======== About Us ======== RAPIDSTER.COM is a search engine designed to search files in various file sharing and uploading sites. As an file sharing search engine RAPIDSTER.COM finds files matching your search criteria among the files that has been seen recently in uploading sites by our search spider. This information is accumulated in a database. When you execute a RAPIDSTER.COM search it delivers results from the database. With our unique approach to crawling you can find the files shared on uploading sites that the other crawlers miss. Also our search engine collects rich and relevant metadata for each page. As a result, when you search for files (video, music, software, documents and etc.) with RAPIDSTER.COM, you can always find high-quality, relevant search results. RAPIDSTER.COM doesn't support, provide, host any illegal files as the search results, such as nude or adult pictures or sex movies, pirates, warez, cracks, viruses, etc. RAPIDSTER.COM search results may be like the following file types: Archive File (ace, arc, bz2, cab, gz, lha, jar, rar, sit, tar, tbz2, tgz, z, zip, zoo, 7z) Binary File (asf, au, avi, bin, class, divx, doc, exe, mov, mpg, mpeg, mp3, ogg, ogm, pdf, ppt, ps, rm, swf, wmf, wmv, xls, mp4, mid, 3gp, amr, wav) Image File (gif, jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff, bmp, art) Text File (asp, c, cfg, cpp, css, csv, conf, cue, diz, h, inf, ini, java, js, log, nfo, php, phps, pl, py, rdf, rss, rtf, sql, txt, vbs, xml) HTML File (htm, html, shtml, thm) Unknown File (uncategorized file) ============== Privacy Policy ============== RAPIDSTER.COM committed to user privacy and our policy below describes our principles in maintaining user trust and confidence and protecting your personal information. Information Collection and Use RAPIDSTER.COM does not collect or use any personally identifying information when you visit our website. RAPIDSTER.COM may, however, from time-to-time, collect non-personally identifying information available from your browser when you request a page from our website. This information includes your IP address, your browser type, the URL requested by your browser and the date and time of your query. We use this information to monitor the usage of our website and to improve the quality of our service. On occasion and in the future, non-personally-identifiable information we collect may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to our visitors. For instance, we may share the number of users that have searched for a specific files or clicked on a specific advertisement featured on our site. We adhere to valid legal processes and may provide information as required by law to protect and defend the rights of our company, and in certain instances, to protect the personal safety of users and the public. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us here at RAPIDSTER.COM. Rest assured that any information you provide will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. This policy may be updated or changed anytime and we encourage you to review it whenever you visit the site to make sure you understand how any personal information you provide will be used. Collection and Use of Information We collect personally identifiable information such as names and email addresses only when voluntarily submitted. These information are used merely to fulfill a specific request, for example, to post a comment on our blog, to create an account in our Forum, or to subscribe to our mailing list. All emails and newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further communications. Distribution of Information We never use or share any of those information in ways unrelated to the ones described above. We do not send spam and we do not sell your information to any company for marketing purposes. We may, however, share information with government agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. Cookies and Tracking Technology Our site may place a small file, called a cookie, on your hard drive to provide you with a better website. A cookie does not, in any way, give us access to your computer or to any personally identifiable information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. It only helps us analyze web traffic or lets web applications respond to you as an individual. Our authorized third-party advertisers in the course of serving ads to you, may also place cookies on your browser or use tracking technology to collect information. You can choose not to accept cookies by modifying your browser settings. At any time, you may remove any cookie stored on your hard drive by deleting them in your browser’s settings section. Google, one of our third-party advertisers, may add a cookie to determine targeted advertisements based on your preferences and your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You can choose to opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. Links to other Websites Our site may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you use these links to leave our site, we do not anymore have control over that website. Such sites are not governed by this privacy statement and we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide to those sites. Exercise caution and read the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. Privacy Contact Information Should you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy, please contact us. Additional Information of Privacy Policy DoubleClick DART Cookie is a cookie stored in clients computer to identify the interest of Browsers (Users). As google adsense plans to display interest based advertisements (ads), a cookie named Dart cookie will be stored on user PC. We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html Information about Google and the DoubleClick DART cookie: * Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. * Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. * Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. (http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html) A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. We also use third party advertisements on it4money.com to support our site. Some of these companies (such as Google through Google Adsense Program) may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by Google, click here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html ============ Terms Of Use ============ RAPIDSTER.COM offers its files search technology on an "as is" basis. RAPIDSTER.COM distributes information supplied by third parties and provides Internet links and references gathered from outside sources. Therefore, you should not assume: * that any materials identified, located or obtained through the use of RAPIDSTER.COM are error-free, * that a search will return accurate, reliable, timely, correct, useful or complete results, * that your use of the service will be uninterrupted, or that the material linked within the RAPIDSTER.COM database is not copyrighted. MP3 files may be present in the RAPIDSTER.COM database which cannot legally be downloaded and stored. Note that RAPIDSTER.COM has no way to determine which files have a copyright and which do not. RAPIDSTER.COM does not nor will ever store any mp3 files on its own servers. Users should use their own judgement when downloading files from other internet servers which could possibly infringe upon any copyright. Inclusion of any Internet reference or any third party content in this web site in no way constitutes an endorsement or authentication of that material by RAPIDSTER.COM. As a condition of using this service, you assume all risk of loss resulting from the use of, or reliance upon, this web site or any materials identified, located or obtained by using this web site. RAPIDSTER.COM generates search results automatically from a databases and any search may return unexpected or unwanted references. These references may contain offensive, obscene, or illegal material. Because RAPIDSTER.COM merely links to -- and does not publish -- content supplied by third parties or generally available on the Internet, RAPIDSTER.COM has no more editorial control over such information than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any information, opinion, advice, statement, service, offer, or other materials or content are the property and responsibility of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of RAPIDSTER.COM. The layout, design, files, images and all other contents of the RAPIDSTER.COM Web site are owned by RAPIDSTER.COM and are protected by national and international intellectual property laws, conventions and treaties. The information contained within the RAPIDSTER.COM databases belongs to the respective owners of RAPIDSTER.COM, and is also protected by national and international intellectual property laws, conventions and treaties. The information contained in the RAPIDSTER.COM web site and databases may not otherwise be used, copied, distributed, performed, sublicensed, modified, rented, altered, reverse engineered or recompiled in any manner without the express written consent of its owner.All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. =========== DMCA Policy =========== RAPIDSTER.COM is in compliance with 17 U.S.C. § 512 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). It is our policy to respond to any infringement notices and take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property laws. If your copyrighted material has been posted on RAPIDSTER.COM or if hyperlinks to your copyrighted material are returned through our search engine and you want this material removed, you must provide a written communication that details the information listed in the following section. Please be aware that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you misrepresent information listed on our site that is infringing on your copyrights. We suggest that you first contact an attorney for legal assistance on this matter. The following elements must be included in your copyright infringement claim: * Provide evidence of the authorized person to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. * Provide sufficient contact information so that we may contact you. You must also include a valid email address. * You must identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed and including at least one search term under which the material appears in RAPIDSTER.COM' search results. * A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. * A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. * Must be signed by the authorized person to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly being infringed. Send the infringement notice by contact us. Please allow up to a week for an email response. Note that emailing your complaint to other parties such as our Internet Service Provider will not expedite your request and may result in a delayed response due to the complaint not being filed properly. ========== DISCLAIMER ========== - RAPIDSTER.COM does not host any of the files and/or software displayed on this site. - RAPIDSTER.COM ONLY indexes the files which are located on remote servers, which RAPIDSTER.COM have no connection with / control of / association with. - This site is not affiliated with Rapidshare.com or other Rapidshare sites with different tld. - RAPIDSTER.COM is a Rapidshare search engine that searches sites, forums, message boards for Rapidshare file links. - We are just a SEARCH ENGINE, but we respect an Copyright Laws. So if You have found the link to an illegal file, please report it to Us. We will remove it ASAP. ========================= Last Update: May 11, 2009 =========================