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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.
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 |