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Media-Geek.com Privacy Policy PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 27 January 2008

Protecting your privacy is fundamental to the way I run my business, as well as the way that we run this site. I know that your privacy is important to you, and I'm committed to safeguarding your personal information. My Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how I and/or Media-Geek.com administrators may collect and use the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using Media-Geek.com or my services. If you have any questions/concerns regarding my privacy practices, please submit them via the contact form.

This Privacy Policy is part of the Terms of Use for this website. By accessing or using this website or registering for or using any of the services available on this site, You agree that you will be bound by and subject to the Terms of Use, including this Privacy Policy.

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit Media-Geek.com you may provide two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis, and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse the site.

Membership Information

We wish to assure Users and Members that the information that We require upon registration or any other additional information requested in connection with other activities or Services on this website is necessary to insure integrity and security. Each field of our registration form cleary identifies whether (a) that field is required, and (b) whether that information is viewable by other registered members. At present, there are only two (2) required fields of the membership form that are viewable to other registered members, your first (1) and last (2) name. All other required fields are not published and/or are published and completed on a voluntary basis. Users may cancel their membership with Media-Geek.com at any time by notifying us via our contact form that they wish to cancel and delete their account.

Website Use Information

When a computer User visits Media-Geek.com, We may note and store that User's IP address. An 'IP address' is a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We use IP addresses to administer our site, analyze trends, and track User movements for the purpose of improving our services.

We may also use technology to collect other information of a similar nature, including the name of Your Internet service provider, Your operating system (e.g., Windows, Macintosh, Unix, etc.), Your browser type (e.g., Internet Explorer, AOL, Firefox, etc.), and aggregate user data. We use this information to compile statistics about the technology used by visitors to Our website. These statistics and data help Us to improve Our website and to make it more compatible with the technology used by Our visitors.

Cookies

Media-Geek.com may place one or more cookies on your computer. A cookie is a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a Web Page server, and is essentially your identification card. Although the cookie itself does not contain any personally identifying information, it allows me to customize Media-Geek.com services based on your preferences. If you do not wish to have a "cookie" placed in your browser files, you may disable "cookies" following the procedures used by your particular browser.

Payment Processing

I, Larry A. Compton, have partnered with the world's leading online payment system provider, PayPal, to provide you with peace of mind while conveniently processing your credit card or electronic payments for my personal business related services, as well as processing donations to support Media-Geek.com. For further information regarding PayPal's security practices, please click here.

eMail

If you received an email from me or Media-Geek.com, (a) your email address is either listed with me/us as someone who has expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information in the future ("opt-in"), or (b) you otherwise have an existing relationship and/or current account with Media-Geek.com.

A registered member's e-mail address is not shared or displayed to people within the secure member's area or that User's personal network. Users communicate with each other through Media-Geek.com without disclosing their e-mail addresses. For communications within the site we have implemented Private Messaging (PM). and although registered member's can send one another email through the member's area, those communications will initially come from a Media-Geek.com server; the sender's email address is provided in the email to the recipient, but the recipient's email address is not disclosed to the sender.

How Information Collected Is Used

We do not sell or provide the personally identifiable information that We obtain about You through this website to third parties unless You request or permit Us to do so or the disclosure is permitted or required by law. We use personal information collected from You to provide information, offerings and services requested by You or other members, in an effort to improve our services.
 

Media-Geek.com Member's Area

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