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Privacy
Policy
PLEASE READ THIS
PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.
By accessing or otherwise
using this site, you agree to be bound contractually by this Privacy
Policy.
Effective Date: 12/05/2008
1.
Modification of this Privacy Policy. We reserve the
right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice,
by posting amended terms on this website. Your continued use indicates
your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. You should check this
Privacy Policy periodically for modifications by referencing the Effective
Date posted above.
2. Additional "Click-Wrapped"
Agreements. This Privacy Policy provides the general
policies of this site regarding the collection and use of private information
and this site's use of email to contact you. We reserve the right to
offer to you participation in additional agreements in "click-wrapped"
format (where you may indicate your agreement by clicking on a button
or icon) that may provide specific exceptions to these general policies.
If there is any inconsistency or conflict between this Privacy Policy
and any such "click-wrapped" agreement, the "click-wrapped"
agreement shall prevail.
3. Privacy Statement. The
Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc., operates this web site. All references
to "we", "us", "this web site" or "this
site" shall be construed to mean The Livingston Group for Marketing,
Inc. The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. regards the privacy and
security of user information as a critical component of the service
that we offer to our users. The following information explains our information
gathering and dissemination practices.
4. Registration Data. We
reserve the right to require you to register to receive certain benefits
or services and to provide certain registration data including your
name, gender, birth date, country, zip code, time zone and email address
("Registration Data").
5. Use of Registration Data.
Opt-Out And Discontinue For Emails. We reserve the right to use Registration
Data to tailor our site to your particular needs. We also reserve the
right to use Registration Data to send you emails specific to the site
and required for the normal functioning of the site, plus additional
emails, subject to your right to opt-out and discontinue such emails.
We reserve the right to use demographic and profile information to tailor
your experience at our site, showing you the content that we think you
might be interested in as well as displaying the content according to
your preferences.
6. Cookies. Cookies are
pieces of information that a web site transfers to your computer's hard
disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies in and of themselves do not
personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer,
you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you may not be
able to take full advantage of a web site if you do so. We reserve the
right to use cookies to collect demographic and profile data for purposes
of delivering content specific to your interests. Advertisers that display
ads on our site may also use cookies; however we do not have access
to the information obtained from cookies issued from other sites.
7. IP Addresses. IP addresses
are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet.
Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network
to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected
by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as "traffic
data" so that data (such as the web pages you request) can be sent
to you. We will not use your IP address to attempt to identify your
personal information.
8. Referers. A Referer
is the information passed along by a web browser that references the
Web URL you linked from, and is automatically collected by our web server
as "traffic data". We reserve the right to use this information
to identify broad demographic trends that may be used to provide information
tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified from
this information.
9. System Information.
System information that we collect as part of "traffic data"
includes time, the type of web browser being used, the operating system/platform,
and CPU speed. This information is sent automatically by your web browser
when you are connected to a web site. We reserve the right to use this
information for purposes of identifying broad demographic trends and
may be used to provide information appropriate for your computer system.
You will not be personally identified from this information.
10. Sharing of Information.
We feel strongly that your personal data should only be seen by you,
unless you choose to share it with others. We will never sell, rent,
license or exchange personally identifiable data with a third party
without your permission, except as otherwise provided. No personally
identifiable data or information will be shared with advertisers or
partners without your permission. Some of your information may be shared
on an aggregate basis only, as a part of a larger set of statistics
(for example, statistics that indicate the percentage of our members
that are female), but that information will not be sufficient to permit
the recipient to identify you. Notwithstanding the forgoing, we will
only disclose personally identifiable data without your permission in
the following limited circumstances: (i) if we are required to do so
by law, or (ii) if we have the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to conform to applicable laws or comply with legal process
served on us, or to protect and defend this site's rights or property
or the rights or property of an account holder of this site.
11. Other Web Sites, Links, And Advertisers.
This web site contains links to other web sites. We reserve this right
to have advertisers or other third parties on this site who may also
have links on this web site and may link to this site. The privacy practices
of advertisers or web sites linked to this site are not covered by this
privacy statement, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices
or the content of such web sites. Additionally, if you make a purchase
from a store or merchant listed on or linked to this site, any information
that you give, such as your credit card number and contact information,
is provided to those merchants. These merchants have separate privacy
and data collection practices, and we have no responsibility or liability
for these independent policies. You should be careful to review any
privacy policies posted on any of these sites before signing up with
and using them.
12. Security. Information
collected by this site is stored in secure operating environments that
are not available to the public. Our employees are required by us to
maintain and uphold your privacy and security and are aware of our privacy
and security policies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the
Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, while we strive
to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the
security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your
own risk.
13. Update/Edit. Registered
users may update or edit their account and personal information previously
entered by following these instructions: log in, click on the link "Modify
Profile"; then view and modify your personal data per the instructions
provided on the linked page.
14. No Liability for Acts of Third Parties.
Although The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. will use reasonable
efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally identifiable
information (including credit card information), transmissions made
by means of the Internet cannot be made absolutely secure. The Livingston
Group for Marketing, Inc. will have no liability for disclosure of information
due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties.
In addition, The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. will release specific
information about you to comply with any valid legal process such as
a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release
specific information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted
breach of security or a physical threat to you or others.
Please note that if you give out personal identification information
online -- that information can be collected and used by third parties.
Although we strive to protect our users' privacy, we cannot guarantee
the security of information you post in these forums. You disclose such
information at your own risk.
15. Transfer of Your Information.
As we continue to develop our business, we might acquire or buy other
businesses or assets. In such transactions, customer information generally
is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the event that all
or substantially all of our business or assets are acquired, both personally
identifiable and non-personally identifiable user and customer information
will be one of the transferred assets.
16. A Note to Children and Parents.
The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. intends that this site be used
by adults only. Children: Before sending any information about yourself
over the Internet to us or anyone else, be sure to ask your parents
for permission. Parents: The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. recommends
that parents take an active role in their children's use of the Internet.
We encourage you to talk to your children about safe and responsible
use of their personal information while using the Internet. If a child
has provided us with personally identifiable information, a parent or
guardian of that child may contact us at the e-mail address, phone or
mailing address provided by this website if they would like this information
deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the
child's information from our databases.
17. Contact Us. If you
have submitted personally identifiable information through this site,
or if someone else has submitted your personally identifiable information,
and you would like to review, request changes or have that information
deleted from our databases, please contact The Livingston Group for
Marketing, Inc. via e-mail or send a letter to our Privacy Compliance
Coordinator at the address indicated below. We will then use reasonable
efforts to change or remove your personally identifiable information
from our files, unless we are entitled or required to retain it pursuant
to other agreements or by law. You may also contact us through either
of the above methods to request or review the personally identifiable
information that The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. has collected
about you. The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc. will use reasonable
efforts to supply you with this information and correct any factual
inaccuracies in this information. Our contact information is as follows:
Sharon Livingston, Ph.D.,
The Livingston Group for Marketing, Inc.,
2 Young Road, Londonderry, NH 03053
Contact: sharonl@tlgonline.com
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