Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is very important to us.
Part of our operation of this Web site involves the collection and
use of information about you. This privacy policy explains what
type of information we collect and what we do with that information
to allow you to make choices about the way your information is
collected and used. This privacy policy may change from time to
time, so please check it often.
What Information Do We Collect?
In general, you can visit this Web
site without identifying who you are or revealing any information
about yourself. Information collected online can generally be
categorized as anonymous or personally identifiable. Anonymous
information is information that cannot be connected to the identity
of a specific individual. Personally identifiable information is
information that specifically identifies a particular user, such as
name, address, or phone number. An example of anonymous information
is the fact that, while this Web site may record the number of
visits to a particular page that occur in a given period of time,
it does not necessarily tell us the names or other identifying
information of every visitor. Many users of this Web site will
choose not to provide any personally identifiable information;
therefore, those individuals are anonymous to us, and any data
collected about their use of this Web site is anonymous
information.
Automatic Anonymous Information
When you visit our site, we collect
certain technical and routing information about your computer. For
example, we log environmental variables such as browser type,
operating system and CPU speed, and the Internet Protocol (IP)
address of your originating Internet Service Provider, to try to
bring you the best possible service. We also record search requests
and results to try to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of our
search engine. We use your IP address to track your use of the
site, including pages visited and the time spent on each page. We
collect this information and use it to measure the use of this Web
site and to improve its content and performance. All of the
information that is automatically submitted to us by your browser
is considered anonymous information. To the extent we share such
information with third parties, it is not traceable to any
particular user and will not be used to contact you.
Cookies
This site uses cookies. Cookies are
small data files, typically made up of a string of text and
numbers, which assign you a unique identifier. This information
enables your computer to have a dialogue with our site and permits
us to administer our site more efficiently and to provide a more
tailored and user-friendly service to you. You may set your browser
to notify you when you receive a cookie or to prevent cookies from
beings sent; if so, this may limit the functionality we can provide
you when you visit our site. Third parties that link on this site
may use cookies or collect other information when you go to their
site. We do not control the collection or use of your information
by these companies. You should contact these companies directly if
you have any questions about their collection or use of information
about you.
How Do We Use Information We
Collect?
We collect personally identifiable
information only for providing the services you request, generating
statistical studies, conducting marketing research, improving
products and services, sending you surveys, and notifying you of
new products and any other changes to our site or services that may
affect you. When you submit personally identifiable information to
us, you understand that you are agreeing to allow us to access,
store, and use that information for those purposes.
We will not sell or give any
personally identifiable information to any third parties.
We may be required by law enforcement
or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable
information to the appropriate governmental authorities. If
requested by law enforcement or judicial authorities, we will
provide this information on receipt of the appropriate
documentation. We may also release information to law enforcement
agencies or other third parties if we feel it is necessary to
protect the safety and welfare of our personnel or to enforce our
terms of use.
Security
We operate secure data networks
protected by industry standard firewall and password protection
systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically
reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals
have access to the personally identifiable information provided by
our users. We do not, however, guarantee that unauthorized,
inadvertent disclosure will never occur.
Transfer of Customer Information
Customer lists and information are
properly considered assets of a business. Accordingly, if we merge
with another entity or if we sell our assets to another entity, our
customer lists and information, including personally identifiable
information you have provided us, would be included among the
assets that would be transferred.