Introduction
The
site editor takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants you to feel
comfortable using this web site. This privacy policy deals with
personally-identifiable information (referred to as "data" below)
that may be collected by this site. This policy does not apply to other
entities that are not owned or controlled by the site editor, nor does it apply
to persons that are not employees or agents of the site editor, or that are not
under the site editor's control. The site editor will not allow persons who are
aged eighteen or younger to become members of this site. For more information,
please contact the site Administrator.
1. Collection
of data
Registration for an account on this
site requires a your full name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and date of birth (for age verification). You are not required to provide any other information if you do
not want to. Please be aware that the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address
you provide and any other information you enter may render you personally
identifiable, and may possibly be displayed on this web site intentionally
(depending on choices you make during the registration process, or depending on
the way in which the site is configured) or unintentionally (subsequent to a
successful act of intrusion by a third party). As on many web sites, the site
editor may also automatically receive general information that is contained in
server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie information. Information
about how advertising may be served on this site (if it is indeed the site
editor's policy to display advertising) is set forth below.
2. Use of
data
Data
may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site. Efforts
will be made to prevent your data being made available to third parties unless
(i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy; (ii) your consent is
obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data;
(iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party,
or is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider; (iv)
pursuant to legal action or law enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of
this site violates the site editor's policy, terms of service, or other usage
guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to
protect the site editor's legal rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is
purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use
the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. In the event you
choose to use links displayed on this web site to visit other web sites, you
are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites.
3.
Cookies
Like
many web sites, this web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your user
experience -- to remember your personal settings, for instance. Advertisements
may display on this web site and, if so, may set and access cookies on your
computer; such cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the parties
providing the advertisement. However, the parties providing the advertising do
not have access to this site's cookies. These parties usually use
non-personally-identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain information about your
visits to this site. You can visit the Network Advertising Initiative if you want to
find out more information about this practice.
5.
Editing or deleting your account information
You
are provided with the ability to edit the information stored for your user
account information during registration, by visiting your user control panel.
You can request that your user account be deleted; to do so, please contact the
site Administrator. Content or other data that you may have provided, and that
is not stored within your user account, such as product reviews, may continue
to remain on the site at the site editor's discretion, even after your user
account is deleted.
6.
Changes to this privacy policy
Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You
will be notified of substantial changes to this policy either by through the
posting of a prominent announcement on the site, and/or by a mail message sent
to the e-mail address you have provided, which is stored within your user
settings.
7. No Guarantees
While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance
of data, and while efforts will be made to meet the said standards, the site
editor is not in a position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There
may be factors beyond the site editor's control that may result in disclosure
of data. Consequently, the site editor offers no warranties or representations
as regards maintenance or non-disclosure of data.
8. Contact information
If you have any questions about this policy or about this web site, please feel free to contact the site Administrator.
