HERITAGE PUBLISHING PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your experience on
the Internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to use
the Internet's vast array of information, tools, and opportunities with
complete confidence.
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to
your privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how our company
collects information from all end users of our Internet services (the
"Services") -those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts
("Visitors") as well as those who may purchase Products and/or pay a monthly
service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members") -what we do with the
information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members have concerning
the collection and use of such information. We request that you read this
Privacy Policy carefully.
Personal Information Our Company Collects and How It Is Used
Introduction. Our company collects information in different ways from
Visitors and Members who access the various parts of our Services and the
network of Web sites accessible through our Service. We use this information
primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our Products and
Services, and generally, do not share this information with third parties.
However, we may disclose personal information collected only if we have
received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such
as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special
cases described below.
Registration: Members may be asked to provide certain personal information
when they sign up for our Products or Services including name, address,
telephone number, billing information (such as a credit card number), and
the type of personal computer being used to access the Services. The
personal information collected from Members during the registration process
is used to manage each Member's account (such as for billing purposes). This
information is never shared with third parties, unless specifically stated
otherwise or in special circumstances.
Our Company Partners and Sponsors: Some products and services may be
offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction with an affiliate,
independent contractor seller or non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors
and Members some of these products and services, the partner may need to
collect and maintain personal information. In these instances, you will be
notified before any such data is collected or transferred and may decide not
to use that particular service or feature.
Online Shopping: At some Web sites, you can purchase products and services
or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter, catalog or new
product and service updates. In many cases, you may be asked to provide
contact information, such as your name, address, email address, phone
number, and credit/debit card information.
If you order services or products directly from our company we will use
the personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not
share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary
to complete that order.
Responses to Email Inquiries: When Visitors or Members send email inquiries
to our company, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry
we receive.
Voluntary Customer Surveys: We may periodically conduct both business and
individual customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in
these surveys because they provide us with important information that helps
us to improve the types of products and services we offer and how we provide
them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain strictly
confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party.
Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We may take the information we receive from individuals responding to our
Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other
customers we may have, to create broader, generic responses to the survey
questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment,
industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the
aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you, and to
develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally
identifying information may occasionally be shared with third parties.
Special Cases: It is our company's policy not to use or share the personal
information about Visitors or Members in ways unrelated to the ones
described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or
otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Our Company Commitment to Children's Privacy. Protecting
children's privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply
with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other
applicable laws. Therefore we restrict our Web site to persons eighteen
years or older.
YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE
UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE
FOR ANY REASON. DUE TO THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE, FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY
ACT (COPA) AND IS NOT MONITORED AS DOING SO.
Public Forums: Please remember that any information you may disclose in any
Member Directory, or other public areas of our Web sites or the Internet,
becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to
disclose personal information in these public areas.
Our Company's Commitment to Data Security: Services and Web sites we
sponsor have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and
alteration of the information under our control. While we make every effort
to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot
guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from
illegally obtaining this information.
Where to Direct Questions About Our Privacy Policy: If you have any
questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you
may contact us through the contact information provided on this Web site.
Revisions to This Policy: Our company reserves the right to revise, amend,
or modify this policy, our Terms Of Service agreement, and our other
policies and agreements at any time and in any manner, by updating this
posting.
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