Privacy Policy

SWFleda considers your privacy to be very important. We abide by the privacy principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access and enforcement.

This policy applies to all of our Websites and services offered by SWFleda (capitalized terms defined herein). This privacy policy covers the information we collect and how we use it, the choices you have for your personal information, and for sharing and transferring information.

Information we collect

We offer a number of services that do not require you to register an account or provide us with any personal information, such as searching our database of advertisers and accessing information, forums and articles on the Websites. For other services, such as posting on forums or free classifieds, and to create an advertising account, we may collect the following types of information:

About the Member – When you become a Member, we ask you for personal information such as your name, e-mail address, your business address, user ID and account password. We may share Member information with companies or individuals who may wish to contact you to offer their products or services.

Personal Information – Personal Information includes member information. In addition, we also require credit card or other payment account information for our promotional programs. We store credit card and other payment account information in encrypted form on secure servers. We do not share credit card information, your user ID or password with anyone outside of SWFleda.

Cookie – When you visit one of our Websites, we send one or more cookies to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve our service by preserving user preferences. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser settings to refuse all cookies or specify when cookies are sent. However, if you do this, some features and services may not work properly.

Server Logs – When you visit one of our websites, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends when you visit the website. These server logs may include information such as your Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your visit, and the identity of any cookies that were sent to your browser.

User Communications – when you send an email or other communication to SWFleda, we may store these communications to process your requests, respond to your inquiries, and improve our services.

Newsletter requests – when you join one of our mailing lists, you provide us with personal information such as your name and email address. We use this information to send you newsletters.

Affiliate Sites – we offer some of our services in connection with other websites. Personal information you provide to these sites may be sent to SWFleda to provide the service. We process such information in accordance with this Policy. Affiliated websites may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

How we use the information we collect

SWFleda processes personal information only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. In addition to the foregoing, such purposes include:

  • Providing our products and services to users, including displaying customized content and advertising;
  • Auditing and conducting research and analysis to maintain, protect and improve our services;
  • Ensuring the technical operation of our websites and developing new services.

SWFleda processes personal information on our servers in the United States of America. We may process personal information to provide the services we provide and, in some cases, we may process personal information on behalf of and as instructed by a third party, such as our advertising partners.

Personal information choices

When you sign up for a particular service that requires registration, we ask you to provide personal information. If we use that information in a way that is not as described in this Privacy Policy or for the purposes for which it was collected, we will ask for your consent before using it.

If we propose to use personal information for any purposes other than those described in this Privacy Policy, we will offer you an effective way to opt out of having personal information used for those other purposes. We will not collect or use Confidential Personal Information unless you voluntarily post such information, which we discourage.

Information security

We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal audits of our collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to protect against unauthorized access to systems where personal data is stored.

Data integrity

SWFleda only processes personal information for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with that privacy. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process personal information necessary to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete and up to date, but we rely on our users to update or correct their personal information as necessary.

Changes to this policy

Please note that this privacy policy may change from time to time. We will not limit your rights under this policy without your express consent, and we expect most such changes to be minor. In any event, we will post any policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. Each version of this Policy will be listed at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep previous versions of this Privacy Policy archived for your review.

SWFleda privacy definitions

  • Personal Information is information you provide that identifies you;
  • Member Account means an account you create on any of the Websites to advertise or use certain services. You may edit or close your Member Account at any time through the Website with which you have a Member Account;
  • About User means the information you provide when you register for an account on one of our Websites. We ask for certain personal information such as your name, e-mail address and physical address, as well as your username and password. Member Information is used to provide you with access to free services, such as classified advertising, and to design and create advertising campaigns. Member Information allows us to protect you from unauthorized use of your account;
  • Cookie means a small file sent from SWFleda to your computer that allows our computer to identify your computer’s browser. We use cookies to remember information about your browser to make it easier and more efficient for you to use the Websites. You can set your browser so that it does not accept cookies, but if you do so, you may not be able to use all websites and services;
  • Server logs records that are created by our servers when you visit our websites. Server logs include your Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your visit, and any cookies assigned to your browser.

For more information about SWFleda or our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at [email protected].