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We have created this 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.
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT THE WEB SITE
OPERATOR?
Visitors who have any questions about
this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or their
interactions with this Web site, should visit the
Customer
Service section of this site and contact us via Email.
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