Privacy Policy

Friendster Loop Privacy Policy - Generally

IDT is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This IDT Privacy Policy applies to the Friendster Loop Web site and governs data collection and usage at that site.  Please read the complete IDT Privacy Policy below.

The purpose of the IDT Web sites' privacy policy is to inform you, as a welcome visitor to our Web sites, about the kinds of information we may gather about you when you visit our Web sites, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and your ability to correct the information. Finally, please note that this policy applies only to the Friendster Loop web site, and not to other companies' or organizations' Web sites to which we link.

Information About IDT Web sites' Visitors

IDT keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within the Web sites, in order to determine what sites and services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within IDT to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Our service automatically gathers certain usage information like the numbers and frequency of visitors to IDT Web sites and its areas. This is similar to the way television ratings tell the networks how many people tuned in to a program. We only use such data in the aggregate. This collective data helps us determine how much our customers use parts of the site, so we can improve our site to assure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many of you as possible.

For example, IDT Web sites may use a technology nicknamed "cookies" that tells us how and when pages in our site are visited, and by how many people. IDT cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personally identifiable information to tell us who you are or even what your screen name or e-mail address is. We also may provide statistical "ratings" information to our IDT Web sites partners about how our members, collectively, use IDT Web sites. We do this so they too can understand how much people use their areas and our site in order for them to provide you with the best possible Web experience as well.

Use of Cookies

Some IDT Web sites may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize IDT's pages, or register with IDT sites or services, a cookie helps IDT to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same IDT Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the IDT features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the IDT services or Web sites you visit.

Use of Third Party Advertising

The majority of the advertisements you see on IDT Web sites are displayed by IDT. In addition, IDT also allows other companies, called third-party advertisers, to display advertisements while you are viewing content on IDT Web sites. These advertisement are selected based on what we believe will be of most interest to you.

Information About You

Sometimes we may specifically ask for information about you when you sign up to use a service or when you order a product. We need certain information -- such as name, age, Internet address or screen name, billing address, type of computer, credit card number -- in order to provide that service or product to you. We may also use that information to let you know of additional products and services about which you might be interested. You can choose not to receive such information if you don't want to by letting us know on the registration screen when you sign up for the product or service. We may ask you for information about your interests so that both you and we can take advantage of the interactivity of the online medium, but you may always choose to respond or not. Additionally, we may provide you with an opportunity to be listed in a directory on one of our IDT- branded services -- these listings are also optional and you can make changes to or eliminate this information when you want to.

IDT does not associate sensitive data, such as your race, religion, or political affiliations, with personally identifiable information. IDT takes precautions to segregate any sensitive data you may provide on IDT sites and services that reference your race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or political affiliations.

Security of your Personal Information

IDT secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. IDT secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encrypted protection.

Sharing of Data with Partner

IDT has partnered with Friendster, Inc. to provide the Website.  Pursuant to an agreement between Friendster and IDT, IDT will share certain information that you provide to the Website, including name, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.  You will, however, have the opportunity to opt-out of the use of this information by Friendster for marketing purposes in the same manner in which you may opt-out of such use by IDT.

Children On The Web

IDT Corporation, Inc. takes special care to protect the safety and privacy of children using our services. We do not specifically collect information about children and believe that children should get their parents' consent before giving out any personal information. We encourage you to participate in your child's experience in cyberspace and to review our important safety tips before your child explores the Internet. We also encourage you and your child to visit IDT Web sites that provides access to age-appropriate content available on the Web. IDT also recommends that parents use Web filtering technology to supervise their kids' access to the Web.

IDT Web sites Privacy Policy Changes

IDT will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. When IDT posts changes to this Statement, you will see the word "updated" next to the Privacy Statement link on the front page of IDT. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how IDT will use your personally identifiable information, IDT will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. IDT encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how IDT is protecting your information.

Enforcement

By upholding our commitment to protecting the privacy of your personal information, IDT has agreed to disclose its information practices. IDT welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that IDT has not adhered to this Statement, please contact IDT by telephone or postal mail.
IDT Corporation
520 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973) 438-4167

Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

IDT Corporation, Inc., its subsidiaries, and affiliate companies respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our Content Providers and those posting materials to the IDT Web Sites to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on the IDT Web Sites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please let us know right away by providing our copyright agent with the following information:

- the electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

- a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity.

- identification of the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists, for example the URL of the Web Site where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published.

- identification of the URL or other specific location on the IDT Web Sites where the material that you claim is infringing is located; you must include enough information to allow us to locate the material.

- your name, address, telephone number, and email address.

- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Our agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on the IDT Web Sites can be reached as follows:

By Mail:

Elliot Rothstein
Chief Legal Officer
IDT Corporation
520 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

By phone:

(973) 438-1000


This contact information is only for reporting copyright infringement. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere on the IDT Web Sites.