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Privacy PolicyLast Updated: December 12, 2009 eBook Crossroads strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third party. How we gather information from users
How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting,
the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided.
For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for
access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as
newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may provide information when
you participate in sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat rooms,
and other interactive areas of our site. Like most Web sites, eBook
Crossroads also collects information automatically and through the use of
electronic tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we
may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology
to recognize you and hold information from your visit. Among other things,
the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having
to re-enter that information each time you visit, or may control the number
of times you encounter a particular advertisement while visiting our site.
As we adopt additional technology, we may also gather information through
other means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with
information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies,
but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or
may be asked to re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able
to customize the site’s features according to your preferences. What we do with the information we collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit and
deliver more individualized content and advertising. We respect your privacy
and do not share your information with anyone. Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually. We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on eBook Crossroads to communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by eBook Crossroads and other topics we think you might find of interest. Personally Identifiable Information collected by eBook Crossroads may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, administration of sweepstakes and contests, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such information. We will use your information only as permitted by law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases. Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
eBook Crossroads expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy
of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers,
affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own
privacy and data collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our
site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on an eBook Crossroads page, certain
content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through eBook Crossroads
you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests
or sweepstakes offered by other parties. eBook Crossroads is not responsible for the
actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies
of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third
party. While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather information. eBook Crossroads does not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of eBook Crossroads and this policy. Children
eBook Crossroads does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information
from or about children under 13 except as permitted by law. If we discover we have received
any information from a child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that
information immediately. If you believe eBook Crossroads has any information from or about
anyone under 13, please contact us at the address listed below.
eBook Crossroads Changes to this Policy
eBook Crossroads reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page
periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to
these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any
change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the
information was collected. Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by New York, USA law. If a dispute arises
under this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon
mediator in the following location: New York, USA. Any costs and fees other than attorney
fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us. If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: New York, USA, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so. eBook Crossroads is controlled, operated and administered entirely within New York, USA. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
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