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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: January 15, 2008 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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