Privacy Policy

Introduction

The site editor takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants you to feel

comfortable using this web site. This privacy policy deals with personally-

identifiable information (referred to as “data” below) that may be collected by

this site. This policy does not apply to other entities that are not owned or

controlled by the site editor, nor does it apply to persons that are not

employees or agents of the site editor, or that are not under the site editor’s

control. Please take time to read this site’s terms of use.

1. Collection of data

Registration for an account on this site requires only a valid e-mail address

and name. You are not required to

provide any other information if you do not want to. Please be aware that the

name and the e-mail address you provide and any other information

you enter may render you personally identifiable, and may possibly be displayed

on this web site intentionally (depending on choices you make during the

registration process, or depending on the way in which the site is configured)

or unintentionally (subsequent to a successful act of intrusion by a third

party). As on many web sites, the site editor may also automatically receive

general information that is contained in server log files, such as your ip

address, and cookie information. Information about how advertising may be served

on this site (if it is indeed the site editor’s policy to display advertising)

is set forth below.

2. Use of data

Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site.

Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to third parties

unless (i) provided for otherwise in this privacy policy; (ii) your consent is

obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data;

(iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or

is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider; (iv)

pursuant to legal action or law enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of

this site violates the site editor’s policy, terms of service, or other usage

guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to

protect the site editor’s legal rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is

purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use

the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. In the event you choose

to use links displayed on this web site to visit other web sites, you are

advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites.

3. Cookies

Like many web sites, this web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your user

experience — to remember your personal settings, for instance. Advertisements

may display on this web site and, if so, may set and access cookies on your

computer; such cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the parties

providing the advertisement. However, the parties providing the advertising do

not have access to this site’s cookies. These parties usually use non-

personally-identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain information about your

visits to this site.

4. Minors

The site editor might not allow persons who are aged thirteen or younger to

become members of this site. For more information, please contact the site

administrator.

5. Editing or deleting your account information

You are provided with the ability to edit the information stored for your user

account information during registration, by visiting your user account control

panel. You can request that your user account be deleted; to do so, please

contact the site administrator. Content or other data that you may have

provided, and that is not stored within your user account, such as articles

published, may continue to remain on the site at the site editor’s discretion,

even after your user account is deleted. Please see the site’s terms of use for

more information.

6. Changes to this privacy policy

Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified of

substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of a prominent

announcement on the site, and/or by a mail message sent to the e-mail address

you have provided, which is stored within your user settings.

7. No guarantees

While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance of data, and while

efforts will be made to meet the said standards, the site editor is not in a

position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There may be factors

beyond the site editor’s control that may result in disclosure of data.

Consequently, the site editor offers no warranties or representations as regards

maintenance or non-disclosure of data.

8. Contact information

If you have any questions about this policy or about this web site, please feel

free to contact the site administrator.