Privacy Policy
GasBuddy Organization Inc. has created this privacy
statement in order to demonstrate our firm and lasting commitment to privacy.
The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices
for the web site: GasBuddy.com
Information collected from web site users is kept to an absolute minimum.
GasBuddy Organization Inc. is the sole owner of the information collected on
this site. We will not sell, share, rent or release this information to any
marketers, advertisers or other third parties under any circumstances.
Privacy Policy - Specific Issues
Passwords:
Although GasBuddy Organization Inc. makes every effort to protect member's user
identifications and passwords, ultimately you are responsible for maintaining
the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Do not disclose
your passwords to anyone.
Cookies:
Cookies are employed in the normal operation of the web site where they are
used for the sole purpose of controlling page views and they are not linked to
any personally identifiable information. The majority of cookies employed in
the web site are session only cookies. Session cookies are only active during
the time your browser is open and they are automatically are deleted after 10
minutes. For optimal site performance we recommend the use of cookies by your
browser.
Log Files:
We record visitors IP addresses to analyze trends and administer the site. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information and they cannot
be used to track users identities without the permission of their internet
service provider.
External Links:
This site contains links to many other sites. We are not in any way responsible
for the privacy policies and practices or the content of such web sites.
Advertisers:
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site.
These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address
or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information
about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies,
please see:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Copyrights:
GasBuddy Organization Inc. reserves all rights and copyrights the site text,
site images, site code, content, and usage of the GasBuddy.com web site. All
trademarks are property of their respective companies.
Privacy Policy - Tell a Friend
The Tell-a-Friend feature allows web site visitors to
send an email notification to a friend, inviting them to visit GasBuddy.com.
During this process only the friend's email address and the visitors name are
asked for. GasBuddy Organization Inc. will automatically send the friend a
one-time email directing them to visit the site. The email address and
visitor's name are stored for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
The information is then periodically deleted from the database and it will not
be used for any other purposes.
The friend may contact GasBuddy.com at
privacy@gasbuddy.com
to request that they be blocked from receiving any Tell-a-Friend e-mails.
Sample Email: Hello,This message was sent by your friend, Roger, who was
recently at www.GasBuddy.com and thought you might find our site useful.
GasBuddy.com is a web site that has developed a live forum to find or post
recent low and high gasoline prices in your local area area. It is an entirely
free service. To see what Roger is all excited about, visit www.GasBuddy.com
today.
www.GasBuddy.com
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Please Note: This is a one-time message sent by a friend of yours. You will not
receive any further messages from GasBuddy.com in the future unless another
"Tell-a-Friend"
message is sent by a web site visitor. In order to prevent receiving any
further messages of this type you must reply to this email with
"Block Me"
in the subject line.
Privacy Policy - Members Area
The Members Area offers many personalized features accessible using a member id
and password. A unique email address is used to verify the member id.
Signed up members will never receive unsolicited email from GasBuddy Inc. In
order to enhance a visitors web site experience, we will store information
about the preferences of users (ex. favorite stations) to create a personalized
user profile. When a user visits the member's area specific information to
their needs will be displayed. None of this information is of personal nature
and it will not be shared with any third parties.
Privacy Policy - Message Forums
The message forums provide a location for gasoline related discussion. Please
remember that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public. You
should exercise caution when deciding what personal information to disclose.
Privacy Policy - Questions
To contact GasBuddy Organization Inc. regarding its privacy policy send email
to
privacy@gasbuddy.com