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7th September
2008
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
-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 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
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 services unsupervised 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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