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Privacy
policy
Overall
privacy statement
We take your privacy seriously. Because we gather certain types
of information about our users we want to help you understand the
terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that
information. This privacy statement discloses the types of information
we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it. These
privacy practices apply to the Web site that you were viewing when
you clicked through to this policy, which is operated by us directly,
our partner, or our affiliate.
1.
What information does e-kefaleo.com collect?
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide
you with the best and most useful content and services. Because
we derive revenue mainly from advertising, collecting information
is essential to keeping our services affordable to users.
We
collect personally identifiable information when you provide it
to us, such as when you register on one of our sites, when you subscribe
for a print magazine or an e-mail newsletter or when you register
to use certain services. Several of the services that we offer on
our sites, such as auctions and message boards, may require registration
as a condition of use. Once you register with one of our sites you
are no longer anonymous to us. We may also receive information about
you from other sources and add it to the information you provided
to us.
This
personally identifiable information is limited to:
1.
First and last name
2. Address, including street name & city
3. Email address
4. Telephone number
5. Credit card information in the event a user purchases products
or services online
2.
What is
e-kefaleo.com practice regarding cookies?
Your Internet browser has a feature called "cookies" which
stores small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to
any of our sites. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit
most of our sites, although active participation in certain areas
of our sites may require cookies. Cookies alone tell us nothing
about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable
information when, in which case we use the information to enhance
your services in the ways described below. You may elect not to
allow cookies to be collected by adjusting your settings on your
browser.
We
use technologies, including electronic images known as Web bugs--sometimes
called transparent GIFs, clear GIFs, or beacons--that allow us to
track general user traffic patterns. We also automatically receive
and record information from our servers and from your browser, including
your IP address, the time of your visit to pages on our site, and
information about pages you visited. Unless you have registered
for one of our products or services, the information we gather through
the use of tracking technologies cannot be matched with any personally
identifiable information about you unless you have specifically
given us personally identifiable information, in which case we use
the information to enhance your services in the ways described below.
We
use cookies and tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including:
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Keeping count of return visits to our site or our advertisers' or
partners' sites
* Accumulating and reporting anonymous, aggregate (data collected
in mass), statistical information on Web site and advertisement
usage
* Determining which features our overall user population likes best
* Saving your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time
you visit our sites
* Display the most appropriate advertising based on your interests
We
allow other companies that are presenting advertisements on our
sites and, sometimes, in our newsletters to use tracking technology
on your computer. We do not give any personally identifiable information
to them as part of this relationship. Unless you visit the website
of these companies and provide them with personally identifiable
information about yourself, these tracking technologies tell those
advertisers nothing about who you are. Our advertisers' use of tracking
technology is subject to their own privacy policies.
3.
How does
e-kefaleo.com use the information?
We use the information we gather for four general purposes:
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To customize the advertising and content you see
* To enhance the user experience in our network of sites. We use
tracking information to determine how well each page performs overall
based on aggregate user demographics and traffic patterns to those
pages. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
* To fulfill your requests for certain products and services, such
as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling users to participate
in paid services, polls, contests, message boards, and auctions
* To send you information you agreed to receive about topics we
think will be of interest to you
4.
How does
e-kefaleo.com share the information
Personally identifiable information
We will make your personally identifiable information available
to other companies or people when:
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We have your consent to share the information
* We have engaged companies to work with us or on our behalf to
provide a product or service that you have requested, such as opt-in
e-mail announcements
* You use co-branded services. When you use a co-branded service
within our network of sites you grant us permission to pass your
registration information back to that service partner. Their use
of your information is subject to their applicable privacy policies.
* We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; or we
believe that your actions violate applicable laws,
e-kefaleo.com's
Terms of Use or any usage guidelines for specific products or services,
or threaten the rights, property, or safety of our company, our
users, or others
Aggregate
information
We aggregate personally identifiable information and disclose such
information in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers
and other third parties for marketing, promotional, and other purposes.
We do not disclose to these entities any information that could
be used to identify you personally.
ChannelOnline
data
Companies that use our ChannelOnline services may enter account
data for third-party services. This information is necessarily passed
on to those third parties when their ordering system is accessed.
ChannelOnline users may also enter data about their customer orders.
This information is shared only in aggregate form with third parties.
Business
transfers
We are always seeking to improve our network of Web sites and our
business. In accomplishing these objectives, we may buy or sell
a company, or one or more of the companies in our corporate family
may merge with or be acquired by another company. If we sell a business,
we may transfer some or all of your information as a part of the
sale in order that the service being provided to you may continue
or for other business purposes.
5.
What are my options?
Users who would rather not provide any of the user data requested
by our registration process do not need to register with us. You
can still view much of the content and use many of the services
offered by our sites without registering.
We
also give users the following options:
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Opting not to receive our electronic newsletters or those of third
parties when registering. Users who opt-in may remove themselves
from mailing lists at any time through the subscription management
pages or by following the instructions at the end of the e-mail
they received from us;
* Opting not to provide certain personal information when registering
for a site, provided, however that you may not be able to utilize
certain of our products or services without providing us with certain
information.
6.
How can I review and update my personally identifiable information?
You can review, correct or change the information collected during
registration for any of our sites. The instructions for doing this
can be found in our member services areas. Users may change information
at any time and as often as necessary. Users who are experiencing
problems with our services or who have questions about how our services
work can contact us using e-mail addresses at the bottom of this
page. Currently, we do not offer users a means by which to completely
delete personal information established at the time of registration.
7.
How will I know if the privacy policy is changed?
Any modifications to our privacy practices will be reflected first
within this area of our network of Web sites. If there is a material
change in our privacy practices, we will indicate on our sites that
our privacy practices have changed and provide a link to the new
privacy statement. If we are going to be using the information collected
from users in a manner materially different from that stated at
the time of collection we will send affected users written notice
by email of the change.
8.
Privacy of children
Our network of sites is not directed to children under the age of
13. We operate our network of sites in compliance with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act and do not permit registration by,
and will not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information
from, anyone under 13 years of age. This requirement is clearly
posted during the registration process.
Questions,
comments
Questions regarding this privacy statement, or regarding any other
aspects of our network of Web sites, should be sent via e-mail belo.
We read every message submitted and try to reply promptly to every
one. We may also file your comments to improve the site, or review
and discard the information
December
2005
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