whatsupchicago.com
Privacy Policy

The success of our Web site is based on information you know, want to know, and what information and services we are able to offer you.   Our goal is to offer you access to information and services that best fit your specific interests.   We also strive to make your experience at whatsupchicago.com personable, unique, and informative. 

Every visitor to our Web site is essential to the success of our business and we place the highest value on any personal information you decide to share with us.  In order to offer you this outstanding service, we may, from time to time, ask you for some personal information and to share your own experiences and comments.  Our privacy statement outlines what we will -- and will not ­ do with any information you give us.

Specific Personal Information
whatsupchicago.com only asks for specific types of personal information on our Web site, and it is always optional for you to participate. There are a variety of forms you may choose to fill out in order to place an orders, participate in promotional offers or opt-in mailing lists. In order to participate in any of these, we will request personal information such as name and address, phone numbers, email addresses, or similar personal information.

Opt-out of Receiving Web-based Marketing
We have an email address where you can choose to be removed from our web-generated marketing lists. You can email us at optout@whatsupchicago.com any time to be removed from this list. For your protection and confirmation, this request via email must be from the email address that you receive the messages from us.

Nondisclosure of Information to Outside Parties
Information gathered on the Internet, including personal information, or information about your business transactions with whatsupchicago.com will not be disclosed to outside parties for use in marketing or solicitation, unless you have shown interest in receiving the information.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Established recipients of the newsletter will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals and gifts from whatsupchicago.com on behalf of the sponsors of this site. By signing up for the newsletter, you acknowledge that you accept to receive this newsletter and promotional e-mails or mailings from whatsupchicago.com and sponsors in the future. We pass these special offers on to you, but out of respect for your privacy, we allow members to un-subscribe from these promotions (and subsequently from the newsletter) by forwarding the e-mail with a personal message from you stating that you request to be removed from the list to removenewsletter@whatsupchicago.com.

Third Party Email
As a whatsupchicago.com registered user, you may, at the time of sign up and during subsequent use of our services, request to receive information from select third party sponsors. This information is a good way to learn about special offers on the web. In order to provide you with your requested services and ONLY in this situation, we may share some of your information such as name and e-mail address with third party sponsors. If you receive an e-mail from a third party stating that it is associated with whatsupchicago.com, and you do not recall asking for the information from the third party or wish to be removed from the third party's list, please follow the third party's removal procedures. If this procedure is not successful or not clearly stated, please forward the e-mail with a summary of your experience to privacymanager@whatsupchicago.com.

Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. whatsupchicago.com will send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. whatsupchicago.com stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact whatsupchicago.com at removeme@whatsupchicago.com to request the removal of this information from their database.

Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that whatsupchicago.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by whatsupchicago.com.

whatsupchicago.com Security for E-Commerce
whatsupchicago.com is committed to commerce security for any information collected on the whatsupchicago.com site. We offer the industry-standard SSL encryption security.  We will continue to upgrade our security as the technology continues to become available.

whatsupchicago.com Customized Web Experience
whatsupchicago.com may make use of cookie technology to deliver a customized web experience. Our use of this cookies does not mean that we automatically know anything about you. Cookie information is only used to provide a better user experience.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

whatsupchicago.com Contact Information
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this Web site, please contact:

whatsupchicago.com Privacy Manager
privacymanager@whatsupchicago.com

whatsupchicago.com Webmaster
webmaster@whatsupchicago.com

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