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This privacy policy is effective as of Novemeber 1, 2006.
eDistiller is brought to you by Snowbound Enterprises, Inc. ("Snowbound"). We believe that trust is an important component of the service we provide to our users. To ensure that we earn and keep that trust, we make every effort to protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. This Privacy Policy is provided to inform you about Snowbound's collection, use and disclosure of information you choose to share with us through the eDistiller site.
This Privacy Policy is considered to be a part of Snowbound's Terms of Use. By using the eDistiller site you agree to the Terms of Use, including this Privacy Policy. By using the eDistiller site, you are also consenting to Snowbound's privacy practices, including the use and disclosure of any personally identifiable information that you have shared with us, as described in this Privacy Policy.
The eDistiller site is not targeted towards, or intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. By using eDistiller you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older. We reserve the right to terminate your account in the event that we become aware you are under 18. Persons under 18 may not submit any personally identifiable information to us, and if we discover that we have inadvertently gathered such information, we will take the appropriate steps to delete it.
The use of certain features and services on the eDistiller site requires that you register and supply personally identifiable information such as your name, and email address which is stored by Snowbound. When you register as a member of eDistiller, we may also collect additional information from you including, but not limited to, your IP address.
The eDistiller site uses "cookies" to automatically recognize returning users and to track movement within the site. Cookies used by eDistiller may contain personal information. A cookie is a small file on your hard drive that allows us to store and read information whenever you visit eDistiller. "Clear gifs" are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and may be used to track the online movements of Web users.
Your access provider assigns an internet protocol (IP) address to your computer when you use the Internet. We collect each IP address that accesses the eDistiller site; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; your behavior on the eDistiller site and related services, including the categories and products you view or searched for, as well as the URL you come from and go to next; cookie number. We use this data, as well as other data in our databases, to analyze site and user behavior, troubleshoot technical problems, resolve disputes, address complaints, prepare aggregated reports and customize your experience at eDistiller.
You can block cookies by changing the settings on your browser, but doing so may prevent us from delivering certain services to you. Your browser must also be set to accept cookies in order to access eDistiller as a registered member.
Information you provide to us through the eDistiller site is used by Snowbound to operate the site, provide you with information and services you request, and to communicate with you. Your information may also be used to contact you when necessary (such as to assist you in your use of the eDistiller site).
We do not share your personal information with any third-parties.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit eDistiller. These companies may use information about your current and past visits to eDistiller in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. When we do this, we do not provide any personally identifying information.
We do not knowingly use third-party ad servers that place cookies (such as DoubleClick).
We may share information with our affiliates, consultants, vendors and service providers, who assist us in maintaining the eDistiller site.
In addition, we may share data with any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and other companies under a common control or acquirers. As our business evolves, Snowbound may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including personally identifiable information, in connection with a merger, reorganization, or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy. In such an event, personal and anonymous information may be one of the assets transferred.
We may disclose information when required by law or under the good-faith belief that such disclosure is necessary in order to conform to applicable law, comply with legal process served on Snowbound, or to protect the property or interests of Snowbound, its agents and employees, personal safety, or the public. Under such circumstances, Snowbound may be prohibited by law, court order or other legal process from providing notice of the disclosure, and Snowbound reserves the right not to provide such notice in its sole discretion.
You can publish reviews, comments and other content. Members can choose to rate products or reviews. As an unregistered visitor, we may allow you to rate products and/or reviews.
Your review ratings and other entered content may be displayed publicly. Your user name is automatically displayed with reviews and comments you publish, and if other members choose to, they may receive email notifications of your publications or publish their own comments to your reviews.
We, and our licensees, can republish your content as described in our Terms of Use. We may publish product ratings and use them to develop aggregate ratings, personalize site views and merchandise products. We may use your review ratings and other entered content to personalize site views and identify/feature popular members.
We may ask for your feedback through a survey, and we may use the results for our internal development and marketing research. We may also share the results with our affiliates, consultants, vendors and service providers.
The Sites contain links to other web sites. Snowbound is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites. If you have concerns about how other web sites collect and use information about you, make sure to read that site's own privacy policy.
Snowbound uses physical, electronic and administrative safeguards, including advanced firewall and password protection for our databases, designed to protect the security of data. We restrict access to your personally identifying information to employees that need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services.
This Privacy Policy may be revised over time as our business grows and evolves. We will post any new privacy policy, along with the date of its last revision, prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. Please check regularly for information about revisions to our privacy policy.
Snowbound is 100% opposed to unsolicited commercial email or spam. We do not send emails to anyone without permission and we do not sell or provide email addresses to any unauthorized third party. If you receive any unsolicited emails from spammers, please be assured that Snowbound did not provide your email addresses to such parties. This does not mean that we can prevent spam from happening on the Internet.
If you believe that you have received an unsolicited email from us, please contact us and we will investigate.
