| Introduction.
We take your right to privacy seriously and want you
to feel comfortable using our web site. This Privacy
Policy deals with personally identifiable information
(referred to as "Data" below) that may be
collected by us on our site. This Policy does not apply
to other entities that we do not own or control or persons
that are not our employees, agents or within our control.
Please take time to read our Acceptable Use Policy.
1. Collection of Data.
Our registration process requires only a valid e-mail
address and a unique user ID and password. Providing
us with other information is at your option. Please
take note that your user name, e-mail address, or other
submissions that you make on this site may contain your
real name or other personally identifiable information
and, as a result, may appear on this site. Like many
web sites, we may also automatically receive general
information that is contained in our server log files
such as your IP address and cookie information. Information
about how advertising may be served on this site (if
at all) is set forth below.
2. Use of Data.
We may use Data to customize and improve your user
experience on this site. We will make efforts so that
your Data will not be provided to third parties unless
(i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy; (ii)
we obtain your consent, such as when you choose to opt-in
or opt-out to the sharing of Data; (iii) a service provided
on our site requires the interaction with or is provided
by a third party, by way of example an Application Service
Provider; (iv) pursuant to legal process or law enforcement;
(v) we find that your use of this site violates our
this Policy, Terms of Service, other usage guidelines
or as deemed reasonably necessary by us to protect our
legal rights and/or property; (vi) or (vi) this site
is purchased by a third party whereby that third party
will be able to use the Data in the same manner as we
can as set forth in this Policy. In the event you choose
to use links that appear on our site to visit other
web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies
that appear on those sites.
3. Cookies.
Like many web sites, we set and use cookies to enhance
your user experience, such as retaining your personal
settings. Advertisements may appear on our web site
and, if so, may set and access cookies on your computer
and is subject to the privacy policy of those parties
providing the advertisement. However, the companies
serving the advertising do not have access to our cookies.
These companies usually use non-personally identifiable
or anonymous codes to obtain information about your
visits to our site.
4. Children.
We do not allow persons who are ages thirteen or younger
to become members of this site. For more information,
please contact our webmaster.
5. Editing or Deleting Your Account Information.
We provide you with the ability to edit the information
in your user account information that you provided to
us in registration by using your personal page configuration
area. You may request deletion of your user account
by contacting our webmaster. Content or other data that
you may have provided to us and that is not contained
within your user account, such as posts that may appear
within our forums, may continue to remain on our site
at our discretion even though your user account is deleted.
Please see our Acceptable Use Policy for more information.
6. Changes to this Privacy Policy.
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time.
We will notify you of substantial changes to this Policy
either by posting a prominent announcement on our site
and/or by sending a message to the e-mail address you
have provided to us that is contained within your user
settings.
7. NO GUARANTEES.
While this Privacy Policy states our standards for
maintenance of Data and we will make efforts to meet
them, we are not in a position to guarantee these standards.
There may be factors beyond our control that may result
in disclosure of data. As a consequence, we disclaim
any warranties or representations relating to maintenance
or nondisclosure of Data.8. Contact Information.
If you have any questions about this Policy or our
web site, please feel free to contact our webmaster. |