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Our Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very
important to us. We want to make your experience on the Internet as enjoyable
and rewarding as possible, and we want you to use the Internet's vast array of
information, tools, and opportunities with complete confidence.
We have
created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and
security. This Privacy Policy describes how our company collects information
from all end users of our Internet services (the "Services")-those who access
some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who
may purchase Products and/or pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the
Service ("Members") -what we do with the information we collect, and the choices
Visitors and Members have concerning the collection and use of such information.
We request that you read this Privacy Policy
carefully.
Personal
Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Introduction. Our company collects information in different
ways from Visitors and Members who access the various parts of our Services and
the network of Web sites accessible through our Service.
Registration:
Members may be asked to provide certain personal information when they sign up
for our Products or Services including name, address, telephone number, billing
information (such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer
being used to access the Services. The personal information collected from
Members during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account
(such as for billing purposes). This information may be shared with third
parties, as stated herein, or in special
circumstances.
However, in instances where
our company and a partner jointly promote our Services, we may provide the
partner certain personal information, such as the name, address, and username of
persons who subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint promotion for
the purpose of offering you other products and services.In
this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for any other
purpose. We may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from
personal information Members provide during registration (such as the total
number, but not the names, of Members). As explained in more detail below, we
may use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements
that appear on the Services.
Also, with purchases, we supply
our member's contact information, to our business partners, who then may contact
the member by telephone after the member purchase. Sales proceeds are collected
by the that business partner company. We also may supply other companies with
contact information, for mail offers we believe would be of interest to our
members, with or without compensation from those companies. At times we may
send an advertisement for a third party product, where we collect the sales
proceeds, and forward the purchaser's information to that third
party.Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and
services may be offered
to Visitors and
Members in conjunction with an affiliate, independent contractor seller or
non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors and Members some of these
products and services, the partner may need to collect and maintain personal
information.
Online Shopping: At some
Web sites, you can purchase products and services or register to receive
materials, such as a newsletter, catalogue or new product and service updates.
In many cases, you may be asked to provide contact information, such as your
name, address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card
information. If you complete an order for someone else, such
as an online gift order sent directly
to a recipient, you
may be asked to provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient's
name, address, and phone number. Our company has no control over the third
parties' use of any personal information you provide when placing such an order.
Please exercise care when doing so.
If you order services or products
directly from our company, we use the personal information you provide to
process that order. We do share this information with outside parties that we
do business with.
Online Advertisements: Our company may
display our online advertisements. In
those cases we share information about our Visitors and Members
collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys and
promotions with these advertisers.
Additionally, in some
instances, we use this information to deliver tailored advertise- ments or joint
ventures. For instance, an advertiser or joint venture company tells
us the audience they
want to reach and provides us an advertisement tailored to the audience. Based
upon the information we have collected, we may then display or send the
advertisement to the intended audience. Our company does share personal
information about its Visitors or Members with these advertisers or joint
venture companies.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members
send email inquiries to our company, the return email address is used to answer
the email inquiry we receive.
Voluntary Customer Surveys: We may
periodically conduct both business and individual customer surveys. We encourage
our customers to participate in these surveys because they provide us with
important information that helps us to improve the types of products and
services we offer and how we provide them to you.
We may
take the information we receive from individuals responding to our Customer
Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other customers we
may have, to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions (such as
gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or
other demographic information). We then use the aggregated information to
improve
the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services and
products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared
with third parties.
Special Cases: It is our company's policy to use or
share the personal information about Visitors or Members in ways described
herein without additional notice or means to opt out or otherwise prohibit
such unrelated uses.
Also, we may
disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or information
regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services,
for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to
do so, including: credit agencies, collection agencies, merchant database
agencies, law enforcement, or to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, the Child Online Privacy Act, regulations, or
governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information
that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone
who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy or Terms Of Service, or other
user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to protect our company and
our Members."Cookies" and How Our Company
Uses Them. A "cookie" is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive
when you visit certain Web sites. Our company may use cookies to collect, store,
and sometimes track information for purposes stated herein as well as for
statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to
manage our telecommunications networks.
Advertisers and partners may also use their
own cookies. We do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim
responsibility for information collected through them.
Our Company
Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting children's privacy is especially
important to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our
Website to persons eighteen years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18)
YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE,
YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE
RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE,
FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING
SO.
Public Forums: Please remember that any information you may
disclose in any Member Directory, or other public areas of our Web sites or the
Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding
to disclose personal information in these public areas.
Our Company's
Commitment to Data Security: Services and Web sites we sponsor have security
measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and
security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security
measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this
information.
Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you
have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein,
you may contact us through the contact information provided on this Web
site.
Revisions to This Policy: Our company reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this policy, our Terms Of Service agreement, and our
other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this
posting. Your use of this site after such changes are implemented constitutes
your acknowledgement and acceptance of these changes. Please consult this
privacy statement prior to every use for any changes.
Last updated:
October, 2010
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LEGAL INFORMATION: Every effort has been made to accurately
represent our product and its potential. Please remember that each individual
success depends on his or her background, dedication, desire and motivation. As
with any business endeavor, there is no certain guarantee that you will earn any
money.
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