METROHORSE PRIVACY POLICY

MetroHorse has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the MetroHorse.com website. Your privacy is very important to us. Please read this Privacy Policy to learn more about the ways in which we use and protect your personal information. If you have additional questions, you may email us at privacy@metrohorse.com.

he privacy practices referred to in this statement apply to our services available under the domain of www.metrohorse.com (the Site). By visiting this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use or access our Site.

This Privacy Policy describes the information that we collect from you and what may be done with that information. Please read this Privacy Policy in its entirety so that you can make informed decisions.

By accepting the Privacy Policy and the User Agreement in registration, you fully consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in agreement with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is effective upon acceptance in registration for new registering users.

Minors
Children (persons under the age of 18) are not eligible to use the Site without proper supervision. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use this Site under the supervision of your parents or guardians.

Information We Collect
MetroHorse is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. MetroHorse collects information from our users at several different points on our website. Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, and efficient experience. This allows us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs, and to customize our service to make your experience safer and easier. We only collect personal information about you that we consider necessary for achieving this purpose.

You can browse the Site without revealing any personal information about yourself. If you choose to use our services, we may require you to provide contact and identity information, billing information, and other personal information as indicated on the forms throughout the Site. Where possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional.


Use of Your Information.
We use your personal information in the file we maintain about you to correct problems, and inform you about online and offline updates. Also, MetroHorse collects information to detect and protect our community against error, fraud and other criminal activity. We may compare and review your personal information for errors, omissions, and for accuracy.

You agree that we may use personal information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts and to improve our content and service offerings. These uses improve the Site and better tailor it to meet your needs, so as to provide you with a safe and efficient MetroHorse experience.

MetroHorse uses your personal information to contact you regarding information that might be of interest to you such as targeted banner advertisements, administrative notices, and communications relevant to your use of this site. By accepting the User Agreement and Privacy Policy, you expressly agree to receive this information.


Disclosure of Your Information.
We do not sell or rent any of your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your clear consent. However, the following describes some of the ways that your MetroHorse account information may be disclosed in the normal scope of business to provide our services.

Your Metro ID is displayed throughout the Site and is therefore available to the public. All of your activities on the Site will be identifiable to your Metro ID. Other people can see your bids, services that you have purchased in the past, your feedback rating and associated comments, your postings on the Site, and so on.

MetroHorse always cooperates with law enforcement inquiries to help protect you and the MetroHorse community. Therefore, in response to a verified request by law enforcement relating to alleged illegal activity, we can (and you authorize us to) disclose your name, city, state, telephone number, email address, Metro ID history, fraud complaints, and bidding and listing history without a subpoena. Without limiting the above, in an effort to respect your privacy and our ability to keep the community free from these problems, we will not otherwise disclose your personal information to law enforcement or other government officials without a subpoena, court order or substantially similar legal procedure, except when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent suspected illegal activity.

Your Password.
We do not recommend that you disclose your MetroHorse password to any third parties. You are responsible for all actions taken with your Metro ID and password, including payments that are made and services that are sold correlating to your account. If you choose to share your Metro ID and password or your personal information with third parties, you are responsible for all actions taken with your account. If you know or feel that your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately change your password

Security
We use procedural and technical safeguards such as encryption, firewalls and a Verisign 128-bit Secure Socket Layers (SSL) certificate to protect your personal information against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access and disclosure and to protect your privacy. We treat data as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company.

Notification of Changes
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time and at our sole discretion. The new modified terms shall automatically be effective 15 days after their initial posting on the Site. Also, we will inform you of any changes to the Privacy Policy via the email that we have on file for you.