Planet-eZine.com will always notify you when
it is collecting personally identifiable information about
you, as well as the use or uses Planet-eZine.com intends to
make with such information. For example, we may need to collect
information to respond to your listing requests, posting reviews,
requesting information, or to allow you to send or post messages,
or for billing purposes. We also keep information about customers,
and purchases in a secure database on our servers in order
to fulfill online transaction and banking requirements.
ANONYMOUS INFORMATION
We may collect certain non-personal information from your
IP address. This information is used only to provide an enhanced
on-line experience for our visitors by optimizing our Web
pages for your computer (i.e., the identity of your Internet
browser, IP address, referral data, platform type, and search
terms ). We may also use this non-personal information to
determine the total number of visitors to our Web site.
USE OF COOKIES
When you view our Web site, we may store some information
on your computer. This information will be in the form of
a 'Cookie' and will help us in many ways. For example, Cookies
allow us to tailor our Web site to better match your interests
and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase
Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies,
or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer
to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more
about these functions.
INFORMATION COLLECTED IN DELIVERY OF ADVERTISEMENTS
In the course of delivering an advertisement to Planet-eZine.com
visitors, Planet-eZine.com, or its advertising agency, does not collect
any personally-identifiable information about the Web site
user, such as the user's name, address, phone number or email
address. Planet-eZine.com's advertising agency does, however, collect
non-personally identifiable information, such as the server
a user's computer is logged onto, the user's browser type
(for example, Netscape or Internet Explorer), and whether
the user responded to the advertisement delivered.
Planet-eZine.com's use of the non-personally identifiable
information collected by Planet-eZine.com's advertising agency may
include targeting advertisements and measuring advertisement
effectiveness.
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Personally identifiable information about our visitors is
collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted by
those visitors. Planet-eZine.com uses such information only for the
purpose for which it was submitted, unless we disclose other
uses at the time of collection. Planet-eZine.com does not sell personal
information to third parties. Planet-eZine.com may share personally
identifiable information with other parts of our company,
but this will never be used on an individual basis outside
of the company. Planet-eZine.com maintains appropriate safeguards
to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of personally
identifiable information in its possession. Planet-eZine.com may
use such personally identifiable information in the aggregate
(non-identifiable) form to make our Web site better and more
responsive to the needs of our visitors. This statistical
compilation of non-identifiable information may also be used
by or provided to others for marketing, advertising, or research
purposes.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Planet-eZine.com chooses its advertisers and business partners carefully.
However, Planet-eZine.com is not responsible for the content or privacy
practices of Web sites operated by third parties that are
linked to or from our Web site. These links are meant for
the visitor's convenience only. Links to third party Web sites
do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by
Planet-eZine.com of content, policies or practices of such sites.
Once you have left the Planet-eZine.com Web site via such a link,
you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third
party site. Planet-eZine.com may also be linked to Web sites operated
by companies affiliated with Planet-eZine.com. Visitors to those
sites should refer to their separate privacy policies and
practices.
CHAT ROOMS, MESSAGE BOARDS AND SUBMISSIONS
Should any visitor to Planet-eZine.com Web site provide information,
questions, comments, suggestions, reviews or any material
through the feedback mechanisms located in the Web site, Planet-eZine.com
shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such
information and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose
and distribute the information to others without limitation.
The information expressed in any Reviews, Message Boards or
chat rooms, or other forums conducted on Planet-eZine.com, if any,
are not necessarily those of Planet-eZine.com or its affiliated or
related entities or content providers and Planet-eZine.com makes
no representations or warranties regarding that information
or those opinions.
