Privacy
Policy
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
privacyand 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
-Credit card billing
address
-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
effortsandimprove our content and service
offerings, and customize our site's content, layout,
servicesand 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
We do not share,
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.
A Special Note About
Children
Children are
not eligible to use our servicesunsupervised and we ask that
children(under the age of
14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a
minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with
permission and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
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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