Privacy Policy

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Mayhem ("Mayhem") operates several websites including http://spicyelephant.com. It is Mayhem’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Mayhem collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Mayhem’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Mayhem’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Mayhem may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Mayhem also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Mayhem does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Mayhem’s websites choose to interact with Mayhem in ways that require Mayhem to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Mayhem gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who create an account at http://spicyelephant.com to provide name and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Mayhem – by signing up for an subscription account, for example – are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Mayhem collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Mayhem. Mayhem does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Mayhem may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Mayhem may monitor the most popular parts of the http://spicyelephant.com site, and track usage behaviour. Mayhem may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Mayhem does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Mayhem discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Mayhem’s behalf or to provide services available at Mayhem’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Mayhem’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Mayhem will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Mayhem discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Mayhem believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Mayhem, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Mayhem website and have supplied your email address, Mayhem may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Mayhem and our products. We primarily use our our website or blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Mayhem takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Mayhem uses cookies to help Mayhem identify and track visitors, their usage of Mayhem website, and their website access preferences. Mayhem visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Mayhem’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Mayhem’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Mayhem may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Mayhem’s sole discretion. Mayhem encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Users with questions about this Privacy Policy may contact Mayhem via email: