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Last Updated: April 19, 2009
We recognize the importance of protecting your privacy. We have created
this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the
privacy of all personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web
site. 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 with information about yourself.
Credit Card Information
If you
choose to use our services, you may need to give personal information and authorization
to obtain information from various credit services. For example, to pay an invoice 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. No personal information is collected during this process.
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, and to process your payment.
Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared
with anyone outside our corporation except as required by
law.
Non-personal statistics are used to monitor the use of the service, our
marketing and promotional efforts, improve our content and service offerings, customize
our site's content, layout and services, and for other lawful purposes. These uses
improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
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.
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
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.
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 messages as soon as
possible.
Surveys
From time-to-time our site may request information from users via surveys.
Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has
a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
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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