Privacy Policy

The Vibe Journal service (“Vibe Journal” or “Service”) is provided by Vibe Solutions Group, Inc. (“VSG” or “Company”) and makes it easy to share content and information with your friends, family and others you may want to provide access. We understand you may not want everyone in the world to have the information you share on your personal Vibe Journal; that is why we give you control of your information in several ways. First, you have the ability to make your personal Vibe Journal either “public” or “private”. If you make your personal Vibe Journal public anyone online can view your journal. If you make your Vibe Journal private then only those individuals you invite may view your personal Vibe Journal. Secondly, you can turn the ability of viewers to “comment” on or off. If comments are left “on” then viewers can make comments on posts in an interactive environment. If comments are turned “off” then viewers cannot comment on your personal Vibe Journal. Lastly, you can invite others to contribute posts or upload media to your personal journal. Through these personal settings you exert control over your personal journal.

Vibe Journal follows the following principles:

1. You should have control over your personal information and over whom contributes to your Journal.

Vibe Journal helps you share information with your friends and people around you. You choose what information you put in your personal Vibe Journal, including but not limited to text, pictures, videos, audio, calendar events, feeds and links. And you control with whom you share that information through the privacy settings. You also can decide who is allowed to contribute posts and upload content or media to your personal Vibe Journal. Members should understand that if they make their personal Vibe Journal “public” then anyone can not only view your personal Vibe Journal, but can also publish comments.

2. You should be able to facilitate community and access information others want to share.

There is an increasing amount of information available out there, and you may want to know what relates to you, your friends, and people around you. We want to help you easily get that information. Vibe Journal enables Linking to other websites, adding RSS feeds from other web sites, utilizing shared calendars, and inviting others to view or contribute content. These can be effective ways to share and get information and create meaningful communities within the Vibe Journal service.

VSG's Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect and use the personal information you decide to share, and help you make informed decisions when using Vibe Journal located at vibejournal.com ("Vibe Journal" or "Web Site").

By using or accessing Vibe Journal, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

When you visit Vibe Journal you provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected by us and Web Site use information collected by us as you interact with our Web Site.

When you register with Vibe Journal, you provide us with certain personal information, such as your name and your email address and any other personal or preference information that you provide to us.

When you enter Vibe Journal, we collect your browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all Vibe Journal visitors. In addition, we store certain information from your browser using "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use session ID cookies to confirm that users are logged in. These cookies terminate once the user closes the browser. You can remove or block this cookie using the settings in your browser if you want to disable this convenience feature.

When you use Vibe Journal, you may form relationships, send messages, upload media, perform searches and queries, and transmit information through various channels such as RSS Feeds. We collect this information so that we can provide you the Vibe Journal service and offer personalized features. In most cases, we retain it so that, for instance, you can easily see your friends list.
By using Service, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.

Company does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information to or on service. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at kerry@vibejournal.com.

We recommend that minors over the age of 13 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

When you register with Service, you create your own account and privacy settings. Company will use your name and email address to verify you as a Member and send you notifications regarding new features offered by Company that we think you may find valuable.
Company also collects non-personally identifiable information including browser type and IP address. This is used to provide an optimal and customized experience on the Service.

We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example:

• We may provide information to service providers to help us bring you the services we offer. Specifically, we may use third parties to facilitate our business, such as to host the service at a co-location facility for servers, to send out email updates about Service, to remove repetitive information from our user lists, to process payments for products or services, or to provide search results or links (including sponsored links). In connection with these offerings and business operations, our service providers may have access to your personal information for use for a limited time in connection with these business activities. Where we utilize third parties for the processing of any personal information, we implement reasonable contractual and technical protections limiting the use of that information to the Service-specified purposes.
• We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. We do not reveal information until we have a good faith belief that an information request by law enforcement or private litigants meets applicable legal standards. Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through the Service, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies.
• If the ownership of all or substantially all of Company were to change, your user information may be transferred to the new owner so the service can continue operations. In any such transfer of information, your user information would remain subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy.

Vibe Journal may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Company.

Advertisements that appear on Service may be delivered (or "served") directly to users by third party advertisers. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as JavaScript and "web beacons" (also known as "1x1 gifs") to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. Doing this allows the advertising network to recognize your computer each time they send you an advertisement in order to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. In this way, they may compile information about where individuals using your computer or browser saw their advertisements and determine which advertisements are clicked. Company does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed by the third party advertisers.

This privacy policy covers the use of cookies by Service and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by any of its advertisers.

As author of your personal journal you have the ability to delete your Journal in its entirety or any information published by either yourself or any invited contributors.

Company takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. However, please note that we do not guarantee account security as hardware or software failure, unauthorized use, and other factors may lead to a security breach. If you have any questions about the security of Service, please contact us at kerry@vibejournal.com.

If you choose to visit Vibe Journal, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of, and application of law of the state of Missouri. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's effective date. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at kerry@vibejournal.com.