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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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