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Privacy Policy
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 recognizes 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.
How Can You
Access and Correct Your Information? You may request access to
all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and
maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual address.
What About Legally
Compelled Disclosure of Information? We may disclose information
when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith,
believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal
rights. We may
also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that
disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring
legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or
to protect the safety of our users and the Public.
What About
Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site? We are not responsible for
the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site or the
information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites
are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be
useful to the users of our Web site.
Please remember that
when you use a link to go from our Website to another web site, our
Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on
any other web site, including web sites, which have a link on our Website,
is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over
those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your
Consent By using our Web site you
consent to our collection and use of your personal information as
described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this
privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Our
Commitment To Data Security:
Please note that your
information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United
Kingdom. The laws on holding personal data in the United Kingdom may be less
stringent than the laws of your Country of residence or citizenship.
To prevent
unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of
information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and
managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect
online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out This site allows visitors to
unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages. After
unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon
as technically feasible.
Surveys &
Contests
From time-to-time our
site requests information from users via surveys or contests.
Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the
user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and
shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age
level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or
improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
A Special Note
About Children
Children are not
eligible to use our services unsupervised and we ask that
children (under
the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a
minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and
guidance from your parents or guardians.
Acquisition or
Changes in Ownership
In the event that the
web site (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your
information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of
those assets that are transferred.
Policy
Modifications We may change this Privacy
Policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy,
we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post
any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please
be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not
use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy
Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy
Policy, without your prior consent. Terms and Conditions
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