Privacy
Policy
We 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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