Introduction
The site editor takes your right to
privacy seriously, and wants you to feel comfortable using this web
site. This privacy policy deals with personally-identifiable
information (referred to as "data" below) that may be collected by this
site. This policy does not apply to other entities that are not owned
or controlled by the site editor, nor does it apply to persons that are
not employees or agents of the site editor, or that are not under the
site editor's control. Please take time to read this site's Terms of
use.
1. Collection of data
Registration for
an account on this site requires only a valid e-mail address and a user
name that has not been chosen already. You are not required to provide
any other information if you do not want to. Please be aware that the
user name you choose, the e-mail address you provide and any other
information you enter may render you personally identifiable, and may
possibly be displayed on this web site intentionally (depending on
choices you make during the registration process, or depending on the
way in which the site is configured) or unintentionally (subsequent to
a successful act of intrusion by a third party). As on many web sites,
the site editor may also automatically receive general information that
is contained in server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie
information. Information about how advertising may be served on this
site (if it is indeed the site editor's policy to display advertising)
is set forth below.
2. Use of data
Data may
be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site.
Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to third
parties unless (i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy; (ii)
your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out
for the sharing of data; (iii) a service provided on our site requires
interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such
as an application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or
law enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of this site violates
the site editor's policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines,
or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect
the site editor's legal rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is
purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able
to use the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. In the
event you choose to use links displayed on this web site to visit other
web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies published on
those sites.
3. Cookies
Like many web sites,
this web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your user experience --
to remember your personal settings, for instance. Advertisements may
display on this web site and, if so, may set and access cookies on your
computer; such cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the parties
providing the advertisement. However, the parties providing the
advertising do not have access to this site's cookies. These parties
usually use non-personally-identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain
information about your visits to this site. You can visit the Network
Advertising Initiative if you want to find out more information about
this practice, and to learn about your options, including your options
with regard to the following companies that may serve advertising on
this site:
[ AffiliateShop ] [ AssociatePrograms.com ] [ Be Free ] [ Click Trade ] [ Commission Junction ] [ DoubleClick ] [ Linkshare ]
4. Minors
The
site editor might not allow persons who are aged thirteen or younger to
become members of this site. For more information, please contact the
site administrator.
5. Editing or deleting your account information
You
are provided with the ability to edit the information stored for your
user account information during registration, by visiting your user
account control panel. You can request that your user account be
deleted; to do so, please contact the site administrator. Content or
other data that you may have provided, and that is not stored within
your user account, such as articles published, may continue to remain
on the site at the site editor's discretion, even after your user
account is deleted. Please see the site's Terms of use for more
information.
6. Changes to this privacy policy
Changes
may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified of
substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of a
prominent announcement on the site, and/or by a mail message sent to
the e-mail address you have provided, which is stored within your user
settings.
7. NO GUARANTEES
While this privacy
policy states standards for maintenance of data, and while efforts will
be made to meet the said standards, the site editor is not in a
position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There may be
factors beyond the site editor's control that may result in disclosure
of data. Consquently, the site editor offers no warranties or
representations as regards maintenance or non-disclosure of data.
8. Contact information
If you have any questions about this policy or about this web site, please feel free to contact the site administrator.