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.
Credit Card
Information
If you choose to avail of our
services, you may need to give personal information and
authorization to obtain information from various credit
services. For example, you may need to provide the following
information:
-Name
-Mailing
address
-Email
address
-Credit card
number
-Name on credit
card
-Credit card billing
address
-Business and home
phone number
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 to
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.
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.
