Introduction.
We take your right to privacy seriously and want you to feel comfortable
using our web site. This Privacy Policy deals with personally identifiable
information (referred to as "Data" below) that may be collected
by us on our site. This Policy does not apply to other entities that
we do not own or control or persons that are not our employees, agents
or within our control. Please take time to read our Terms of Use.
1. Collection of Data.
Our registration process requires only a valid e-mail address and
a unique user ID and password. Providing us with other information
is at your option. Please take note that your user name, e-mail address,
or other submissions that you make on this site may contain your real
name or other personally identifiable information and, as a result,
may appear on this site. Like many web sites, we may also automatically
receive general information that is contained in our server log files
such as your IP address and cookie information. Information about
how advertising may be served on this site (if at all) is set forth
below.
2. Use of Data.
We may use Data to customize and improve your user experience on this
site. We will make efforts so that your Data will not be provided
to third parties unless (i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy
Policy; (ii) we obtain your consent, such as when you choose to opt-in
or opt-out to the sharing of Data; (iii) a service provided on our
site requires the interaction with or is provided by a third party,
by way of example an Application Service Provider; (iv) pursuant to
legal process or law enforcement; (v) we find that your use of this
site violates our this Policy, Terms of Service, other usage guidelines
or as deemed reasonably necessary by us to protect our legal rights
and/or property; (vi) or (vi) this site is purchased by a third party
whereby that third party will be able to use the Data in the same
manner as we can as set forth in this Policy. In the event you choose
to use links that appear on our site to visit other web sites, you
are advised to read the privacy policies that appear on those sites.
3. Cookies.
Like many web sites, we set and use cookies to enhance your user experience,
such as retaining your personal settings. Advertisements may appear
on our web site and, if so, may set and access cookies on your computer
and is subject to the privacy policy of those parties providing the
advertisement. However, the companies serving the advertising do not
have access to our cookies. These companies usually use non-personally
identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain information about your visits
to our site.
4. Children.
We do not allow persons who are ages thirteen or younger to become
members of this site. For more information, please contact our webmaster.
5. Editing or Deleting Your
Account Information.
We provide you with the ability to edit the information in your user
account information that you provided to us in registration by using
your personal page configuration area. You may request deletion of
your user account by contacting our webmaster. Content or other data
that you may have provided to us and that is not contained within
your user account, such as posts that may appear within our forums,
may continue to remain on our site at our discretion even though your
user account is deleted. Please see our Terms of Use for more information.
6. Changes to this Privacy
Policy.
We may make changes to this Policy from time to time. We will notify
you of substantial changes to this Policy either by posting a prominent
announcement on our site and/or by sending a message to the e-mail
address you have provided to us that is contained within your user
settings.
7. No guarantees.
While this Privacy Policy states our standards for maintenance of
Data and we will make efforts to meet them, we are not in a position
to guarantee these standards. There may be factors beyond our control
that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, we disclaim
any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure
of Data.
8. Contact Information.
If you have any questions about this Policy or our web site, please
feel free to contact our webmaster.