| Privacy Policy
HeathersCorner.net believes that privacy and security are of major concern to online users. Therefore, we have adopted the policy below, which discloses the privacy and security practices for our site. This privacy policy is applicable to HeathersCorner.net and other sites on the World Wide Web owned and/or operated by HyperX Media. The policy is designed to inform you of:
- What information we might gather from you.
- What we will do with that information.
- What benefits you may receive by our use of that information.
- How you can control the information you choose to submit on our site.
- What protections we provide for the online privacy of children .
- How you can correct and update your Member information, opt-out of communications, or delete your information from the database.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, our site has agreed to disclose its information practices.
Our Privacy Vow
We at HeathersCorner.net believe that strong electronic privacy is crucial for the ongoing success of the Internet as a service and as a commercial, educational, and entertainment medium. However, we do need to understand user behavior in order to serve you better. To achieve this goal, we need to understand what differentiates you from other unique users of the site. We collect information about our visitors to our site in two ways: at registration and with cookies.
Information We May Ask You to Provide at Registration
HeathersCorner.net gathers information about our visitors that allows us to offer compelling services and easily accessible online content in a manner that provides personal privacy protection as well. When you visit HeathersCorner.net, we request and collect (if you complete our registration form) personal information such as; your name, address, age, gender, e-mail address in order for you to participate in various online sweepstakes, auctions, newsletters, sales calls, e-purchasing and/or other activities. Any form you complete on this site will explicitly state the reason we are collecting this information. This information is used to complete the activity specified on the form you complete and for no other purpose, unless permission is first recieved from you. It is up to you to decide whether you wish to participate in these activities and provide the required information.
HeathersCorner.net may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its visitors. Please be aware that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information, so you should exercise caution in disclosing personal information. HeathersCorner.net will not disclose your personal information and passwords to other visitors in any of the public forums. We may also request information about your likes, dislikes, purchasing habits, and online activities. This information helps HeathersCorner.net deliver content and activities that are customized and relevant to your preferences. This information may be made available to our corporate sponsors in varying degrees of complexity, but only if you have given your permission for this to occur.
Information We May Implicitly Collect
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small bits of information that a web site transfers to your computer's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier by saving your registration, passwords, and preferences: they allow you to be recognized when you return to the site. The use of cookies is an industry-wide practice and you'll find them at most major web sites.
For instance, by "looking" for a cookie on your computer, our server can determine whether you have already registered as a member of our site. As a result, if you are a member, you may see a customized front page and will not need to re-register each time you log on. Cookies also help us to serve you better by improving the site. They allow HeathersCorner.net to track your interests and add content that is more relevant to you. You may get cookies from our advertisers. HeathersCorner.net does not control these cookies and they are not subject to the HeathersCorner.net cookie policy. The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is standard in the Internet industry. Most web browsers are usually set to initially accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, this site may not function properly if you do not accept cookies, and you may lose your chance of winning legal services. Registering at HeathersCorner.net obligates you to accept our cookies.
Collecting IP Addresses
HeathersCorner.net collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When visitors click on pages from HeathersCorner.net, our servers log the Members' IP addresses. We, in turn, use this information to track navigation through the site which helps us to improve the performance of the HeathersCorner.net online experience. In addition, HeathersCorner.net may use WebTrends Live or other traffic statistics software to analyze traffic to this web site. Our tracking applications do not create individual profiles for visitors, they only collect aggregate data.
Collecting Interests
In general, HeathersCorner.net does not collect site Member information simply based on your interactions with our site. However, we may make note of your interest or disinterest in a particular subject via a simple numeric value added to your Member profile. This value indicates your relative interest or disinterest in a particular subject when you complete specific events or activities that are meaningful to us in understanding how to provide you with better customer support.
Sharing of Information
HeathersCorner.net will never willfully disclose individually identifiable information about you to any third party without first receiving your permission. We will use your individually identifiable information only within our site to provide a personalized experience to you, to assist us in fulfilling awards that you might win, completing an online order or to communicate with you in a way that is directly related to an activity performed by you on this site. It may also be shared with HeathersCorner.net partners that provide some of the personalized content on this site, but only if you have given your permission for this to occur.
Opt-Out Features
HeathersCorner.net believes the users of this site should control the communications directed to them. Therefore you have the right to withdraw permission for us to use your information at any time. If you would like to unsubscribe from any of our communications send an email to: support@HeathersCorner.net , with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Conclusion
HeathersCorner.net fully respects your privacy and security concerns. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the HeathersCorner.net site following the posting of changes to these terms of service indicates that you accept those changes.
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