Mentory

Privacy Policy

About Mentory

Mentory is a website and a concept that connects appropriate mentors and protégés together. Our vision is that every individual have something to give, whether it is support or experience that others can benefit from. And everyone has areas in life they would like to improve. Mentory is the place you get connected. Search for a protégé if you would like to pass some of your experience on to another person. As a protégé you might search for a mentor that can help you define your goals, and support you in achieving them.

Our Commitment To Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. By using or accessing Mentory, you are accepting the personal information handling practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time. Changes will be informed by a newsletter. Changes will also be posted on this page and we will indicate at the end of this page the date this statement was last revised. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.

Sign-up & registration

When signing-up at Mentory, you register the following information in order to create an account. You will be required to provide the following information: name, email address and password.

Account information

When registered a user we recommend that you add country, ZIP/postal code, a professional and personal description of you, mentorship information such as goals you want to achieve, experience to pass on. Providing additional information beyond what is required at registration is entirely optional, but enables you to better identify yourself and find valid mentorships through Mentory. Invite Information In order to invite others to connect with you directly at Mentory, you will enter their name and email address. This information will be used by Mentory to send your invitation including a personal message that you write. The names and email addresses of people that you invite will be used only to send your invitation and reminders.

If you choose to use our invitation service to tell a relation about our Website, we will ask you for information needed to send the invitation, such as your relations email address. We will automatically send your relation an email inviting him or her to visit the Website. Mentory stores this information to send this invitation, to register a relation or mentor/protégé connection if your invitation is accepted, and to track the success.

To facilitate mentorships on Mentory, we allow users to search for other users, using user name, first name, last name, goals, skills, tags and other information you have chosen to share, under your privacy settings. When you register with Mentory, you create your own profile and privacy settings. Your profile information, as well as your name, email address and photo, are displayed to people on Mentory. We may occasionally use your name and email address to send you notifications regarding new services, news and information related to Mentory. Profile information is used by Mentory primarily to be presented back to and edited by you when you access the service and to be presented to others.

You can choose the degree of anonymity you wish through your privacy settings.Your name, email address, and profile picture will be available in search results across the Mentory site and those limited pieces of information may be made available to third party search engines. This is primarily so your relations can find you and send a mentorship invitation. People who see your name in searches, however, will not be able to access further profile information unless they are allowed such access based on your privacy settings.

Cookies

Mentory uses cookies and web log files to track site usage, like most web sites. A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer which allows Mentory to recognize you as a user when you return to Mentory using the same computer and web browser. You will only be able to use Mentory, if your browser settings allow cookies. Like the information you enter at Sign-up or in your Account, cookie and log file data is used to customize your experience on the web site.

One type of cookie, known as a “persistent” cookie, is set once you’ve logged in to your Mentory account. The next time you visit Mentory, the persistent cookie will allow us to recognize you as an existing user so you will not need to log in before using the service. In order to access or change any of your personal information (like a credit card number), however, you must log in securely again with your password even if your computer contains your persistent cookie.

Additionally, if you log out of Mentory you will need to re-enter your password the next time you visit in order to log in to your account. Another type of cookie, called a “session” cookie, is used to identify a particular visit to the Mentory site. Session cookies expire after a short period or when you close down your web browser.

We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends. In the course of optimizing services to our users, we may allow authorized third parties to place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Any information provided to third parties through such cookies will not be personally identifiable but may provide general segment information, e.g. your industry or geographic location, for greater customization of your user experience, Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

The information we collect and usage

When you register for Mentory we ask for information such as your name, company name, email address, billing address, credit card information. Users who sign up for the free account are not required to enter a credit card. Mentory uses collected information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, and research.

You can

Review, enhance or edit your account information through your privacy settings. Choose what information you make available through your public profile. Tell us to close your Mentory account.

Storage

Webcom uses third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to run Mentory. Although Webcom owns the code, databases, and all rights to the Mentory application, you retain all rights to your data.

Disclosure

Webcom may disclose personally identifiable information under special circumstances, such as to comply with subpoenas or when your actions violate the Terms of Service.

Contact information

Any questions about this Privacy Policy should be addressed by e-mail to: support@webcom.dk

Privacy Policy last revised February 1., 2009.