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 Lss-is.com (L&SS) (Listen & Study Services) – Our Privacy Policies
lss-is.com is committed to respecting the privacy rights and concerns of all users of the lss-is.com Services, which includes all Listen & Study Services websites, client software, and mobile application(s).
If you have any questions regarding this information or our privacy practices, please see the section entitled "Questions? Contact Us" at the end of this privacy statement. This privacy statement is effective as of August 6, 2010.
This privacy policy covers all of the lss-is.com services but does not apply to information collected by third parties that lss-is.com does not control.
Information you provide lss-is.com does not collect personally identifiable information unless our visitors voluntarily provide it to us. We do, however, collect certain types of information and ask for personal information in certain circumstances, such as when you set up an account. The following sections describe what type of information we collect, when we collect it and how we use it.
Registering an account. In order to access certain services, content, or features, you may sign up for an account with lss-is.com. When you register and create an account, we require you to provide us your name and email address and maybe a user name that you select.

Third-party instant messaging and other services. When installed and used on your computer, lss-is.com can connect directly to various third party communication networks. Your communications using those networks are governed by their respective privacy policies.
lss-is.com does not store third-party network account information (usernames and passwords) on its servers. The information will only be stored on the computer(s) on which lss-is.com is installed. This information is only accessible by you and cannot be read by third parties, including lss-is.com.
lss-is.com may store your instant messenger contact lists on its servers. The contact lists stored on lss-is.com's servers contain certain information provided by each instant messaging provider (including contact names and display names, group names, and contact "notes") and are not encrypted. The contact lists are only available to the lss-is.com account that uploads them.
lss-is.com will not transmit, store, or access the content of your conversations, except as required by certain features of lss-is.com as described below or otherwise required in order to comply with law, rule, or regulation.
Information collected by lss-is.com
We may collect information about your usage of lss-is.com. This information can include such activities as: times you sign-in to (visited) lss-is.com.com.
We are able to identify which version of the lss-is.com Desktop App you are currently using, as well as the hardware, software, and technical specs of the computer you are running on. This information is used for the purpose of providing you with appropriate auto-updates to lss-is.com, to help us troubleshoot any problems with the lss-is.com Service, and to provide you with customized offers and advertising.

Website and cookies. As with most web sites, your computer sends information that gets logged by a web server when you browse the lss-is.com website. This typically includes your computer's IP address, operating system, browser name/version, the referring web page, requested page, date/time, and sometimes a "cookie" (which can be disabled using your browser preferences) to help the site remember your last visit. If you are logged in, this information is associated with your personal account. The information is also included in anonymous statistics to allow us to understand how visitors use our site.
We may from time to time implement "cookies" or other features to allow us or third parties to collect or share information that will help us improve our Site and the lss-is.com Service, or help us offer new services and features. A cookie is a small amount of data, that often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to a user's browser from a Web server and stored on a user's computer hard drive. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personal information about you. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Site or the lss-is.com Service.
Community & Support. We provide customer service support through email and feedback forms. In order to provide customer support, we may ask for certain information regarding your account, such as verifying that you are the account owner. Aside from this information, we do not ask for any personal information to provide customer support. We only use information received from customer support requests, including email addresses, for customer support services and we do not transfer or share this information with any third parties.

Surveys. From time-to-time, we request information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as your email address), and demographic information (such as interests or age level). Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of the lss-is.com Features and will not be transferred to third parties.
Information Collected by Third Parties Google Analytics. Our Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

​RevolverMaps and Histats are a collection of real-time visitor statistics widgets for a website or blog. Revolvermaps uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help track a websites' visitors. lss-is.com does this to assist it (lss-is.com) to capture a loyal following; thus building a more client-friendly website.
Third party downloads. We, and third parties, may from time to time make software applications and other downloads available for your use on or through the lss-is.com Service. These applications may separately access, and allow a third party to view, your identifiable information, such as your name, your user ID, your computer's IP Address or other information such as any given session, and any cookies that you may previously have installed or that were installed for you by a third party software application or website. Additionally, these applications may ask you to provide additional information directly to third parties. Third party products or services provided through these applications are not owned or controlled by lss-is.com. You are encouraged to read the terms and other policies published by such third parties on their websites or otherwise.
Third party partners. In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, we may choose various third party web sites to link to, and frame within, the Site. We may also participate in co-branding and other relationships to offer e-commerce and other services and features to our visitors. However, even if the third party is affiliated with us, we have no control over these linked sites, each of which has separate privacy and data collection practices independent of us. Data collected by our co-brand partners or third party web sites (even if offered on or through our site) may not be received by us. As such, we have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any such web sites. These linked sites are only for your convenience and you therefore access them at your own risk. Our third-party ad partner uses non-personally identifiable information to make more intelligent ad decisions using cookies and other data. To check out or even opt-out, visit your Consumer Online Profile
Sharing information on lss-is.com You should always consider your privacy settings before sharing information on lss-is.com.

How do we use the information you provide us? We may use the information you provide us in the following manner:
To manage and customize the Service. We may use the information we collect to tailor your experience through the lss-is.com Service by displaying content according to your interests and preferences, providing a faster method for you to access your account and submit information to us and allowing us to contact you, if necessary.
To help your friends find you. We allow other users to use contact information they have about you, such as your email address, to find you, including through contact importers and search.
To provide personalized advertising, offers, and to improve the lss-is.com Service. We may provide aggregated information about our visitors to outside parties from time to time. We will never sell or rent your email address or any of your personal information. Unless we get your explicit approval in advance, we will only share your personal information as we believe is necessary to:

• keep you updated, respond to, confirm or fulfill your requests, and notify you of service issues and unusual account actions;
• enforce our Terms of Service;
• protect personal safety and the rights, property or safety of others;
• comply with laws or respond to legal processes;
• allow for a change of ownership of lss-is.com and associated transfer of all personal information to the new owner of lss-is.com, in which case your information still remains protected under this Privacy Policy;
• allow third party suppliers, vendors, contractors and other parties to provide products and services to us or to you, or to otherwise act on our behalf (this may include, without limitation, us authorizing such third parties to email our users regarding updates, surveys and other inquiries;

We will also share statistical and demographic information about our users and their use of the lss-is.com Service with suppliers of advertisements and programming. This would not include anything that could be used to identify you or to discover individual information about you.

How does lss-is.com protect customer information? We implement a variety of security measures to ensure the security of your personal information on our systems. User personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights to such systems. We continue to store your personal information for so long as it is necessary to provide you our service and currently do not anticipate destroying old personal information. In most cases, we will at a minimum keep one archival copy of your information to allow us to comply with laws or respond to legal processes.
How do you change the information we have for you? To update, modify or delete the information that we have on file for your account, simply go to the "Your Profile" section of the Site, log in, then modify your details and settings as necessary. Please note that we require at least a valid email address from you in order to maintain your account.
If you want to stop using your account you may deactivate it. When you deactivate an account, no user will be able to see it, but it will not be deleted. We save your profile information in case you later decide to reactivate your account. You will still have the ability to reactivate your account and restore your profile in its entirety.
Other Informationlss-is.com is geared mostly to adults. The lss-is.com Features are not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect or maintain any personal information or non-personally-identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. Nor is any part of our Site or other lss-is.com Service directed to children (under age 18). We will close any accounts used exclusively by children and will remove and/or delete any personal information we believe was submitted by any child (under the age of 13).

EU Safe Harbor Compliance. We adhere to the European Safe Harbor principles as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personally identifiable information collected from citizens of the European Union.
For more information, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor.
Notification of changes. By visiting the Site or using the lss-is.com Features, you consent to the collection and use of information by us as set forth in this privacy statement. If we decide to change our privacy statement, we will post those changes within this page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Contacting us. If you have any questions about our privacy practices or your dealings with the lss-is.com Features, please do not hesitate to contact us [email protected].
Terms and Conditions. Please also read the Terms/Procedures establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of the Site and the lss-is.com Service. We reserve all rights to L&SS logos, trademarks, software, trade secrets, databases, reports, and Web site.
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                Listen & Study Services was established in January 2010. Its sister website, Listen & Study Services - Info-Symmetry was established in 2016.
 
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​Affiliate Disclosure (L&SS) Listen & Study Services may receive compensation from companies, products, and services covered on our site.

L&SS is primarily supported by advertising revenue and we are compensated by third-party advertisers and affiliates. If a visitor clicks a link on our website that leads to one of our referral partners or advertisers, we may be compensated for purchases or actions taken (like a purchase or a download).

Our relationship with advertisers and referral partners may impact the frequency and placement of those links. For example, we may be more likely to write and publish a review about a WordPress theme, stock marketplace, or web hosting company because of the referral partnership. Advertisers and referral partners may also be listed in prominent locations within the articles where they are mentioned.

However, the advertiser or referral relationship will not impact any opinions or what we (Listen & Study Services) say about those advertisers or referral partners. We strive to maintain integrity by providing honest evaluations and opinions regardless of any commissions that we may or may not receive.

Although we earn a commission from some of the companies, products, and services that we mention on the site, we also mention many others that are not advertisers or referral partners. We aim to provide a wide variety of options for our readers, but we are not able to cover all products and services that may be available.

The opinions shared on this website represent the opinions of each particular L&SS author alone.

L&SS is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Although we are typically paid a referral commission per sale or per lead, in some situations we are paid a flat fee by an advertiser in order to publish an article.

In summary:

• -Advertising and referral relationships may impact how and where companies, products, and services are mentioned on our site.
• -Advertising and referral relationships will not impact what we say about those companies, products, and services.
• -We also cover other companies, products, and services that we feel may be beneficial to our readers.

This is not an all-inclusive list that covers all of our advertisers and referral partners, but some of the companies that we have partnered with include:

• Envato Elements
• ​Creative Market
• AWeber
• ConvertKit
• Amazon
• Shopify
• And Others

If you have any questions about anything related to our advertising and affiliate policies, please feel free to contact us.
 
Affiliate Disclosure (L&SS) Listen & Study Services may receive compensation from companies, products, and services covered on our site. For more details, please refer to our Disclosure page. 



L&SS is primarily supported by advertising revenue and we are compensated by third-party advertisers and affiliates. If a visitor clicks a link on our website that leads to one of our referral partners or advertisers, we may be compensated for purchases or actions taken (like a purchase or a download).
Our relationship with advertisers and referral partners may impact the frequency and placement of those links. For example, we may be more likely to write and publish a review about a WordPress theme, stock marketplace, or web hosting company because of the referral partnership. Advertisers and referral partners may also be listed in prominent locations within the articles where they are mentioned.
However, the advertiser or referral relationship will not impact any opinions or what we say about those advertisers or referral partners. We strive to maintain integrity by providing honest evaluations and opinions regardless of any commissions that we may or may not receive.
Although we earn a commission from some of the companies, products, and services that we mention on the site, we also mention many others that are not advertisers or referral partners. We aim to provide a wide variety of options for our readers, but we are not able to cover all products and services that may be available.
The opinions shared on this website represent the opinions of each particular L&SS author alone.
L&SS is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Although we are typically paid a referral commission per sale or per lead, in some situations we are paid a flat fee by an advertiser in order to publish an article.



In summary:

• Advertising and referral relationships may impact how and where companies, products, and services are mentioned on our site.
• Advertising and referral relationships will not impact what we say about those companies, products, and services.
• We also cover other companies, products, and services that we feel may be beneficial to our readers.

This is not an all-inclusive list that covers all of our advertisers and referral partners, but some of the companies that we have partnered with include:

• Bluehost
• WP Engine
• Elegant Themes
• Envato Elements
• Envato Market
• Creative Market
• AWeber
• ConvertKit
• Amazon
• Shopify
• And Others

If you have any questions about anything related to our advertising and affiliate policies, please feel free to contact us.