We
have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and
continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided
by those visiting and interacting with this web site. We hold the privacy
of your personal information in the highest regard. The following discloses
our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.
We recognizes the
importance of protecting your privacy
and 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.
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 and telephone.
Web Site
Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard
technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?")
and web server log files to collect information about how our Web site
is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may
include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our
Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web
site.
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.
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.
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