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
(where applicable) 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 us.