MediaFire Privacy Policy and User Notice

ARCHIVED 2013-12-05, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20131205_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20120910_rev01

Full text changes — 20120910_rev01 to 20131205_rev01

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+## **Privacy Policy**
 This MediaFire Privacy Policy, in conjunction with the [Terms of Service](https://mediafire.com/terms_of_service.php) and any End User License Agreement (EULA) accepted by you, and other terms and conditions of use which are incorporated herein by reference and may be posted and applicable to specific services, governs your use of the MediaFire website and are collectively referred to as the "Agreement". MediaFire may modify the Agreement which will become effective immediately upon posting on the website. Your continued use of the website and any associated services, the "Services", indicates your acceptance of the Agreement.
 Any Content uploaded by you to MediaFire becomes published Content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
 This Privacy Policy governs your use of the MediaFire Services, regardless of how you access it, and by using our Services you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage and disclosure and other uses described in this Privacy Policy. Information may be collected from you in various ways when you use our Services. We automatically receive certain types of information when you interact with our Web pages, services and communications. This information includes your computer or digital device's IP address, access times, your browser type and language. We may also collect information about the type of operating system you use, your account activity, and accessed pages. MediaFire uses unique identifiers to measure usage and analyze trends, administer the website and collect information for its databases. See [Google Analytics Privacy Policy](http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/).
+We may ask for some personal information when you create an account, including, but not limited to, your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorized access. You are solely responsible for safeguarding the secrecy of your password. Any information you choose to provide should reflect how much you want others to know about you. You may review, update, correct or delete personal information or your account on your My Account page. Since our Services are not directed to persons under 13, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that "his" child has provided us with personal information without their consent, "he" should delete the account. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will suspend the account. For assistance, [contact our support department](https://mediafire.com/support/submit_ticket.php).
+We may ask for some personal information when you create an account, including, but not limited to, your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorized access. You are solely responsible for safeguarding the secrecy of your password. Any information you choose to provide should reflect how much you want others to know about you. You may review, update, correct or delete personal information or your account on your My Account page. Since our Services are not directed to persons under 13, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that "his" child has provided us with personal information without their consent, "he" should delete the account. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will suspend the account. For assistance, [contact our support department](https://mediafire.com/help/submit_a_ticket.php).
 Your personal information may be used to correspond with you via email, offer software updates, and enable you to communicate, collaborate and share files. When you choose to collaborate or share files with others, MediaFire will collect the email addresses and information of the other parties. Some information is retained only as long as necessary to provide requested Services; other information may be retained longer so we may provide the Services, comply with our legal obligations and enforce our Agreements.
 MediaFire is not responsible if you volunteer personal information online that is accessible to the public. You may receive unsolicited messages from other parties or it may be used in a manner that violates the law, your personal privacy or your safety. By submitting such information, you assume the risks and sole liability arising as a result of such information being displayed.
 If you are not a resident of the United States, you understand and agree that MediaFire stores and processes your information on computers located in the United States, and by providing any data to MediaFire, you consent to the transfer of such information to the United States.