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This website, http://www.proelite.com, is owned by Pro Elite, Inc. ('We,' 'Us,' the 'Company' or 'ProElite'). This Privacy Policy is designed to inform users of and visitors to this website ('You' or 'User') about the Company's practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that may be collected from and about You. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to this site. This site is intended for use by residents of the United States of America.

We respect the privacy of individuals who use this site and the content and other services available on the site. We are concerned about privacy issues, and we take appropriate measures to safeguard any personal information we may collect about You. We comply in all respects with all applicable laws. We are committed to safeguarding personal privacy online, and, accordingly, this site has been designed with Your privacy in mind.

This Privacy Policy is part of the Terms of Use for this website. By accessing or using this website or registering for or using any of the services available on this site, You agree that you will be bound by and subject to the terms of the Terms of Use, including this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree to the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, You must not use this website. Whenever You submit information to this website or through any of its services, You consent to the collection, use and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use and any specific provisions of this website that may be presented at the time the information is collected.

This website is a social networking website that acts as an online community of martial arts enthusiasts. This website allows members to create unique personal profiles online and to find and communicate with others around the world who enjoy the exciting world of martial arts and mixed martial arts ('MMA'). The services (the 'Services') offered by this website may include chat rooms, bulletin boards, personal profiles, 'blogs,' uploading and viewing videos or images involving MMA fighters or events, messaging, and other features, content, and information.

Users who register with this website to become members ('Members') can view each others' profiles, communicate with each other, share photos or images, post comments, 'blog,' meet other MMA fans, and take advantage of other Services and activities, including the posting of text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, works or authorship or any other materials or information (collectively, 'Content'). To enrich the experiences of Members and Users, We request and display certain personal information to other Members and Users, which allows our Users to find and identify each other and expand their network of contacts. Members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other Members and Users communicate with them.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY PERSONS AGED FOURTEEN YEARS OR OVER MAY AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY. PERSONS YOUNGER THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

Because We expressly forbid persons under eighteen years of age from accessing or using this website, We do not knowingly collect information from minors. We feel strongly about protecting the privacy of children and teenagers. As such, We do not collect or use any personal information from persons we know to be under the age of eighteen, and We will remove personally identifying information about such minors from our system upon notice to Us.

We strongly advise children to obtain their parent's or guardian's permission before submitting personal information of any kind over the Internet. We urge parents and guardians to be very clear with their children regarding the dangers of giving out personal information online, in person or otherwise to anyone whom they don't know. We also encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate in the activities offered on the sites they visit.

Collection of information by ProElite in connection with this website falls into two principal categories: (1) information voluntarily supplied by visitors to and Users of this website, and (2) tracking information recorded as visitors and Users navigate through the website. Some of this information is personally identifiable information in that it is information that may identify a particular person, but much of the information collected is not personally identifiable.

(1) Voluntarily Supplied Information

We wish to assure Users and Members that the information that We require upon registration or any other additional information requested in connection with other activities or Services on this website is necessary. We do not condition a User's participation in any activity or Service on the User's disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in that activity or Service.

Supplying information to this website through the registration process or otherwise is voluntary, but, if You choose not to supply the information, We may be unable to provide you with the Services or products that We make available. You may not be able to engage in certain Services available only to Members, participate in sweepstakes or contests, order selected products or Services, or automate payments over this website unless You provide certain personally identifiable information about Yourself. When a User submits any personally identifiable information over this website, the Company will use the information only for the purposes described at the time of submission.

Registration: To access or utilize certain Services or to participate in certain activities on the website, We ask Users to register with Us and become Members. When You register, We ask that You provide certain personal information about Yourself ('Registration Information'), such as, for example, name, e-mail address, date of birth, mailing address, and other personal information about You.

In addition to the Registration Information, We may collect certain optional information ('Additional Information') that Users or Members elect to tell us about themselves, including certain preferences for products and services, occupation, television viewing habits, etc. We use some of this Additional Information for billing and internal tracking purposes, to respond to Your requests for Services, to communicate with You, to determine what goods and services may be of interest to You, and to make Your use of Our Services more rewarding. Also, the Additional Information may be collected for certain other online activities, such as, for example, e-mail newsletters, sweepstakes, contests, online games, question/comment submissions, surveys, polls, story or article submissions, etc.

Purchases And/Or Other Monetary Transactions Involving Credit Cards: When You purchase products or services from ProElite, You enter information into a website controlled and operated by a service provider on Our behalf. You will be interacting directly with the service provider. The service provider may collect and use information about You in a way that is different from what is set forth within this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read the service provider's privacy statement. The service provider may provide Us with information about You, in which case Our use of that information will be subject to this Privacy Policy. Also, if You purchase products or services from websites that are accessed from links on Our website (including links posted by Members or by any other third parties), You could be directed to other websites that are completely beyond the control of ProElite. That website may collect and use information about You in a way that is different from what is s et forth in this Privacy Policy.

ProElite is not responsible or liable for the privacy practices or policies of these other websites. When linking to another website, a User or Member should read carefully that website's privacy policy as stated on that website. Our Privacy Policy governs only the information that is collected by ProElite on this website.

You should rest assured, though, that, to the extent You make any purchases directly from ProElite on this website, this website is a safe and secure environment for making purchases online. If You make a purchase directly from ProElite using Your credit card, the transactional information, including the credit card number, is stored on our secure server for archival purposes only. Your information is encoded and protected using Secure Sockets Layering ('SSL') technology, and our secure server is accessible only to persons expressly authorized by the Company. However, We cannot guarantee the complete security of Our server, nor can we guarantee that information You supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to Us over the Internet.

Passwords: If You register as a Member, You will be required to provide identifying information in the form of a password. You are solely and entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password and for any and all use of Your account. Do not divulge Your password to anyone. We will never ask You for Your password in an unsolicited telephone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. To increase your privacy, be sure to log off Your user account and close Your browser when You have completed Your use of the site and its Services, particularly if you share a computer with someone else or use a computer in a public place, so that no one else can gain access to Your account or to the website Services through Your account. If You suspect that there has been any unauthorized use of Your account or access to Your password or if You believe the confidentiality of Your password has been compromised in any manner, You must notify ProElite immediately.

Surveys, Promotions, Contests, etc.: As discussed above, separate from the Registration Information that we require Members to supply, You may be asked to supply Additional Information from time to time in connection with a promotion, survey, poll, contest, sweepstake or special offer sponsored by Us or by a ProElite partner or affiliate. Your participation in these activities is completely voluntary and optional. The Additional Information requested may include contact information (such as name, address, e-mail address, etc.), demographic information, preferences and interests or other information. We may use this information to fulfill Your requests for Services, to contact You, and/or to identify promotions by third parties that You may find of interest.

(2) Tracking Information

User's IP Address And Other Similar Information: When a computer User visits Our website, We may note and store that User's IP address. An 'IP address' is a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We use IP addresses to administer our site, analyze trends, track User movements, gather broad demographic information for marketing purposes, and related uses. In addition to IP addresses, We also use technology to collect other information of a similar nature, including the name of Your Internet service provider, Your operating system (e.g., Windows, Macintosh, Unix, etc.), Your browser type (e.g., Internet Explorer, AOL, Firefox, etc.), and aggregate user data. We use this information to compile statistics about the technology used by visitors to Our website. These statistics and data help Us to improve Our website and to make it more compatible with the technology used by Our visitors.

Cookies: This site may use certain software technology known as 'cookies.' Cookies are small pieces of data (text files) that are stored by a user's web browser on the user's hard drive. These pieces of data take up very little room on Your system. Cookies are used to store certain information about the User, such as the User's preferences. Cookies can remember what information a User accesses on a web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website. Thus, cookies help Us to customize and personalize Our website for You and to make its navigation easier. They also help Us to track information so that We can, for example, estimate the number of persons that use Our website and determine which areas of the website are the most popular.

Cookies make it easier for a User to move from web page to web page and to complete commercial transactions over the Internet. Cookies themselves do not necessarily contain personal information. Cookies may be used to enable a website to link a User's use of the website with personal information provided by a User. Thus, unless You are registered with Us, the cookie will not provide us with any personally identifiable information about You, such as your name or address.

Third party advertisers, service providers, or websites that are accessed from links on this website may also place cookies on Your computer. We do not have control over these cookies or responsibility for information collected through them. We advise You to read the privacy policies of these third party advertisers, service providers or websites to learn their respective privacy policy and practices regarding cookies and other matters.

Most Web browsers are set up so that they will initially accept cookies, but You may be able to modify the browser preferences to issue an alert to You when a cookie is downloaded. Some Web browsers provide You with the ability to turn off or refuse cookies. However, if You turn off, reject or refuse cookies, some of the features of this website (or other websites) may not function properly.

Web Beacons And Click-Stream Data: Web pages on our website, including third party advertisements and/or offers may contain non-visible electronic images (called 'web beacons' or 'single-pixel GIFs') that allow the website to access cookies or to count users who have visited particular pages on this website. HTML-formatted e-mail messages (messages that include graphics) also may contain web beacons that allow Us to determine which e-mail messages were opened and whether a message was acted upon, as well as to access cookies and count users. Information that We use from a technology that tells Us how visitors use this website (for example, which pages they view, which links they use, and which search terms they put in) is called 'click-stream data.' Click-stream data helps Us to determine what is important to You and what is not. It helps Us to decide what content and features to add and what to discard. It also helps us to determine whether our website is easy to use or wheth er we need to redesign certain pages or links. Click-stream data does not identify a user personally.

We do not sell or provide the personally identifiable information that We obtain about You through this website to third parties unless You request or permit Us to do so or the disclosure is permitted or required by law.

We use personal information collected from You to provide information, offerings and services requested by You. For example, We need to use personal information to register You for certain sweepstakes or contests. Also, for example, We use e-mail addresses to respond to User comments and questions or to send e-mail newsletters or other information or to contact contest or sweepstakes winners. We may use personal information collected from You to improve content and functionality of this website, to better understand Our visitors, to improve Our offerings and services, to market Our events, offerings and services to Users, or to personalize this website to meet the specific needs of the User. In addition, We may use personal information to contact Users with offers and information about events, offerings and services from other organizations We believe may be of interest to Users.

Member profile information, including Member's pictures and first names, are displayed to Users in order to facilitate User interaction in the ProElite social networking community. E-mail addresses may be used to invite new friends to join the ProElite community, to add Users to Member's networks, and to send notifications from Us regarding, for example, the website, its Services or new features available to You. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends and notifications, a User's e-mail address is not shared or displayed to people within a User's personal network. Users within a personal network communicate with each other through ProElite without disclosing their e-mail addresses or full names. User's full names are never directly revealed to other Members, unless a Member chooses to do so. However, to facilitate searching and finding friends in the ProElite community, the website allows Users to search for other Members using first and last name, e-mail address, or other personally-identifiable information that is not displayed to other Users or Members.

We also may use a Member's e-mail address to send updates, newsletters or other news and information regarding the website, its Services, MMA events or other MMA-related materials. Members may choose not to receive these types of update and notification e-mails by clicking the option in their 'My Account' settings to indicate that they do not wish to receive these e-mail notifications. Likewise, Members who do not with to receive the ProElite newsletter may choose not to by selecting that option in their 'My Account' settings. All notification e-mails or ProElite newsletters will include the above instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.

The Additional Information that You are asked to provide in connection with a promotion, survey, poll, contest, sweepstake or special offer sponsored by Us or by a ProElite partner or affiliate also may be used to send You updates, newsletters or other news and information regarding the website, its Services, MMA events or other MMA-related materials. However, if You do not wish to receive such materials and information, You will have an 'opt-out' option to indicate that preference in any notification e-mail or newsletter You receive.

We may share information collected online through this website with third party vendors who act for Us or on Our behalf, for example, to help Us to run promotions or sweepstakes or contests or to provide other support services. Our affiliates or business partners also may share personal information with vendors who provide support services to them. These vendors may need information about the User to perform their functions. These vendors are not authorized to use the information We share with them (or that Our affiliates or business partners share with them) for any purpose other than to provide services to Us, Our affiliates, or Our business partners. Our employees and service providers are given access to personally identifiable information only to the extent they have a need to know such information.

We also may disclose personal information when We have reason to believe that disclosing it is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating ProElite's Terms of Use and/or Privacy Policy, violating the law or otherwise to protect the safety of members of the public and Users of the Services or to protect the security of Our systems or services.

Finally, We may be required by law or legal process to disclose certain personally identifiable information about You to attorneys, parties or others in connection with litigation or other disputes, to law enforcement personnel for the administration of justice, and/or in the event of a merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. By way of example, We may be required by law to disclose personally identifiable information about You, without Your consent and without notice, to comply with a valid legal process, such as a subpoena, court order, or search warrant.

Other than what is expressly stated above, We do not currently share any personal information with any other entities, including affiliated organizations, business partners, etc. However, in the future, We may use personal information collected online through this website to share with affiliated organizations, business partners or to others who work for Us, such as service providers and vendors, when necessary to render or conduct a legitimate business activity related to the services We provide to You. In the future, We also may provide personal information to third party business partners that are engaged in retailing or marketing, who use this information to provide special opportunities or offers to You. To the extent we engage in any such sharing of personal information, We will make certain that Our affiliates and business partners agree to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the personal information they receive from Us. Also, to the extent We engage in any such sharing of personal information, We will notify You of an 'opt out' for Users who do not want ProElite to share any personal information with affiliated organizations, business partners, or other entities. Continue to check this Privacy Policy for further information on any sharing of personal information that ProElite undertakes in the future, the 'opt-out' option and other related information; We will post such information promptly here.

ProElite reserves the right to transfer personal information of Users or Members to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale to that successor in interest of ProElite or this website or of substantially all of ProElite's assets.

Members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other Members and Users communicate with them. In their 'My Account' settings, for example, they have the option to make their profile information 'public' (i.e., viewable even by non-Members) or to make certain profile information accessible only to the 'ProElite' community (i.e., registered Members) or to keep it 'private' (accessible only to that Member). In addition, Members can opt for a setting that will not allow other Members to comment on their ProElite Member accounts or profiles.

If you wish to terminate Your Membership and/or have your profile information removed from Our systems, You may do so by following the instructions on this website (set forth in the 'FAQs') or by e-mailing help@proelite.com. In such an e-mail, be sure to state Your profile username.

However, please realize that any information provided by you to any other ProElite account(s), such as 'comments' made on another ProElite Member account or on a bulletin board or blog, etc. will not/cannot be deleted by You under any circumstances.

If You discontinue using Our website and Services, We will continue to treat and protect personally identifiable information about You in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Although We may delete such information from Our records after a period of time, We reserve the right to maintain such information.

This website contains links to other websites. These links may be part of Content that is posted by a Member or other User or the links may be in Content created and posted by ProElite. In either case, when You click on a hyperlink or on a banner ad of a third party linked to Our website, for example, You will leave our website and will be interacting directly with that third party. That party may collect and use information about You that is different from what is set forth in this Privacy Policy. Please remember that this Privacy Policy applies only to this website. These other websites to which Our website is linked have their own policies regarding privacy and the collection and use of information. We encourage You to read the privacy statement of every website that You visit to learn how that website collects and uses information.

Although, unless otherwise stated within this Privacy Policy, the third party will not receive personally identifiable information about You from Us without Your consent, it may know that You meet the criteria it sets for the distribution of its offers/advertisements/promotions on Our website. Also, You should be aware that whenever You click on a link (on Our website or on any other website), the website to which You are directed may be able to determine the website from which You came.

Companies other than Us may provide some services or offers, advertisements or promotions on this website. If You provide those companies with information, their use of that information will be subject to their privacy policy, if any, and will not be subject to or governed by our Privacy Policy. If You use such a service or accept such an offer or make a purchase involving a third party (i.e., a company other than Us), the third party may be able to identify that You have a relationship with Us (for instance, the third party may only have the offer available through Us).

ProElite Members may invite friends and colleagues who enjoy MMA events to join the ProElite community by sending e-mail invitations via the website's automated invitation system. ProElite stores the e-mail addresses that Members provide so that the respondents may be added to 'friends' lists of the Member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations if that person has not responded. ProElite does not sell these e-mail addresses or use them to send any communications other than invitations or invitation reminders. Recipients of ProElite invitations may contact ProElite to request the removal of their information from Our database.

You may prevent ProElite e-mail invitations by indicating that preference in Your 'My Account' settings.

Please be aware that whenever You voluntarily post information or Content that can be accessed by the public (such as, for example, to a journal or weblog ('blog'), message board, chat room, or to any other public forum), any person or entity may view such Content or information. Thus, such Content or other information may be used by third parties to send you unsolicited communications. ProElite has no control over and assumes no liability or responsibility for such use by third parties who have viewed and are using Your publicly posted Content or information.

ProElite Member accounts are secured by Member-created passwords. ProElite takes reasonable precautions to insure that Member account information is kept private. For example, We do not at any time display a User or Member's first and last name, residence address or other such information. We use reasonable measures to protect Member information that is stored within Our database, and We restrict access to Member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as Our customer service personnel or Our technical staff. Please be aware that We cannot guarantee the security of Member account information. Unauthorized access or use, hardware or software failure, viruses, and other circumstances may compromise the security of this website and of Member information at any time. For additional information about security measures We use on this website, please contact Us at security@proelite.com.

We may add to, delete from, update, or change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify Users of and visitors to this website of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the modified policy on the website. With regard to certain types of changes (e.g., changes regarding Our policies concerning Our use of a Member's personally identifiable information), We may choose to notify You of the changes by mail or e-mail. By continuing to use this website following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy, You will constitute Your acceptance of and agreement to the revised or modified Privacy Policy. Accordingly, please check this Privacy Policy regularly for modifications, changes or revisions.

This Privacy Policy is not intended to, and does not, create any contractual rights in or on behalf of any party.

If You have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, please contact Us at contact@proelite.com.