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 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 in our
marketing efforts.
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 used for
marketing and not generally shared
with third parties.
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, fax number, phone number, and
credit/debit card information.
By purchasing or subscribing, you explicitly are giving our
company permission to market to you using the information you provide.
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 to process that order and in our marketing
effort.
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.
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 information
may be shared with third parties.
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.
"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 CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) 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.
Updated: Mar 01,2007
