How do we protect your information?
We take your information’s security seriously and have implemented measures to keep your personal information safe when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These include but are not limited to the following:
- Secure Server Room. Our website is hosted in a highly secure server room with strict access controls.
- Regular Updates. We keep our website updated with the latest security enhancements to address vulnerabilities promptly.
- Protection Against Malicious Use. We have safeguards in place to detect and block malicious activities on our site.
- Firewall Protection. Our network and servers are protected by firewalls to prevent unauthorized access.
- Strict Administrative Controls. Access to our servers is limited to authorized personnel, protected by strong passwords.
- Encrypted Communication. We encrypt all communication between you and our website, ensuring that your information remains secure during transmission.
While we prioritize your information’s security, no method is entirely foolproof. We continuously monitor and assess our practices to maintain the highest level of protection.
What is our data retention policy?
We will make a good faith effort to:
- Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server no more than 90 days.
- Retain the IP addresses associated with registered users and their posts no more than 5 years.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.
We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If this server is in the USA, and you are under the age of 13, per the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), do not use this site.
Online Privacy Policy Only
Your Consent
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.
By using our site, you consent to our web site privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.