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MESSAGE BROAD PRIVACY POLICY
Oct. 31, 2003
The policy set forth below is applicable to the use of the message board on the GreenTraderTax.com
Web site (the site) as provided as a service to users of the site by Green & Company Inc. (the company).
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting a revised privacy policy. Information Collected by This Site
Among the information collected on the GTT Message Boards:
We collect two types of identifying information from users: personal
data (such as names and e-mail addresses); and aggregated data (such as
information about traffic patterns on the site e.g., how many users
log into the site on a daily basis).
Personal Information
Personal data is collected when users register for the GTT Message Board.
In order to post messages on our message board, you will be asked to supply
a user name and your e-mail address. In addition, you may choose to supply
additional information, including the URL of your homepage, your occupation,
your city, state and country of residence, and information about your
interests. With the exception of your password, this information is used
in your public user profile and is viewable by other users. If you do
not want this information to be viewable by others, you may simply leave
these fields blank. You may also choose to either make your e-mail address
private, or to make it viewable to other users. You may view, change or
delete information in your board account at anytime. If your account is
closed, you will not longer receive promotional or marketing material
from us.
Message Board Information
Please remember that information posted to message boards becomes public
information. Use caution when posting. Users under the age of 18 should
be especially careful not to provide any personally identifying information
while using the message board. As set forth in our Message
Board Rules, users of the message boards must follow acceptable standards
of behavior when posting messages online.
Use of Your Personal and Message Board Information
The Company will not sell or reveal to any third party any personally
identifiable information, unless the user provides permission to do so,
except to the extent that the Company is compelled to provide such information
by law.
Aggregated Information
Aggregated information is collected through various methods. For example,
we collect IP addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you're surfing the Web. Web servers,
the computers that "serve up" Web pages, automatically identify your computer
by its IP address, and when you request a page from a Web site, its servers
log your IP address. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally
identifiable, so although your session will be logged, you will remain
anonymous to the site. We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system
administration.
Use of Cookies
Our site also uses "cookies" to collect information. A cookie is a small
data file that most major Web sites write into your hard drive for record-keeping
purposes. Cookies allow a Web site to measure activity on their site and
to improve your user experience for example, by remembering your
passwords and viewing preferences, thus allowing you to visit various
member-only parts of the site without re-registering. We do not use cookies
to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent
in a cookie. Except for personal information voluntarily provided by you
(i.e., during registration), we do not use information transferred through
cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, and that information
is not shared with third parties.
You may occasionally get cookies from advertisers on the site, which
is standard on the Internet. These cookies are outside the control of
our site, and are not subject to our privacy policy. Most browsers are
initially set to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to
refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it
is possible that some parts of the site, such as the member-only areas,
will not function properly if you do so.
Links to Other Sites
It is important to note that this site contains links to other sites,
and that those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as our site.
For instance, if you click on an advertisement on the site, this will
take you away from the site and to an entirely different site. These sites
may send their own cookies to you, and may collect data and make uses
of it that this site would not.
Commitment To Children's Privacy Protection
In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, no information
should be submitted to or posted on the message board by users under the
age of 13 years without consent of their parent or guardian. The message
board does not provide any personally identifying information, regardless
of its source, collected from users under the age of 13 to any third party
for any purpose whatsoever unless disclosed during collection.
Security
We take every precaution to protect our users' information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
If you think someone has your password, you should
immediately access your account and change your password.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this policy, if you would like us
to remove the information that you have provided us, or if you have any
other concerns regarding your online privacy, we encourage you to contact
us by simply sending an e-mail to info@greencompany.com.
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