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Introduction
This site is owned by Matrix45 LLC. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell
you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of
information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this
entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to this site
About Children
This site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not
knowingly collect personally identifiable information via this site from
visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children
about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose to Web
sites.
Information Collection
Active Information Collection
Like many Web sites, this site actively collects information from its
visitors both by asking you specific questions and by permitting you to
communicate directly with us via e-mail and feedback forms. Some of the
information that you submit may be personally identifiable information (that
is, information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your full
name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and so on).
Some areas of this site may ask you to submit personally identifiable
information in order for you to benefit from the specified features or to
participate in a particular activity. You will be informed what information
is required and what information is optional.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through this site, certain anonymous information can be
passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the
information) using various technologies, such as cookies, Internet tags or
web beacons, and navigational data collection (log files, server logs,
clickstream). Your Internet browser may automatically transmit to this site
some of this anonymous information, such as the URL of the Web site you just
came from and the Internet Protocol (IP) address
and the browser version your computer is currently using. This site may also
collect anonymous information from your computer through
cookies and Internet tags or
web beacons. You may set your browser to notify
you when a cookie is sent or to refuse cookies altogether, but certain
features of this site might not work without cookies.
This site may use and combine such passively collected anonymous information
to provide better service to site visitors, customize the site based on your
preferences, compile and analyze statistics and trends, and otherwise
administer and improve the site for your use. Such information is not
combined with personally identifiable information collected elsewhere on the
site unless you have consented. More information about cookies and other
passive tracking methods is discussed below.
A "cookie" is a bit of information that a Web site
sends to your Web browser that helps the site remember information about you
and your preferences.
"Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that are used to improve
navigation, block visitors from providing information where inappropriate
(the site "remembers" previous entries of age or country of origin that were
outside the specified parameters and blocks subsequent changes), and collect
aggregate statistical information on the site. They are erased once you exit
your Web browser or otherwise turn off your computer.
"Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed
on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the
cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number
of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have previously
provided (such as passwords), improving navigation, collecting aggregate
statistical information, helping to determine what areas of the Web site
visitors find most valuable, and customizing the Web site based on your
preferences on an ongoing basis. Persistent cookies placed by this site on
your computer may hold personally identifiable information, but only if you
have registered or have otherwise consented to the retention of personally
identifiable information you have provided at the site. Otherwise, our
site's server only knows that an unidentified visitor with your cookie has
returned to the site.
You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to reject all cookies, or to
notify you whenever a cookie is offered so that you can decide each time
whether to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to specify your
preferences, please search for "cookie" in the
"Help" portion of your browser.
A site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number
assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider so you can
access the Internet and is generally considered to be non-personally
identifiable information, because in most cases an IP address is dynamic
(changing each time you connect to the Internet), rather than static (unique
to a particular user's computer). The IP address can be used to diagnose
problems with a server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest
route for your computer to use in connecting to a site, and administer and
improve the site.
"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs,
clear GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and
tell the Web site server information such as the IP address and browser type
related to the visitor's computer. Tags may be placed both on online
advertisements that bring people to the site and on different pages of the
site. Such tags indicate how many times a page is opened and which
information is consulted.
"Navigational data" (log files, server logs, and
clickstream data) are used for system management, to improve the content of
the site, market research purposes, and to communicate information to
visitors.
Use and Disclosure of Information
Except as otherwise stated, we may use information collected via this site
to improve the content of our site, to customize the site to your
preferences, to communicate information to you (if you have requested it),
for our marketing and research purposes, and for any other purpose
specified. In addition, we may make full use of all information acquired
through this site that is not in personally identifiable form.
If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may
combine such information with other actively collected information unless we
specify otherwise at the point of collection. We also may disclose
personally identifiable information you provide via this site to third
parties that are not Matrix45 affiliates, but only:
| to contractors we use to support
our business, in which case we will require such third parties to agree to
treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and use it for the same
purposes; |
| in connection with the sale,
assignment, or other transfer of the business of this site to which the
information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree
to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and use it for the same
purposes; or |
| to respond to law enforcement
requests or where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government
regulations. |
The collection,
use, and disclosure of information considered in this Privacy Policy may
involve a transfer of the information to jurisdictions located outside your
country of residence that may not have equivalent laws and rules regarding
personally identifiable information. In these cases, you will be asked to
consent to such transfers and disclosures in accordance with this Privacy
Policy.
Access, Correction and Deletion
To keep personally identifiable information that you provide via this site
accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below and we
will take appropriate steps to update or correct such information in our
possession, or to delete your information from our contact list.
Security
This site takes reasonable steps to protect personally identifiable
information as you transmit it to our site and to protect such information
from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or
destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever
completely secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this
site may not be secure.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site may contain links or references to other Web sites to which this
Privacy Policy does not apply. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy
of every Web site you visit.
Other Terms
Your use of this site is subject to our Legal
Notice.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, requests, or concerns related to this
Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, or if you would
like to opt out of future communications, please contact us as follows:
Matrix45 LLC
620 Frays Ridge
Road
Earlysville, VA
22936
USA
Changes to This Privacy Policy
If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this
site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any
personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on
23 December 2004.
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