PRIVACY POLICY
Because we gather certain types of information about our users,
we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions
surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy
statement discloses what information we gather and how we use
it.
DeVore Technologies gathers two types of information about
users:
1. Information that users provide through optional, voluntary
submissions. These are voluntary submissions to receive our
electronic newsletters, to participate in our message boards
or forums, to email a friend, and from participation in polls
and surveys.
2. Information DeVore Technologies gathers through aggregated
tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views
throughout our sites. This information allows us to better
tailor our content to readers' needs and to help our advertisers
and sponsors better understand the demographics of our audience.
Under no circumstances does DeVore Technologies divulge any
information about an individual user to a third party.
USAGE TRACKING
DeVore Technologies tracks user traffic patterns throughout
all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information
with data about individual users. DeVore Technologies does
break down overall usage statistics according to a user's
domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information
from the browser string (information contained in every user's
browser). DeVore Technologies sometimes tracks and catalogs
the search terms that users enter in our Search function,
but this tracking is never associated with individual users.
We use tracking information to determine which areas of our
sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those
areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather
how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue
to build a better service for you.
COOKIES
We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the
browser files of your computer. The cookie itself does not
contain Personal Information although it will enable us to
relate your use of this site to information that you have
specifically and knowingly provided. But the only personal
information a cookie can contain is information you supply
yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard drive or
read cookie files created by other sites. DeVore Technologies
uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described
above). Our advertising system delivers a one-time cookie
to better track ad impressions and click rates.You can refuse
cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you've set
your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will
receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need
to have cookies turned on to use this site. However, you do
need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums,
polling and surveys.
USE OF INFORMATION
DeVore Technologies uses any information voluntarily given
by our users to enhance their experience in our network of
sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements
on the sites or to better prepare future content based on
the interests of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily
provide in order to send out electronic newsletters and to
enable users to participate in polls, surveys, message boards,
and forums. We send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular
schedule (depending on the newsletter), and occasionally send
out special editions when we think subscribers might be particularly
interested in something we are doing. DeVore Technologies
never shares newsletter mailing lists with any third parties,
including advertisers, sponsors or partners.
When we use tracking information to determine which areas
of our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to
those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but
rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us
continue to build a better service for you. We track search
terms entered in Search function as one of many measures of
what interests our users. But we don't track which terms a
particular user enters.
DeVore Technologies creates aggregate reports on user demographics
and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners.
This allows our advertisers to advertise more effectively,
and allows our users to receive advertisements that are pertinent
to their needs. Because we don't track the usage patterns
of individual users, an advertiser or sponsor will never know
that a specific user clicked their ad. We will not disclose
any information about any individual user except to comply
with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the
personal safety of our users or the public.
SHARING OF THE INFORMATION
We will not share information about individual users with
any third party, except to comply with applicable law or valid
legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users
or the public.
SECURITY
DeVore Technologies operates secure data networks protected
by industry standard firewall and password protection systems.
Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed
and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals
have access to the information provided by our customers.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use
of this information by DeVore Technologies. If we decide to
change our privacy policy, we will post those changes so that
you are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
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