Privacy Policy
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.
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 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.
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 would like to know your options in relation to not having
this information used by these companies, click
here.
Google, as a third-party vendor,
uses cookies to serve ads on our site.
Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to
users based on their visit to our sites and 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.
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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