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Last Updated: June 29, 2009
Our website strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide
an interactive and personalized experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail
address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We will never sell,
barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third party.
How we gather information from users
How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the activities in which
you elect to participate and the services provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when
you register for access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters or
when you make a purchase. You may provide information when you participate in sweepstakes and contests,
message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas of our site.
Like most sites, we also collects information automatically and through the use of electronic tools
that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider
or use cookie technology to recognize you and hold information from your visit. Among other things, the
cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time
you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a particular advertisement while visiting our
site.
As we adopt additional technology, we may also gather information through other means. In certain
cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to
accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of our site or may be asked to
re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able to customize our site’s features according to
your preferences.
What we do with the information we collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit and deliver more
individualized content and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share your information with
anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways.
For example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from
other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or what
features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and
business partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable Information about you
or allow anyone to identify you individually.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on our site to communicate with you
about your registration and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy; services and
products offered by our site and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by our site may also be used for other purposes,
including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions,
administration of sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who
provide technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such
information.
We will use your information only as permitted by law. In addition, from time to time as we continue
to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such
transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in
response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in
connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever
we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in
such cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
Our site expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users.
Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content
providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices.
For example, during your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on our site page,
certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party.
Also, through our site you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites,
features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. our site is not responsible for the actions
or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties
when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use cookies or
other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For
example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the
advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other features available on
our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather
information. our site does not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting
information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.
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 the control of our site and this policy.
Children’s Privacy
Our site does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If
we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information
from our systems. Our site encourages parents to go online with their kids.
Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:
- Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a
parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
- Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are
appropriate.
- Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is
treated.
- Check out the FTC's site < http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html> for more tips on protecting children's privacy online.
Contacting Us
We can be reached by contacting:
Changes to this Policy
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for
changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept
those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the
rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by Nevada law. If a dispute arises under this
Policy we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following
location: Reno, Nevada. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be
shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to
submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Washoe County, under the rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any
court with jurisdiction to do so.
Our site is controlled, operated, and administered entirely within Nevada. This statement and
the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in
or on behalf of any party.
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