BaseBall Scoring Privacy Policy

Welcome to BaseBallScoring.com, owned and produced by Striped Lightning Systems, Inc. and its subsidiary and affiliate corporations, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as "SLS"). All Products and Services on BaseBallScoring.com are made available subject to this Privacy Policy. By using our Products and Services, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy or any other privacy or data collection policy applicable to any individual SLS Web site and to receive any required legal notices regarding our privacy practices through the continuous posting of a clear and conspicuous link to the current version of this Privacy Policy throughout the SLS near the bottom of most pages. If you become an inactive user, we will adhere to the policies and practices as described in this Privacy Policy, which may be revised from time to time.
The BaseBallScoring.com Privacy Policy discloses our privacy practices and contains detailed information about the following:
  1. What information of yours does BaseBallScoring.com collect?
  2. What organization is collecting the information?
  3. What are "cookies" and how does BaseBallScoring.com use them?
  4. How does the BaseBallScoring.com use the information?
  5. With whom does the BaseBallScoring.com share the information that is collected?
  6. How can you access or edit your information?
  7. What is the opt-out policy for the BaseBallScoring.com?
  8. What types of security procedures are in place to protect
    againist the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
  9. How does the BaseBallScoring.com comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)?
  10. What can you do to better protect yourself on the Internet?


1. What information of yours does BaseBallScoring.com collect?
Our goal is to become your favorite Baseball Scoring Site by providing the information, services, and product offerings that are most relevant to you. To achieve this goal, BaseBallScoring.com must collect information so we can understand what makes you different from its millions of other unique users. While you are not required to register for any services on BaseBallScoring.com, some Products and Services may not function properly or may not be accessible unless you do.

Information collected online is usually defined as being either anonymous or personally identifiable.
  • Anonymous information refers to data that cannot be tied back to a specific individual. For example, BaseBallScoring.com collects some information each time a visitor comes to the site so we can improve the overall quality of the visitor's online experience. BaseBallScoring.com collects the visitor's IP address (e.g., whether the user is logged on from ibm.com or aol.com), referral data (e.g., the Internet address of the last Web page visited by a user before clicking over to the BaseBallScoring.com site), and browser and platform type (e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform). You do not have to register with BaseBallScoring.com before we can collect this anonymous information.
  • Personally identifiable information refers to data that tells us specifically who you are, such as your name and postal address, which may be collected in addition to the anonymous data described above. BaseBallScoring.com collects personal information in the following ways from different parts of its network of Web sites:
 
  1. BaseBallScoring.com Registration: When you register to use one or more sites on BaseBallScoring.com, you provide BaseBallScoring.com with your name, postal address, ZIP Code, email address, birth date, gender, telephone number, occupation, marital status and other information. While not all of this data is required for our services to function, we are better able to customize your experience if you volunteer complete and accurate information. Users who complete the registration process are given a BaseBallScoring.com ID and can take full advantage of the many offerings across BaseBallScoring.com.
  2. Correspondence: If you contact BaseBallScoring.com, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We do not collect any email addresses of those who communicate with BaseBallScoring.com via email. We use the information provided so that we may respond to the email.

When you use Products and Services designed to post or transmit content, that content is necessarily stored in our computers for varying periods of time and associated with the registration information for your account. BaseBallScoring.com will not use or disclose such content except as described in this Privacy Policy.

2. What organization is collecting the information?
When you register for a service within BaseBallScoring.com, that information is generally collected and maintained solely by BaseBallScoring.com unless specifically stated otherwise at the point of collection. If data is collected and/or maintained by any company other than BaseBallScoring.com, we will tell you at the point of collection. If you do not want to share your information with that company, you can choose not to use that service.

Be aware that  while BaseBallScoring.com hopes that all third parties involved adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our users, BaseBallScoring.com Privacy Policy does not cover third-party data collection practices and BaseBallScoring.com does not assume any responsibility for any actions of third parties.

3. What are "cookies" and how does BaseBallScoring.com use them?
In addition to the personally identifiable information that BaseBallScoring.com actively collects when you register, we also collect anonymous information passively using cookies. This technology plays an important role in making the Internet work, but there is much confusion among Internet users about what cookies are and how they are used.

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a Web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the site administrator may identify your computer and passively track its activities on the Web site. This unique number identifies your Web browser to our computer system whenever you visit one of the sites in BaseBallScoring.com. A cookie will not allow a Web site to learn any personally identifiable information (such as your real name and address) that you have not otherwise disclosed.

Cookies allow BaseBallScoring.com to automatically remember your Web browser when you visit our Network of Web sites. To help serve you better, BaseBallScoring.com generally uses cookies to
  • Allow us to deliver products and services more efficiently. By storing certain registration and preference information on cookies or associating cookies with registration, preference or profile information stored on our computers, we can deliver products and services that use such information more quickly and efficiently for more users. This information is normally saved in an encrypted form that only BaseBallScoring.com can interpret.

  • Prevent others from using your account. On some BaseBallScoring.com sites, cookies help us efficiently determine that only one user is logged on under the same member name at a time.

  • Measure statistics such as audience size and traffic patterns. This information is only collected in aggregate form and will not be linked to your personally identifiable information.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the sites or services you visit.


The use of cookies is an industry standard, and they are currently used on most major Web sites. It is possible to adjust your Web browser preferences to alert you when a cookie is sent to your hard drive, or to refuse cookies altogether. While BaseBallScoring.com does not require you to use cookies, keep in mind that certain sites and services will not function properly if you set your browser to refuse all cookies.

4. How does BaseBallScoring.com use the information it collects?
Any personally identifiable information you share with BaseBallScoring.com when registering for Products and Services at any of our Network sites is maintained and accessible only by BaseBallScoring.com unless specifically stated otherwise. BaseBallScoring.com requests information from its users so that users can enjoy customized experiences across BaseBallScoring.com. We can also better prepare future content based on your interests.

The following are examples of how BaseBallScoring.com may use the information it collects:

  • BaseBallScoring.com also uses the aggregate data to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our registered users and visitors, to measure user demographics and interests regarding specific areas of BaseBallScoring.com, and to analyze how and where best to use our resources. We do not track what pages individual users are browsing, but rather how well each page performs overall. Without such data, we would not know which parts of BaseBallScoring.com are the most popular, and we would not be able to change and update the content and services appropriately.

  • BaseBallScoring.com sometimes uses an individual registered user's data to "pre-populate" online forms that are displayed for the purpose of collecting additional individual data by BaseBallScoring.com.

  • BaseBallScoring.com may, from time to time, use your information to contact you about changes or enhancements to Products and Services on BaseBallScoring.com, issues regarding your account, or BaseBallScoring.com Terms and Conditions violations or suspensions.

  • Subscription Customers: Your credit card information is used to collect your recurrent subscription fees for BaseBallScoring.com, or other pay services.
5. With whom does the BaseBallScoring.com share the information that is collected?

BaseBallScoring.com does not share personal information with anyone outside the BaseBallScoring.com network.  However, BaseBallScoring.com, will disclose information about individual users to governmental or judicial authorities or law enforcement agencies, or to other individuals or entities in response to subpoena, court order, or other legal process. In matters involving a danger to personal or public safety, BaseBallScoring.com may voluntarily provide information to appropriate governmental authorities.

6. How can you access or edit your information?

The BaseBallScoring.com provides its registered users the ability to access and edit the personal information in their user profiles.

7. What is the opt-out policy for BaseBallScoring.com?
You can opt out of sharing your personally identifiable information with any third-party service or content providers in any areas of BaseBallScoring.com by choosing not to use such areas.

Also, we offer you the ability to opt-out of receiving BaseBallScoring.com updates and information about new services. This is done at the point of initial collection of information and during the editing or updating process. The instructions to opt out of most BaseBallScoring.com email newsletters and direct mail communications are the same as the instructions for editing user information profiles. 


In addition, all BaseBallScoring.com  newsletters and direct email communications have easy-to-follow unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

If you have a question about the BaseBallScoring.com opt-out process that is not answered here, please send an email to Privacy@BaseBallScoring.com 

8. What kinds of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
The BaseBallScoring.com has security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control. BaseBallScoring.com uses physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect any personally identifiable data stored on its computers. Only authorized employees have access to the information you provide us. Any particularly sensitive information, such as a credit card number used to purchase premium services is encrypted prior to transmission.

While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, we take many precautions to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.

You are ultimately responsible for the security of your BaseBallScoring.com ID and password. Please take care when using and storing them. BaseBallScoring.com recommends that you do not divulge your password to anyone. You should log out of your browser at the end of each computer session to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence, especially if several people have access to your personal computer or you are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.

9. How does BaseBallScoring.com comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)?

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 provides safeguards to protect children who use the Internet by regulating the online collection of personal information from children under the age of 13. Because of these safeguards, children under 13 are not able to access or use all Products and Services on BaseBallScoring.com. 

10. What you can do to better protect yourself on the Internet?
Know the risks.
Meeting new people in an online community (chat room, forum, newsgroup, message board, Web page, etc.) is one of the best things about the Internet, but you should always be careful about disclosing personal information such as an actual name, member name, email address, and so on. This information may be collected and used by others within the online community to send unsolicited email messages from other parties, outside BaseBallScoring.com. Some of the messages you receive may be useful to you, but some may not. In an effort to curtail unsolicited email, BaseBallScoring.com does not sell or give away email address of our users.

Contact Us
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to:

BaseBallScoring.com Privacy Site Coordinator
Striped Lightning Systems, Inc.
3900 Veterans Memorial Highway Suite 140
Bohemia, NY 11716
(631) 648-0100
(631) 648-0018 (Fax)
privacy@BaseBallScoring.com

Updates
The BaseBallScoring.com will update this policy from time to time so please check back periodically. When such changes occur, you will see the word "Updated" next to the Privacy Policy link on the front page of each site on BaseBallScoring.com. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing them.



Last updated July 16, 2002.

 

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