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.
Registration: Members may be asked to provide certain
personal information when they sign up for our Products or Services
including name, address, telephone number,
The personal information collected from Members
during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account . This information may be shared with
third parties, as stated herein, or in special circumstances.
Instructions on how users can modify or delete their personal information.
Once
you register in our mail list you will receive an automated
confirmation for your sign up , you will be able any time to request
deletion from our list by replying to this automated email
Also any email sent to you through our mailing system will contain an subscribe link to opt out of our list and a link to edit your personal information you provided during your sign up
How this information will be transferred to third party companies
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.
Also, with purchases, we supply our member's
contact information, to our business partners, who then may contact the
member by telephone after the member purchase. Sales proceeds are
collected by the that business partner company. We also may
supply other companies with contact information, for mail offers we
believe would be of interest to our members, with or without
compensation from those companies. At times we may send an
advertisement for a third party product, where we collect the sales
proceeds, and forward the purchaser's information to that third party.
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.
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 use the
personal information you provide to process that order. We do
share this information with outside parties that we do business with.
Online Advertisements: Our company
may display our online advertisements. In those cases we share
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
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 information we have collected, we may then
display or send the advertisement to the intended audience. Our company
does 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.
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.
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 to use or share the
personal information about Visitors or Members in ways described herein
without additional notice or means to opt out or otherwise prohibit
such unrelated uses.
Also, 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.
Notice to California Residents � Your
California Privacy Rights
Under California Law SB 27, California residents have the right to
receive, once a
year, information about third parties with whom we have shared
information about you
or your family for their marketing purposes during the previous
calendar year, and a
description of the categories of personal information shared. To make
such a request,
please send an email and please include the phrase
"California Privacy Request" in the subject line, and provide us with
your name,
address and email address. We will respond to you within thirty days of
receiving
such a request.
"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 purposes stated herein as well as for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage
our telecommunications networks.
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. Your use of this site after such
changes are implemented constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance
of these changes. Please consult this privacy statement prior to every
use for any changes.
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