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 Internet 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 to provide a customized experience
as you use our Products and Services, and generally, do not share this information
with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if we
have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such
as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special cases
described below.
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 not shared with third parties, unless specifically
stated otherwise or in special circumstances. However, in instances where our company
and a partner jointly promote our Services, we may provide the partner certain personal
information, such as the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed to
the Services as a result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing
us and the partner to assess the results of the promotion. In this instance, personal
information may not be used by the partner for any other purpose. We may also generate
non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal information Members provide
during registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of Members). As
explained in more detail below, we may use this aggregated and non-identifying information
to sell advertisements that appear on the Services.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors:
Some products and services may be offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction
with an affiliate, independent contractor seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide
Visitors and Members some of these products and services, the partner may need to
collect and maintain personal information. In these instances, you will be notified
before any such data is collected or transferred and may decide not to use that
particular service or feature. Additionally, our partners may have advertisements
or co-branded Web Pages that are cosponsored by an affiliate, independent contractor
seller, or non-affiliated partner. Our company may share non-identifying and aggregate
information (except as described above), but not personal information, with such
partners in order to administer the co-branded products or services offered.
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, phone number, and credit/debit card information. 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 only
to process that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except
to the extent necessary to complete that order.
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.
Responses to Email Inquiries:
When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to our company, the return email address
is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. Our company does not use the return
email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address
with any third party.
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, non-personally identifying 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.