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
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 sigh 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 ojr Visitors and Members collected
through the registration process as well a through online surbeys 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 or 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 our 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 coolies, 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 15, 2003
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