PRIVACY POLICY
(The bottom line is that we keep all of
your personal information confidential. But you can read it all in
legalese below.)
Last Updated: May 29, 2003
GLADVENTIST.ORG, offered by Inge Anderson and Ralph Seland, strives to
offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to
provide an interactive and personalized experience. We realize that
your privacy is important to you, and we do our best to ensure that
your private information is kept confidential.
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 our private discussion lists or request
certain features, such as newsletters. You may provide information when
you participate in message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive
areas of our site. Like most Web sites, GLADVENTIST.ORG 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 our message board. 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 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
GLADVENTIST.ORG to communicate with you about your registration and
customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy;
services and products offered by GLADVENTIST.ORG and other topics we
think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by GLADVENTIST.ORG 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
GLADVENTIST.ORG 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 a
GLADVENTIST.ORG page, certain content that is actually created or
hosted by a third party. Also, through GLADVENTIST.ORG you may be
introduced to, or be able to access, information, web sites, features,
contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. GLADVENTIST.ORG 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 other third parties may use cookies or other
technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve
information about you. Some features available on our site may offer
services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other
technology to gather information. GLADVENTIST.ORG 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. For example, we are not responsible for information gathered
by Yahoogroups.com, where our lists are hosted, nor are we responsible
for advertisements shown to you if you should choose to visit their web
site.
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 GLADVENTIST.ORG and this policy.
Children
GLADVENTIST.ORG does 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 GLADVENTIST.ORG has any
information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the
address listed below.
Contacting Us
We can be reached by contacting:
GLADVENTIST.ORG
Email: privacy@GLADVENTIST.ORG
Changes to this Policy
GLADVENTIST.ORG 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 law in the State
of Colorado and the Province of Alberta. 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 state of Colorado. 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: Colorado, 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.
GLADVENTIST.ORG is controlled, operated and administered entirely by
volunteers. 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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