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Before or at the time of collecting personal information,
we will identify the purposes for which information
is being collected.
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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.
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We
will only retain personal information as long as necessary
for the fulfillment of those purposes.
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We
will collect personal information by lawful and fair
means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or
consent of the individual concerned.
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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.
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We
will protect personal information by reasonable security
safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized
access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
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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.
