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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.
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What Information Do We
Collect?
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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.
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How Do We Use the Information That
You Provide to Us?
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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.
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What Are Cookies?
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| 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. |
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How Do We Use Information We
Collect from Cookies?
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| 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. |
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IP Addresses
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| 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. |
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Sharing and Selling
Information
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| 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. |
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How Can You Access and Correct Your
Information?
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| 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. |
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What About Legally Compelled
Disclosure of Information?
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| 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. |
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What About Other Web Sites Linked
to Our Web Site?
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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.
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Your Consent
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| 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. |
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Our Commitment To Data
Security:
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| 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. |
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Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
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| 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. |
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Surveys & Contests
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| 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. |
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A Special Note About
Children
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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.
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Acquisition or Changes in
Ownership
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| 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. |
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Policy Modifications
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| 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. |
