Ridmail - Privacy Statement

When you register for an account on Ridmail:

We Will:

1. Collect personally identifiable (e.g. name, address) and demographic (e.g. age, gender) information about you. We will use the demographic data to post ads (appealing to your demographic) on our Web site when you log in.
2. Provide industry-standard security to protect your personal information while it is in our possession. If you use your credit card to pay for premium services, then your credit card information will be encrypted using SSL technology and will be stored on secure servers.
3. Give you access to review and edit your personal and demographic information while it is in our possession.
4. Send you service announcements notifying you of any updates to the service. We will send the notifications (only when required) to your Ridmail account.

We Won't:

1. Send you any unsolicited email (Just Say NO to SPAM!).
2. Do the following, without your explicit permission:
   • Share your personal information or demographic data.
   • Give anyone access to your e-mail.
   • Open or read messages in your account: unless, we believe, in good faith, that such release is necessary to:
     • Comply with the law.
     • Enforce or apply the terms of our user agreement.
     • Protect the rights, property, or safety of Ridmail, our users, or the public.
3. Share any data with outside parties that would identify a specific user.
4. Knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. Click here for more information.
5. Contact you via e-mail or any other method to ask you for your password. Do not share your password with anyone; you should only enter it directly into our Web site.
6. Contact you via e-mail or any other method to ask you for your credit card information. You should only enter this information directly into our Web site.
7. Materially change how we use your personally identifiable information without placing a prominent notice on our Web site first.

Cookies:

Ridmail uses cookies for the purpose of storing Ridmail system information. This is used for system functionality information such as HTTP compression, etc. Our web-based mail service WILL function even if your browser is set to disallow cookies.

Links:

Be aware that when you click on ad banners, you may be redirected to other sites not operated by Ridmail. You are responsible for information that you provide to these sites. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any site that requests personal information.
** Note that this policy does not cover the privacy practices of these linked sites.

General Information Collected:

When visiting our site, some general information is collected including: IP address (your computer's unique signature), Operating system (e.g., Windows), Browser software (e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape), Internet Service Provider (e.g., Earthlink, Verizon).

The information we collect is aggregated to reflect the population as a whole rather than focused on individuals. We use it to help us better understand the people who visit Ridmail. We do NOT disclose any of this information to any other parties unless required by law.

Questions:

For any questions or comments concerning Ridmail's privacy policy, please contact us by visiting http://www.ridmail/contact.html.
You may also use the above link for general account problems, and to report abuse issues.