PRIVACY POLICY
Our
customer's privacy matters to us. We have created this Privacy Policy
to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This
Privacy Policy describes how our company collects information from all
end users of our Internet services (the "Services")-those who access
some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as
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, and the choices Visitors and Members have concerning the
collection and use of such information. We request that you read this
Privacy Policy carefully.
Websites linking to this page have
chosen to adopt this generic privacy policy as their own. This means
that they agree to abide by the principles laid out below.
In
common with other websites, log files are stored on the web server
saving details such as the visitor's IP address, browser type,
referring page and time of visit.
Cookies may be used to remember visitor preferences when interacting with the website.
Where registration is required, the visitor's email and a username will be stored on the server.
How the Information is used
The
information is used to enhance the vistor's experience when using the
website to display personalised content and possibly advertising.
E-mail addresses will not be sold, rented or leased to 3rd parties.
E-mail may be sent to inform you of news of our services or offers by us or our affiliates.
Visitor Options
If
you have subscribed to one of our services, you may unsubscribe by
following the instructions which are included in e-mail that you
receive.
You may be able to block cookies via your browser
settings but this may prevent you from access to certain features of
the website.
Cookies
Cookies are small digital signature
files that are stored by your web browser that allow your preferences
to be recorded when visiting the website. Also they may be used to
track your return visits to the website.
3rd party advertising companies may also use cookies for tracking purposes.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Our
company collects 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 our company 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 Company 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. Our company 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. Our company
has 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 our
company 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: Our company may display our 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. Our
company does not share personal information about its Visitors or
Members with these advertisers or joint venture companies.
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
for any other purpose and does not share the return email 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 our company
and our Members.
"Cookies" and How Our Company Uses Them. A
"cookie" is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive
when you visit certain Web sites. Our company 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.
Our Company Commitment
to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's privacy is especially
important to us. It is our policy to comply with the 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: 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.