The information you input into our database is only used for people to qualify you as a reviewer of restaurants, gelaterie, and pastry shops. Your information will not be distributed to anyone at any time. We will not send you any emails unless you ask for one to be sent regarding a lost password. Any message we would possibly need to send you will be shown on your Account page.

This overall Privacy statement verifies, among other things, that Dining in Florence ("we" or "us" or "Dining in Florence") on the Web is in compliance with standard privacy principles.

How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information
We always have and always will respect your privacy. Any information that you give us is held with the utmost care and will not be used other than as described in this privacy policy.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact us through our contact form.

The Information We Collect
We collect personal information from you on Dining in Florence when you provide it.

User Registration. Registration on Dining in Florence is strictly voluntary. To register on Dining in Florence, you must provide your name and e-mail. This information is required in the registration process at Dining in Florence, but we recognize that this is your personal information and, except as we explain below, we do not give it out to third parties without your approval . Becoming a registered user on Dining in Florence allows you to rate and review businesses in the website. Additional demographic information is also collected in an "optional information" area. In this section, you are not required to provide additional information about yourself that you may find personal. We do this to qualify you as a reviewer on the Web site. At any time you may later review or update the personal information we have collected online from you by logging on with your user name and password and then going to the "My Profile" link.

Member Reviews. In order to submit your ratings and reviews on the site, you will need to create a username. All of your reviews are visible to all. If you so choose on your personal profile, the following pieces of information will be shared on the site along with your reviews: (i) your username, (ii) your home city and state, (iii) the month and year that you became a subscriber to Dining in Florence (iv) your favorites, comments about your favorites, and your ranking of favorites, and (v) the total number of Dining in Florence reviews submitted.

Cookies. Dining in Florence employs cookies (small pieces of text stored on your computer) to recognize you and your access privileges. For example, we use cookies to allow you to log on to Dining in Florence automatically without entering your ID and password each visit. Cookies also identify you and your preferences on our site. You may refuse to accept our cookies, but we will not be able to recognize you as a registered user or subscriber, which will limit your access to the site.

Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are randomly displayed.

How We Use Your Information
We use your e-mail address to send you an initial email after you sign up and if you lose your password. We do not send out any emails to you. If we have a message to send you, it will be shown on yoru account page.

With Whom We Share Information
We DO NOT share your information with anyone or any website.

Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform with the law or legal process or to protect or defend our rights or property.

Links
We may provide links to third party Web sites as a service to our users. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such Web sites, which may differ from those of Dining in Florence. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any information to them.

How You Can Access or Correct Your Information
If you are a registered Dining in Florence user you can make changes to your personal information at any time by clicking on "My Profile" on Dining in Florence. At any time you can also review your personal information by clicking on "My Profile" as well.

Questions
Protecting your privacy is one of our highest priorities. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you contact us through our contact form.

Consent and Opting-Out
Upon request, Dining in Florence will:
1. Remove you and your personal information from our database, thereby canceling your registration.
2. Correct personal information that you state is erroneous.

To request a correction or cancellation, contact us through our contact form.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. We will never use the information you submit under this current policy in a new way without first providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prevent that use (we will post a notification of such changes 30 days prior to their implementation). You may determine when this privacy policy was updated last by noting the "Last Updated" date directly beneath the title of this page.

Thank you for using Dining in Florence!

Last Updated: April 9, 2009