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
Terms of Use.
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 Terms of Use 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.
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