Privacy Policy
We hold the privacy of your personal
information in the highest regard. The following discloses our
information gathering and dissemination practices for this
website, and is designed to assist you in understanding how we
collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide
to us, and help 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: 1) personal information you choose to
provide that is collected on an individual basis, and 2)
web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you
and others browse our web site.
1. Personal
Information You Choose to Provide
On some of our pages, you may be able
to order products, register to receive
information, join discussion groups or otherwise
participate in an interactive manner. On these pages, the
types of personal information you may elect to provide
include:
Registration
Information
When you
register for any of our products, services or newsletters
you will provide us information about yourself which might
include name, address, email address and phone
number.
Credit Card
Information
If you choose to purchase a product or service, you
may need to provide 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
-Business and home phone number
We use
the information you provide about yourself, when placing an
order, to complete that order. We do not share this
information with outside parties except to the extend
necessary to complete that order.
Email
Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we will
use your return email address to answer that
correspondence. Such addresses are not used for any other
purpose, and are not shared with outside parties. 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: to provide the products and services you
requested; to process your payment;
to
monitor the use of our services; to
improve
our content and service offerings. Personally
identifiable information or business information will not
be shared with outside parties except as required by
law.
Web site
use information (non-identifying information such as browser
type and operating system) is used to compile aggregate data
regarding site traffic and site interaction so that we can
offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
Furthermore,
such non-identifying information may be shared with others on
an aggregate basis.
Note Regarding
Third-Party Advertisers: We may use third-party
advertisements to help support our site and provide a more
enriching experience for the user. In addition to our own
cookies, those third-party advertisers (i.e. Google* and
others) may be placing and reading cookies on users’
browsers or using web beacons to collect information (not your
name, address, email address, or phone number) about your
visits to this and other websites. This information is
generally used by advertisers for geotargeting purposes
(showing Boston real estate ads to someone in Boston, for
example), or for the purpose of providing advertisements about
goods and services of particular interest to the
user (such as showing cooking
ads to someone who frequently visits cooking sites).
Regarding
Google* in particular, and the DoubleClick DART*
cookie...
- Google, as a
third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this
site.
- Google's use of the
DoubleClick DART* cookie enables it to serve ads to users
based on their visit to this site as well as other sites on
the Internet.
- Users
may opt out of the use of the DART* cookie by visiting the
Google ad
and content network privacy policy.
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.
User Options For Cookie Management: You
can always refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser.
If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting
cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie.
You do not need to have cookies turned on to use this site.
However, you do need cookies to participate actively in message
boards, forums, polling and surveys.
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 identifies a user (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 address below.
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 web site 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 web site, 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 users to opt out or unsubscribe to any and all
interactive areas (e.g. newsletters or email updates),
which completely alleviates the
need to gather any personally identifiable information from our
users. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending
the particular messages as soon as technically
feasible.
Surveys
& Contests From time-to-time our
site may request 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. We will post any changes
here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, 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.
Privacy Contact
Information If you have any questions, concerns or
comments about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the
following email address:
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* Google,
DoubleClick and DART are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Google Inc.
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