Welcome to Grryo!

Grryo, LLC represents the idea that mobile and other photography art forms are quickly advancing along with mobile device and camera technology. The advancement and popularity of this art form has created a culture where community is highly valued and art is constantly pushing the limits.  Grryo believes that the BEST is YET to COME.  We cannot wait to see what the future brings.  Through community presentations, artist participation, and artist engagement, Grryo believes that mobile and digital arts will continue to advance along with technology, and more importantly through community. We know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. By visiting the Grryo website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this policy.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers Grryo, LLC‘s treatment of personal information that Grryo, LLC gathers when you are on the Grryo, LLC website and when you use Grryo, LLC services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Grryo, LLC does not own or control, or to individuals that Grryo, LLC does not employ or manage.

Information Collected by Grryo, LLC

We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website. This information allows us to provide you with a customized and efficient experience.

What Does That Mean

We collect information to make Grryo, LLC website useful for you.

Information You Provide to Us

We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.

User Profile: To allow you to express yourself beyond just the information collected during registration, we enable you to provide additional information, such as a bio, favorite URLs, and instant messaging IDs. In addition, you may choose to include photos of yourself in your profile. As indicated below, in the section titled “Sharing Your Information”, you can control how your information is displayed and used.

Automatic Information:

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Grryo, LLC and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain “traffic data” on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Grryo, LLC cookie information, and the page you requested. Grryo, LLC uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the website.

Grryo, LLC may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed. This includes User Profile pages.

Many companies offer programs that help you to visit websites anonymously. While Grryo, LLC will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these programs are available.

What Does That Mean

We collect your registration and user profile data. Our servers also collect log information used to make the website faster and better.

E-mail Communications

Grryo, LLC is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the “Sharing Your Information” section below. Grryo, LLC may send out e-mails with Grryo, LLC-related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions. You may also receive notification e-mails from Grryo, LLC, which inform you of actions (e.g. friend requests) that have been performed on the site. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us, please visit the Email Preferences section of your User Profile and/or follow the instructions contained in the unwanted e-mail message. However, please note that in all cases you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.

What Does That Mean

We will send you emails based on your profile settings. From time to time, we may send emails to all our users.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Grryo, LLC cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or e-mail address is.

What Does That Mean

To remember you, our system will give you a cookie. It’s safe.

Sharing Your Information

Because Grryo, LLC enables people to discover and share information with one another, information about the people who use Grryo, LLC is an integral part of the Grryo, LLC experience. Rest assured that we neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below.

Personnel: Grryo, LLC personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors may have access to user information if necessary in the normal course of Grryo, LLC business.

Protection of Grryo, LLC and Others: We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Grryo, LLC, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

User Profile information: Information collected during registration and subsequent visits, such as your full name and location, may be displayed to other Grryo, LLC users. The User Profile is the area on Grryo, LLC where we allow you to tell other Grryo, LLC users about yourself. You may control what personal information is displayed in your User Profile by visiting the Settings section of your User Profile.

Syndication: Grryo, LLC allows for the RSS syndication of all of its public content within the Grryo, LLC website.

With Your Consent: Except as noted above, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

What Does That Mean

We do not sell your information to anyone. However, we will show publicly available information to other users and may release other information to authorities where required by law.

Keeping Information Secure

Your Grryo, LLC account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. Protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer.

Only employees who need personal information to perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative) are granted access to it. All of our employees are kept up to date on our privacy and security practices.

What Does That Mean

Your account is protected by an encrypted password. We keep it secure, you must also keep it safe. Our employees may not access your account unless required to do a specific job.

Ways to Control Display and Use of Your Information

As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose information, but then you may be unable to use certain features on our website.

By visiting your User Profile, you can correct, amend, add or delete personal information on our website.

If you do not wish to receive e-mail from us or other Grryo, LLC users, please visit the Settings of your User Profile and/or follow the instructions contained in the unwanted e-mail message.

However, please note that you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.

What Does That Mean

You can choose not to share information with us, but your experience of the site may be limited. However, until your account is deleted, you may receive all system emails.

Children Under 18 Years of Age

Grryo, LLC may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Grryo, LLC website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

What Does That Mean

Privacy policy may change.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Grryo, LLC may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Grryo, LLC website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

What Does That Mean

Privacy policy may change but you will be notified promptly.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Grryo, LLC website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Seattle, Washington law.

What Does That Mean

Visiting Grryo, LLC is subject to Terms and Privacy policy.

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of December 11, 2011

What Does That Mean

It’s effective right now.