Your privacy is very important to
us. We want to make your experience on the Internet
is 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.