Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
We respect your online privacy and recognize the need for protection and management of any personally identifiable information (hereinafter referred to as Personal Information.) This policy has been established so that you can understand how we treat your Personal Information and lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your Personal Information only in ways that are in keeping with this Privacy Policy. Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to: a first and last name, a physical address, an email address other contact information. However, please note that you can visit our public web pages without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information about yourself.
Cookies - What they are and how we use them
Some of our web pages utilize "cookies". A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used to collect information about web site activity. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. Please note that if you choose to erase or block cookies, you may need to re-enter a user ID or password to gain access to certain parts of our web site, such as the Members-Only Area.
Web Beacons
Web beacons, also called single-pixel gifs, are electronic images that are placed on web pages or in an email message. These web beacons are designed to monitor who is reading a web page or email message. They are often invisible to the user because they are typically very small. Web beacons are not used to access your Personally Identifiable Information. They are only used to compile aggregate statistics about usage. Some sites accessible through the this web site may contain web beacons be placed there by the Company's advertisers or third party service providers to collect the same type of aggregate information.
Notice of Collection of Personal Information
Wherever we intend to collect Personal Information, we will post why Personal Information is to be collected. You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information. Any Personal Information such as real names, email addresses, or other contact information will be held in strict confidence. We do not "sell" Personal Information lists or make Personal Information lists available for any purpose other than what the Personal Information was collected for If you choose not to provide the Personal Information we request, you can still visit most of our web sites, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and services that involve our interaction with you. If you have a relationship with us, such as a contractual or other business relationship or partnership, we will continue to contact you in connection with that business relationship.
General Security
Wherever your Personal Information may be held within or on our behalf, we intend to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. Our web site contains many hyperlinks to other web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party web sites or advertisers. We do not share any of the individual Personal Information you provide to us with any third parties to which we link, except as stated where such links may occur. Please check with those web sites to determine their privacy policy. Please keep in mind that whenever you disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion forums, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your Personal Information. Please, be careful and responsible when you are online!
Access/Accuracy
To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information, we wish to maintain accurate Personal Information. Where we collect Personal Information from you, we will provide a method of contacting us should you need to update or correct that Information. If those means are unavailable or inaccessible, updates and corrections about your Personal Information may be sent here.
Your Consent
By using this web site, you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy and to our processing of Personal Information for the purposes given above as well as those explained where we collect Personal Information. Should our Privacy Policy change, we will take reasonable steps to ensure any changes are brought to your attention by posting changes prominently for a reasonable period of time. If you have any comments or questions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us.