We have created this privacy statement
in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing
commitment to the privacy of personal information
provided by those visiting and interacting with this web
site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in
the highest regard. The following discloses our
information gathering and dissemination practices for
this website.
We recognize the importance of
protecting your privacy
and our
policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we
collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide
to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using
our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new
technologies, business practices and our customers'
needs.
What
Information Do We
Collect? When you visit
this web site you may provide us with two types of information:
personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is
collected on an individual basis and Web site use information
collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our
Web site.
1. Personal
Information You Choose to
Provide
Registration
Information When you register
for any of our products, services or newsletters you will
provide us information about yourself.
Credit Card
Information If you choose to
avail of our services, you may need to give personal
information and authorization to obtain information from
various credit services. For example, you may need to provide
the following information:
-Name
-Mailing
address
-Email
address
-Credit card
number
-Name on credit
card
-Credit card
billing address
-Business and home
phone number
Email
Information
If you
choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the
content of your email messages together with your email address
and our responses. We provide the same protections for these
electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of
information received by mail and
telephone.
2. Web
Site Use Information
Similar to other
commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard
technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are
Cookies?") and web server log files to collect information
about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through
cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of
visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the
Web sites visited just before and just after our Web
site.
How Do We Use
the Information That You Provide to
Us?
Broadly speaking,
we use personal information for purposes of administering our
business activities, providing the products and services you
requested, to process your payment,
,
to monitor the use of the service,
our marketing and promotional efforts
and
improve our content and service offerings, and customize our
site's content, layout, services
and for other lawful purposes.
These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your
needs.
Furthermore, such
information may be shared with others on an aggregate basis.
Personally identifiable information or business information
will not be shared with parties except as required by
law.
Occasionally, we
may also use the information we collect to notify you about
important changes to our Website, new services, and special
offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at
any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing
us at the link provided on the newsletter.
What Are
Cookies?
A
cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an
anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that
site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this
file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for
cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser
if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your
privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the
cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you
by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies.
However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may
alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If
you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible
that some areas of our site will not function as effectively
when viewed by the users.A
cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or
pass on computer viruses.
How Do We
Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you
visit and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to
differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use
cookies to prevent you from having to log in more than is
necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web
server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number
of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are
most popular. This helps us gather feedback to constantly
improve our Web site and better serve our clients. Cookies do
not allow us to gather any personal information about you and
we do not intentionally store any personal information that
your browser provided to us in your
cookies.
IP
Addresses IP addresses are
used by your computer every time you are connected to the
Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers
on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are
automatically collected by our web server as part of
demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that data
(such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to
you.
Sharing
and Selling Information
We
do not share, sell, lend or
lease any of the information that uniquely identify a
subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with
anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process
transactions or provide services that you have
requested.
How Can You Access
and Correct Your
Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain in our database
by emailing us at the usual address.
What About Legally
Compelled Disclosure of Information? We may
disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other
words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it
or for the protection of our legal
rights.
We may
also disclose account information when we have reason to
believe that disclosing this information is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may
be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the safety of
our users and the Public.
What About
Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web
Site?
We are not
responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to
or from our Web site or the information or content contained
therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as
pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the
users of our Web site.
Please remember that
when you use a link to go from our Website to another web site,
our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and
interaction on any other web site, including web sites, which
have a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own
rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies
before proceeding.
Your
Consent
By
using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of
your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time
with or without notice.
Our Commitment
To Data Security:
Please note that
your information will be stored and processed on our computers
in the United States. The laws on holding personal data in the
United States may be less stringent than the laws of your
Country of residence or citizenship.
To
prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure
the correct use of information, we have put in place
appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure the information we collect
online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to
unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages.
After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular
messages as soon as technically feasible.
Surveys &
Contests
From time-to-time our
site requests information from users via surveys or contests.
Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to
disclose this information. Information requested may include
contact information (such as name and shipping address), and
demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of
monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site.
A Special Note
About Children
Children are not
eligible to use our services
unsupervised and
we ask that children
(under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to
us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in
conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
Acquisition or
Changes in Ownership
In the event that the
web site (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired,
your information would be considered part of those assets, and
may be part of those assets that are
transferred.
Policy
Modifications
We may change this Privacy Policy
from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy
policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do
so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back
periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy
Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal
information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy
in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy
Policy, without your prior consent.
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