1. Our Commitment to
Privacy. This notice describes our Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy is designed to advise you about
how we collect, use, and protect the Personally
Identifiable Information you provide. By visiting
this site, you are accepting the practices described
in this Privacy Policy.
2. What Information is
Collected.
(a)
Information You Provide to Us:
We
collect the Personally Identifiable Information you
choose to enter on various pages of our site, or
that you may choose to give us in some other way
(such as by email, physical mail, or by telephone).
For example, you will be asked to provide Personally
Identifiable Information when you register for
access to certain portions of our site, sign up for
newsletters or mailings, or make a purchase.
The
categories of Personally Identifiable Information we
collect are your first and last name, e-mail
address, physical address, and telephone number.
3.
How and When the Information is Used. The
information we collect is used for administering our
business activities as follows:
(a)
to improve the content of our site;
(b) to customize the content and/or layout of site
pages for each individual visitor;
(c)
used to notify consumers about updates to our Web
site;
4.
How We Protect Your Information. The privacy and
protection of your information is important to us.
We offer some of our services in connection with
other web sites. The affiliated sites may have
different privacy practices and we encourage you to
read their privacy policies. Your access to some
services and content is password protected. We
advise that you do not disclose your password to
anyone. In addition, we recommend you sign out of
password-protected services at the end of your
session. You should also be aware that if you
voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable
Information on message boards or in chat areas, that
information can be viewed publicly and can be
collected and used by third parties without our
knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages
from other individuals or third parties. Such
activities are beyond our control and this policy.
5.
Who Has Access to the Information. Information about
our users is important to us. Access to your
information may be provided to third parties who
provide technical support for the operation of our
site. In addition, we may sell our business or buy,
merge or partner with other companies or businesses.
In such transactions, user information may be
transferred along with other assets. We may also
disclose your information in response to a court
order and we may disclose your information when we
believe we are required to do so by law. We may
disclose your information in connection with the
collection of amounts you may owe to us and to law
enforcement authorities whenever we deem it
appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not
provide you with notice prior to disclosure.
6.
Methods We Use to Protect Your Information. We use
security software to protect the confidentiality of
your personal information. In addition, our business
practices are reviewed periodically for compliance
with policies and procedures governing the security
and confidentiality of our information. Our business
practices limit employee access to confidential
information, and limit the use and disclosure of
such information to authorized persons.
7.
Children. This website does not provide services or
sell products to children under the age of 18. If we
discover we have received any information from a
child under the age of 18 in violation of this
policy, we will delete that information immediately.
If you believe we have received any information from
or about anyone under the age of 18, please contact
us at the address listed below.
8.
How You Can Access Your Information. You can request
access to all your personally identifiable
information maintained by us by sending an e-mail to
us at the address listed below. Upon request we
offer you the ability to have inaccuracies corrected
in your personally identifiable information. You can
have this information corrected by sending us an
e-mail at the address listed below.
9.
Consent. By using our website, you consent to the
collection and use of your personal information as
described in this Privacy Policy.
10.
Changes to Privacy Policy. If our Privacy Policy or
procedures change, we will immediately post those
changes to our website. Any such changes will be
effective immediately upon being posted, unless
otherwise stated in the change.
11. Effective Date.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 17,
2008