I believe very strongly in the right of all individuals to keep information about
themselves to themselves. Increasingly we seem to be giving away more and more of
our privacy of our own accord! Big brother is already watching us - but it is
because we invited him to!
For example, every time you use your credit card you give away information about where you were, at what time, what shop you were in, and what you bought. From this the credit card company, or anyone they sell or give that information to, can build up a whole profile of your lifestyle. It may seem insignificant, but add that to all the other information that people are collecting about you and you quickly realise your life is no longer only your affair!
This may or may not be of concern to you. In either case, I can assure you that I will not be adding to the problem. My formal Privacy Policy (which my lawyer requires me to have) is written out below. Here are some additional points that will probably be of interest to you:
If you are concerned about people getting access to your hard drive, the one to watch out for is "Active-X". In the wrong hands that can be truly malicious. My site does not use Active-X.
My site does use cookies to make it more user friendly, and to process shopping orders. For more details see the Privacy Policy below.
For example, every time you use your credit card you give away information about where you were, at what time, what shop you were in, and what you bought. From this the credit card company, or anyone they sell or give that information to, can build up a whole profile of your lifestyle. It may seem insignificant, but add that to all the other information that people are collecting about you and you quickly realise your life is no longer only your affair!
This may or may not be of concern to you. In either case, I can assure you that I will not be adding to the problem. My formal Privacy Policy (which my lawyer requires me to have) is written out below. Here are some additional points that will probably be of interest to you:
Shopping Security
All orders are processed by PayPal, one of the world's leading e-commerce companies, using state of the art encryption, secure servers, and fraud detection. We use them as they are able to offer much higher levels of security than we, as a small company, could possibly provide. You can have full confidence that all information you enter, such as your credit card details are entirely safe.Email Security
Emails that you send are like postcards - anything you write in them can be viewed by anyone who cares to look. Obviously it takes a bit of programming know how to intercept people's emails, but it can, and is, being done. Of course, with billions of emails whizzing around it is unlikely that someone will pick on yours - unless you are including obvious info like credit card numbers. But be especially careful if you are emailing from work - the chances are that you are going through their server and all your emails will be saved somewhere on the system. They may well be read to make sure that you are working at work, instead of doing private correspondence!Javascript
The website does use Javascript in order to make it easier to use. These scripts do not take over your computer - all they do is to control the way the web pages are displayed to you. Javascript can do things like reading your computer's clock to display today's date, and determining the type of browser you are using, and the screen size. But it cannot read your hard drive and send me, or anyone else, information from your files.If you are concerned about people getting access to your hard drive, the one to watch out for is "Active-X". In the wrong hands that can be truly malicious. My site does not use Active-X.
Cookies
There is even more misinformation about cookies. Cookies are simply small text files that are sent from the web server to your computer. They carry the identity of the web server from whence they came (e.g. us) and can be read by Javascript. This means that the Javascript can tell if you already have a cookie from us, which would indicate that you have been to this site before. They don't carry viruses, and they can't run any programmes - they are just simple text files. To see which cookies you have at present, simply do a search (Find Files) on your computer, looking for "cookies". Any that you find can be read with Notepad or any other text editor.My site does use cookies to make it more user friendly, and to process shopping orders. For more details see the Privacy Policy below.
-- IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ
This
Privacy Policy describes the terms of our commitment to your privacy.
PERSONS OR
PARTIES COVERED This Privacy Policy is intended to cover all visitors to
this website, all subscribers to lists or newsletters whether paid or unpaid, all members
or affiliates whether paid or unpaid, and all customers. Persons who visit or view
this website, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether solicited or unsolicited,
are described herein as "Visitors" and are parties to this Privacy Policy.
Subscribers to lists or Newsletters are referred to herein as "Subscribers" and
are parties to the Privacy Policy. Persons who join an organization or marketing
endeavor (e.g. "affiliates") promoted by this website are called
"Members" herein and are covered by this Privacy Policy. Finally, anyone
who orders, attempts to order, or receives a product sold (recipients) or advertised on or
delivered from this website, even at no cost, is called a "Customer" herein and
is subject to this Privacy Policy not only by passive acceptance, but by virtue of the
Purchase Agreement contract. The website, its agents, owners, operators, and
employees are referred to collectively herein as "Website," "Site,"
and/or "Seller".
PERSONS
EXCLUDED FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE STILL COVERED
In
the event that a person excluded from this website because of the Terms of Use or from
denial of service by the website, who nonetheless unlawfully views this site, that person
remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and is in violation of the Terms of
Use.
PERSONS
UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS WEBSITE
This
website is not lawfully accessible to persons under the age of 18 or who are otherwise
covered by the provisions of the (U.S.) Child Online Privacy Act of 1998 (COPA). If
you are under the age of 18 you must leave this site immediately. Fraudulent use of
this website may make you subject to civil or criminal sanctions.
VIEWING
AND/OR USE AND/OR COMMUNICATION IS CONSTRUED AS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY
Acceptance
of the terms of this Privacy Policy is a portion of the consideration required for your
right to visit the website. If you do not accept these terms, you have no right to
visit this site and you are fraudulently using this site.
ABOUT
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION THIS WEBSITE COLLECTS AND HOW IT IS USED
This
website routinely collects information about its visitors, subscribers, members, and
customers. This information is obtained in various ways, such as:
VISITOR,
SUBSCRIBER, MEMBER, OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM 'REGISTRATION'
Registration
means that the Visitor, Subscriber, Member or Customer takes active, positive steps to
communicate information to this website. This can include pages or 'pop ups' where
you register for a newsletter or subscribe to a mailing list; it can include your
participation in visitor surveys; it can include requesting information from the website
via email, mail, or courier; it may be from joining an affiliate program or other
membership organization, paid or unpaid; it may be from ordering a product.
Occasionally
complete credit card information may be provided to the website via fax or a fill-in form
rather than regular secure merchant service processing. This information is kept at
the highest level of security and is never divulged to anyone except the merchant service
provider or for the purpose of communication with the customer.
ONLINE
ORDERING
Online
ordering via SSL encrypted communication provided by shopping cart services supporting
merchant service companies like Visa and Master Card provides information to the website
but does not provide complete credit card numbers. In the process of online
ordering, the customer provides, name, address, city, state, email address, phone number,
CVV2 (back of card) number, and, occasionally a member password. You should consider
all this information available to the website. This information is used to deliver
the product, but under the Purchase Agreement you also approve its use for general
solicitation purposes.
VISITOR EMAIL
ENQUIRIES
Website visitors
who wish to communicate with the website do so under two conditions: one, they give
their permission for contact by the website; two, they are subject to any
‘submission’ provisions of the Terms of Use, Purchase Agreement, or this Privacy
Policy. While your email address may or may not be used to solicit you, it is added
to the website's general solicitation database.
CUSTOMER
EMAIL OR TESTIMONIALS
If
you are a customer and send an email to the website, or if you communicate with the site
by phone or mail, the website collects information about your communication and by
communicating with the site you give your permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and
otherwise use any information collected as the site sees fit.
Any
communication which, in its sole discretion, the site deems to be a testimonial, may be
publicized for commercial purposes.
INFORMATION
OBTAINED FROM VISITOR INTERACTION WITH BANNERS, POPUPS, OR SITE ADVERTISERS
Visitors
clicking on banners or pop-ups or hyperlinked advertising, appearing on this website must
assume that information is being collected about them. This site is not responsible
for the use of information collected in such a fashion. Visitors must assume that (1) information will be collected, (2) that
‘cookies’ will usually be placed on their hard drive, (3) that website does not
have any control over what happens with this information, (4) that website takes no
responsibility over the accuracy or content of advertisers, (5) that website is not
responsible for downloads from third party advertisers that contain viruses or worms or
other computer code that causes their computer or software harm, and (6) that website
assumes no responsibility for the data that is garnered from the click itself or that the
advertiser collects.
INFORMATION
OBTAINED FROM REFERRING EMAIL OR REFERRING URLS
If
you send a friend an email from this site or if you send the url or one of our web pages
to a friend, you must assume that some data is collected about your IP address or your
email address and that of your friend. You must assume that referred emails or web
pages may appear to come from your email. You must accept fully responsibility for
referring pages or email to a friend and agree to indemnify this site for any damage,
intentional or unintentional that results from said referrals.
INFORMATION
OBTAINED FROM VOLUNTARY VISITOR, SUBSCRIBER, MEMBER OR CUSTOMER SURVEYS
Unless
otherwise specified in the survey, you must assume that any information provided to the
website as part of a survey in which you participate may be used for general solicitation
for commercial purposes and that such information will be shared with joint venture
partners, affiliates, marketing organization or used by the site itself for product design
or solicitation purposes.
INFORMATION
OBTAINED FROM ELECTRONIC MEANS AND 'COOKIES'
Many
websites, including this one, collect information about your computer, your email address,
your IP address. You must assume that your web-viewing or web-use activity is
monitored, tracked, and information collected. This information is not usually of a
personal nature, but it may help define your viewing habits and product preferences even
though the website may or may not have any idea who you are.
"Cookies"
is web jargon for bits of computer code placed on your hard drive. Websites use this
to keep you 'logged in', to keep track of search criteria, to monitor use, to password
protect use of the site or use of products sold by the site. Cookies can also be
used to obtain information about your computer configuration or your use of your
computer.
Cookies
can be used to electronically gather information about you. Again, it may or may not
be personal information, but it is information and by using this site you are expressly
giving permission to use 'cookies' and to use the information gathered from their use to
benefit you. You also give permission to collect, archive, retrieve, and use any
information collected for product design, product offers to you, and general commercial
solicitation purposes by this site or joint venture partners, affiliates, and marketing
organizations.
HOW
INFORMATION MAY BE USED
The
use of information as described below may or may not be how information that is collected
is customarily used by this site. While actual use of any information collected may
be used quite conservatively, you must assume that it is not. You must assume that
information collected is shared with other persons or entities for commercial
purposes. While this is uncommon in practice, you must assume that it is as you make
your decision whether or not to view or interact with this website. This type of
shared information may include your name, address, phone number, email address and buying
habits, as well as other information. This information may be used for general
commercial solicitation by this website or other persons it is sold to, rented to, or
shared with.
INFORMATION
THAT IS NOT SHARED
Credit
card information or other financial information is not usually known to the website.
However, in the event that it is made known, that information is never revealed to anyone
except to processing authorities or law enforcement agencies. However, the provider
of such information gives express permission to use it in fraud investigation or for
litigation.
BULLETIN
BOARDS AND PUBLIC FORUMS
Visitors,
subscribers, members, or customers who use any site provided bulletin boards or other
public forums, such as chat rooms, do so at their own risk. You may not assume that
the site monitors these services or protects you in any manner from information you post
publicly or share with anyone else via these services.
SPAM
By
providing to this website information that forms the basis of communication with you, such
as an email address, you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited email
or spam from this website since, by providing such information, you agree to receive
communication from us or other marketing organizations. However, all automated email
communication with you shall contain an 'unsubscribe' link where you may notify the
website that you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information from the website
and your name will be removed from the general solicitation database. Emails that
originate in response to a deliberate action on your part (such as an email enquiry, or
the placement of an order) may not contain an 'unsubscribe link' since your action will be
taken as an explicit request for such a response, in accordance with thte Terms of Use of
the website.
DATA
SECURITY
This
website takes measures to protect its data that contains information related to you.
However, as a consideration for viewing this site or interacting with this site in any
manner, you waive all claims of any nature against this site concerning the loss,
alteration, or misuse of information. You must assume that it is possible for your
personal data to be obtained by others, such as "hackers," and used in an
inappropriate manner that may cause you harm and that you agree that the site is not
responsible for damages to you.
QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, OR REPORT OF INCIDENTS
You
may direct questions, comments or reports to: Noel Swanson
REVISIONS
TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WITHOUT NOTICE
This
Privacy Policy is dynamic. It will continually change. You may not assume that
it remains the same and you agree to check the policy each time you visit the site for
changes. Unless, in the sole opinion of the website, this policy changes so
drastically as to suggest a posted notification on the site or via email, you will receive
no notification of changes to this Privacy Policy nor, under any circumstances, does this
site promise notification. Your continued use of this site always evidences your
acceptance of the terms this Privacy Policy or any modifications.
LATEST
UPDATE
This
Privacy Policy was last updated on:
04 January 2007
COPYRIGHT
This
Privacy Policy is used under license. The copyright is owned by Mining Gold
Corporation and IP Management, LLC.
DISPUTES
As part of the
consideration that the Website requires of the Visitor to view, use, or interact with this
site, Visitor agrees to use binding arbitration for any claim, dispute, or controversy
("CLAIM") of any kind (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or
relating to this purchase, this product, including solicitation issues, privacy issues,
and terms of use issues.
Arbitration shall
be conducted pursuant to the rules of the National Academy for Dispute Resolution (UK)
Ltd., which are in effect on the date a dispute is submitted to the National Academy for
Dispute Resolution (UK) Ltd. Information about the National Academy for Dispute
Resolution (UK) Ltd, its rules, and its forms are available from the National Academy for
Dispute Resolution (UK) Ltd, Stockland Cottage, 11 James Street, Treforest, Pontypridd,
Mid-Glam. CF37 1BU, UK. Hearing will take place in the city or county of the Website
owner/operator.
In no case shall
the Visitor have the right to go to court or have a jury trial. Visitor will not
have the right to engage in pre-trial discovery except as provided in the rules; you will
not have the right to participate as a representative or member of any class of claimants
pertaining to any claim subject to arbitration; the arbitrator's decision will final and
binding with limited rights of appeal.
The prevailing
party shall be reimbursed by the other party for any and all costs associated with the
dispute arbitration, including attorney fees, collection fees, investigation fees, travel
expenses.
JURISDICTION AND
VENUE
If any matter
concerning this purchase shall be brought before a court of law, pre- or post-arbitration,
Visitor agrees to that the sole and proper jurisdiction to be the state and city declared
in the contact information of the web owner unless otherwise
here specified. In the event that litigation is brought to court, the proper
court shall be the closest appropriate court to the Seller's address.
APPLICABLE
LAW
Visitor agrees
that the applicable law to be applied shall, in all cases, be that of the country of the
Website owner(s).
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