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Privacy Policy
Friday, 10 August 2007

We always have and always will respect your privacy. Any information that you give us is held with the utmost care and will not be used other than as described in this privacy policy.


VRSReview has created this privacy policy to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy on VRSReview.com. The "VRSReview" name and reputation have been built on the trust of the Deaf community and those they communicate with, and we hope that our commitment to online privacy will inspire the same trust in you while you are visiting VRSReview.com.


We have adopted a set of information management guidelines that serve as the basis for our relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. Please read this privacy policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you use VRSReview.com. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our online policies in general.


If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .


The Information We Collect

We collect personal information from you on VRSReview.com when you provide it.


User Registration. Registration on VRSReview.com is strictly voluntary. To register on VRSReview.com, you must provide your name and e-mail address. This information is required in the registration process at VRSReview.com, but we recognize that this is your personal information and, except as we explain below, we do not give it out to third parties without your approval . Becoming a registered user on VRSReview.com allows you to vote and purchase items in our Shop. Additional demographic information, such as your occupation, level of education, household income and special interests, may also be collected in an "optional information" area. In this section, you are not required to provide additional information about yourself that you may find personal. We do this to learn more about you in tailoring our Web site for your needs and preferences. We also will collect your phone number for shipping and billing information if you purchase an item at the VRSReview.com store. Also, at some point we may ask you for optional information with regard to your personal preferences on calling features or other telecommunications activities to personalize your experiences on VRSReview.com, but this information will be optionally provided by you as well. At any time you may later review or update the personal information we have collected online from you by logging on with your user name and password and then going to the "My Account" link.


Subscriptions to VRSReview.com. (To be implemented) To subscribe to VRSReview.com, you must provide the personal information requested in the VRSReview.com subscription process, including, without limitation, your name, address, e-mail address, other information required in order to become a registered user of VRSReview.com, and your credit card information for subscription fee billing. This information is required in the subscription process, but we recognize that this is your personal information and, except as we explain below, we do not give it out to third parties without your approval. Becoming a subscriber of VRSReview.com provides you with the benefits described in the subscriber section of VRSReview.com, including access to certain content that is not available to persons who are not subscribers and a discount for purchases in our Shop. The Subscriber Agreement applies to your subscription to VRSReview.com. In addition, as a subscriber to VRSReview.com, you will also automatically become a registered user of VRSReview.com, thereby subjecting you to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy applicable to registered users, and you will be entitled to all of the benefits and privileges available to registered users of VRSReview.com.


Member Reviews. In order to submit your ratings and reviews on the site without editorial approval prior to posting, you will need to create a username. You will have the option of sharing your reviews with other members of the site.


Credit Card Policy. To simplify ordering and product fulfillment in our Shop and/or for your subscription to VRSReview.com, if applicable, we request your credit card number, its expiration date and your billing and shipping address. We transmit this information safely over the Internet in encrypted form and store it on a secure server. This information is used only to bill you for and ship to you the VRSReview.com products that you order or to bill you for your subscription to VRSReview.com or other services available on VRSReview.com.


Cookies. VRSReview.com employs cookies (small pieces of text stored on your computer) to recognize you and your access privileges. For example, we use cookies to allow you to log on to VRSReview.com automatically without entering your ID and password each visit. Cookies also identify you and your preferences on our site. You may refuse to accept our cookies, but we will not be able to recognize you as a registered user or subscriber, which will limit your access to the site.

 

E-mail a Review & E-mail a List. If you choose to e-mail a list or a review to a friend, we collect the friend's name and e-mail address. This information is used only to deliver the review to your friend and is not stored on our servers. If "a friend" decides that he/she will register with VRSReview.com, he or she will be given the same rights of access as registered users of VRSReview.com. The prospect information that you submit for "a friend" will be used only for the use for which it is submitted. Additionally, for "a friend" to register, he or she will have to follow VRSReview.com's registration process (see above) and will be given the same option in regard to receiving marketing materials that VRSReview.com offers to all registered users.


IP Addresses. VRSReview.com logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. Your IP address is not linked to any personally identifiable information.


Third Party Advertising

The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to you by Google AdSense or another Web advertising partner. Information about your visits to this site, such as number of times you have viewed an ad, is used to serve ads to you. For more information about Google Adsense, cookies, and how to "opt-out", please visit Google.com.


Third Party Cookies

In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser.


How We Use Your Information

We use your e-mail address to send you updates and newsletters periodically about new features, special offers and targeted promotional items available on VRSReview.com. You may choose to not receive certain of these communications by so indicating during the registration process or in response to one of our e-mails or postal mailings. Each communication will clearly explain how to opt out of future communications. Any demographic information that you voluntarily share with us is used to tailor VRSReview.com to your interests. We also may share this demographic information with other companies with which we do business.


With Whom We Share Information

We share your personally identifiable information with intermediaries. These intermediaries use your information in connection with processing payments for online purchases and with delivery of e-mail to our registered users. We do not permit these intermediaries to use, store or retain this information for secondary purposes, unless they indicate otherwise in communications to you. From time to time we may allow some of our select partners to send you special promotional offers that we believe may be of special interest to you. You may choose not to receive these communications from our partners by so indicating during the registration process or in response to any of these communications, each of which will clearly explain how to opt out of future communications. You may also opt out of having your personal information shared with these third parties by sending a request to have your VRSReview.com user account deactivated to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it If you do so, however, you will not be able to take advantage of many of our features, including the right to vote online, purchase items from our store and even continue as a subscriber to VRSReview.com. This site makes use of certain technology designed to enhance your browsing experience and provide analytics including Google Analytics. These technologies, provided as a hosted service application, provide aggregate reporting information to the site owner only, through cookies that they set at VRSReview.com. No personal or personally identifiable information is gathered for this process. We do retain the right to share and transfer all user information with a purchaser of our company or all or substantially all of our assets if that purchaser agrees to abide by the terms of this Policy.


Legal Disclaimer

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform with the law or legal process or to protect or defend our rights or property.


Security

VRSReview.com has security measures in place to help protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All information is stored in a secure operating environment. Internally, all customer information is protected with multiple security checks. Employee access to the system is limited to the functionality necessary for each person's job. Relevant employees are informed of our security policies and their access to applications and data on our network.


If you still do not feel comfortable about leaving your credit card information on our secured Web site, please contact our customer service department at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll be happy to help you with your order or subscription.


Links

We may provide links to third party Web sites as a service to our users. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such Web sites, which may differ from those of VRSReview.com. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any information to them.


How You Can Access or Correct Your Information

If you are a registered VRSReview.com user you can make changes to your personal information at any time by clicking on "My Account" on VRSReview.com or by e-mailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it At any time you can also review your personal information by clicking on "My Account" as well.


Questions

Protecting your privacy is one of our highest priorities. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you may e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


Consent and Opting-Out

Upon request, VRSReview.com will:


   1. Remove you and your personal information from our database, thereby canceling your registration

   2. Correct personal information that you state is erroneous

   3. Permit you to "opt out" of further e-mail contact (excepting notification from VRSReview.com of major changes to the service) while still allowing access to the site


To request a correction or cancellation, send e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


Notification of Changes

If we decide to materially change our privacy policy, we will post changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. Regardless of later updates, we will never use the information you submit under this current policy in a new way without first providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prevent that use (we will post a notification of such changes 30 days prior to their implementation). You may determine when this privacy policy was updated last by noting the "Last Updated" date directly beneath the this policy.


Thank you for using VRSReview.com.

Last Updated ( Monday, 13 August 2007 )
 
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