PRIVACY POLICY

Policy overview:
Safeguarding your privacy is serious business. That's why The Ultimate New York Body Plan's policy is simple: Except as provided in this statement, The Ultimate New York Body Plan will not disclose, sell or rent any personally identifiable information without proper consent. You, the The Ultimate New York Body Plan user, always have the final word on whether The Ultimate New York Body Plan knows who you are. It is your choice whether you wish to share personally identifiable information with The Ultimate New York Body Plan. We encourage you to consider sharing information with The Ultimate New York Body Plan only if you receive true value in exchange for that information. Please use discretion when revealing personally identifiable information while using The Ultimate New York Body Plan tools, as it may be collected and used by unauthorized third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of The Ultimate New York Body Plan. In other words, if for some reason you post your home phone number on the The Ultimate New York Body Plan message boards (which you should NOT do), you're on your own. Please take a minute to read our policy so that you understand your options and how The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects, processes and shares information. If you have any questions about The Ultimate New York Body Plan's information practices, send an email to The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager. The following is a summary overview of The Ultimate New York Body Plan's privacy policy. Click on the 'more' button after each section to read the complete description of The Ultimate New York Body Plan's information collection practices.
What information does The Ultimate New York Body Plan collect?
If you decide to join The Ultimate New York Body Plan, registration is the only place where you are required to submit information about yourself. To become an The Ultimate New York Body Plan member you need to submit your email address (which can be your new The Ultimate New York Body Plan email address), gender, birthdate, zip or postal code and the name of the country where you live.
What are cookies and how does The Ultimate New York Body Plan use them?
The main function of cookies is to connect members with their stored account information so that The Ultimate New York Body Plan can deliver better and more personalized service. Cookies do not enable the The Ultimate New York Body Plan staff to access personally identifiable information that you haven't already provided.
How does The Ultimate New York Body Plan use member information?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses information collected from you and other members primarily to provide more personalized service, and to learn more about its audience demographic. The Ultimate New York Body Plan also collects market research data in order to generate sales to corporate clients. Market research data are always anonymous and are never used to sell anything to individual respondents based on their personal responses.
What information does The Ultimate New York Body Plan log?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan logs information automatically transmitted from your browser (URL of the web page you were on before coming to The Ultimate New York Body Plan, IP address and browser version); information you submit through registration, forms for optional programs, surveys and other entries; and communications transmitted through The Ultimate New York Body Plan tools.
What is The Ultimate New York Body Plan's information retention policy?
To preserve our database, The Ultimate New York Body Plan retains information submitted by members for an indefinite length of time. The Ultimate New York Body Plan understands your submissions as consent to store all your information in one place for this indefinite length of time. The Ultimate New York Body Plan will nullify (scramble so that it is unrecognizable) account information if required by law or in response to a written member request.
How does The Ultimate New York Body Plan secure collected information?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan makes every effort to make sure your information is secure. Your The Ultimate New York Body Plan account is password-protected so that only you and authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan employees can access your information.
With whom does The Ultimate New York Body Plan share information?
When you submit information to The Ultimate New York Body Plan, it is shared only with the owners of the referring educational program web site. The Ultimate New York Body Plan reserves the right to disclose user information if required by law or if The Ultimate New York Body Plan has reason to believe that the law is being violated.
What is The Ultimate New York Body Plan's opt-in/out policy?
During registration you choose whether to receive correspondence from either The Ultimate New York Body Plan or its partners, and whether you want to participate in a variety of The Ultimate New York Body Plan programs. This information lives on your Profile where you can, at any point, easily edit it to indicate that you have changed your mind. As for promotions, contests, submission opportunities and programs, you will not be included unless you opt-in.
How can The Ultimate New York Body Plan members edit their personal information?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan believes strongly in giving you the ability to access and edit your personal information. You can always update the personal information in your Profile by clicking on the "Update Profile" link on the site. You can edit your Profile or account settings at any time -- all you need is your member name and password.
What action has The Ultimate New York Body Plan taken to protect children's privacy?
Because The Ultimate New York Body Plan is intended for people ages 15 and over, its registration policy is intentionally designed to identify people who are 14 or younger. The Ultimate New York Body Plan will not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. The Ultimate New York Body Plan has developed a process to verify and delete accounts belonging to members who are discovered to be under 13. Note to Parents: If your child is under 13 and has become an The Ultimate New York Body Plan member using a false age, please notify The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager, who will immediately close the account and nullify all personally identifiable information collected from them. If your child is under the age of 18 and you would like to know more about The Ultimate New York Body Plan's site, information practices, stored information or how to close your child's account, contact the Policy Manager.
Notification of Changes:
The Ultimate New York Body Plan's security and privacy policy are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. This policy might change as The Ultimate New York Body Plan updates and expands its services. The Ultimate New York Body Plan will contact you via email and post notification if there are any material changes in its privacy practices. The Ultimate New York Body Plan also encourages you to also check the privacy policy out periodically.
How can I reach The Ultimate New York Body Plan staff?
If you have technical problems, questions or other issues related to your use of The Ultimate New York Body Plan, please email us. The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager will respond to all requests sent through mail or email from members and parents interested in knowing more about personal information stored on the The Ultimate New York Body Plan database, having their personal information nullified, or have additional questions regarding privacy.

What information does The Ultimate New York Body Plan collect?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan wants to be your favorite online destination. To encourage your participation, your The Ultimate New York Body Plan experience is personalized so that you are offered the services, products and information most relevant to you. This requires the collection of information to help tell you apart from other The Ultimate New York Body Plan members. The forms are specially designed so that you don't have to disclose any more information than is necessary to participate in a given activity or use a given tool.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects two kinds of information: anonymous and personally identifiable. Anonymous information is not associated with specific individuals. For instance, The Ultimate New York Body Plan may know how many people read this Privacy Policy today, but they don't necessarily know their names, addresses or birthdays. Personally identifiable information reveals who you are and/or how you can be contacted. It includes your name, address, phone number and email address.

Below is a summary of the different ways The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects various kinds of information about members:

Registration (mandatory to be an The Ultimate New York Body Plan member)
If you decide to join The Ultimate New York Body Plan, registration is the only place where you will be required to submit information about yourself. To become an The Ultimate New York Body Plan member, you need to complete a form with your email address (which can be your new The Ultimate New York Body Plan email address), gender, birthday, zip code, country (and other related information). The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses this information to provide you with more personalized service, and to learn more about its audience demographics.

Only when you choose to participate in optional The Ultimate New York Body Plan programs or services will registration information be linked to information you submit for other purposes. For example, if you decide to be an The Ultimate New York Body Plan Rep, you'll be asked to provide The Ultimate New York Body Plan with your full name, address, school and graduating class. The Ultimate New York Body Plan keeps this information in its database with your member name and other registration data. If you decide that you no longer want The Ultimate New York Body Plan to have a certain piece of information about you, email the Policy Manager.
Your Member Profile (optional)
Information from registration will automatically be placed in your Member Profile. In addition, you can choose to tell everyone your hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes by creating a Member Gallery (or Alumni) Profile. You can fill out as much or as little of your Profile as you want. The more you fill out, the more likely it is that you'll be able to meet members based on things you have in common.
Wireless (optional)
In your account settings, you can register to receive The Ultimate New York Body Plan text messages on your cell phone or pager. To do this, you must submit your device's area code and number as well as the confirmation number The Ultimate New York Body Plan provides to you. The wireless information you submit is linked to your member name and stored in a database that only authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan technical staff can access. For your protection, the tech staff has devised a system of verification to ensure that nobody but you can register your device.
Other places (optional)
The Ultimate New York Body Plan runs promotions, contests, submission opportunities, surveys and programs designed to improve your experience on The Ultimate New York Body Plan. To participate in these programs you may have to give contact (name, address, email address) and/or demographic (i.e., age, gender) information. This only goes to the authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan employees who run the promotion, contest or program so that they can inform you if you win, ask you questions about your submission and deal with other relevant details. The Ultimate New York Body Plan understands your decision to participate as permission to contact you, if necessary, and to store this additional information in its databases with your registration data.
Public forums (privacy warning)
The Ultimate New York Body Plan understands your decision to post in public areas as permission to contact you through your The Ultimate New York Body Plan account.

One last thing to keep in mind: Whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on message boards, through email, The Ultimate New York Body Plan Member Galleries, Alumni Spotlights, Message Boards, or in chat, it can be collected and used by anyone, including law-enforcement agencies acting under subpoena power. If you post personal information in public places, others may send you unsolicited email messages. Always be smart about the information you provide online. And, be aware that if The Ultimate New York Body Plan employees find personally identifiable information posted in public areas, they will delete it.
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What are cookies, and how does The Ultimate New York Body Plan use them?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects anonymous information through cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data containing a unique identification number that is sent to your browser from a web server, and is stored on your computer's hard drive. The unique ID number identifies your browser to The Ultimate New York Body Plan's computers whenever you visit. Cookies do not enable anyone to access personally identifiable information that you have not already given us. The Ultimate New York Body Plan primarily uses cookies to connect members with account information stored on The Ultimate New York Body Plan's computers. This helps The Ultimate New York Body Plan deliver better and more personalized service. The Ultimate New York Body Plan also uses cookies to estimate The Ultimate New York Body Plan's audience size for advertisers; to track the number of entries in The Ultimate New York Body Plan promotions, sweepstakes and contests; to identify the areas of the site you visit; to hold session information; and to track user preferences.

Cookies are part of the technology implemented by your browser. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to either notify you when you have received a cookie, or to refuse them all together. To find out more about cookies on Netscape, click here. For information about cookies on Microsoft Internet Explorer, click here.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses both permanent and temporary cookies. Permanent cookies stay with your browser, whereas temporary cookies go away after you close your browser. The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses permanent cookies in order to recognize you between visits. The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses temporary cookies to store information about your current visit to the site. That information goes away when you close your browser or shut down your computer. If you choose to not accept cookies, you cannot participate as a registered, signed-in member.
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How does The Ultimate New York Body Plan use member information?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan's decisions regarding the use of information collected from The Ultimate New York Body Plan members are based on two areas of interest: market research, and improving user experience by offering personalized service and content.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan may analyze information provided directly by you, or obtained through cookies or third parties to direct services and content based on your interests. This is done in the aggregate (for example, let's say half of The Ultimate New York Body Plan's members are females who visit the boards more than the chat rooms) and at the individual level (for example, The Ultimate New York Body Plan User1234 mostly visits the Eavesdropping Lesson). Again, this helps the staff produce and appropriately feature tools and content tailored to your interests.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects market research data in order to generate sales to corporate clients. Market research data are always anonymous and are never used to sell anything to individual respondents based on their personal responses. Market research data, however, may be used at the aggregate level to:
1. Increase the likelihood that a group's experience on The Ultimate New York Body Plan is relevant to its interests as a whole
2. Formulate group-level statistical models that are used to accomplish goal #1 (above).

The Ultimate New York Body Plan's market research data is collected in two ways:
1. Among individuals who opt-in to take surveys during the registration process or while on The Ultimate New York Body Plan (those who sign up are contacted and take surveys through email).
2. Through surveys that we publicly post on The Ultimate New York Body Plan (it is never mandatory to answer these surveys).

The Ultimate New York Body Plan uses data at the individual level to sell products and services to The Ultimate New York Body Plan members who express an interest in these products and services, through a poll for example, or to members who can be presumed to have an interest based on results from a statistical analysis.
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What information does The Ultimate New York Body Plan log?
When you surf the Internet, your browser automatically transmits information to the web sites you visit, including The Ultimate New York Body Plan. Such information includes referral data (URL of the web page you were on before coming to The Ultimate New York Body Plan), IP address and your browser version. The Ultimate New York Body Plan collects this information to help improve services and moderate the site. All the information that is automatically submitted by your browser is considered anonymous.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan also logs information you submit through registration, forms for optional programs, surveys and other entries, cookie data and communications transmitted through The Ultimate New York Body Plan applications. Only authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan staff have access to your information in its entirety. Other employees may have access to bits and pieces of this information if it pertains to their job duties.

What is The Ultimate New York Body Plan's information retention policy?
To preserve the integrity of our databases, standard procedure calls for us to retain information submitted by members for an indefinite length of time. The Ultimate New York Body Plan understands your submissions as consent to store all your information in one place for this indefinite length of time, if we so wish. If required by law, as is the case to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we will nullify (scramble so that it is unrecognizable) member information. We will also respond to written member requests to nullify account information. If you wish to make such a request, which requires that we verify your identity, or if you have any questions regarding this policy, contact The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager.
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How does The Ultimate New York Body Plan secure collected information?
Your The Ultimate New York Body Plan Profile is password-protected so that only you and authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan employees have access to your account information. In order to maintain this protection, do not give your password to anyone. If anyone ever asks you for information claiming they are The Ultimate New York Body Plan staff, check their Member Profile -- if it doesn't say they are staff, they're not. Also, if you share a computer, you should sign out of your The Ultimate New York Body Plan account and close the browser window before someone else logs on. This will protect your information on public terminals.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan makes every effort to ensure that your information is secure on its system. Only certain authorized The Ultimate New York Body Plan employees can access this information if it's relevant to their job duties. The Ultimate New York Body Plan has staff dedicated to maintaining this Privacy Policy and other privacy initiatives, periodically reviewing web security and making sure that every The Ultimate New York Body Plan employee is aware of our security practices. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, The Ultimate New York Body Plan cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.

With whom does The Ultimate New York Body Plan share information?
When you submit information to The Ultimate New York Body Plan, it is generally collected, processed and maintained solely by us. Sometimes we may allow partner companies to collect information about members from us or directly from you via their web site. When The Ultimate New York Body Plan is the source, it is usually so that we can provide a service with a partner. We choose to work with upstanding companies that will treat your information responsibly. But, since we don't own these companies, we can't speak for them on privacy issues. Before telling them about yourself, check out their privacy statements. If you are not satisfied with their information practices, you can choose to not use their service.

Below is a summary of the situations in which The Ultimate New York Body Plan might share information:

Co-Branding
Some of our services, such as The Ultimate New York Body Plan email, are offered in conjunction with partner companies. In order to provide these services, The Ultimate New York Body Plan may choose to share some of you user data (e.g., user name and email address).
Content Partners
Some The Ultimate New York Body Plan content is "sponsored by" or "presented by" other companies. The Ultimate New York Body Plan typically shares market research data (how the sponsorship performed, names of contest winners, etc.) collected on the site or via email surveys with these partners. This information is aggregate and not linked to specific users.
Partner Sponsorships
Partners may sponsor promotions, contests and sweepstakes that require you to reveal details such as your name, address or phone number. Always check their privacy policy before revealing information about yourself. If you don't want these sponsors to have your personal information, you can choose to not participate.

When visitors come to The Ultimate New York Body Plan, they may receive cookies from The Ultimate New York Body Plan's sponsors; this information is not shared with The Ultimate New York Body Plan. This privacy statement does not address the information practices of our advertisers. You should read the privacy statements of all third-party sites, as their privacy policies may differ from The Ultimate New York Body Plan's.

Finally, The Ultimate New York Body Plan reserves the right to disclose user information from both private and public areas of the site if required by law or if given reason to believe, in our sole discretion, that someone is causing injury to or interference with the rights of The Ultimate New York Body Plan members or the general public, or with The Ultimate New York Body Plan's rights of property.
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What is The Ultimate New York Body Plan's opt-in/out policy?
During registration you choose whether to receive correspondence from either The Ultimate New York Body Plan or its partners and whether you want to participate in a variety of The Ultimate New York Body Plan programs. This information lives on your Profile where you can, at any point, easily edit it to indicate that you have changed your mind. As for promotions, contests, submission opportunities and programs, you will not be included unless you opt-in.

If you receive unsolicited email from an The Ultimate New York Body Plan domain, please contact The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager.

How can The Ultimate New York Body Plan members edit their information?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan believes strongly in giving you the ability to access and edit your personal information. You can always update the personal information in your Profile by clicking on the "Update Profile" link on the site. You can edit your Profile or account settings at any time -- all you need is your member name and password.

So that we can protect the integrity of sensitive data, there are certain pieces of information, such as your birthday, that you cannot alter yourself. For example, since children under 15 are not allowed to register as The Ultimate New York Body Plan members, we need to take reasonable measures to preserve the accuracy of our members' ages.

Our databases automatically update any personal information you edit in your Profile, or that you request we edit. Information transmitted through message boards, MyNotes, MyVocab, polls, and chat remain in our databases. Keep this in mind if you decide to communicate personal information through any of these applications.
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What action has The Ultimate New York Body Plan taken to protect children's privacy?
The Ultimate New York Body Plan is intended for people 15 or over. Our registration process is intentionally designed to identify children under 15 years of age. We have also made an effort to specifically limit The Ultimate New York Body Plan's appeal to people of age 15 and older. The Ultimate New York Body Plan will not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. If it comes to our attention that a member has revealed on The Ultimate New York Body Plan that they are under 13, a member of The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Community staff will immediately delete the account.

Note to parents:
If your child is under 13 and has become an The Ultimate New York Body Plan member using a false age, please notify the Policy Manager who will immediately close the account and nullify all personally identifiable information collected from them. If your child is under the age of 18 and you would like to know more about our site, information practices, stored information on your child, or how to close your child's account, contact The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager.
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Notification of Changes:
The Ultimate New York Body Plan's security and privacy policy are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. This policy might change as The Ultimate New York Body Plan updates and expands its services. The Ultimate New York Body Plan will contact you via email and post notification if there are any material changes in its privacy practices. The Ultimate New York Body Plan also encourages you to also check the privacy policy out periodically.

How can I reach The Ultimate New York Body Plan staff?
If you have technical problems, questions or other issues related to your use of The Ultimate New York Body Plan, please email help@theultimatenewyorkbodyplan.com.

The Ultimate New York Body Plan's Policy Manager will respond to all requests sent through mail or email from members and parents interested in knowing more about what personal information is stored on the The Ultimate New York Body Plan database, or if they want their personal information nullified, or have additional questions regarding privacy.