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 recognizes 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
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.