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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, credit card number, credit card
expiration 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, and credit or charge card information (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 use SSL
(Secure Socket Layer) technology to protect any credit card information
you provide us. 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.
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