We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided
by users of our web sites. We created this policy with a fundamental respect for
our users right to privacy and to guide our relationships with our users.
Information Collection and Use
We collect information from our website users and subscribers. In this section of
our privacy policy, we will describe the type of information we collect and how
we use it to provide better services to our customers.
Registration
When using some of our websites and signing up for certain selected services, users
must first register. During registration, users are required to give their contact
information (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number). For
internal purposes, we use this information to communicate with users and provide
requested services, to provide a more personalized experience when visiting our
site and to assist in answering questions that you may have about the website.
E-mail Newsletters
If users wish to subscribe to our e-mail newsletters, we ask for contact information
(such as name, e-mail address and, occasionally, demographic information). We use
this information in the same manner as we use contact information in the registration
and ordering process described above. Recipients of our newsletters can un-subscribe
using the instructions contained in the e-mail newsletter.
Communications with Us
We have features where users can submit information to us (such as our feedback
forms). Requests for service, support or information may be forwarded as needed
to best respond to a specific request. We may retain e-mails and other information
sent to us for our internal administrative purposes, and to help us to serve customers
better.
Communications from Us
In order to best serve our customers, we may send updates that contain important
information about our sites and services. For example, we send new members a welcoming
message, and verify password and user name for our password-protected sites. We
may also communicate with a user to provide requested services and for account-related
issues via e-mail, phone or regular mail.
Automatic Data Collection
Our web sites have features that automatically collect information from users, to
deliver content specific to users interests and to honor their preferences. This
information assists us in creating sites that will serve the needs of our users.
We use "cookies," a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information
about the user. Cookies benefit the user by requiring login only once, thereby saving
time while on our site. If users reject the cookies, they will have only limited
of most areas of our site. Cookies also enable us to track and target the interests
of our users to enhance the experience on our sites.
For our internal purposes, we gather date, time, browser type, navigation history
and IP address of all visitors to our site. We use this information for our internal security
audit log, trend analysis and system administration, and to gather demographic
information about our user base for aggregate use.
With Whom your Information is Shared
We do not share personally identifiable information with other companies. We will
also disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example,
in response to a court order or a subpoena or other legal obligation, in response
to a law enforcement agency's request, or in special cases when we have reason to
believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring
legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either
intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property. Users should also be aware
that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have the authority
under certain circumstances to permit personal information to be shared or transferred
to third parties without permission. We may share aggregate information, which is
not personally identifiable, with others. This information may include usage and
demographic data, but it will not include personal information.
Security
We use reasonable precautions to protect our users personal information and to store
it securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to us online is encrypted
and is transmitted to us securely. In addition, access to all of our users information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted. Only employees
who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Finally, the servers on which we store personally identifiable
information are kept in a secure environment.
Links
Our web sites contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices or content of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when
they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each web site to which
we may link that may collect personally identifiable information.
Notifications and Changes
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so our
users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under which circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. Users should check this policy frequently to keep abreast
of any changes.
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