This privacy policy is intended
for all users of (COMPANY NAME/WEB SITE).
(COMPANY NAME) is dedicated to respecting and
protecting the privacy of our clients. All information you provide, such as E-mail addresses
or any additional personal information on or through any forms found on our site, will be used solely to
support your relationship with (COMPANY NAME). We
strive to develop innovative methods
to better serve our users. Our services are
designed and operate with the protection of your
privacy in mind. This Privacy Policy outlines the
types of personal information we gather when you
use (COMPANY WEB SITE)s services, as well as some
of the steps we take to safeguard it.
By visiting this web site you agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree please do not use or
access our services.
This privacy policy addresses the following
areas:
- What personally identifiable information
(COMPANY WEB SITE) collects.
- What personally identifiable information
third parties collect through the web
site.
- What organization collects the
information.
- How (COMPANY WEB SITE) uses the information.
- With whom (COMPANY WEB SITE) may share user
information.
- What choices are available to users
regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information.
- What types of security procedures are in
place to protect the loss, misuse or
alteration of information under the
control of (COMPANY WEB SITE)
- How users can correct any inaccuracies in
the information.
If users have
questions or concerns regarding this statement,
they should contact (COMPANY WEB SITE) at
(COMPANY EMAIL). Any violation of this
privacy policy will lead to suspension of user
privileges and permanent removal from access to
this web site.
Information Collection
(COMPANY WEB SITE) is the sole owner of the
information collected on our site. (COMPANY WEB SITE)
collects and monitors information from our users
at several different points on our web site.
Registration
In order to use the services offered on our web
site, a user
must first complete the registration form. During
registration a user is required to disclose
contact information (such as name and email
address). If offered, it is optional
for the user to disclose demographic information
(such as income level and gender), and unique
identifiers (such as a username). We do encourage
full disclosure of these details in order for (COMPANY WEB
SITE) to provide a more customized
experience on our site.
While (COMPANY WEB SITE) exercises all due caution
to protect your privacy, (COMPANY WEB SITE) will
not be held responsible for parties who attempt to
illegally access our web site and intercept or
access transmissions or private communications.
Unless described otherwise in this privacy
policy, (COMPANY WEB SITE) will not sell any
information. All information collected by
(COMPANY WEB SITE) will be used solely by
(COMPANY WEB SITE) to deliver targeted newsletters
and advertisements.
Information Use -
"Profiles"
(COMPANY WEB SITE) stores information collected
through cookies, log files and/or third interests
in your user profile. A profile is stored
information that we keep on individual users
detailing specific viewing preferences.
Subsequently, this collected information is
linked to users personally identifiable
information, which provides directs pertinent
marketing promotions to you and helps us improve
site content for the user. (COMPANY WEB SITE) does
not share your profile with other third parties,
unless specifically mentioned elsewhere in this
policy.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the
users computer tied to information about
the user. We may use both session ID cookies and
persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie,
once users close the browser, the cookie simply
terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text
file stored on the users hard drive for an
extended period of time. Persistent cookies can
be removed by following Internet browser help
file directions. Cookies, if used, will be used
on (COMPANY WEB SITE) to remember and recall login
names, login information, previous purchases,
potential purchases, as well as other items to
help us better understand users needs. By
setting a cookie on our site, users would not
have to log in a password more than once, thereby
saving time while on our site. If users reject
the cookie, they may still use (COMPANY WEB SITE).
The only drawback to this is that the user will
be limited in some areas. Persistent cookies
enable us to track and target the interests of
our users to enhance the experience on our site.
For more details, see the above
"Profile" section. We have no control
over any third party that may also use cookies to
store personal information. However, we do not
provide this information to any third party.
Log Files
Like most standard web site servers we may use
log files. This includes internet protocol (IP)
addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform
type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to
analyze trends, site administer, track
users movement in the aggregate, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate use.
IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we exercise all due caution to preserve
user privacy, we may need to disclose personal
information when required by law wherein we have
a good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a
court order or legal process served on our Web
site. This includes, but is not limited to, any
defense to any claim in which (COMPANY WEB SITE) is a
defendant, to assist in any investigations by law
enforcement agencies, or violations of any
(COMPANY WEB SITE) policy.
Aggregate Information
(non-personally identifiable)
While (COMPANY WEB SITE) will not rent, sell or share
your information in general, there are certain
instances when your information may be used.
(COMPANY WEB SITE) does share aggregated demographic
information and in some cases your e-mail address
with others. This is how your information will be
shared:
If (COMPANY WEB SITE) merges with another company,
this aggregate information will be shared with
the merging company. These are the instances in which we will share
users personal information: As agreed to at
the various sections under (COMPANY WEB SITE);
(COMPANY WEB SITE) does not rent, sell, or share
personal information about you with other people
or nonaffiliated companies except under the
following circumstances:
- We have your consent.
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or
legal process, or to establish or
exercise our legal rights or defend
against legal claims;
- We provide such information to trusted
businesses or persons for the sole
purpose of processing personally
identifying information on our behalf.
When this is done, it is subject to
agreements that oblige those parties to
process such information only on our
instructions and in compliance with this
Privacy Policy and appropriate
confidentiality and security measures.
- We believe it is necessary to share
information in order to investigate,
prevent, or take action regarding illegal
activities, suspected fraud, situations
involving potential threats to the
physical safety of any person, violations
of (COMPANY WEB SITE) terms of use, or as
otherwise required by law; We transfer or
lease information about you if
(COMPANY WEB SITE) is acquired by or merged
with another company. In this event,
(COMPANY WEB SITE) will notify you before
information about you is transferred and
becomes subject to a different privacy
policy; we do not support any illegal use
of your private information and will make
every effort to stop such practices in
order to protect your privacy.
- Business Transitions: In the event
(COMPANY WEB SITE) goes through a business
transition, such as a merger, being
acquired by another company, or selling a
portion of its assets, users
personal information will, in most
instances, be part of the assets
transferred. Users will be notified via
e-mail, as well as with a prominent
notice on our Web site for at least 30
days prior to a change of ownership or
control of their personal information. If
as a result of the business transition,
the users personally identifiable
information will be used in a manner
different from that stated at the time of
collection they will be given choice
consistent with our notification of
changes section.
Links
This web site may contain links to other sites.
Please be aware that we, (COMPANY WEB SITE), are not
responsible for the privacy practices of sites
other than our own. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every web site
that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this web site. (COMPANY
WEB SITE) may have co-branding and/or
framing relations with other companies. In this
case, you should be familiar with the privacy
policies of both companies, since you may be
subject to each of them.
Contacting (COMPANY WEB SITE): If you have
questions or concerns about the (COMPANY WEB
SITE)
guidelines, policies, procedures, you can contact
us at (COMPANY EMAIL)
Security:
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy,
changes will be posted to this privacy statement,
our homepage, and other places we deem
conspicuous and appropriate so our users are
always aware of what information we collect, how
we use it, and under what circumstances, if any,
we disclose it. (COMPANY WEB SITE) will use
information in accordance with the privacy policy
under which the information was collected. If,
however, we are going to use users
personally identifiable information in a manner
different from that stated at the time of
collection, users will be notified via e-mail.
Users will then be presented with a choice as to
whether or not we become authorized to use their
information in this different way. However, if
users have opted out of all communication with
the site, or deleted/deactivated their account,
then they will not be contacted, nor will their
personal information be used in this new manner.
In addition, if we make any material changes in
our privacy practices that do not affect user
information already stored in our database, we
will post a prominent notice on our Web site
notifying users of the change. In some cases
where we post a notice we will also email users
(who have opted to receive communications from
(COMPANY WEB SITE)), notifying them of the changes in
our privacy practices.
(COMPANY WEB SITE) and its affiliates maintain
professional standards and have a high quality of
respect to our members as well as our guest and
affiliates
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