Privacy
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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