1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

We may store the information you submit to or through the Site, as well as information we collect in connection with your use of the Site.

We use the information to fulfill your requests, provide the Site’s functionality, improve the Site’s quality, personalize your experience, track usage of the Site, provide feedback to businesses that are advertised on the Site, display relevant advertising, provide customer support, message you, back up our systems and allow for disaster recovery, enhance the security of the Site, and comply with legal obligations.

Among the information we collect, please note:

Account Information: If you create an account on groupsexinthecity.com, we may store and use the information you input, including but not limited to email address, zip code and other information you may provide with your account, such as your gender and birth date. Your User name, profile information, as well as any photo you submit through the registration process, will be publicly displayed as part of your account profile and in other locations throughout the Site. You can modify some of the information associated with your account on your profile page and in your account settings. If you feel that an unauthorized account has been created depicting you or your likeness, you can request by reaching the admin them through the Contact link located at the bottom of the Site.

Public Content: The information that you post to the Site is intended for public consumption, including your reviews, photos, comments, likes, and account profile. We may display this information on the Site, share it with businesses, and further distribute it to a wider audience through third party sites and services.

Communications: When you sign up for an account, you are opting in to receive emails from other groupsexinthecity.com users, businesses, and the Company itself. You can manage your email preferences in your account settings, but note that you cannot opt out of receiving certain administrative or legal notices from the Company. If you exchange messages with others through the Site, we may store them in order to process and deliver them, allow you to manage them, and investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site.

Site Activity: We may store information about your use of the Site, such as your search activity, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit. We also may store information that your computer or mobile device provides to us in connection with your use of the Site, such as your browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, IP address, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, location, and requested and referring URLs.

2. Cookies

We, and third parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, web beacons, local shared objects (sometimes called "flash cookies"), and similar technology in connection with your use of the Site and third party websites ("Cookies"). Cookies are small data files that may have unique identifiers, and reside, among other places, on your computer or mobile device, in emails we send to you, and on our web pages. Cookies may transmit information about you and your use of the Site, such as your browser type, search preferences, data relating to advertisements that have been displayed to you or that you have clicked on, and the date and time of your use. Cookies may be persistent or stored only during an individual session. It may be possible to disable some (but not all) Cookies through your device or browser settings, but doing so may affect your ability to use the Site. The method for disabling cookies may vary by device and browser, but can usually be found in preferences or security settings.

3. Third Parties

We may share information about you with third parties as follows:

Advertisers: We may allow third parties to use Cookies on the Site to collect the same type of information for the same purposes as the Company does for itself. They may be able to associate the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources. We do not necessarily have access to or control over the Cookies they use, but you may be able to opt-out of some of their practices by visiting the following links: Network Advertising Initiative, Omniture, Aperture, Digital Advertising Alliance and PrivacyChoice. Please note that opting out does not prevent the display of advertisements to you.

Service Providers: Some of the services that are offered through the Site may be provided by third-party providers. We also outsource some of groupsexinthecity.com’s functions to third-party providers, such as technical support, tracking and reporting functions, quality assurance testing and other services. We may share information from or about you with these third-party providers so that they can perform their services or complete your requests.

Aggregate Information: We may share user information in the aggregate with third parties, such as advertisers and content distributors. For example, we may disclose the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, advertisements.

Business Transfers: We may share information from or about you with subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control, in which case we will require them to honor this Privacy Policy.

Investigations: We may investigate and disclose information from or about you if we have a good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure is (a) reasonably necessary to comply with legal process and law enforcement instructions and orders, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us; (b) helpful to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site; or (c) protect our rights, reputation, property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public.

Links: The Site may contain links to unaffiliated third party websites. Except as set forth herein, we do not share your personal information with them, and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We suggest you read the privacy policies on all such third party websites.

4. Controlling Your Personal Data

Other users may be able to identify you, or associate you with your account if you include personal information in the content you post publicly. You can reduce the risk of being personally identified by using the Site pseudonymously. Please also note that the messages you send or receive using the Site are only private to the extent that both you and the sender/recipient keep them private. For example, we do not have any control over whether a recipient of one of your messages publicly posts it or its contents. Similarly, the Company may also access and monitor such messages at any time and for any or no reason.

5. Data Retention and Account Termination

You can close your account in your account settings. We will remove your public posts from view and/or dissociate them from your account profile, but we may retain information about you for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy unless prohibited by law. For example, we may retain information to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site or to comply with legal obligations. Please note that Hosts cannot remove their party listings, ratings or reviews by closing their accounts.

6. Security

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Dispute Resolution

If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Privacy Policy you may contact us using the Contact link at the bottom of the Site.

8. Jurisdiction

The information we obtain from or about you may be processed and stored in the United States, which may provide for different data protection rules than the country in which you reside.

9. Modifications to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will govern our use of information about you and will be located here. By continuing to access or use the Site, you agree to be bound by the current Privacy Policy.