Uniform Privacy Policy
Please read the following carefully.
Your privacy is important to us. That is why we want you to be informed about
how we protect the privacy of visitors to our site. Please take a moment to
read the following policy, which describes our privacy practices.
Collection of Information
Most of the content and services on our site are available without our collection
of any personal information from you. However, in some areas of the site we
may request personal information from visitors such as name, home address,
e-mail address, age, interests and gender. We may collect this information
when you register for a newsletter, complete a survey, purchase a product,
or inquire about our services.
In addition, some information may automatically be collected by our web servers
as you browse our site. Our web server automatically collects information known
as "clickstream data," such as the domain name of the service providing you
with Internet access, the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your
computer to the Internet, your browser type and version, operating system and
platform, the average time spent on our site, pages viewed, information searched
for, access times and other relevant statistics. We also use cookies on our
site. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to the hard
drive of a visitor's computer for record-keeping purposes.
Use of Information
We use your personal information in a limited number of ways. We use the information
to complete transactions, to respond to your requests, and to identify persons
participating in interactive portions of our site if they are provided, such
as chat rooms. We use information collected to send you e-mail updates and
newsletters about our sites and to notify you if you've won a game or contest.
We may share the information with our affiliates. We also may use the information
you provide to send you e-mail promotions and special offers from reputable
third parties in whose products and services we think you may have an interest.
And we may share your information with reputable third-parties in whose products
and services we think you may have an interest, who may contact you directly.
We use clickstream data and cookies in the aggregate to measure the use of
our site and to administer and improve our site. When we collect personal information,
we may extract some of the information and combine it with other information,
such as clickstream data. This combined information is used and analyzed only
at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and patterns. None of this
combined information is reviewed at an individual level.
To the extent required or permitted by law, we may also collect, use and disclose
personal information in connection with security-related or law enforcement
investigations or in the course of cooperating with authorities or complying
with legal requirements. We may also use your information as permitted by law
to perform credit checks, report or collect debts owed, or protect our rights
or property, our website, or its users.
Security
We take commercially reasonable precautions to keep all information obtained
from our online visitors secure against unauthorized access and use and we
periodically review our security measures.
Links to Other Sites
Our site contains links to other web sites. These sites are not covered by
this privacy statement, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices
or the content of these other sites.
Changes to the Policy
By using our site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information
as described in this policy. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement
and related business practices at any time by posting updated text on this
site, and your continued use constitutes acceptance of those changes. Thank
you for visiting our site, and for taking the time to read this policy.