We strive to offer our 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, 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 to
communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences;
our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by
and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by 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 a page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by
a third party. Also, through you may be introduced to, or be able to access,
information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other
parties. 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.
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 and this policy.
Children
We do 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 has any information from or about anyone under 13, please
contact us at the address listed below.
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.