Privacy
Policy
We maintain a 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.
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.
We use
third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you
visit our website. These companies may use information (not
including your name, address, email address, or telephone
number) about your visits to this and other websites in
order to provide advertisements about goods and services of
interest to you.
If you would
like more information about this practice and to know your
choices about not having this information used by these
companies, click
here.
Google, as a
third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this
site.
Google's use
of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to visitors based on
their visit to this site and to other sites on the
Internet.
Users may opt
out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content
network privacy policy.
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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