Our
company takes your privacy seriously and is committed to safeguarding your
privacy online. Because we do gather certain types of information from visitors
to our sites, we have developed a privacy statement to help you understand the
terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information.
This statement discloses the types of information we gather, how it is used,
and how you can gain access to and edit any data that we've collected about you
at any time.
Guiding Principles:
Our company
respects the privacy of individuals who visit our Web sites, send us e-mail, or
participate in features/services we offer online. Accordingly, our policy
regarding online privacy has been developed using the following guiding
principles:
Our company maintains a strict
"no-spam" policy. Subscribers to our e-mail services (or any other
feature/service found on our Web site) will not receive unsolicited e-mail
messages from us. Our company collects information online primarily to provide
our visitors with a more relevant experience on our sites. When doing so, we
will make every reasonable effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection
of data. Our company will take reasonable physical, electronic and managerial
measures to safeguard and secure any information you provide to us (e.g. data
will be stored in protected databases on secured servers with restricted
access). Our company will not share any information you've provided to us with
anyone without your consent other than to provide the service you've requested.
At the time you register for any such service, you will be notified of, and
asked to consent to, the sharing of your information with any particular third
party necessary to the provision of the requested service. Information
Collected
Non-Personally Identifiable Data:
Anytime you visit our Web site, we may gather certain non-personally
identifiable information regarding the means you use to access our site. This
information may include the type and version or your browser, your service
provider, your IP address and any search engine you may have used to locate the
site. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our server,
administer the Web site, and compile broad statistical data. In addition, we
gather certain navigational information about where you go on our Web sites.
This information enables us to determine which areas of the Web sites are most
frequently visited and helps us to tailor the sites to the needs and interests
of our online visitors. Such information is gathered by us in the aggregate and
will not be associated with a specific individual without that individual's
consent.
Information Voluntarily Provided:
Any information you provide to us (i.e. name, e-mail address, etc.) when
you enroll in one of our E-Mail Reminder Services, request information, or use
any of the other interactive portions of our Web sites, is securely maintained
on our Web server and internal systems. This information may be used to provide
you with information you've requested about our company, our products and our
services, or to provide you with special notices. You may opt out of receiving
future communications at any time (see opt-out Procedures below). This data may
also be used to tailor your experience on our sites by providing content that
is relevant to your interests and geographic region.
Information Collected from Other Sources:
To help us better understand and respond to your needs and interests, we
may in the future receive information about you from other sources. We will ask
any provider of such information to represent and warrant that the information
has been gathered and maintained in accordance with all state and federal laws.
Any such information will be maintained by us in accordance with the standards
set forth in this privacy policy along with other personal information you've
provided.
Disclosure of Personal Information:
Our company understands the importance of your
privacy. We collect and maintain the personal information of our consumers for
our use and our subsidiaries. We do not sell, rent, or trade consumer
information to third parties, other than as described below, and never without
your consent.
Business Partners:
Our company may partner with select retailers
and other companies at various times to provide expanded services to our site
visitors. As part of such a relationship, we may share with these companies the
use of certain interactive Web site functions (i.e. the E-Mail Reminder
Service). Information provided by site visitors through the use of such
interactive functions may be available to both our company and our partners.
Agents:
Our company may use other companies and
individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples include
administering e-mail services and running special promotions. Such parties only
have access to the personal information needed to perform these functions and
may not use or store the information for any other purpose. Subscribers or site
visitors will never receive unsolicited e-mail messages from agents working on
our behalf.
Business Transfers:
In the event that our company sells or transfers a particular portion of
its business assets, consumer information may be one of the business assets
transferred as part of the transaction. If substantially all of the assets of
our company are acquired, consumer information may be transferred as part of
the acquisition.
Compliance with Law/Safety:
Our company may disclose specific personal
information based on a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to
comply with or conform to the law or that such disclosure is necessary to
protect the users of our Web sites, the sites themselves, or the public.
With Consent:
Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, you will be notified when
any personally-identifiable information about you may be shared with third
parties, and you will be given the opportunity to decline to share that
information.
Use of Cookies:
Our company may use a browser feature known as a
"cookie." Cookies are small files placed on your hard drive that
assist us in providing you with a customized browsing experience. Our company
uses cookies to provide you with the convenience of not having to reenter
information, such as user IDs and passwords, multiple times during your visits
to our Web sites. Cookies can also be utilized to help us provide you with
information targeted to your interests, based upon your prior browsing on our
Web sites. The "help" section of the toolbar on most browsers will
inform you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to
have the browser notify you upon the receipt of a new cookie, or how to disable
the use of cookies completely. As our Web sites have been
designed to take advantage of the use of cookies. Should you configure
your browser to decline their use, certain features of our Web sites may not
function correctly and you may be required to renter any user IDs and passwords
more frequently
Accessing Our Web Sites from Outside of the United States:
If you are visiting our Web site from a location outside of the U.S.,
your connection will be through and to servers located in the U.S. Any
information you provide during your visit will be processed and maintained on
our Web server and other internal systems located within the
External Links:
Our Web sites contain links to other sites. Our company is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. To help
ensure the protection of your privacy, we recommend that you review the privacy
policy of any site you visit via a link from one of our Web sites.
Passwords:
The personal data record created through your registration with our Web
site can only be accessed with the unique password associated with that record.
To protect the integrity of the information contained in this record, you
should not disclose or otherwise reveal your password to third parties.
Public Forums:
Our Web sites may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news
groups available to its users at various times. Please remember that, unless
otherwise stated, any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes
public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
your personal information in these areas.
opt-out Procedures:
You may always opt-out of receiving future communications from our company.
Our sites allow users to opt-out of receiving such communications at the point
where personal information is requested, or through other means as identified.
Contacting the Web Sites:
If you have questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the practices of
these sites, you may contact us.