| 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.
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