Updated September 22, 2006Our Statement
Kingdom Hearts Network (KHN or KH-2.net) respects the privacy rights of our online users and is committed protect the personal information which may be collected about you. The following Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, store, and use the information you may provide us online.Age Policy and Children
This site has information written and submitted by fans, and is kept suited for all ages. Kingdom Hearts Network services are not directed for children under the age of 13, in respect to the Children's Online Privacy Act. We do not knowlingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. At points of data collection, requirements will be posted (such as services and registrations). Request of name, email, and other such information will NOT be collected, used, or distrubuted prior to parental consent.
Personal Information
In general, Kingdom Hearts Network collects Personal Information from users accessing certain activities or services. These include (i) forum registration and other community services, (ii) user surveys and polls, (iii) subscription with newsletters or email updates, and (iv) contests, sweepstakes, or special promotions.
Community Services
Kingdom Hearts Network offers community services such as forums and chatrooms.
Registration may require your name and email address, and non-personal
information such as your age or date of birth, gender, and preferences.
Any other personal information is optional to the user.
For registerd forum users, we may occasionally send out notices or
annoucements about updates and forum status.
Remember that any data in these areas can be made available to the
public, so excercise extreme caution when deciding to disclose any personal
information. We cannot be held responsible for any content submitted by
other users.
User Surveys and Polls
From time to time, we may post surveys and polls online in order to collect
information about our users. There may be also polls created in the forums
by public users. Taking these surveys and polls are completely optional.
Generally, information gathered from these are used for changes to this
site and its services and overall results may be viewed by public members who
have participated.Personal Information, if any, will not be disclosed
to outside sources prior to respective permission.
Newsletters and Email Updates
Kingdom Hearts Network offers a newsletter subscription for our users. These are
sent occasionally, and may include information site as site updates, special
news, and announcements. We will use your email address to send you the newsletter.
If you want to updated your email address or discontinue receiving the newsletter,
follow the procedures to unsubscribe at the bottom of any newsletter.
Contests, Sweepstakes, and Promotions
We may host small contests and raffles once in a while to promote our
site (may or may not include rewards). Depending on the activity, we
may ask for Personal Information if you choose to participate in them.
If you enter any activity not hosted by Kingdom Hearts Network, any Personal Information
you provide will be subject to the privacy policy of the third party sponser.
Computer Information
For security issues and improving our pages, your IP address and browser information may be logged in our site statistics. Cookies are used to correlate information sent from the computer to the website. We do not any of this information to find out about people, but to keep track of site traffic, broken links, etc. as well as to monitor and malicious behavior.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a small text file that most websites transfers to a user's
computer to keep records, and does not typically keep any personal information
about you. It identifies the computer and redirects infromation that you may have
provided previously on a website. Kingdom Hearts Network uses cookies primarily when you register
in the forums so that the next time you visit, it can tell you already registered.
Advertisements on Kingdom Hearts Network may also keep cookies, which measures the users and clicks
it has received. You can adjust your browser to alert you of the use of cookies, or
refuse them entirely (some parts of the sight may not function properly if you choose
to do so).
IP Adresses
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number which identifies your computer on the network
when you go online. Kingdom Hearts Network may also track IP addresses
for statistics, troubleshooting, and security. All Community Services track
IP address, and in the case of inappropriate or illegal content posted by a user,
appropriate action (banning, etc.) will be taken.
Site Statistics
Some programs and third party websites may collect information from users of Kingdom Hearts Network
These may include your IP address, hostname, system and browser information.
Usage of this information is solely for statistical purposes and to help us serve
you better. Programs that collect this information may include the forums, and Webalizer.
Security
Kingdom Hearts Network have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. However, please be aware when you submit Personal Information over the internet. Our site does not collect, handle, or store telephone numbers or credit card numbers, but there may be external services such as PayPal.
If you registered for a membership in any community services, your ID and password are kept confidential to you and site administrators. Your data can only be accessed with a valid ID and password. Therefore, you should not disclose your member ID or password to any unautorized third parties. We are not liable for the information you choose to disclose.
Third Parties
Advertisers
Our advertising banners are displayed by software on our web host. We are in no way affiliated
with any of the produces, services, or offers that may be provided by those advertisers. As said,
they may or may not use cookies to keep track of user views and clicks. They are a requirement
on our current server, and we have no control over the advertisement.
External Links
Kingdom Hearts Network contains links to other fan-based/community websites. We make sure to provide
appropriate links, but we are not responsible for the content and privacy policies
for those sites.
Website Policy Changes
KH-2.com reserves the right to modify this and any other policies located on our site at anytime without prior notice. By continuing to access Kingdom Hearts Network and any of our affiliates, you are expressivly agreeing to all the terms stated above, as well as our Legal Disclaimer and Terms of Use. If you have any comments or questions concerning our policies, please contact us.