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Privacy
Policy
We Respect your
Privacy
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
-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
Wedo notshare, 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.
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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