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Last Updated: 5 May 2009
We have created this privacy statement in order
to demonstrate our firm and continuing
commitment to the privacy of personal
information provided by those visiting and
interacting with this web site. We hold the
privacy of your personal information in the
highest regard. The following discloses our
information gathering and dissemination
practices for this
website.
We recognize the importance of protecting your
privacy and our policy is designed to assist
you in understanding how we collect, use and
safeguard the personal information you provide
to us and to assist you in making informed
decisions when using our site. This policy will
be continuously assessed against new
technologies, business practices and our
customers' needs.
What Information Do We
Collect?
When you visit this web site you may provide us
with two types of information: personal
information you knowingly choose to disclose
that is collected on an individual basis and
Web site use information collected on an
aggregate basis as you and others browse our
Web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to
Provide:
Registration
Information
When you register for any of our products,
services or newsletters you will provide us
information about yourself.
Credit
Card Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may
need to give personal information and
authorization to obtain information from
various credit services. For example, you may
need to provide the following
information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit card
-Credit card billing address
-Business and home phone number
Email
Information
If you choose to correspond with us through
email, we may retain the content of your email
messages together with your email address and
our responses. We provide the same protections
for these electronic communications that we
employ in the maintenance of information
received by mail and telephone.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web
site utilizes a standard technology called
"cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are
Cookies?") and web server log files to collect
information about how our Web site is used.
Information gathered through cookies and Web
server logs may include the date and time of
visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web
site, and the Web sites visited just before and
just after our Web site.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide
to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information
for purposes of administering our business
activities, providing the products and services
you requested, to process your payment, , to
monitor the use of the service, our marketing
and promotional efforts and improve our content
and service offerings, and customize our site's
content, layout, services and for other lawful
purposes. These uses improve our site and
better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared
with others on an aggregate basis. Personally
identifiable information or business
information will not be shared with parties
except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information
we collect to notify you about important
changes to our Website, new services, and
special offers we think you will find valuable.
You may notify us at any time if you do not
wish to receive these offers by emailing us at
the link provided on the newsletter.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which
often includes an anonymous unique identifier.
When you visit a Web site, that site's computer
asks your computer for permission to store this
file in a part of your hard drive specifically
designated for cookies. Each Web site can send
its own cookie to your browser if your
browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect
your privacy) your browser only permits a Web
site to access the cookies it has already sent
to you, not the cookies sent to you by other
sites. Browsers are usually set to accept
cookies. However, if you would prefer not to
receive cookies, you may alter the
configuration of your browser to refuse
cookies. If you choose to have your browser
refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas
of our site will not function as effectively
when viewed by the users. A cookie cannot
retrieve any other data from your hard drive or
pass on computer viruses.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from
Cookies?
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site
uses cookies to differentiate you from other
users. In some cases, we also use cookies to
prevent you from having to log in more than is
necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction
with our Web server's log files, allow us to
calculate the aggregate number of people
visiting our Web site and which parts of the
site are most popular. This helps us gather
feedback to constantly improve our Web site and
better serve our clients. Cookies do not allow
us to gather any personal information about you
and we do not intentionally store any personal
information that your browser provided to us in
your cookies.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every
time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP
address is a number that is used by computers
on the network to identify your computer. IP
addresses are automatically collected by our
web server as part of demographic and profile
data known as traffic data so that data (such
as the Web pages you request) can be sent to
you.
Sharing and Selling
Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the
information that uniquely identify a subscriber
(such as email addresses or personal details)
with anyone except to the extent it is
necessary to process transactions or provide
services that you have requested.
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