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JLC-Online is a Hanley-Wood, LLC Web site. All web sites operated by Hanley-Wood and divisions of Hanley-Wood are governed by this Privacy Policy. This includes but is not limited to the following websites:
We understand privacy concerns of our users and are therefore committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy, which explains what information we collect, how we use this information and what security measures are in place to protect your information. If we make any substantive changes to this policy, we'll announce it on our site and, if you have provided us with an email address, by sending a notice to that address. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, contact us at jlc-cs@hanleywood.com. When was JLC-Online's privacy policy last updated? JLC-Online's privacy policy was last updated on November 1, 2002. What information does this site collect about you and how is it used? Our site collects only the IP address, Cookie ID (set by our site), and information volunteered by you, such as survey information and/or site registrations. We keep a record of the information that you knowingly provide and choose to opt-in, such as name, address, and email address. This information may be collected from registration pages, survey pages, or newsletter signup pages. The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web site, to provide you with the best and most personalized Web experience possible. The email information you provide is only used for communication with you when you request e-mail, to send you periodic information and special offers from JLC-Online and our sponsors, to provide updates on JLC-Online offerings and features, and to provide notice of changes to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. JLC-Online conducts research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information you provide us when you register, participate in a contest or other promotion on our site, or from our server log files. This research is compiled and analyzed, and, except as described in this Privacy Policy, is disclosed only on an aggregated basis, so that information is only disclosed to third parties when grouped with the information of other users and is not associated with your name. We do this to better understand our users, improve your overall experience when using our service and to provide our sponsors with relevant aggregate data. From time to time, we may also collect information via surveys. Survey information will also used on an aggregated basis. Who do we share this information with? JLC-Online will not disclose any personally identifiable information about individual users, except as described in this Privacy Policy, or to comply with applicable laws or valid legal process, or to protect the rights or property of JLC-Online. With the exception of providing postal address to a trusted third party mail processing facility, who agrees to keep your information confidential, for application to mailings of the same types as those for which we would use your e-mail information, we do not give, rent, lend, or sell individual information to third parties. Only aggregate information is provided to third parties. If you use our "tell a friend" service to e-mail one of our articles, reports or product descriptions to a friend or colleague, JLC-Online will automatically send this person a one-time e-mail, attaching the recommended content. Your e-mail address will appear on the "From" line of this email, thereby disclosing this information to whoever opens and reads the e-mail. The e-mail address of you or your friend or colleague will not be stored in our databases based on this service. We may employ contractors to help with our operations. Some or all of these contractors may access the databases of user information. These contractors are and will be subject to confidentiality agreements that restrict their use and disclosure of all information they obtain through their relationship with JLC-Online. As we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanley-Wood, LLC, we may share our customers' e-mail addresses with Hanley-Wood, in order to notify you of important notices or future Web sites and services that we think will be of interest to you, subject to the terms and conditions of this Policy. We do retain the right to share and transfer all user information with a purchaser of our company or all or substantially all of our assets if that purchaser agreed to abide by the terms of this Policy. What Kind of Security Measures Do We Take to Protect Your Information from Accidental Loss or Disclosure? JLC-Online is committed to protecting your personal information. All information that you provide to us is stored on our secure database servers. We recommend that you do not share your passwords with anyone. JLC-Online will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. Also, if you are using a computer that others have access to such as one in a computer lab, Internet café or public library, always remember to log out and close your browser window when leaving our site. IP Addresses, Sessions and Cookies JLC-Online collects IP addresses and session information for the purposes of system administration and for studying how people use our site and how we can improve it. Cookies are used on JLC-Online in the following manner: Each registered member is given a unique cookie which is then used to automatically give you access to "member-only" content areas such as articles and article libraries, to provide you access to your previously stored account information, and to access JLC-Online Forums preferences and read/unread message flags. You can choose whether or not you accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. However, certain parts of our Web sites may not work if you turn off cookies on your browser.Newsletter Opt-in/Opt-out Features We provide free newsletters to visitors who request them. You have the option to opt-out at any time by changing your subscription preferences. JLC-Online may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, but we will post any changes on our site and, if you have provided us with an e-mail address, by e-mail, and provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of the revised Policy. Once the changes have been made and posted, your continued use of the site will constitute your acceptance of the revised Policy. If you have questions regarding our Privacy Policy, we may be reached via email at jlc-cs@hanleywood.com, via fax at 202.785.1974 or by writing to us at: The Journal of Light Construction ATTN: Customer Service 186 Allen Brook Lane Williston, VT 05495 800 552 1951 jlc-cs@hanleywood.com Links to other sites Our Web site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each site and contact the providers directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies. Consent to this Agreement By using our Web site or sites, you consent to the collection and use of information by JLC-Online, and Hanley-Wood as specified above. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should review this section periodically. If you feel that this site is not following its stated privacy policy, you may contact us at the above address, or by email at jlc-cs@hanleywood.com |
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