Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 10, 2006
The Owner and Operator of this web site, hereafter referred
to as “We”, strive to offer their 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. From time to time you may receive email generated by us that details
special offers or other valuable information about our partners or business
colleagues. Such notices help generate revenue needed to operate this site. You
may always refuse to accept such email, but if you do, you must discontinue
using this web site.
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, we
also collect 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. If you do not accept cookies you will find your enjoyment of the
Internet to be lessened considerably.
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 by
us to communicate with you about your registration and customization
preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products
offered by us and other topics we think you might find of interest including
commercial announcements of various nature.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by us 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
We expect our 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 one of our pages, certain content that is
actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through our content you may
be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features,
contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. We are 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. Please make sure you are aware of when you
leave our site or view content through a frame.
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. We do 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 our control and
outside the scope of this document.
Minors
We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personally
Identifiable Information from or about minors under 13 except as permitted by
law. If we discover we have received any information from a minor under 13 in
violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately.
Changes to this Policy
We reserve 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 Virginia 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: Fairfax, Virginia. 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: Fairfax, Virginia, 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. You
must be present at all mediation meetings.
This site is controlled, operated and administered entirely
within Virginia. 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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