One recognizes
the
importance of protecting your privacyand our policy
is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and
safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you
in making informed decisions when using our site. This policy will be
continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and
our customers' needs.
What Information Do We
Collect?
When you visit this web
site you
may provide us with two types of information: personal
information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected
on an individual basis and Web site use information collected
on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web
site.
1. Personal Information You Choose
to
Provide
Registration
Information When
you
register for any of our products, services or newsletters you
will provide us information about yourself.
Email
Information
If you choose to correspond
with
us through email, we may retain the content of your email
messages together with your email address and our responses. We
provide the same protections for these electronic
communications that we employ in the maintenance of information
received by mail.
How Do We Use the Information That
You
Provide to Us?
Broadly
speaking, we use
personal information for purposes of administering our business
activities, providing the products and services you requested,
to process your payment,,to monitor the
use of the service,our marketing
and promotional effortsandimprove
our content and service offerings, and customize our site's content,
layout, servicesand for other
lawful purposes.These uses
improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may
be shared with others on an
aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or
business information will not be shared with parties except as
required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the
information we collect to
notify you about important changes to our Website, new
services, and special offers we think you will find valuable.
You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive
these offers by emailing us at the link provided on the
newsletter.
What Are
Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text
document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier.
When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your
computer for permission to store this file in a part of your
hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each Web site
can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's
preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your
browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has
already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other
sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if
you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the
configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose
to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some
areas of our site will not function as effectively when viewed
by the users.A cookie cannot
retrieve
any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer
viruses.
How Do We Use Information We
Collect from
Cookies?
As you visit and browse our
Web
site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other
users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from
having to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies,
in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to
calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site
and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us
gather feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better
serve our clients. Cookies do not allow us to gather any
personal information about you and we do not intentionally
store any personal information that your browser provided to us
in your cookies.
IP
Addresses
IP addresses are used by
your
computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP
address is a number that is used by computers on the network to
identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically
collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile
data known as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages
you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and Selling
Information
We do not
share, sell,
lend or lease any of the information that uniquely identify a
subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with
anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process
transactions or provide services that you have
requested.
How Can You Access and Correct Your
Information?
You may request access to
all
your personally identifiable information that we collect online
and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual
address.
What About Other Web Sites Linked
to Our
Web Site?
We are not responsible for
the
practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site
or the information or content contained therein. Often links to
other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information
on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web
site.
Please remember that when you use a
link to go from our Website
to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect.
Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including
web sites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that
Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules
and policies before proceeding.
Your
Consent
By using our Web site you
consent to our collection and use of your personal information
as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to
amend this privacy policy at any time with or without
notice.
A Special Note About
Children
Children are
not eligible
to use our servicesunsupervised
and we ask
that children(under the age
of 14) do
not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor,
you can use this service only in conjunction with permission
and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
Acquisition or Changes in
Ownership
In the event that the web site (or
a substantial portion of its
assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part
of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are
transferred.
Policy
Modifications
We
may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when
changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users
who have given us permission to do so. We will post any changes
here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be
assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we
will not use the personal information you have submitted to us
under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially
inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior
consent.
All
rights reserved. No
part of this website may be printed or reproduced or
utilisedin
any form or by any eletronic,mechanical,or other means,now
known or hereafter invented,including photocopying and
recording,or in
any information storage or retrieval system,
without permissionin
writing from Maria Johnsen.One respects your
privacy.