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We have
created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate
our firm commitment to privacy. This Privacy Policy
explains our practices with respect to the collection,
use, and disclosure of personal and non-personal information
provided by visitors to our Web site. By using this
site, you signify your assent to these our privacy
practices and the terms and conditions of our Web
site.
If this
policy is not agreeable to you, please do not use
this site.
WHAT
TYPE INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?
Personal Information
We only collect personal information from visitors
to our Web site when they voluntarily provide it to
us by completing our registration form or electing
to use one of our services. We may require visitors
to provide us with information including, but not
limited to, their name, physical address, email address,
birth date, username, password, and on occasion a
unique identifier (such as their mother’s maiden name).
Non-Personal
Information
When visitors access our Web site, certain non-personal
information may be collected from them including,
but not limited to, their browser type (e.g., Netscape
or Internet Explorer), operating system (e.g., Windows
or Macintosh), IP address, and the domain name from
which they accessed the site (e.g., lycos.com). In
addition, we may collect information about visitors'
browsing behavior, such as the date and time they
visit the Web site, the areas or pages of our Web
site that they visit, the amount of time spent viewing
the site, the number of times the visitor returns
to the site, and click-stream data. We use transparent
tracking pixels to determine the number of Web site
visitors that have been sent to us through our affiliate
network. We do not track any information about visitors
once they leave our site. We may use cookies (small
text files that are stored on visitors computers when
they access our Web site) to collect this information.
Information collected through cookies may be combined
with visitors' personal information. We may also allow
unaffiliated third parties, such as advertisers, to
serve cookies to visitors of our Web site. Visitors
are always free to decline cookies, but in doing so
they may not be able to use certain features on our
Web site. The "help" segment of the toolbar
on most browsers explains how to configure a browser
to not accept new cookies, how to have the browser
inform a user when they receive a new cookie, and
how to erase cookies from their hard drives.
IN WHAT
WAY DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL AND NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Our goal in collecting personal information is to
provide visitors with the most personalized Web experience
possible and our advertisers with an efficient means
to reach the right audience. By knowing a little about
our visitors, we are able to deliver more relevant
content and advertisements, and provide better services.
We may use information collected from visitors to
our Web site for any of the following purposes: (1)
to send visitors information and promotional materials
about our company, (2) to send visitors information
and promotional materials from our marketing partners
and third parties (such as advertisers on our Web
site), (3) to deliver targeted display advertisements
and offers by email (by matching criteria provided
by our advertisers with information collected from
our visitors), (4) to contact visitors to our Web
site when necessary, (5) to allow one-click purchases
or access to proprietary content by pre-populating
fields, within registration or other transaction screens,
with a visitor's name, billing address (among other
things), as provided by that visitor, (6) to help
diagnose problems with our server, (7) to administer
our Web site, (8) to conduct internal reviews of our
site (e.g., to determine the number of visitors to
the site), (9) to help us better understand visitors'
use of our site, and (10) to protect the security
or integrity of our site. Non-personal information
will be used for purposes of conducting internal reviews
of the site, monitoring the site, and providing a
greater online experience for our visitors.
DO WE
DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION?
We may transfer or disclose information collected
from visitors to our Web site to our employees and
independent contractors, to our parent company, subsidiaries
and affiliates, and to our consultants, other business
associates, and suppliers, if the disclosure will
enable that party to perform a business, professional,
or technical support function for us, or if required
to do so by law. We may also disclose information
we collect from our site visitors to our marketing
and business partners, who may use the information
in connection with their business operations, such
as to send marketing and other communications to visitors
of our site.
We may also share, rent, sell, or transfer any personal
information (including financial information) provided
by our visitors to third parties. During the registration
process, and at certain times during any member user
session, we may present additional offers from third
party service providers. Our third party service providers
have their own terms and conditions and privacy policies.
We suggest that visitors access these third party
sites and review their terms and conditions and privacy
policies before "subscribing" to any third
party offer. If a visitor subscribes to a third party
offer during our registration process, we will transfer
the financial data they provided to us as part of
the registration process to that third party company,
which will then process the transaction using that
financial data. We may also share non-personal information
we collect from visitors to our site, such as their
browsing behaviors, with third parties. For example,
we may tell a third party advertiser that a certain
number of people have visited a certain area on our
Web site.
WHAT
SECURITY MEASURES DO WE TAKE TO PROTECT YOUR DATA?
To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data
integrity, and ensure the appropriate use of information,
we have put in place certain physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure
the information we collect from visitors to our Web
site. We allow access to personal information only
to persons and entities engaging in activities provided
for by this Privacy Policy. Visitors should consider
any communication that they transmit to us (such as
data, questions or answers, comments, suggestions,
or communications submitted to a chat room) to be
non-confidential. We will not be liable or responsible
if information that belongs to a visitor is intercepted
and used by an unintended recipient.
WE PROTECT
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Protecting the privacy of children is VERY important
to us. For that reason we do not structure any part
of our site to attract anyone under the age of 18
(21 in some areas) and we do not allow anyone under
the age of 18 (21 in some areas) to register and become
a member of our site.
CORPORATE
CHANGES
In the event of a merger, acquisition, asset or stock
sale, bankruptcy, or other asset transfer (regardless
of legal formality), any of our assets may be transferred
to a third party, including personal information collected
from visitors to our Web site.
ACCEPTANCE
OF PRIVACY TERMS & CONDITIONS
By visiting this Web site, you are agreeing to the
practices described in this Privacy Policy. By visiting
this site, you also accept, without limitation or
qualification, all terms and conditions concerning
the use of this site. We may at any time revise these
terms and conditions. You are bound by any such revisions
and should therefore periodically visit this page
to review the then-current terms and conditions to
which you are bound. To the extent that any of the
third-party sites accessible through our Web site
(such as our advertisers) have different privacy practices
from those stated in this Privacy Policy, those third-party
privacy practices govern the collection and use of
information you provide when visiting those sites.
We are not responsible for the policies, content,
and practices of other companies.
CHANGES
TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
There may be times when we need to change the terms
of this Privacy Policy. To ensure that you are aware
of our current privacy practices, please bookmark
this page and check back often.
HOW
TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
You can cancel your subscription online by visiting
the Customer Service section of the site you joined.
HOW
CAN YOU ACCESS THE INFORMATION WE HAVE COLLECTED FROM
YOU?
Visitors who wish to access or change the information
they provided to our Web site, should visit the Customer
Service section of this site and contact us via Email.
HOW
CAN YOU CONTACT THE WEB SITE OPERATOR?
Visitors who have any questions about this Privacy
Policy, the practices of this site, or their interactions
with this Web site, should contact us via Email.
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