Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated:
January 15, 2010 This site strives to offer its visitors the many
advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and
personalized experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information
(your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to
the terms of this privacy policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your
email address to any unauthorized third party. Period." How we gather
information from users How we collect and store information depends on the
page you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate
and the services provided. For example, you may be asked to provide
information when you register for access to certain portions of our site
or request certain features, such as newsletters or when you make a
purchase. You may provide information when you participate in sweepstakes
and contests, message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive areas
of our site. Like most Web sites, This site also collects information
automatically and through the use of electronic tools that may be
transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your
Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you and
hold information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store
your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that
information each time you visit, or may control the number of times you
encounter a particular advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt
additional technology, we may also gather information through other means.
In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for
example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do
you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked
to re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able to
customize the site’s features according to your preferences. What we do
with the information we collect Like other Web publishers, we collect
information to enhance your visit and deliver more individualized content
and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share your information
with anyone. Aggregated Information (information that does not personally
identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine
information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained
from other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn
which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive).
Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and
business partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally
Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to identify you
individually. We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on
This site to communicate with you about your registration and
customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy;
services and products offered by This site and other topics we think you
might find of interest. Personally Identifiable Information collected by
This site may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited
to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce
transactions, administration of sweepstakes and contests, and other
communications with you. Certain third parties who provide technical
support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use your information only as
permitted by law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop
our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or
businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the
transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in response to a
court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to
do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to
us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate
or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to
disclosure in such cases. Affiliated sites, linked sites and
advertisements This site expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates
to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third
parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content
providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data
collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our
site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a This site page,
certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also,
through This site you may be introduced to, or be able to access,
information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other
parties. This site is not responsible for the actions or policies of such
third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those
third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by
a third party. While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or
other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to
identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For
example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may
include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have
seen a particular advertisement before. Other features available on our
site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or
other technology to gather information. This site does not control the use
of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is
not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. You
should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally
Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that
information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third
parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from
other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control
of This site and this policy. Children This site does not knowingly
collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about
children under 13 except as permitted by law. If we discover we have
received any information from a child under 13 in violation of this
policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe This
site has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us
at the address listed below. Contacting Us. We can be reached by
contacting: This site Email: privacy (at) This site Changes to this Policy
This site reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please
check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site
following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those
changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will
be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the
information was collected. Governing law This policy and the use of this
Site are governed by Texas law. If a dispute arises under this Policy we
agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon
mediator in the following location:Texas. Any costs and fees other than
attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each
of us. If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory
solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration at the following location: , under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so. This
site is controlled, operated and administered entirely within Texas. This
statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not
create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
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