScribes' assets are acquired, your personal information may be one of the transferred assets. We may disclose personal information, in accordance with applicable laws, to respond to legal requirements and enforce our Terms of Service.
3. Your Data Control Options
1. You can access, review and change your personal information through ThumbScribes website at any time. You may opt out of any promotional correspondence initiated by ThumbScribes.
2. Your user account and the information contained therein are password protected. According to our Terms of Service, you are not allowed to provide your password to anyone else. ThumbScribes will never ask for your password in unsolicited emails.
3. You may disable your user account with ThumbScribes at any time. Upon a request to close your account, we will remove personal information, such as intra-website messages, but may retain your name, the content you contributed to a collaborative work, and your contact information. We will retain personal information from disabled accounts only to comply with the law, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, distribute author royalties, and enforce our Terms of Service.
4. Data Security Measures
1. We maintain a comprehensive information security program that uses reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of your personal information.
5. Privacy Contact Information
1. Please contact us with any questions related to our Privacy Policy and security measures by letter or email at:

ThumbScribes
Attn: Privacy Officer
28 Howard Street, #2
New York NY 10013

privacy@thumbscribes.com

6. Dispute Resolution for Privacy Complaints
1. We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding the use and disclosure of personal information on ThumbScribes' website.
7. Modifications to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service
1. ThumbScribes reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time.
2. Upon modification, we will:
1. send you an email at the email address listed in your user account to notify you of the modifications; and
2. post a notification located at the top of the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy Web pages for thirty (30) days after making any modifications to the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy.
3. After notice of modification to the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy has been posted for thirty (30) days, the notice will be removed and a brief description of the modification and the date that it went into effect will be placed in "Historical Modifications" paragraph at the end of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you have not used ThumbScribes' website for more than thirty (30) days, you should check these two sections for any modifications to the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy prior to any further use of the website.
4. Your continued use of ThumbScribes website will mean that you agree to and accept any modifications to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
8. Historical Modifications

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