Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Welcome to NamesLook.com, a comprehensive resource dedicated to exploring the world of names. Whether you're searching for the perfect baby name, seeking inspiration for a pet name, or simply curious about the origins and meanings of names, we offer a vast collection of information and tools to assist you on your journey. To learn more about us, please visit our About Us.
This Privacy Policy and Terms of Use explain how we collect, use, and protect your information, and under what conditions you can use our services.
Terms of Use:
- Permitted Uses: NamesLook can be used for personal, non-commercial, and commercial purposes. When using NamesLook for commercial purposes, you must give proper credit to NamesLook.com.
- User Contributions: By contributing information to NamesLook, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and translate your contributions. You retain ownership of your contributions, but you agree to hold us harmless for any use or misuse of your contributions by others.
- Disclaimer: While we strive for accuracy, NamesLook relies partly on user contributions. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of all information, and you are encouraged to report any errors or misleading information to us.
- Third-Party Content: NamesLook may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the content or practices of these third parties.
Privacy Policy:
Information We Collect:
- Non-personal information: We collect information about your device and browsing activity, such as IP address, browser type, and operating system. This helps us analyze trends, improve the site, and personalize your experience.
- Cookies: We use cookies to store user preferences, improve your experience, and analyze our traffic. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function properly.
- User Data: We only collect email, username, name, and password during login through the centralized Lotslook system. We do not share this data with any third party except Lotslook for authentication purposes.
- User Contributions: When you contribute information to NamesLook, we may collect additional data such as your IP address and browser information to prevent spamming and improve the platform. This data is not tied to your personal information.
How We Use Your Information:
- We use your information to provide and improve NamesLook services.
- We may use your non-personal information for advertising and marketing purposes. However, we do not share your personal information with any third-party advertisers.
- We may use your IP address and browser information to track user contributions and prevent spamming.
- We will never sell or rent your personal information to any third party.
Data Retention:
- Non-personal information and user contribution data will be retained indefinitely for analysis and improvement purposes.
- Login cookies are stored for 30 days to remember your preferences.
- User login credentials collected through Lotslook are stored as encrypted hashes and are not accessible in plain text.
User Rights:
- You have the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of your personal information.
- You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
- You can contact us to request deletion of your contribution data.
Security:
We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website can guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy:
NamesLook has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Compliance with GDPR and CCPA:
This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We strive to provide users with the necessary information and tools to exercise their data privacy rights.
Many thanks to our Users
Many thanks to the users of NamesLook for supporting the project by contributing and improving the data on our website.
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or any other dealings with this site, please use the following page to contact us.
This document was last updated on Mar 3, 2024
