-
Before or
at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify
the purposes for which information is being collected.
-
We will collect
and use of personal information solely with the objective
of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other
compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual
concerned or as required by law.
-
We will only
retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment
of those purposes.
-
We will collect
personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate,
with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
-
Personal data
should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used,
and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be
accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
-
We will protect
personal information by reasonable security safeguards against
loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure,
copying, use or modification.
-
We will make
readily available to customers information about our policies
and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting
our business in accordance with these principles in order to
ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected
and maintained.
1. What Personal Information
Do We Collect?
Information You Provide. We
receive and store information you enter. We use the information
that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests,
customizing future services, improving our website, and communicating
with you. In addition, if you choose, we may share your information
with other companies who provide goods or services that you
are interested in. Please see the “opt-in/opt-out”
selection in Section 4 of this policy.
Cookies. Like many websites, we use "cookies". Cookies
are small programs that we transfer to your hard drive that
allow us to recognize you and to provide you with a customized
shopping experience. If you do not want us to use cookies, you
can easily disable them by going to the toolbar of your web
browser, and clicking on the “help” button. Follow
the instructions that will prevent the browser from accepting
cookies, or set the browser to inform you when you receive a
new cookie. In addition, you may visit this and other websites
anonymously through the use of utilities provided by other private
companies.
Other Information: Every computer has an IP (Internet Protocol)
address. IP addresses of computers used to visit this site are
noted. In addition, we automatically collect other information
such as email addresses, browser types, operating systems, and
the URL addresses of sites clicked to and from this site.
2. How Do We Use Your
Information?
Newsletters and Special Offers:
We may send you a newsletter or special offers from time to
time, unless you choose to “opt-out” of receiving
such offers. In addition, we may also send you special offers
from other companies. Again, you may “opt-out”.
If we send you offers from other businesses, we do not share
your personal information with them. The offers come directly
through us. Please see the “opt-in/opt-out” selection
at the end of this policy.
Business Transfers:
As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy
company assets. In such transactions, user information generally
is one of the transferred business assets. In the unlikely event
that we are acquired, user information will be one of the transferred
assets.
Law Enforcement:
If we receive a lawful court order to release account or other
personal information then we will comply with the law. We will
also release information when necessary to protect the life,
safety or property of others. This includes exchanging information
with other companies and organizations for fraud protection
and credit risk reduction.
3. How Do We Protect
the Security of Your Information?
We use a firewall to protect
against unlawful intrusion.
We limit access to your information on a “need to know”
basis.
It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access
to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when
finished using a shared computer.
No system can guarantee absolute security, just as the finest
lock can not guarantee physical security. However, we take every
reasonable precaution to assure that your personal data is secure.
4. Your Choice: Opt-in
or Opt-out.
It is your choice whether to
receive emails or special offers from us or others. You my opt-in
to recieve email and or newsletters from us or our affiliates
by checking the apropriate checkbox during registration.
6. Other Websites
Various Web sites are linked
from this site. If you link to another site, your privacy depends
on the policy of that site. We strongly urge you to check their
privacy policy. Not all sites guarantee that they will not share
your personally identifiable information with others. You may
also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended
by the Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).
7. Contact Us
If you would like to learn more
about our privacy policy, or to access your personally identifiable
information contained on our website, you may contact us. You
will be required to provide identifier information to assure
that this information is not released to others. We reserve
the right to modify this policy in the future. If we do so,
notice will be posted on our home page.
