OffdutyFirefighters.NET Privacy Policy

ODFF, is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We want to provide a safe, secure user experience. Please read the following to learn more about how we treat information collected on the ODFF.com site.

Data About ODFF Visitors
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively, such as what areas users visit most frequently. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us to determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you. We may share this information with third parties, but only in the aggregate, so that they too may understand how ODFF visitors use our site, so they may create a better overall experience for you as well.

Personally Identifiable Information
ODFF collects personally identifiable information from users when you register for a ODFF account, when you use certain products or services and when you enter promotions or contests. We may also ask you for other information, such as information on your interests, your likes and dislikes regarding the site, the types of services you are interested in, etc., in an effort to deliver to you the best possible site experience. Personal Information is collected by specifically requesting it from you.

We may use the information you provide on ODFF to contact you about new site feature announcements, Career Expo events, enhancements and general updates. ODFF also provides you with the opportunity to opt-out of these types of communications.

All users should be aware that when they voluntarily display or distribute personal information (such as their e-mail address), that information can be collected and used by others. This may result in unsolicited messages form third parties, for which ODFF is not responsible.

Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our site. Your IP address is also used to help identify you when you visit our site.

General Information Disclosure
Except as described in this privacy policy, we do not disclose your personal information including your individual visits to our Web site, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, personal references, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements or (iii) in the event of a transfer of ownership of ODFF.com, and any or all of it’s assets. In the event of a change of ownership all rights to privacy information contained within ODFF or any other property, file, or database shall be the property of the new owner and the privacy terms of the new owner shall govern. All data can and will be transferred to the company of record for ODFF, this data will include but not limited to, name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, personal references, etc., Data for both employers and job seekers alike can and will be transferred (iv) protect the rights, property or safety of ODFF, our users, or others. But, we may record and share aggregated information with our partners, member companies and job seekers. Also, if you input your information on a co-branded page, then your information becomes the property of both ODFF and the co-sponsor of the page. In that instance, the use of your personal information by our partner company will be subject to the privacy policy of that company and ODFF is not responsible for their use of your personal information.

We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These other companies may have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any third party.

Profiles
Since ODFF is a service site, we give you the option of putting your profile in our database. It is our intention that only paying customers or prospective customers will have access to the profile database, but cannot guarantee that other parties will not, without our consent, gain access to this database. You may remove your profile from our searchable database at any time. We are not responsible for the retention, use, or privacy of profiles in any instance, or for the use or privacy of profiles by any of such parties while profiles are in the database.

Updating Account Information
ODFF allows you to change, correct or remove your personal information at any time. To do so, simply log into your ODFF account, go to your account profile, and you will find options for editing the information you have submitted.

Public Forums
Our Web Site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information, and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

About Cookies
Cookies, which are small text files recorded in a user's hard drive, are employed by thousands of sites to enhance user's Web viewing experience. Cookies cannot damage user files, nor can they read information from a user's hard drive. Cookies allow Web sites to "remember" users across pages of a Web site and across multiple visits to a Web site. ODFF may use cookies in order to remember preferences, maintain information about whether you're currently logged into our systems, and track click streams. By using cookies, we can deliver faster service, consistent, updated results, and a more personalized site experience. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our site's functionality if you do so.

Advertising
ODFF uses a third party advertising company to serve ads when you visit our Web site. This company may use information (not including your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number) about your visits to our Web Site and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on our Web Site and other Web sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements to our third-party advertising networks may also place or access a unique cookie on your browser

Feedback
ODFF has an area on the site where you can submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted through this area becomes the property of ODFF. We may use this feedback, such as success stories, for marketing purposes, or to contact you for further feedback on the site.

Privacy Commitment Changes
If we decide to change our privacy commitment for ODFF, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about ODFF's privacy commitment, please feel free to e-mail us at support@ODFF.com