Hinsdale Talks Privacy Policy
Last Revised: 07 January 2007
In addition to reviewing this privacy policy, please read our User Agreement. Your use of www.hinsdaletalks.com ("Website") constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions.
This Website is produced by G.J. Hughes & Co. ("Service Provider"). This policy does not cover information collected on sites linked to from the Website.
This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time; the date of the most recent changes will appear on this page, so check back often. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty days prior to taking effect, and registered users will be notified via e-mail. Continued access of the Website by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.
It is the goal of our Website to bring you information that is tailored to your individual needs and, at the same time, protect your privacy. The following is a summary of the various ways we treat the information you provide us while using our site.
THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THE WEBSITE COLLECTS
During the registration process prior to using the site, Hinsdale Talks requires that you supply a unique user name, e-mail address, and name. In some cases you must provide your address. You may choose your preferred mode of address, and you must agree to the terms of our User Agreement. The Website may also collect other personally identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent.
On occasion, Hinsdale Talks may collect additional personal information from users in connection with optional contests or optional special offers. If this information is to be shared with a third party, we will notify you at the time of collection.
Additionally, Hinsdale Talks may collect additional personal information from users in connection with optional surveys. Information that you provide in answer to optional survey questions may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you at the time of collection.
Hinsdale Talks may employ cookies to recognize you and your access privileges on Hinsdale Talks, as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not accept cookies from the domain "hinsdaletalks.com" may not be able to access some areas of Hinsdale Talks.
Hinsdale Talks may contract with third parties to track and analyze non-personally identifiable usage and volume statistical information from our users to administer the Website in order to constantly improve the Website quality. All data collected on behalf of Hinsdale Talks is owned and used by Hinsdale Talks. Hinsdale Talks reserves the right to publish non-personally identifiable, summary information regarding its Website visitors for promotional purposes and as a representative audience for advertisers. Please note that this is not personal information, only general summaries of the activities of our visitors and customers.
Hinsdale Talks or its advertisers may elect to use third-party advertising companies to serve ads onto our Web site. In the course of serving these advertisements, the third-party advertisers may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Acceptance of cookies from domains other than hinsdaletalks.com is optional. Third-party advertisers may also use a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs/action tags) to help better manage advertising on our site.
Hinsdale Talks logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We do not use IP address logs to track your session or your behavior on our site.
Log data is only used in aggregate to analyze usage of our Web site.
HOW THE WEBSITE USES PERSONAL INFORMATION IT GATHERS AND TRACKS
Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising: Hinsdale Talks may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or "clicked" their advertising banners. We may also use demographic and preference information to allow advertising banners on our Web site to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means that users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. In this statistical analyses and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form. Personal information about you as an individual subscriber will not be provided to any third party without your consent, except under the limited circumstances described below.
E-Mail: Hinsdale Talks may use the e-mail address provided by you at registration to contact you regarding (1) account status (including confirmation of registration), (2) major changes to the Web site and or to the User Agreement and Privacy Policy, and (3) participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on the Web site and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our Website, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.
The E-Mail This Page feature is an easy way for Hinsdale Talks users to send information from the Website through e-mail. The e-mail address(es) that you supply to use this service will only be used to send the requested page.
Except as permitted by this policy, Hinsdale Talks does not send unsolicited e-mail.
HOW AND WITH WHOM THE WEBSITE SHARES THE INFORMATION IT GATHERS AND TRACKS
Hinsdale Talks shares the information it gathers, in aggregate form only, with advertisers and other partners. We will not release personal information about you as an individual to third parties, except under the circumstances described below. You can review and modify all of your personal information provided during the registration process by visiting the secure My Account section of the Website. If you do not remember your User Name and password, please go to http://www.hinsdaletalks.com/?q=user/password or e-mail admin@hinsdaletalks.com for assistance.
Hinsdale Talks offers Forums (message boards), User Polls, and similar ways for our users to post information and share opinions. Any information you disclose when posting a message in these areas, along with your User Name, becomes public and may be used by Hinsdale Talks for related online and offline promotional uses.
We also may allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with services, such as technical maintenance or software, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services. There may also be occasion when we are legally required to provide access to our database in order to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only for that purpose.
While your individual information is protected as outlined above, we reserve the right to use, transfer, sell, and share aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.
CHILDREN AND PARENTS
This Website is not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is permitted to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums, and chats. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before making purchases, including subscriptions, on this site.
If your children disclose information about themselves in publicly accessible areas of the Website, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do so.
If you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our site, we encourage you to e-mail us at privacy@hinsdaletalks.com.
If you have other concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, you may also e-mail us at privacy@hinsdaletalks.com.