Privacy Statement
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PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is very important to us. I want to make your experience on
the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and want you to
use the Internet’s vast array of information, tools and opportunities
with complete confidence.
I have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment
to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our company
collects information from all end users of our Internet Services (the
“Services”)-those who access some of our Services but do not have
accounts (“Visitors”) as well as those who may purchase Products and/or
pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the Service (“Members”)-what
I do with the information I collect, and the choices Visitors and
Members have concerning the collection and use of such information. I
request that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Introduction. Our Company collects information in different ways from
Visitors and Members who access the various parts of our Service and
the network of Web Sites accessible through our Service. I use this
information primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our
Products and Services, and generally, do not share this information
with third parties. However, I may disclose personal information
collected if I have received your permission beforehand or in very
special circumstances, such as when I believe that such disclosure is
required by law or other special cases described below.
Registration:
Members may be asked to provide certain personal information when they
sign up for our Products or Services including name, address, telephone
number, billing information (such as credit card number), and the type
of personal computer being used to access the Services. The personal
information collected from Members during the registration process is
used to manage each Member’s account (such as for billing purposes).
This information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically
stated otherwise or in special circumstances.
However, in instances where our company and a partner jointly promote our
Services, I may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name,
address, and username of persons who subscribed to the Services as a
result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and
the partner to assess the results of the promotion. In this instance, personal
information may not be used by the partner for any other purpose. I may also
generate non-identifying and
aggregate profiles from personal information Members provide during
registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of Members).
As explained in more detail below, I may use this aggregated and
non-identifying information to sell advertisements that appear on the
Services.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and services may be
offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction with an affiliate,
independent contractor seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide
Visitors and Members some of these products and services, the partner
may need to collect and maintain personal information. In these
instances, you will be notified before any such data is collected or
transferred and may decide not to use that particular service or
feature.
Additionally, our partners may have advertisements or co-branded Web
Pages that are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor
seller, or non-affiliated partner. Our company may share
non-identifying and aggregate information (except as described above),
but not personal information, with such parties in order to administer
the co-branded products or services offered.
Online Shopping: At some Websites, you can purchase products and
services or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter,
catalog or new product and service updates. In many cases, you may be
asked to provide contact information, such as your name, address, email
address, phone number, and credit/debit card information.
If you complete an order for someone else, such as an online gift order
sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to provide information
about the recipient, such as the recipient’s name, address, and phone
number. Our company has no control over third parties’ use of any
personal information you provide when placing such an order. Please
exercise care when doing so.
If you order services or products directly from our company I will use
the personal information you provide only to process that order. I do
not share this information with outside parties except to the extent
necessary to complete that order.
Online Advertisements:
Our company may display our online advertisements. In those cases I
share aggregate and non-identifying information about our Visitors and
Members collected through the registration process as well as through
online surveys and promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some instances, I use this aggregated and non-identifying
information to deliver tailored advertisements or joint ventures. For
instance, an advertiser or joint venture company tells us the audience
they want to reach and provide us an advertisement tailored to the
audience. Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying information I
have collected, we may then display or send the advertisement to the
intended audience. Our company does not share personal information
about its Visitors or Members with these advertisers or joint venture
companies.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email
inquiries to our company, the return email address is used to answer
the email inquiry I receive. Our company does not use the return email
address for any other purpose and does not share the return email
address with any third party.
Voluntary Customer Surveys:
I may periodically conduct both business and individual customer
surveys. I encourage our customers to participate in these surveys
because they provide us with important information that helps us to
improve the types of products and services I offer and how I provide
them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain
strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third
party. Participation in our surveys is voluntary.
I may take the information I receive from individuals responding to our Customer
Surveys and combine (aggregate) it with the responses of other
customers I may have, to create broader, generic responses to the
survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education,
employment, industry sector, or other demographic information). I then
use the aggregated information to improve the quality of services to
you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregated,
non-personally identifying information may be shared with third parties.
Special Cases:
It is our company’s policy not to use or share the personal information
about Visitors or Members in ways unrelated to the ones described above
without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise
prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, I may disclose personal
information about Visitors or Members, or information regarding your
use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services, for
any reason if, in our sole discretion, I believe that it is reasonable
to do so, including credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant
database agencies, law enforcement, or to satisfy laws, such as the
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, The Child Online Privacy Act,
regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to
disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring
legal action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use
Policy or Terms of Service, or other user policies; to operate the
Services properly; or to protect our company and our Members.
“Cookies” and How Our Company Uses Them. A “cookie” is a small data
file that can be place on your hard drive when you visit certain Web
sites. Our company may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes
track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and
services I provide and to manage our telecommunications networks.
If you are a Visitor or Member I may use a cookie to save your settings
and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do
not enable third parties to access any of your customer information.
Additionally, be aware that if you visit other Web sites where you are
prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to
accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. I do not
control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for
information collected through them.
Our Company Commitment to Children’s Privacy. Protecting children’s
privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with
the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other
applicable laws. Therefore I restrict our Web site to persons eighteen
years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF
YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS
THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF
THIS WEB SITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN
THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Public Forums: Please
remember that any information you may disclose in any Member Directory,
or other public areas of our Web sites or Internet, becomes public
information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
personal information in these public areas.
Our Company’s
Commitment to Data Security; Services and Web sites I sponsor have
security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration
of the information under our control. While I make every effort to
ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, I cannot
guarantee that our security measures will prevent third party “hackers”
from illegally obtaining this information.
Where To Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you have any
questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein,
you may contact us through the contact information provided on this Web
site.
Revisions to This Policy: Our company reserves the right to revise,
amend, or modify this policy, our Terms of Service Agreement, and our
other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by
updating this posting.
Last updated: August 2, 2006
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