PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your
experience on the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible,
and we want you to use the Internet's vast array of information,
tools, and opportunities with complete confidence.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm
commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes
- how we collect information from all end users of our Internet
services (the "Services");
- those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts
("Visitors");
- those who may purchase Products and/or pay a monthly service
fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members");
- what we do with the information we collect,
- the choices Visitors and Members have concerning the collection
and use of such information.
We request that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Personal Information We Collect and
How It Is Used
Introduction
We collect information in different ways from Visitors and
Members who access the various parts of our Services and the
network of Web sites accessible through our Service. We use this
information primarily to provide a customized 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 permission beforehand
or in very special circumstances, such as when we believe that
such disclosure is required by law or other special cases described
below.
Registration
Members may be asked to provide certain personal information
when they sign up for our Products or Services including name,
address, telephone number, billing information (such as a credit
card number), and the type of personal computer being used to
access the Services. The 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, unless specifically stated
otherwise or in special circumstances.
However, in instances where we and a partner jointly promote
our Services, we may provide the partner certain personal information,
such as the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed
to the Services as a result of the joint promotion for the sole
purpose of allowing us and the partner to assess the results
of the promotion.
In this instance, personal information may not be used by
the partner for any other purpose. We may also generate non-identifying
and aggregate profiles from personal information Members provide
during registration (such as the total number, but not the names,
of Members). As explained in more detail below, we may use this
aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements
that appear on the Services.
Our Partners and Sponsors
Some products and services may be offered to Visitors and
Members in conjunction with an affiliate, independent contractor
seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors and Members
some of these products and services, the partner may need to
collect and maintain personal information. In these instances,
you will be notified before any such data is collected or transferred
and may decide not to use that particular service or feature.
Additionally, our partners may have advertisements or co-branded
Web Pages that are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor
seller, or non-affiliated partner. We may share non-identifying
and aggregate information (except as described above), but not
personal information, with such partners in order to administer
the co-branded products or services offered.
Online Shopping
At some Web sites, you can purchase products and services
or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter, catalog
or new product and service updates. In many cases, you may be
asked to provide contact information, such as your name, address,
email address, phone number, and credit/debit card information.
If you complete an order for someone else, such as an online
gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to
provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient's
name, address, and phone number. We have no control over the
third parties' use of any personal information you provide when
placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing so.
If you order services or products directly from us, we will
use the personal information you provide only to process that
order. We do not share this information with outside parties
except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
Online Advertisements
We may display online advertisements. In those cases we share
aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors
and Members collected through the registration process as well
as through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and
non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements
or joint ventures. For instance, 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
aggregated and non-identifying information we have collected,
we may then display or send the advertisement to the intended
audience. We do not share personal information about our Visitors
or Members with these advertisers or joint venture companies.
Responses to E-mail Enquiries
When Visitors or Members send e-mail enquiries to our company,
the return e-mail address is used to answer the e-mail inquiry
we receive. We do not use the return e-mail address for any other
purpose and do not share the return e-mail address with any third
party.
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 that helps
us to improve the types of products and services we offer and
how we provide them to you. Your personal information and responses
will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted
by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding
to our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the
responses of other customers we may have, to create broader,
generic responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age,
residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or
other demographic information). We then use the aggregated information
to improve the quality of our services to you, and to develop
new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying
information may be shared with third parties.
Special Cases
It is our company's policy not to use or share the personal
information about Visitors of Members in ways unrelated to the
ones described above without also providing you an opportunity
to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
However, we may disclose personal information about Visitors
or Members, or information regarding your use of the Services
or Web sites accessible through our Services, for any reason
if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable
to do so, including: credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant
database agencies, law enforcement, or to satisfy laws, such
as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Child Online
Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for
such information; to disclose information that is necessary to
identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who
may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy or Terms Of Service,
or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or
to protect us and our Members.
"Cookies" and How We Use Them
A "cookie" is a small data file that can be placed
on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. We may use
cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for
statistical purposes to improve the products and services we
provide and to manage our telecommunications networks.
If you are a Visitor or Member we may use a cookie to save
your settings and to provide customizable and personalized services.
These cookies do not enable third parties to access any
of your customer information. Additionally, be aware that if
you visit other Web sites where you are prompted to log in or
that are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We
do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility
for information collected through them.
Cookies cannot contain or spread viruses, and are not a danger
to your system.
Our Commitment to Children's Privacy
Protecting children's privacy is especially important to us.
It is our policy to comply with the (USA) Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore
we restrict our Web site to persons eighteen years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB
SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED
TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS
FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB
SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS
NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Public Forums
Please remember that any information you may disclose in any
Member Directory, or other public areas of our Web sites or the
Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose personal information in these public
areas.
Our Company's Commitment to Data Security
Services and Web sites we sponsor have security measures in
place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity
and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee
that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers"
from illegally obtaining this information.
Where to Direct Questions About Our
Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the
practices described herein, you may contact us through the contact
information provided on this Web site.
Revisions to This Policy
We reserve 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. Your
use of this site after such changes are implemented constitutes
your acknowledgement and acceptance of these changes. Please
consult this privacy statement prior to every use for any changes.
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