Privacy Policy
1.
Protecting Your Privacy
- We don't share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
- If you are a registered member we do not share any of your contact infomation
with third parties unless you violate the Terms of Use.
Your email address will be accessible only to other registered members for contact
purposes in a password protected section of the website.
- Account information is password-protected. Keep your password safe.
2.
Data We Collect and How We Use It
- We collect your email address for the purposes of authenticating accounts, resetting
passwords, and sending out notices about changes in STDCarriers.com policies and
services.
- We collect your I.P. address to ensure complience with our Terms of Use.
- In some cases we require medical documents be sent via U.S. mail to determine if a publisher has violated our
Terms of Use Agreement. We keep these records private and do not share them with third parties. If documents are submitted as part of a request to be listed in the STD Free Section the disease(s)
for which you have tested negative for and exam date(s) will be posted with the profile.
- If you are found to have violated the Terms of Use Agreement your information may be posted in the
Evil Doers Section. This information will include your IP address and internet service provider (ISP) and any other information we have have about you including your email address, full name, phone number, postal address, and picture.
- If you send messages that are deemed threatening in any way via email, U.S. mail, or any other medium we may elect to publish the message in our Threats Section. Published threats may contain any associated contact information including your your email address, full name, phone number, and postal address. This may apply to unconstructive
rantings in some cases if they of an obnoxious, obscene, or otherwise notable
in nature.
Data Collected By Others
- This site features advertising from third parties including
AdBrite, Kontera,
Commission Junction,
Amazon, Bidvertiser,
AdSter, and
Info Links. These sites collect data in accordance with their policies
primarily for the purpose of analyzing ad performance.
Freedom of Speech Protection Policy
3.
Free Speech for American Users
STD Carriers is owned and operated in the state of Oregon. As an Oregon information
service user generated content (UGC) falls under the protection of the
Oregon Media Shield Law. Under this law we are protected from having to
reveal the source of information gathered unless the information indicates that
you have or are about to commit a crime. The only information we keep besides your
email address that as mentioned above is available to other members is your IP address.
Your IP address represents your location and internet connection, but technically
is nothing more than a string of four numerical fields separated by periods. Like
any string of periods and digits it by itself cannot indicate whether you have or
are about to commit a crime. Therefore as the law states we like any "person connected
with, employed by or engaged in any medium of communication to the public" cannot
be "required by a legislative, executive or judicial officer or body, or any other
authority having power to compel testimony or the production of evidence, to disclose,
by subpoena or otherwise...Any unpublished information obtained or prepared by the
person in the course of gathering, receiving or processing information for any medium
of communication to the public." Simply put we will not and cannot be forced to
release your IP address.
STD Carriers is aware that not all states have a shield law and we knowingly provide
service in those areas. We are also aware that some of those areas have civil statues
allowing for civil litigation in cases involving the publication of private facts.
It is, always has been, and always will be the policy of STD Carriers to treat all
UGC as if it originated within the state. STD Carriers will not appear, provide information
for, or otherwise participate in any court proceeding outside of Oregon. Furthermore
we will not grant requests made by any non-federal judicial officer located outside
of Oregon. Exceptions to this section will only be considered in cases related to
violations of our usage terms.
4.
Free Speech for International Users
All policies for protecting out of state users apply to international users as well,
but with special importance to protecting them from criminal prosecution. STD Carriers
is well aware that although we as residents and citizens of the United States of
America are protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
that not everyone is so fortunate and that in some areas your use of our service
including views expressed through commentary may constitute a crime in your area.
We will not under any circumstances cooperate with any foreign government or law
enforcement agency investigating a member in good standing. We may also elect to
publish news of any such investigation, issue warnings to endangered members, or
employ unconventional means to protect the integrity of the service in hostile
regions.
Select Your Email Address Carefully
It is important to remember that although we do not possess assets that could be
used against us as leverage by your government that not all service providers are
so fortunate. When selecting an email address make sure that your provider does
not possess offices or other assets that could be seized by your government. A physical
presence in your area could compel them to give up your identity.