Some of the web search services provided herein are provided by Origano and powered by Origano search partners.
Origano’s browser extensions (hereinafter “Service” or “Extensions” or “Origano”) provides a platform which allows you to customize your new tab and search provider. These and “Origano” EULA/Terms of Service (“Terms”) are the accesses and terms of your use of these extensions.
Data we collect
We choose not to collect and/or use any of users information, but other search engines may receive information when users provide them.
If you search for something, other search engines may collect your country of origin, email address and, if you choose so, your nickname, telephone number, search history and title, website; but contrary to other search sites, we respect all our user’s privacy.
While you interact with the Extension we, as well as similar third-party vendors/service providers alike, may use technologies that could automatically or passively collect information about how the Extension is accessed and used (“Usage Information”). This information could include browser type, operating system, device type, page served, url visited, time, an estimation of your geographic location associated to your IP address and other information transmitted in http requests.
Usage Information is usually non-identifying, but to the extent Usage Information could be associated with you as a specific person (example: you could have registered for the Service) and provide us with personal information (like name, email, telephone number or home address), that will be treated as “Personal Information” and used only for purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Security info
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect your personal information, both during transmission and once we receive it. However no internet transmission method or electronic storage method is 100% secure, this means we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. For any questions, feel free to contact us.
Cookies
When the extension user changes settings,our cookies will store those changes, but we will not store them or be able to trace you by them.
We could use cookies to know how you found us but with no relation to your search actions. We also collect part of the searches, but not in a personally identifiable way, as we don’t store IP addresses and unique User ID.
Standard User Data
Upon logging onto the network, our servers collect certain elements of standard information. This data includes, but is not limited to, the following: the website from which you came, the amount of time you spend on various areas of the network or any related sites, your browser software (ie Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox), any accessed information from the network and any downloaded pages. This type of data collection is common throughout most websites, and in no way impinges on your privacy. It is essential to note that the data collected does not identify you, and provides no information regarding your personal details. No data will be disclosed in such a way that it identifies you personally, unless otherwise stated. Before reading any content or using any services found in this network, you are confirming you understand the nature of this data collection, and have read and understood our privacy policy. Our Network sites do not gather, retain, or disclose any standard data other than in collective user data forms.
Personal User Data
The only occasion on which we may receive personally identifiable information about you is if you, the user, knowingly and willingly provide us with the information via email. This information is voluntarily submitted at your discretion, and is optional and normally required so as to allow us to reply to your email and correspondence. The network will never share with advertisers or other third parties the aggregate results of the data it receives.
Disabling Cookies
You can disable cookies in the browser settings. For details on how to disable them, visit:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260971 , http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.cookieBehavior
Further Policies
We will not divulge your personally identifiable information that you may choose to submit to the network and/or to any third parties. We believe in a strict policy of no spam and no sales of personally identifiable information.
Children
Users of all ages are welcome to our content and services. If you are under the age of thirteen (13), we do, however, specifically request that you have the permission of parents or legal guardians to view any content within the network, as we cannot and will not be held responsible for any information received or disclosed by our users.