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The ZONE is
committed to protecting your privacy and
developing technology that gives you the most
powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the The ZONE Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By
using the The ZONE website, you consent to the
data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
The ZONE collects personally identifiable
information, such as your e-mail address, name,
home or work address or telephone number. The
ZONE also collects anonymous demographic
information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences,
interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer
hardware and software that is automatically
collected by The ZONE. This information can
include: your IP address, browser type, domain
names, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is used by The ZONE
for the operation of the service, to maintain
quality of the service, and to provide general
statistics regarding use of the The ZONE Web
site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly
disclose personally identifiable information or
personally sensitive data through The ZONE
public message boards, this information may be
collected and used by others. Note: The ZONE
does not read any of your private online
communications.
The ZONE encourages you to review the privacy
statements of Web sites you choose to link to
from The ZONE so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your
information. The ZONE is not responsible for the
privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the The ZONE and The ZONE family of
Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
The ZONE collects and uses your personal
information to operate the The ZONE Web site and
deliver the services you have requested. The
ZONE also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or
services available from The ZONE and its
affiliates. The ZONE may also contact you via
surveys to conduct research about your opinion
of current services or of potential new services
that may be offered.
The ZONE does not sell, rent or lease its
customer lists to third parties. The ZONE may,
from time to time, contact you on behalf of
external business partners about a particular
offering that may be of interest to you. In
those cases, your unique personally identifiable
information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party.
In addition, The ZONE may share data with
trusted partners to help us perform statistical
analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide
customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using
your personal information except to provide
these services to The ZONE, and they are
required to maintain the confidentiality of your
information.
The ZONE does not use or disclose sensitive
personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit
consent.
The ZONE keeps track of the Web sites and pages
our customers visit within The ZONE, in order to
determine what The ZONE services are the most
popular. This data is used to deliver customized
content and advertising within The ZONE to
customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
The ZONE Web sites will disclose your personal
information, without notice, only if required to
do so by law or in the good faith belief that
such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the
edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on The ZONE or the site; (b) protect and
defend the rights or property of The ZONE; and,
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of The ZONE, or the
public.
Use of Cookies
The The ZONE Web site use "cookies" to help you
personalize your online experience. A cookie is
a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run
programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can
only be read by a web server in the domain that
issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to
provide a convenience feature to save you time.
The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web
server that you have returned to a specific
page. For example, if you personalize The ZONE
pages, or register with The ZONE site or
services, a cookie helps The ZONE to recall your
specific information on subsequent visits. This
simplifies the process of recording your
personal information, such as billing addresses,
shipping addresses, and so on. When you return
to the same The ZONE Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you
can easily use the The ZONE features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline
cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you
choose to decline cookies, you may not be able
to fully experience the interactive features of
the The ZONE services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
The ZONE secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The ZONE
secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled,
secure environment, protected from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. When personal
information (such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected
through the use of encryption, such as the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
The ZONE will occasionally update this Statement
of Privacy to reflect company and customer
feedback. The ZONE encourages you to
periodically review this Statement to be
informed of how The ZONE is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
The ZONE welcomes your comments regarding this
Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The
ZONE has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact The ZONE at admin. We will use
commercially reasonable efforts to promptly
determine and remedy the problem. |
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