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 safeguard your personal
information and to assist you in making informed
decisions when using our site. The policy will be
continually 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, newsletters or reports, you
will provide us information about
yourself.
Credit Card
Information:
At this time, we are ONLY a
review and recommendation environment and do not directly sell
any products or services, Therefore, we currently do not
collect any credit card information from our visitors. If you
choose to engage in a transaction with any of the
Companies listed here and they require your credit card
information, this is soley a transaction between you and that
company and you will need to refer to their privacy policy
regarding the use of Credit Card
Information.
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 user. 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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