Iran net is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our many offerings. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.

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         This policy will let you know:

1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you?
2. How your information is used?
3. Who is collecting your information?
4. With whom your information may be shared?
5. What else you should know about your online privacy?

1.What personally identifiable information does IRANNET collect from me?

        Iran net collects information in several ways from different parts of our network of web sites.

Some personal information is gathered when you register. During registration, Iran net asks for your name, email address, birth date, gender, zip code, occupation, industry and personal interests.

In addition to registration we may ask you for personal information at other times, including (but not limited to) when you enter a sweepstakes, contest or promotion sponsored by Iran net and/or our many partners; when you make a purchase using Iran net Shopping; when you make travel arrangements using Iran net Travel; when you post a Iran net Classified ad; when you submit a listing for a web site; and when you report a problem with one of our sites or services. If you contact Iran net we may keep a record of that correspondence. Iran net also occasionally asks users to complete surveys that we use for research purposes. Wherever Iran net collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.

2. How does IRAN NET use my information?

          Iran nets primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with a customized experience on our network of sites. This includes personalization services, interactive communications, online shopping and many other types of services, most of which are completely free to you. In order to provide services free of charge, we display advertisements. By knowing a little about you, Iran net is able to deliver more relevant advertisements and content, and hence better service, to you.

In our role of delivering targeted advertisements, Iran net plays the middleman. Advertisers give us an advertisement and tell us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, males over 35 years old). Iran net takes the advertisement and displays it to users meeting that criteria. In this process, the advertiser never has access to individual account information. Only Iran net has access to individuals' accounts. This kind of advertisement targeting is done with banner ads as well as promotional email through Iran net Delivers. You will only receive special offers via email from Iran net if you have indicated in your account preferences that you would like to receive them. You can change your account preferences at any time.

Iran net does research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us upon registration, during a promotion, from our server log files or from surveys. We do this to better understand and serve our users. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis. Iran net may share this aggregated data with advertisers or business partners.

3. Who is collecting information?

         When you are on a Iran net site and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Iran net alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise. For example, some Iran net services, like Iran net Travel, are offered in conjunction with a partner company. In order to provide this co-branded service to you, it is necessary for us to share your personal information with our partner company. If data is being collected and/or maintained by any company other than Iran net you will be notified prior to the time of the data collection or transfer. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer by not using that particular service.

Promotions that run on Iran net may be sponsored by companies other than Iran net or may be cosponsored by Iran net and another company. Some or all data collected during a promotion may be shared with the sponsor. If data will be shared, you will be notified prior to the time of data collection or transfer. You can decide not to participate in the promotion if you don't want your data to be shared. Currently, most Iran net promotions are limited to US or North American residents.

Please be aware that Iran net Internet access partners, advertisers, and web sites that have links on our site may collect personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of those Internet access partners, advertisers, and web sites linked to Iran net are not covered by this privacy statement.

4. With whom does IRAN NET share my information?

          As a general rule, Iran net will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. Please see the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how your personal information may be shared.

5. What else should I know about my privacy?

           Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through email, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online