| TIMBERIA.ORG PRIVACY POLICY TIMBERIA.ORG appreciates the users of our web site (“Site") and values the services (“Services”) offered. We take into account the fact that you may be concerned what part of your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") we collect, use, and disclose while you use the Site and the Services. Since your privacy is crucial to us we operate the Site in compliance with the following Privacy Policy (“Policy”), where rules of what information we collect from you, how we collect such information, and how we use this information are defined. By using the Site you must accept the rules defined in this Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Policy, please use our feedback form to contact us. CHANGES TIMBERIA.ORG has a right to make amendments, changes, or modifications to the Policy at any time. We notify our users by posting a notice at the home page of the Site. You must review the new Policy thoroughly to ensure that you understand TIMBERIA.ORG rules and procedures. INFORMATION WE COLLECT Cookies To use the Site you must allow cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you may have an option to change such settings in order to disable cookies or to be prompted when cookies are being enabled. Cookies are small ASC format files that our Site can upload to your browser to store information on your hard drive. Cookies may facilitate the use of the Site by storing your preferences every time (“Session”) when you access the Site. Cookies are refreshed every time you access the Site. TIMBERIA.ORG uses cookies to enable Session management and store specific information about the Session system variables. Third parties may use cookies on our site. TIMBERIA.ORG has no control over such cookies. This Policy covers the use of cookies by TIMBERIA.ORG only and covers no use of cookies by any other third party. Personal Information We may collect Personal Information from you. As explained above, Personal Information is information that can be used to identify you as a private individual. Such information may include your name, mailing address, phone number, credit card number, and email address. We may also collect information about your business affiliation such as a name of your organization, description of activities, and URL of an organization web site. If you do not want to provide us with Personal Information then you may not to use the Service that provides us with such information. System Information We also collect "System Information” from you, such as your browser type, the referrer URL of a previously visited web site or page, ISP, type of operating system, and an IP Address. System Information cannot be explicitly used to identify you or your business. We analyze this information to calculate the number of visitors to the specific pages of the Site, to enforce security of the Site, or generate web traffic reports. We may share System Information with third parties in form of aggregated information (information combined from various users), for example, a number of Site visitors by state/country or total number of Site visitors per months. HOW TIMBERIA.ORG COLLECTS INFORMATION We collect Personal Information from you when you register with our Site. If you communicate with TIMBERIA.ORG inquiring us about the Site or Services, we will collect any information that you send to us in any such communication. We use server based technologies to track System Information including but not limited to IP addresses, browser software, operating system types, user’s path throughout the Site, and the dates and times the Site is accessed and the Services are consumed. USE OF INFORMATION Personal Information We collect Personal Information from you to develop and improve the Site functionalities so that they will better serve your needs and become more convenient in use. Such functionalities may constitute better customer support, improved search and communication procedures, and prompt notifications about the Site updates. System Information We use System Information primarily to track your use of the Site and the TIMBERIA.ORG Services. We also use System Information for such purposes as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the TIMBERIA.ORG Services and the Site functionality. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TIMBERIA.ORG does not intentionally disclose your information to third parties without your consent. However TIMBERIA.ORG reserves the right to do so because it is necessary to the operation of the Site or to protect the rights of others. These considerations are discussed below: Disclosure to Successors TIMBERIA.ORG may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest of ours, such as a company that acquires us. In the event TIMBERIA.ORG goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email or by a notice on our Site of any such change in ownership or control of your Personal Information. Disclosure to Non Affiliated Third Parties TIMBERIA.ORG may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to protect or enforce our rights, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order). Disclosure to Third-Party Service Providers TIMBERIA.ORG may contract with various third parties who help us provide and maintain the Site or the Services. For example, we may use a third-party to process payments made to us, and may subcontract out production or other operations. We use reasonable efforts to prevent such third parties from disclosing your Personal Information, except for the purpose of providing the services in question. However, we cannot guarantee that such third parties will not disclose your Personal Information. Disclosure to TIMBERIA.ORG Site Users If you post your offer at any of four TIMBERIA.ORG exchange message boards of the Site, your contact information that may partly include your personal Information such as your first and last name, your mailing address, and your phone number may become available for viewing by the Site users so that they could contact your regarding your offer posted. We do not disclosure your e-mail address. However, we may use your e-mail address in our scripts to provide a communication among TIMBERIA.ORG members. When you communicate through the Site, you may provide your email address to other users of TIMBERIA.ORG or link to other web sites. We are not responsible for information provided by other users of TIMBERIA.ORG or any third parties through our Site. We are not responsible if such information may contain program errors, offensive, inappropriate or deceptive content. Disclosure of System Information We may disclose System Personal Information, in aggregate form, to potential strategic partners, advertisers, investors, customers, and others. You may not prohibit us from the sharing of this information. However, this information cannot be used to identify you as a private individual. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION Personal Information Whenever we obtain your Personal Information, we use commercially reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, we are not insurers of the security of your Personal Information. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any disclosure of data due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third party access or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond our reasonable control. Site Content The content that post or transmit on through the Site, such as message board postings and may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your content will be kept private. Changes to Personal Information You can obtain a copy of and request that we correct errors in your Personal Information by emailing us. You may be required to provide proof of your identity to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. If your Personal Information is a subject to changes, you may update your Personal Information using the Site account manager. If you would like to deactivate or terminate your account you have to contact TIMBERIA.ORG customer support. Security We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Subscriptions If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may unsubscribe of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by sending us an email. |
