Privacy Policy Notice
This Privacy Policy is for your protection, please
read.
This Privacy Policy Notice governs the use of this web site and its
associated services, web pages, domains and sub-domains. Wherever this
Notice refers to "users" it means "you", while "we" or "our" refer to
the web site in which the page belongs.
This website is committed to protecting the privacy of our online visitors. We collect information from online
visitors who ask to be on our newsletter mailing list and/or receive periodic email announcements. Anyone who
wishes can choose to be removed from our mailing list at any time.
In addition, online visitors who wish to purchase a membership through our Web site must provide their name,
email address, mailing address, phone number, and credit card number and expiration date.
All credit card transactions occur over a secure connection. All online visitor data collected by this website is
protected against unauthorized access.
We will not sell, trade, or give your personal information to other companies or organizations. This website
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 website 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 website to communicate with you about your
registration and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered
by this website and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by this website 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 website 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 this website page,
certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through this website you may be
introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other
parties.
This website 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 website 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 website and this
policy.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we discover we have
received any information from a child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information from
our systems immediately.
If you believe this website has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the address
listed below.
We encourages parents to go online with their kids.
Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:
¥ Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a
parent or responsible adult, including name, address, phone, school, etc.
¥ Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
¥ Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is
treated.
Check out the FTC's for more tips on protecting children's privacy online:
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html
or http://www.ftc.gov/
for any updates and changes.
Changes to this Policy
This website 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 the laws of the state of California , United States
of America. If a dispute arises under this Policy you agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a
mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: Sacramento , California U.S.A.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, you agree to submit the
dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Sacramento , California U.S.A. 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 website is controlled, operated and administered entirely within California, U.S.A.
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.
Audited: September 20, 2009
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