We are glad to welcome you to folkdirect.com. Please read this privacy statement to ensure that you are comfortable with everything and what we need a few of your details for.

What information do we collect?
To become a member we require only the following details about you:

• your nickname (used as your login username)
• your real name
• your own password (this is then encrypted, nobody has access to your original password)
• your e-mail address (please check it's correct as all site correspondence is sent here)

Other personal information that you can submit to the site is entirely up to you. It is not required for your page to operate, but will help you to be identified correctly by any friends who are searching for you on here.

Your details will never be passed to any third-party operators nor will be used to target you specifically with advertising. This is a community site run by members of the community. Enjoy it and invite your friends to participate too. This is a secure environment where you can show as much or as little about yourself to your chosen contacts.

After you log in to the site there are three important recommended privacy settings to check. We want you to be entirely aware of what you will be showing to registered members and your friend groups on the site. No guests (non-member visitors) can see any profiles from the site therefore if you do receive any unsolicited messages or abuse from other members we are easily able to identify them and block them if necessary.

Copyrights
All folkdirect.com contents copyrights are reserved by us and content copying and duplication are strongly prohibited.

Acceptance of agreements
By reading this you agree to our Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to our terms and conditions you may not use this site. We may update our privacy policy if we feel changes are necessary to further protect your security so please visit this page regularly.