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PRIVACY POLICY
The Internet, Privacy, and FOGDAM.com Network
The Internet contains a wealth of information, unfortunately, it may also contain
personal details about you that you don't want everyone to know. For example, your real
name (lots of people on the Internet use aliases, alter egos or nicknames), street
address, phone number, or e-mail address. When you go online, sites you visit may be
gathering information about you without your knowledge. At FOGDAM.com we strive to help
our customers protect their privacy while using our services.
FOGDAM.com Network's Privacy Policy
FOGDAM.com Network's policy is to respect and protect the privacy of our users. This
policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it. Using
the Internet should be a fun experience and we want to help you make it so.
The information you provide for your personal FOGDAM.com account is shared among the
FOGDAM.com Network sites as it is our goal to make your visits to our sites easy and
enjoyable. However, be assured that FOGDAM.com will not disclose your personal information
to third parties without your consent. FOGDAM.com may disclose user information in special
cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or
interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) FOGDAM.com rights or property,
other FOGDAM.com users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.
FOGDAM.com may disclose user information when we believe in good faith that the law
requires it.
FOGDAM.com shares aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business
partners, sponsors and other third parties. For example, we will say FOGDAM.com audience
is x percent females and y percent males. This data is used to customize FOGDAM.com
content and advertising to deliver a better experience for our users.
There are cases where FOGDAM.com may ask you for personal information such as your
name, email address, and birth date. For example, we request personal information when you
register for a FOGDAM.com account, for online shopping or transactions, or for services
that require registration or subscription. FOGDAM.com needs to collect this information
for fulfilling prizes, tracking/verifying compliance with FOGDAM.com policies as well as
federal, state and local laws and/or for editorial and feedback solicitation purposes.
In case you change your mind or some personal information may change (such as your zip
code), we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove the personal data
you give us. You can do this at the customer information page or by contacting our
Customer Support organization.
Opting-Out
Information provided at the time of Registration or submission from a guest who is 13
years of age or over may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by FOGDAM.com and
our affiliates or companies that have been prescreened by FOGDAM.com. To keep you in
control of your personal information and the communications directed to you, we allow you
to opt-out of the following services: sharing your information in our member directory,
receiving communications from FOGDAM.com about new features or services, and receiving
communications about offers from third-party companies that offer a product or service
that we think would be of value to you. If a guest objects to such use for any reason,
he/she may stop that use -- either by e-mail request or by modifying his/her member
information online.
Information provided when purchasing products from any of our online stores may be used
for marketing and promotional purposes and is subject to the opt-out processes described
on, or linked to, each order form.
Use of Cookies - we do not use cookies
What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an
individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies may make Web-surfing easier
for you by saving your preferences while you're at a site. We never save passwords or
credit card information. The use of cookies is an industry standard -- you'll find them at
most major Web sites.
By showing how and when guests use a site, cookies help others see which areas are
popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to their sites are based on such
data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked
with cookies. We have decided not to use cookies in order to
provided a more secure service to our users.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to
refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts
of other sites may not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse
cookies - however this is not the case at FOGDAM.com.
Policies for Kids (Individuals Under 13 years of Age)
FOGDAM.com encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children
and to participate in the activities offered on the sites. No information should be
submitted to or posted at FOGDAM.com by guests under 13 years of age without the consent
of their parent or guardian.
Unless otherwise disclosed during collection, FOGDAM.com does not provide any
personally identifying information, regardless of its source, to any third party for any
purpose whatsoever from our guests under 13 years of age. All registrants receive an
e-mail confirming their Registration. In addition, when a guest under 13 registers, he/she
is required to provide the e-mail address of his/her parent or guardian and that parent or
guardian receives an e-mail alerting them to that Registration. The parent or guardian
must validate the account, as described in the e-mail, in order for the potential member
to use most FOGDAM.com interactive services. No information collected from guests under 13
years of age is used for any marketing or promotional purposes whatsoever, either inside
or outside FOGDAM.com except as explicitly stated during registration for contests or
promotions (and in that case, the information collected is used only for the specific
contest or promotion).
Although guests under 13 years of age may be allowed to participate in some contests
and promotions, if such a guest wins, notification and prizes are sent to the parents or
guardians identified in the initial registration process. Publication of contest winners
names, ages, or images for individuals under 13 require parental or guardian consent.
Policies for Teens (Individuals 13-17 Years of Age)
Teens are required to provide the e-mail address of a parent or guardian and a
notification message is sent to the parent or guardian of all guests who are 13 to 17
years of age which identifies the information supplied at registration and allows the
parent or guardian to be aware of and participate in the guest's online experience.
Use of IP Address
An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you're surfing the Web. Web servers -- the big computers that "serve up" Web
pages -- automatically identify your computer by its IP address.
FOGDAM.com collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report
aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our site. When guests
request pages from FOGDAM.com sites, our servers log the guests' IP addresses. We do not
normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user's
session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP
addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our
house rules or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others.
Some services within FOGDAM.com, such as certain message boards, may display IP
addresses along with the message poster's name and message. Please review each service
prior to use and only use those that disclose information you are comfortable with
sharing.
Links to Other Sites
Users should be aware that when you are on FOGDAM.com, you could be directed to other
sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from FOGDAM.com pages
that take you outside our service. For example, if you "click" on a banner
advertisement or an FOGDAM.com search result, the "click" takes you off the
FOGDAM.com site. This includes links from advertisers, Center sponsors and partners that
may use FOGDAM.com logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send
their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal information.
Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online --- for
example, via message boards or chat --- that information can be collected and used by
people you don't know. While FOGDAM.com strives to protect its user's personal information
and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online and
you do so at your own risk.
FOGDAM.com's policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of
the Internet, and therefore beyond FOGDAM.com's control, and is not to be applied in any
manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
Security
The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with
our guests is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure
transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. When you use your credit
card to shop at FOGDAM.com, rest assured that the transaction is secure. Our servers use
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an advanced encryption technology that works with Netscape
Navigator (versions 2.0 and above), Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 3.0 and above),
and AOL (AOL 3.0 and above). This technology safeguards your personal information and
guarantees privacy.
Your FOGDAM.com Account is password protected so that only you can access it and view
the member information relevant to the account. We recommend that you do not divulge your
password to anyone. FOGDAM.com will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited
phone call or email. Ultimately, you are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your
passwords and any account information.
Remember to sign out of your FOGDAM.com account and close your browser window when you
have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal
information and correspondence if your computer is accessible to others or if you share a
computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or
internet café.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this site, you signify your assent to the FOGDAM.com Privacy Policy. If you do
not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. Your continued use of the
FOGDAM.com sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept
those changes.
Last Updated 6/3/2003
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SAFETY TIPS
This is a great place for both new and advanced Web users to find information on using the
Internet wisely.
FOGDAM.com Internet Safety Tips
- Keep your passwords private, even from your best friend! Your online service will never
ask for them, so neither should anyone else.
- Use only your member name and/or e-mail address when chatting or sending e-mail. Never
give out personal information like your name, address, or phone number.
- Always delete unknown e-mail attachments before opening them. They can contain
destructive viruses.
- Remember that nothing you write on the Web is completely private - including e-mail. So
be careful and think about what you type and who you tell.
- Not everyone is as nice, cute and funny as they may sound online. Never make plans to
meet an online "friend" in person.
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