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privacy is very important to us. We
want to make your experience on the
Internet as enjoyable and profitable
as possible and want you to use the
services and products we offer with
complete confidence. We
have created this Privacy Policy
to demonstrate our commitment to
privacy and security. This Privacy
Policy describes how our company
collects information from all the
people who use our Internet services
(the Services). Those who visit
our site and may access some our
Services without having accounts
with us (Visitors) as well as those
who purchase Products and pay a
fee to subscribe to our Services
(Members). It also sets out what
we do with the information we collect
and the choices Visitors and Members
have concerning the collection and
use of this information. We ask
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
Services on this or related web sites.
We use this information mainly to
provide a personalized experience
as you use our Products and Services
and generally do not share this information
with third parties.
However, we may disclose personal
information collected, if we have
received your prior permission, or
in very special circumstances as when
we believe disclosure is required
by law and in the special cases described
below.
Upon
Registration
Members may be asked to provide
certain personal information when
they sign up for our Products and
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. 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, except as specifically
stated or in special circumstances.
However in instances where our company
and a partner jointly promote our
Services, we may provide the partner
some personal information like the
name, address and user name of the
persons who subscribed who subscribed
to the Services as a result of the
joint promotion solely for the purpose
of allowing us and the partner to
asses the results of the promotion.
In this case, personal information
may not be used by the partner for
any other purpose. We may also generate
general non-identifying profiles
from personal information our Members
provide during registration, (like
total number, but not the names
of Members). As explained below,
we would use this information to
sell advertisements which may appear
in the Services.
With
Partners
Some Products and Services may be
offered to Visitors and Members
in conjunction with an affiliate,
independent contract seller or non-affiliated
partner. To provide Visitors and
Members with some of these Products
and Services, the partner may need
to collect and maintain personal
information. In such cases, you
will be notified before any of your
data is collected or transferred,
giving you the choice of consent
and allowing you to decide whether
to use that particular feature or
service.
Shopping
If you order Products or Services
from our company we will use the personal
information you provide only to process
the order. We do not share this information
with outside parties except to the
extent necessary to complete the order.
Advertisements
Our company may display online
advertisements. In those cases we
share general non-identifying profile
information about our Visitors and
Members collected during the registration
process as well as through online
surveys and promotions with these
advertisers.
In some cases, we use this general
non-identifying profile information
to deliver specific advertisements
and for joint ventures. As an example,
an advertiser or joint venture company
tells us the audience they want to
reach and provides us an advertisement
tailored to the audience. Based upon
the general non-identifying profile
information we have collected, we
may then display or send the information
to the intended people. Our company
does not share personal information
of Visitors and Members with these
advertisers or joint venture partners.
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 we receive. Our company
does not use the return email address
we receive for any other purpose and
does not share the return email address
with anyone else. Voluntary
Customer Surveys
We may periodically conduct both
business and individual customer
surveys. We encourage our customers
to participate in these surveys
because they provide us with important
information which helps us to improve
the types of products and services
we offer and how we provide them
to you for your benefit. Your personal
information and responses will remain
strictly confidential, even if the
survey is conducted by a third party.
Participation in customer surveys
is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive
from people responding to our surveys
and combine it with the responses
of other customers we have to prepare
broader, general responses to the
survey questions (such as age, gender,
residence, hobbies, education, employment,
industry and other demographic information).
We then use this information to
improve the quality of the Services
and Products we provide to you and
to develop new products and services.
This general non-identifying profile
information may be shared with third
parties.
Special
Cases
It is our company’s policy not
to use or share the personal information
we collect about Visitors and Members
in ways unrelated to the ones described
above without also providing you the
prior opportunity to opt out and prohibit
such unrelated disclosures.
However
we may disclose information about
Visitors or Members, or information
concerning your use of the Services
and Products or Websites accessible
through the use of our Services
or Products for any reason, if in
our sole discretion we feel it is
reasonable to do so (as permitted
by law were applicable) such as
to credit agencies, collection agencies,
law enforcement, to protect the
interests of our Company and Members,
or as required by law.
“Cookies”
A “cookie” is a small data file that
can be placed on your hard drive when
you visit certain web sites.
How
We Use Cookies
Our company may use “cookies”
to collect, store and track data for
statistical purposes to improve the
products and services we provide and
to manage our networks.
If you are a Visitor or Member we
may use cookies to save your settings
and provide customized and personal
service. These cookies do not allow
any third parties to access any of
your customer information. Advertisers
and Partners may also use cookies.
We have no control over their actions
and we specifically disclaim any responsibility
for information they may collect.
Our
Company’s policy towards child privacy
The privacy of children is important
to all of us. To ensure compliance
with any applicable children privacy
laws we restrict our Web site to people
18 years of age or over.
You must be eighteen (18) years of
age or over to access this web site.
If you are under eighteen (18) years
of age, you are not permitted to access
this web site for any reason. Due
to the age restrictions, we do not
monitor this web site for compliance
with any applicable children privacy
laws.
Our
Company’s Commitment To Data Security
Services and Websites we sponsor have
security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse and alteration of
data under our control. While we take
all reasonably necessary steps to
protect the integrity and security
of our data and networks, we cannot
guarantee our security measures will
prevent “third party” hackers from
illegally accessing our data.
Revisions
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: May 15, 2005
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