Privacy Policy
Updated as at 1 January 2010
We have created this privacy statement in order
to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting
and interacting with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. The
following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.
We recognizes the importance of protecting
your privacy and our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use
and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist 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:
personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use
information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to
Provide
Registration
Information
When you register for any of our products, services or newsletters
you will provide us information about yourself.
Credit Card
Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may need to give 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
Email
Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, 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, providing the products and services you requested, to
process your payment, , to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional
efforts and improve our content and service offerings, and customize our site's content,
layout, services and for other lawful purposes. These uses improve our site and
better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared
with others on an aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared
with parties except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information
we collect to notify you about important changes to our Website, new services, and special offers we think you will
find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link
provided on the newsletter.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text information created by websites and stored on your
computer. We only use cookies to provide us with
anonymous information about site navigation. No other information is stored in cookies, and cookies are not
used for any other purpose. You should also be aware that whilst the above paragraph describes our use of cookies,
some advertisers on this site may also collect data using cookies. The use of cookies and/or web beacons to collect
data is used in the ad serving process. We do not have access to this data. Google uses the DART cookie to serve
ads to our users based on their previous visits to our sites and 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
at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
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 identify a subscriber (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 usual address.
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 Website 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 Website, 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 visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future
messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon as technically
feasible.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests 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. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to
do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please 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.
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