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Privacy statement for
homePCnetwork.com homePCnetwork.com respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy. However, this web site depends on gathering personal information in order to provide you the best service possible. While no system is completely safe from invasion, there are actions that can be taken to protect your valuable personal information. The remainder of this statement will outline how your personal information can be gathered on this site and how it will be maintained, protected and utilized by homePCnetwork.com. Please read this statement carefully before you proceed to provide any personal information. 1) Types of Information Collected There are two types of information that may be collected on homePCnetwork.com. The first is “online demographic information” that is collected from all visitors to this site. This information is commonly collected at most sites and has no direct link to you as an individual. Examples of online demographic information are: your IP address, domain name, browser, operating system, and search engine used to find the site. The collection of this information is accomplished through the use of cookies and is performed automatically. (See section 2 for a full explanation of cookies, how we use the information from cookies and how you can avoid the collection of this data.) The second type of information is "individual identifying information". This is information that enables us to identify you, such as your name and e-mail address. The collection of this information is completely voluntary by you. homePCnetwork.com uses the individual identifying information to allow you to personalize your experience on our website and to get the fullest experience while you are here. For example, if you leave your e-mail on our forums pages, the program will automatically send you the reply someone leaves for you directly to your e-mail. 2) Ways You Can Protect Your Own Privacy There are various ways you can prevent the collection of any information about yourself while visiting this site. The first method relates to “online demographic information” that is collected through “cookies”. A cookie is a small data file that certain web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of homePCnetwork.com use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of homePCnetwork.com information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. homePCnetwork.com does not correlate this information with data about individual users, nor does it share this information or sell it to any third party. If you prefer not to receive cookies on homePCnetwork.com, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You may also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. The second method of protecting yourself gives you the choice to opt out of having “individual identifying information” provided in the registration process. For example, when you register for our forums you have the option to allow us or not allow us to use your e-mail address to send you information. If you opt out of that option, we will not use your e-mail address for that purpose. The third method of protecting your privacy is to not enter the site at all. 3) How We Protect Your Information homePCnetwork.com does not make “individual identifying information” or “individual participation information” available to third parties. We will not trade or sell your information without your express permission. 4) Privacy Support If you have an inquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact: webmaster@homepcnetwork.com
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