Privacy
Policy
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.
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