We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy.
That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed
and explains data collection and use practices for the Polaris
Global Network. The "Polaris Global Network" includes all Web
pages, newsletters, discussion forums and lists and opt-in
announcement lists owned and operated by Polaris Global,
and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as linked directly
or indirectly from the polarisglobalmarketing.com (collectively
the "Site") home page (collectively hereafter "Polaris Global").
By accessing the Polaris Global Network, you are consenting
to the information collection and use practices described in
this Privacy Policy. We promise that we will use your personal
information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy
Policy as follows:
What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?
Do you collect IP addresses?
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain
name and a set of numbers that serve as a computer's
"Internet Protocol" (IP) address. When a visitor requests a
page from any Web site within the Polaris Global Network,
our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain
name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal
nothing personal about you other than the IP address from
which you have accessed our Sites. We use this information
to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse
of the Polaris Global Network, its users, or to cooperate with
law enforcement. We do not collect and evaluate this information
for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically
record e-mail addresses of the visitors.
What are cookies?
From time to time, Polaris Global or its advertisers may send
a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data
that is sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and
stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can not read
data off of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created
by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We
use cookies to identify which areas of Polaris Global's Network
you have visited or customized, so the next time you visit those
pages they may be readily accessible. Our advertisers may also use
cookies to ascertain how many times you have seen an
advertisement. Our advertisers and we may use this information
to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that
you see on our site. You can choose whether to accept cookies
by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset
your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show
you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept
these cookies, your experience at our site and other web sites
may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.
How do you use single-pixel gifs?
Polaris Global and its advertisers may use single-pixel gif images,
sometimes referred to as web bugs or web beacons, to count
web page accesses and gather some general statistical information.
Polaris Global does not gather personal information through the use
of these images. Our advertisers may use single-pixel gifs that can
track personal information from cookies that may have been
previously placed on a user's computer by an advertiser.
What personal information do you collect?
Wherever Polaris Global collects personal information we make
an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy. We will ask you
when we need information that personally identifies you
(personal information) or allows us to contact you. The
personal information we collect may include your name, title,
company or organization name, e-mail address, phone number,
work or home address, information about your job function,
information about your company, and credit card information.
We may request your e-mail address or mailing address for
the purposes of conducting a contest or to provide additional
services (for example, subscriptions to announcement lists or
information about conferences and products). Participation in
contests or other promotions on the Polaris Global Network is
completely voluntary and you have a choice whether or not to
disclose personal information. Information requested may include
contact information (such as name and shipping address), and
demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information
will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. If you are
purchasing something on the Polaris Global Network, we, and
any third party provider, need to know your name, e-mail
address, mailing address, credit card number and expiration
date. This allows us, or third party providers, to process and
fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. Credit
card and e-mail information will not be shared or sold to third
parties for any purpose except as provided in this Privacy Policy
without your express permission. Polaris Global also offers
access to some services that require registration. We may
use your registration contact information to send notification
to you of products and services by e-mail and/or postal mail.
We may also use your IP address internally and share it with
third parties.
You may stop the arrival of announcements and
newsletters at any time by removing your e-mail address from
the list by forwarding the request to
support@mypgmail.com or by following the instructions
on the e-mails you receive. When you use co-branded services,
or those provided by a third party, within the Polaris Global Network,
your information may be passed to the co-brand or third party
provider and their use of your information is subject to their
applicable privacy policies. We may from time to time send e-mails
announcing new products and services. If you choose to supply
your postal address in an online form, you may receive postal
mailings from Polaris Global or third party companies.
Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?
Polaris Global will disclose personal information and/or an IP address:
1. To contact you regarding other products and services which
may be of interest to you (including those we may offer jointly
with other companies). At any time, however, you may opt out
of such contact;
2. When required by law or in the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to:
A. Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities
and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal
processes served on Polaris Global;
B. Protect and defend the rights or property of the Polaris
Global Network of sites and related properties, or visitors to
the Polaris Global Network of sites and related properties;
C. Identify persons who may be violating the law, the Polaris
Global legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the rights
of third parties, or otherwise misusing the Polaris Global Network
or its related properties;
D. Fulfill a user's order or request; to process and fulfill your
order or notify you of order status; when we have your consent
to share the information; when you use co-branded services
within our network of sites, you grant us permission to pass
your registration information back to that service partner. Their
use of your information is subject to their applicable privacy
policies.
We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do
not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party,
without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
What else should I know about my privacy when online?
The Polaris Global Network contains many hyperlinks to third
party web sites. The Polaris Global Network may also contain
advertisements of third parties. Polaris Global is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such third party web
sites or advertisers. Polaris Global does not share any of the
individual personal information you provide Polaris Global with
the third parties to which Polaris Global links, except as stated
elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although Polaris Global may
share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as
how many people use our site). Please check with those web
sites to determine their privacy policy.
If you use Polaris Global's discussion threads, you should be
aware that any personally identifiable information you submit
there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these
forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages.
We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information
you choose to submit in these discussion threads. In order to
avoid your e-mail address or other personal information from
being gathered and used by others for inappropriate or harmful
purposes, Polaris Global advises that you should be cautious
about posting a real e-mail address or other personal information
to newsgroups, chats, or other public forums.
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose
personal information online - for example through email,
discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected
and used by others. In short, if you post personal information
online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited
messages from other parties in return.
Certain Polaris Global media properties use a shopping-cart
feature that safeguards this information by using industry
standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted servers.
SSL codes the information transferred between you and
the server, rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to
intercept the information. Other Polaris Global media properties
do not use SSL and thereby do not offer a secure coded way
to transfer information.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy
of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible
whenever you are online.
Business Transfers
We are always seeking to improve our network of web sites
and our business. In accomplishing these objectives, we may
sell a company, assets or websites or one or more of the
companies in our corporate family may merge with, or be
acquired by, another company. In connection with the foregoing,
we may transfer some or all of your information in order that
the service being provided to you may continue, or for other
business purposes.
Your Consent To This Agreement
By using the Polaris Global Network, you consent to the collection
and use of information by Polaris Global as specified above. We
reserve the right to modify this Policy. If we decide to change
our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so
that you are always aware of what information we collect, how
we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Please send any questions about Polaris Global's Privacy Policy
to: support@mypgmail.com.