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Privacy Policy
Because we value
your patronage, we want to address any privacy concerns you may have. To
that end, we have set forth our privacy policy for handling the information
you share with us online. We want your decision to do business with us to
be an informed one.
Collecting Information
When you visit our
Website, we may collect information about you that you voluntarily choose
to share with us. This identification information may include, but is not
limited to, your name, your physical address, your e-mail address, your
telephone and fax numbers, and other details of your life.
What may be less obvious
to you is that, when you visit our Website, we may collect data involving
your usage through the use of “cookies” (i.e. small text files placed on
your computer by a Website), Web server logs, and other Web tools. This
technology allows us to customize your online experience, as well as track
your Internet use.
The tracking data we
collect may include, but is not limited to, the date and time you visit,
the time you spend, the Web pages you view, the other Websites you visit,
your search queries, and basic information about your computer, such as
your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your domain name, your browser type,
and the name of your Internet service provider. You may deactivate cookies
if you do not want your browsing to be tracked, but doing so may hinder
your online experience.
When visiting our Website,
you may be directed, through hyperlinks, to other Websites that are beyond
our control. Furthermore, when you are visiting our Website, other
companies, such as third party advertisers and sponsors, may be gathering
information about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection of
information by those other companies and Websites. Although we encourage
third parties to provide their own privacy policies, we are not responsible
for their activities, such as how they handle the information they collect
online.
Using Information Collected
We primarily use the identification information you voluntarily
share with us to customize your online experience and to do what you have asked
of us. We also use your identification information to tell you about our
products and services, but you may instruct us not to send communications to you
by following the procedure indicated below under “Contacting Us.” On occasion, we use your
identification information to validate your identity. As for usage tracking
data, we primarily use that information to operate and improve our Website,
and to further our marketing efforts.
As a general rule, we do
not share your information with unaffiliated third parties. We may,
however, share your information with others to the extent necessary to
fulfill your requests. We may also share your information with our
affiliates, but we will not share it with unaffiliated third parties for
direct marketing purposes. We reserve the right to disclose your
information under limited circumstances, such as to cooperate with law
enforcement or judicial authorities as required by law or legal process, to
protect our own legal rights, or to protect the public good.
Whenever you are online,
you run the risk that the information you give out will fall into the wrong
hands. Although we implement and maintain reasonable security procedures
and practices to safeguard your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security
of any information you provide to us. We accept no responsibility or
liability for the activities of third parties.
Updating Information
If you would like to
review the information about you that we have collected through our
Website, or to change that information, you can make that request by
following the procedure indicated below under “Contacting Us.” We may
require that you verify your identity before we process your request.
Updating Our Privacy Policy
We may, from time to time,
change our Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any changes by posting our
updated Privacy Policy on our Website and inserting a new “Effective Date.”
Contacting Us
If you would like to send
us a request as indicated above, or if you have any other questions or
concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, you may
contact us.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 14, 2006. |
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