vander-boards.com Privacy Statement

  This document was last updated October 16, 2004.

vander-boards.com is committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request, and this privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy statement only applies to vander-boards.com. Please read the complete vander-boards.com privacy statement.

  Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you are registering before ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access premium site or when purchasing products or services. Personal information collected by vander-boards.com often is limited to e-mail address or location, but may include other information when needed to provide a service you requested.

vander-boards.com also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of vander-boards.com.

vander-boards.com also collects information about which pages our customers visit within vander-boards.com. This site visitation data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it is never linked with personal information.

  Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
To alert you to special offers, updated information and other new services from vander-boards.com, if you so request.
To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of vander-boards.com, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized service and won’t merge your personal information with site-visitation data.

  Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information, vander-boards.com will not share that information with third parties. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.

  Security of your Personal Information
vander-boards.com is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

  Protection of Children's Personal Information
vander-boards.com is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.

  Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described above.

If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the vander-boards.com Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however you will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to subscribe to the service offerings on the site.

  Changes to this Statement
vander-boards.com will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement.