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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 recognizes 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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