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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 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 sign 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 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 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. Promotions: Our company may offer polls, contests, sweepstakes,
drawings, games, content, or other promotions that are sponsored by or cobranded
with third parties. In certain instances, company may have to supply personally
identifiable information of the winners to the third parties. Our company has
no control over third parties' use of this information. You may be entered
in a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, simply by making a purchase from
us or by providing us with personally identifiable information for some other
reason or purpose. When the winning entries are chosen, only the names and personally
identifiable information of the winners are shared with the entity administering
the sweepstakes or contest, so that they can notify the winners. Special
Cases: It is our company's policy not to use or share the personal information
about Visitors of 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 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
of Compliance to California Residents ? Your California Privacy Rights Under The
California Online Privacy Protection Act and the California Business and Professions
Code This privacy policy identifies the categories of personally identifiable
information that our company collects through our Web site or online service,
about individual consumers who use or visit our company's commercial Web site
or online service and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom
our company may share that personally identifiable information. Our company
does not maintain a process for an individual consumer who uses or visits our
commercial Web site or online service to review and request changes to any of
his or her personally identifiable information that is collected through our Web
site or online service. See the section below entitled "Revisions To
This Policy" for a description of the process by which our company notifies
consumers who use or visit our commercial Web site or online service of material
changes to our company's privacy policy for this Web site or online service. The
effective date of this privacy policy is listed at the end of this privacy policy
under the heading, "Last updated." For the purposes of this policy
and California compliance the following definitions apply: Depending on
the visitor's activity, in our commercial Web site or online service, the following
"personally identifiable information" may be collected, in addition
to information set forth in other sections of this document. The term "personally
identifiable information" means individually identifiable information about
an individual consumer collected online by our company from an individual and
maintained by our company in an accessible form, and may include any of the
following: (1) A first and last name. (2) A home or other physical address,
including street name and name of a city or town. (3) An e-mail address. (4)
A telephone number. (5) A social security number. (6) Any other identifier
that permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual. (7)
Information concerning a user that the Web site or online service collects online,
from the user, and maintains in personally identifiable form, in combination with
an identifier described within this privacy policy. 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, if any,
and a description of the categories of personal information shared. To make
such a request, please send an email to Privacy@PrivacyRequest.com and please
include the phrase "California Privacy Request" in the subject line,
the domain name of the Web site you are inquiring about, along 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 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 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 CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)
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. |