Privacy Policy

Storify places a high value on the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how Storify uses and collects information, including both the personal information you submit through the Storify website (the “Website”) and the information that the Website automatically collects when you use the Website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you understand our privacy practices.  In addition, please review our Terms of Service, which also govern your use of this Website, and which incorporate this Privacy Policy by reference. By using the Website, you consent that you have read and accept our privacy practices, as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information

For some activities on Storify, such as creating, publishing and commenting on stories, you may be required to create an account. When registering for an account on the Website, we ask for certain personal information, including your name and email address. We may also ask for other personal information to assist us with enhancing the Website and improving the user experience.

Automated Information

We may also automatically collect non-personally identifiable information about your computer or mobile device when you access the Website. For example, when you visit Storify.com, we may collect information about your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, the type of browser software you are using, the operating system you are running, the site, if any, that referred you, the date and time of your visit, as well as the pages you visit on the Website. If you use a mobile device or application to access Storify’s services, we may also collect information about your mobile device, such as the type of device you use.

Profile and Comments

Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose in your profile or in your comments or stories is public. Storify may choose to collect any such personal information.

Accessing and Modifying Your Personal Information

You can access your personal information by logging in and clicking on “Settings.” From there, you can change the email address associated with your account or delete your account.

Legal Disclaimer

While Storify generally makes every effort to preserve your privacy and does not sell, transfer or otherwise disseminate your personally identifiable information to outside parties, it reserves the right to do so under certain circumstances:

• Third PartiesIn limited circumstances, Storify may provide personal information to trusted third parties to provide support for the operation of the Website. Personal information will only be disclosed subject to an appropriate confidentiality and security agreement, and only to the extent necessary to perform these support functions.
• Disclosures Required by LawWe may disclose your information in the good faith belief that we are required to do so by law, or when doing so is reasonably necessary to: comply with a law, regulation or legal process; to respond to any claims; to protect and defend the rights, property or personal safety of any person; to address security or technical issues; or to protect against fraud, misuse or unauthorized use of the Website.
• Business TransitionsIn addition, your personal information may be disclosed as part of any merger, sale, acquisition, bankruptcy or transfer of company assets.

Facilitating Use of the Website

We use cookies, web beacons and log file information to enable users to log into the Website without re-entering password information every time, to provide personalized content, and to monitor metrics such as the total number of page visits.

Storify may also contract with and/or form partnerships with third parties. Storify’s partners may monitor certain pages of the Website for the purpose of reporting website traffic, statistics, advertisement “clickthroughs,” and/or other analytics. Storify’s partners may use cookies, web beacons and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics about our website visitors. No personally identifiable information is collected by or transferred to these network partners.

Information Security

While we use reasonable measures to safeguard personal information, Storify cannot absolutely guarantee the security of the personal information you supply to us, or the security of our servers and databases. Personal information may be stored on computers of third parties who have access to your personal information subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Storify does not control the security measures used by such third parties. By using the Website, you assume all risks associated with the potential loss of personal information.

Third Party Links And Content

Storify does not control the privacy policies of its partners or other social media sites to which it provides links or access, and the information collection and dissemination policies of such companies are not governed by Storify’s Privacy Policy. As a result, if you decide to make use of any of these third-party sites or services, you should review their privacy policies.

Child Protection

We do not offer services to, target, or knowingly collect or solicit personal information from persons under the age of 13. In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, we will delete any information from people we believe to be under 13 and cancel the corresponding accounts. By submitting any personally identifying information, you certify that you are at least 13 years of age.

Notification of Changes

We may make changes to our Privacy Policy from time to time. Whenever we do so, we will post those changes to this privacy statement and in other places we deem appropriate.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at [email protected]