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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 recognizes 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 products and/or 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
-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 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. 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:
We take precautions to
protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information
is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect
sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to
us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web
browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page. Credit-card
transactions are securely processed by PayPal or Optimal Payments Inc., a publicly traded company
that is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol "OPMR".
While we use encryption to
protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer
service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which
we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
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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