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 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.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Introduction. 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.
Last updated: May 25, 2003
© 2011 by W. Terry Whalin
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