Privacy Policy

Thentic.com is an online application that helps people learn about foods and food merchants they can trust. By using Thentic.com you permit the collection and use of your personal information as outlined below in our Privacy Policy. You should visit this page periodically to review any changes to the Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Thentic.com collects user submitted account information such as name and email address to identify you and send you notifications related to the use of the service. Thentic.com also collects user submitted location information such as city, state or zip. Thentic.com also collects user submitted product information, notes, quizzes, quiz responses, questions and answers.

Some information collected is not explicitly submitted by the user; we log your browser-type related information, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp. This information helps us diagnose problems with our server, administer Thentic.com, and otherwise provide the highest possible level of service to you.

How We Use Your Information

Information such as your full name may be shown to contacts or contacts of a contact primarily in conjunction with information you have contributed.

Your full name and email address may also used when you send an email notification to a friend (such as in a request for a quiz, in an invitation, when sharing a note, or when forwarding a request). We may also use your email address to send you updates or news regarding our site. You may choose not to receive email of this type by sending us an email at noemail@thentic.com and we will update your notification settings. Additionally, we use your email address to contact you on behalf of your contacts (such as when a contact requests or forwards a quiz.

Browser-type related information, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp data are used in the general administration of our service.

Transfer of Information

We do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information unless required by law.

We reserve the right to transfer your personal information in the event of a transfer of ownership of Thentic.com, such as acquisition by or merger with another company. In such an event, Thentic.com will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Links

Thentic.com may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that Thentic.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of other sites.

Use of Cookies

Like most websites, Thentic.com requires cookies to function properly. Cookies are small text files that reside on a user's computer and identify you as a unique user. We use cookies to refine our site and simplify the user experience. For example, the use of cookies allows registered users to enter our site without explicitly typing in their email address and password every time.

Controlling Your Personal Information

Registered users who wish to close their account should contact us.

Security

Your Thentic.com account is password-protected. This web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. We use industry standard measures to protect your information that is stored within our database. We limit the access to your information to those employees who need access to perform their job function such as our customer service personnel. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.

Emails and Opt-out

At this time, registered members cannot opt-out of email messages initiated by their contacts (such as, requests for a quiz) however they may opt-out of receiving notifications initiated by Thentic.com Unregistered users that do not wish to receive emails may opt-out of receiving any communications by following the instructions contained in all emails.

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, please contact us.