About GayDCSingles.com
GayDCSingles.com is an online matchmaking service designed to provide an easy way for our members to meet each other on the Web. To accomplish this, our members create their own unique profiles and then are able to search for potential matches through our search technology as well as receive correspondances from other members. GayDCSingles.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protect your personal privacy.

The Information We Collect
In order to provide the services of this site, we must ask for certain personal information. None of the information we gather can be used by the public (visitors, other members, or anyone not employed by GayDCSingles.com or the financial institutions used to process membership charges) to identify specific individuals. We are a membership-based service. We collect credit card, address, or bank information only from those who choose to join. All visitors to our site may browse the site, search the ads and any other features our site has to offer without entering any personal information.

Information Collected/Tracked by GayDCSingles.com
Our registration form requires users to provide contact information such as name and email address, financial information (such as bank account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (such as zip code, age, or income level).
GayDCSingles.com uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect visitor's contact information such as name and email address, financial information such as bank account or credit card numbers, and demographic information such as zip code, age, or income level.

Use of Information Obtained by GayDCSingles.com
Public information supplied by the user is intended to be viewed by visitors to the site. This information is used by visitors for searching and matching purposes. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc. We primarily use Email addresses submitted by members to verify enrollment and when forwarding anonymous e-mails from ad responders. Respondees' email addresses are not disclosed to the responder. We may also use a user's email address to send news regarding our site, but the user may choose not to receive email of this type by contacting us. Email addresses may also be used in private correspondence with the user for customer service issues. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services. All other private information submitted by the user is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of GayDCSingles.com. All private information can be updated or deleted by the user at any time.

Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
Except where you are expressly informed otherwise or as described immediately below, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information except to the financial institution that processes your credit card or check transaction unless required by law or for the protection of your membership.

Links
This site contains links to other websites. Please be aware that GayDCSingles.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Use of Cookies
Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects a cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas on our site. In addition, cookies may be used on our site to allow enhanced capabilities such as chat. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user! Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies. These cookies are used to measure the effectiveness of their ads.

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
GayDCSingles.com gives users several options for modifying or removing their information from our database please visit the My Profile page or contact us.

Security
GayDCSingles.com takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order process asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected. Critical data stored in our servers, such as credit card numbers, are encrypted within the database, rendering them useless for any use outside the use of GayDCSingles.com.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information.

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.