Privacy Policy

What information does Jyotish.biz collect/track about me?

Jyotish.biz offers highly personalized content and services which require Birth Data (including Date of Birth, Time of Birth and Place of Birth) of the members.

The public (visitors, other members, or anyone not employed by Jyotish.biz or the financial institutions used to process membership charges) cannot use the information we gather to identify specific individuals.

Further, in order to facilitate commerce, we collect credit card information, member's address, or bank information only from those who choose to beneft from personalized services offered by Jyotish.biz. Visitors to our site may browse, search and view articles or non-personalized features without entering any personal information.

Jyotish.biz gathers two types of information. Information members submit to us and information not directly submitted by members.

Information members submit to us.

Public:
We define public information as personal information that will be displayed on Jyotish.biz but cannot be used to identify a particular member. The personal information we gather may or may not include: customer-specified Jyotish.biz username, gender, Sun Sign, Moon Sign and such other astrological and general geographic data.

Private:
We define private information as information that allows Jyotish.biz to contact a member through means other than the website. It includes information about the member other than what is displayed on the site.

This information is gathered from members and guests who apply for the various services Jyotish.biz offers. This information includes, but is not limited to: email address, first name, last name, credit card number or checking account information for payment, paypal account, any other payment gateway account, a user-specified password, mailing address, zip code and telephone number.

Surveys & Contests:
From time-to-time Jyotish.biz requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age, etc.).

Jyotish.biz's Partners:
The Partners program is a vehicle for other sites to link to the Jyotish.biz site. No personal member information is exchanged with Jyotish.biz partners.

Information not directly submitted by members to Jyotish.biz

Aggregate:
This information -- browser type and IP address -- is general in nature and is gathered for all users of Jyotish.biz. It cannot be and is not used to identify any individual user.

What does Jyotish.biz do with the information it collects/tracks?

Jyotish.biz uses the information it collects in the following ways.
Information members submit to us.

Public:
Public information supplied by the member is used for providing personalized services and also enable members to look for people with a specific Astrological profile. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc.

Private:
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 also use members email addresses to send news/updates regarding our site, but the member may choose not to receive emails of this type by unsubscribing.

Email addresses may also be used in private correspondence with members for customer service. Financial information is used to bill members for products and services. All other private information submitted by members is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of Jyotish.biz. All private information can be updated or deleted by the member at any time.

Surveys & Contests:
Contact and other information collected for contests will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for monitoring or improving user-satisfaction.

Jyotish.biz's Partners:
Information submitted by the Jyotish.biz partner is used for establishing and maintaining a business relationship. No personal or business information is shared outside the relationship between Jyotish.biz and the its partners. Jyotish.biz partners cannot view or access private information about Jyotish.biz members.

Information not directly submitted by members to Jyotish.biz

Aggregate:
This information -- browser type and IP address -- is general in nature and is gathered for all members of Jyotish.biz. It cannot be linked to any individual user.

With whom does Jyotish.biz share the information it collects/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.

If you register with Jyotish.biz through one of our co-branded versions, your registration and profile information may be shared with the co-branding partner solely for the purpose of fulfilling the services provided by the co-branded site and any related promotional offers.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of the co-branded partner for questions about their use of your personally identifiable information and how you can modify or delete it.

Tell me about links with other sites.

Jyotish.biz does provide links to other sites but is not responsible for the privacy practices of other 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 Jyotish.biz

Tell me about Cookies.

Jyotish.biz uses cookies to deliver various services and to keep track of your personal preferences. A cookie is a small text file that can be entered into the memory of your browser to help a site recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that allows Internet services to make content improvements and conduct targeted advertising.

If you do not want information to be collected through cookies, use the browser's function that allows a user to deny the cookie feature. You can also delete cookie files from your computer at your discretion.

Please note that the use of cookies is a necessary part of the Jyotish.biz technology and is necessary if you wish to access Jyotish.biz. If you disable the cookie feature on your browser or delete cookie files from your computer, you may not be able to access certain features/services on Jyotish.biz. Cookies may also be necessary to provide you with certain features like customized look and feel, customized information, etc.

Jyotish.biz uses cookies to provide its services, to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit different pages on our site, and for other purposes. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user!

Also, please note that cookies are used only to recollect information sent to your computer from Jyotish.biz. We cannot access any information not sent by Jyotish.biz.

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.

Tell me about Jyotish.biz's policy on correcting, updating or removing personal information.

Jyotish.biz gives users several options for modifying or removing their information from our database. Please visit the My Account page to modify/remove your information or contact us.

Changes in Jyotish.biz's privacy policy.

If we change our privacy policy, we will prominently post a link to those changes on our homepage so that our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email.

Users will have a choice to allow/disallow Jyotish.biz the use of their information in this different manner, and we will then use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Tell me about security of my personal information.

Jyotish.biz takes every precaution to protect its users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, the information is protected both online and offline.

When our registration/order process asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number),that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information offline. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees (for example, a billing clerk or a customer service representative) who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information.

If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.

Tell me about e-mail choice/opt-out policy.

Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.

Jyotish.biz reserves the right to periodically send newsletters and promotional information from our Group companies and advertising partners to email address provided by our members. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by at any time for any reason quickly and easily by clicking on the unsubscribe link enclosed in the mail. If you ever have a problem with your subscription, feel free to contact our team.

Tell me how to contact Jyotish.biz.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us by sending an email to -