This Privacy Statement discloses the privacy practices for our Website. As used herein, “We” and other first person pronouns refer to our company. As used herein, “You” and other second person pronouns refer to You, the user of this website.


OUR PRIVACY PHILOSOPHY

We are committed to ensuring that our customers are informed about the information that we maintain about them. This Privacy Statement discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it.


INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

We may collect information from our Website users in several ways and promise You that We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Statement.

Our Website may at times require users to give us General Information (such as name, e-mail address, company, address, and phone number). The more information You volunteer (and the more accurate it is), the better We will be able to service your needs.


Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that Websites commonly write to Your hard drive when You visit them. A cookie file contains information that can identify You each time You visit our Website. The data is encrypted for Your added security. Our Website may use cookies as a way to measure activity and traffic patterns on the Website in order to continually improve Your experience. We may use cookies to make Your visits to this Website more efficient and convenient for You. Your browser can be set to warn You before accepting cookies. You can choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in Your browser however some features of the site may not be available.


Log Files

We may log Your IP address, browser type and version, and URLs of the web pages You visit on our Website. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Website, to track Your movement on the Website, and to gather demographic information.


PRIVACY POLICIES OF LINKED SITES

Our Website may contain links to other Websites and those other Websites may not follow the same privacy policies as we do. For instance, if You click an ad on our Website, this may take You away from our Website to an entirely different Website. This includes links from advertisers, content providers and trade partners who may use our logo and/or style as part of a co-branding agreement. These other Websites may collect data from You that we would not and may use that data in ways that we would not.


KIDS AND PRIVACY

This Website is not directed toward children under the age of 14. Any person under the age of 14 who wishes to provided any form of personally identifiable information must provide parental consent in a manner that meets then-current FTC guidelines prior to providing any such information.


CHANGES TO POLICY

If we decide to change our privacy practices, we will post those changes to our Privacy Statement on our Website in advance of the changes taking effect, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by posting a notice to our Website. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will continue to be able to use information in accordance with the Privacy Statement under which the information was collected.


CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

In the event that We are acquired by a third party or sell all or substantially all of our assets, or the business related to the operation of this Website, Your personal information could be transferred to a third party in conjunction with the acquisition or sale. We reserve the right to make such a transfer without Your consent and without additional notice to You. Furthermore, in the event we become subject to the bankruptcy laws, Your information may become part of our bankruptcy estate; as part of the bankruptcy proceedings, Your personal information may be transferred to one or more third parties. We reserve the right to release Your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with the law, a subpoena, or a court order. In addition, we may release Your personal information to the extent necessary to enforce or apply our agreements or to protect our rights. The circumstances described in the preceding sentences of this paragraph are part of our effort to keep You informed of how we use Your information and under what circumstances third parties may have access to Your personal information. We are not in the business of selling or leasing Your personal information to third parties. Except as set forth in this Privacy Statement, we will not sell or lease Your personal information to third parties in the ordinary course of our business.


PROTECTING YOUR OWN PRIVACY

Please keep in mind that whenever You voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through email, or in chat areas – that information can be collected and used by others. Please be careful and responsible whenever You are on-line.

 
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