Privacy Policy

We have created
this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm
and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal
information provided by those visiting and interacting
with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal
information in the highest regard. The following
discloses our information gathering and dissemination
practices for this website.
We
recognize the importance of protecting your
privacy and
our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how
we collect, use and safeguard the personal information
you provide to us and to assist you in making informed
decisions when using our site. This policy will be
continuously assessed against new technologies, business
practices and our customers'
needs.
What
Information Do We
Collect?
When you
visit this web site you may provide us with two types of
information: personal information you knowingly choose to
disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web
site use information collected on an aggregate basis as
you and others browse our Web
site.
1. Personal
Information You Choose to
Provide
Registration
Information
When you
register for any of our products, services or newsletters you
will provide us information about
yourself.
Credit Card
Information
If you
choose to avail of our services, you may need to give
personal information and authorization to obtain
information from various credit services. For example,
you may need to provide the following
information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card
number
-Name on
credit card
-Credit card
billing address
-Business and home phone
number
Email
Information
If you
choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain
the content of your email messages together with your
email address and our responses. We provide the same
protections for these electronic communications that we
employ in the maintenance of information received by mail
and telephone.
2. Web
Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web
sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called
"cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web
server log files to collect information about how our Web site
is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server
logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed,
time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just
before and just after our Web
site.
How Do We
Use the Information That You Provide to
Us?
Broadly
speaking, we use personal information for purposes of
administering our business activities, providing the
products and services you requested, to process your
payment, ,
to monitor the use
of the service, our marketing and
promotional efforts and
improve our content
and service offerings, and customize our site's content,
layout, services and for other
lawful purposes. These uses improve
our site and better tailor it to meet your
needs.
Furthermore,
such information may be shared with others on an
aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or
business information will not be shared with parties
except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the
information we collect to notify you about important
changes to our Website, new services, and special offers
we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any
time if you do not wish to receive these offers by
emailing us at the link provided on the
newsletter.
What Are
Cookies?
A cookie is
a very small text document, which often includes an
anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site,
that site's computer asks your computer for permission to
store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically
designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own
cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences
allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only
permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already
sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.
Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if
you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter
the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If
you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is
possible that some areas of our site will not function as
effectively when viewed by the
users.A cookie cannot
retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on
computer viruses.
How Do We
Use Information We Collect from
Cookies?
As you visit
and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to
differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we
also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in
more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in
conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to
calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web
site and which parts of the site are most popular. This
helps us gather feedback to constantly improve our Web
site and better serve our clients. Cookies do not allow
us to gather any personal information about you and we do
not intentionally store any personal information that
your browser provided to us in your
cookies.
IP
Addresses
IP addresses
are used by your computer every time you are connected to
the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by
computers on the network to identify your computer. IP
addresses are automatically collected by our web server
as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic
data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can
be sent to you.
Sharing and
Selling
Information
We
do
not share,
sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely
identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or
personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is
necessary to process transactions or provide services
that you have requested.
How Can You
Access and Correct Your
Information?
You may
request access to all your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain in our
database by emailing us at the usual
address.
What
About Legally Compelled Disclosure of
Information? We may disclose
information when legally compelled to do so, in other
words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law
requires it or for the protection of our legal
rights. We
may also disclose account information when we have reason
to believe that disclosing this information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action against
someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to
protect the safety of our users and the
Public.
What About
Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web
Site?
We are not
responsible for the practices employed by Web sites
linked to or from our Web site or the information or
content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites
are provided solely as pointers to information on topics
that may be useful to the users of our Web
site.
Please
remember that when you use a link to go from our Website
to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in
effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web
site, including web sites, which have a link on our
Website, is subject to that Web site's own rules and
policies. Please read over those rules and policies
before proceeding.
Your
Consent
By using our
Web site you consent to our collection and use of your
personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any
time with or without notice.
Our
Commitment To Data
Security:
Please
note that your information will be stored and processed
on our computers in the United States. The laws on
holding personal data in the United States may be less
stringent than the laws of your Country of residence or
citizenship. To
prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and
ensure the correct use of information, we have put in
place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial
procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors
to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages.
After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular
messages as soon as technically
feasible.
Surveys
& Contests
From
time-to-time our site requests information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or
contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore
has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information
(such as name and shipping address), and demographic
information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of
monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site.
A Special
Note About Children
Children
are not eligible to use our services unsupervised
and we ask that children (under the age of
14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you
are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction
with permission and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
Acquisition
or Changes in Ownership
In the event
that the web site (or a substantial portion of its
assets) is acquired, your information would be considered
part of those assets, and may be part of those assets
that are transferred.
Policy
Modifications We may change this
Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes are
made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have
given us permission to do so. We will post any changes
here, so be sure to check back periodically. However,
please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in
the future, we will not use the personal information you
have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a
manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy
Policy, without your prior
consent.
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