CafeSplendor.com Privacy Policy
CafeSplendor.com is produced by Jennifer A.
Barrington. This policy does not cover information collected on sites
linked to from CafeSplendor.com.
This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to
time; the date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page, so
check back often. Continued access of CafeSplendor.com by you will
constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy
Policy.
It is the goal of CafeSplendor.com to bring you
information that is tailored to your individual needs and, at the same
time, protect your privacy. The following is a summary of the various
ways we treat the information you provide us while using our site.
THE TYPE OF INFORMATION CafeSplendor.com COLLECTS
CafeSplendor.com generally collects personally
identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent. For
instance, when you enter a sweepstakes or contest, complete a survey,
make a purchase, subscribe to our magazines, subscribe to our
newsletters or register for any portion of our services, you are asked
to provide information such as your e-mail address, name or phone
number. Optional information such as your age or gender may also be
requested.
HOW CafeSplendor.com USES INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU
CafeSplendor.com uses this information to provide you
with the service you have requested. For example, if you subscribe to
any of our magazines, we may use your e-mail address to send you a
confirmation notice and your mailing address to send you your magazine.
Similarly, if you enter an online sweepstakes, we will use this
information to notify you if you are a winner. We may also use the
information to communicate with you about new features, products or
services, or to improve the services that we offer by tailoring them to
your needs.
CafeSplendor.com does not sell our users' e-mail
addresses. However, unless otherwise specified, we may share e-mail
address and sell or share all other information with our affiliates and
with carefully selected companies who we think can offer you services
and products of interest to you. If you do not wish to have your
information shared, write to us at Cafesplendor@netscape.com. If you do
not wish to receive communications from us, simply follow the
unsubscribe instructions contained within the e-mail. If you've
registered on any part of CafeSplendor.com, you may also change or
update your member preferences or information within any section of the
site where you have signed up, registered or created any type of
account.
We also allow access to our database by third parties
that provide us with services, such as technical maintenance or forums
software, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to
provide those services. And if you choose to purchase items through
features on our site, we may forward your information to third parties
for services such as credit card processing and order fulfillment. There
are also times when you provide information about yourself to us in
areas of the site that are managed or participated in by third parties
such as our auction services or shopping areas. In such cases, the
information may be used by us and by such third party(ies), each
pursuant to its own policies. We may also provide your information to
our advertisers, so that they can serve ads to you that meet your needs
or match your interests. While CafeSplendor.com will seek to require
such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies and will not
authorize them to use this information except for the express purpose
for which it is provided, CafeSplendor.com does not bear any
responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties. There may
also be occasion when we are legally required to provide access to our
database in order to cooperate with police investigations or other legal
proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only for
that purpose.
COOKIES
You may have read about "cookies,"
nuggets of information that are placed by a Website in a storage place
on your own computer. We use cookies to control the display of ads, to
track usage patterns on the site, to deliver editorial content, and to
record registration and personalization information. For example, if you
register on any part of CafeSplendor.com, you can opt to save your user
name and password on your computer. We can provide this convenience by
placing a cookie on your computer.
Our cookies may contain personally
identifiable information and such cookies may be shared with our
affiliated companies.
Some of our advertisers occasionally serve you
cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by
advertisers.
If you don't want cookies, your Web browser likely
includes an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you
set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of CafeSplendor.com
may not function properly.
While your individual information is protected as
outlined above, we reserve the right to use aggregated, anonymous data
about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing
usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.
IP ADDRESS
Your Internet Protocol ("IP")
address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the
Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your
university. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with
our server, gather broad demographic information, and administer our
Website.
CafeSplendor.com is not intended for use by children,
especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide
any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums and
chats. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of
their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before making purchases, including
subscriptions, on this site.
If your children disclose information about
themselves in our public discussion areas, they may get unsolicited
messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do
so.
