Crochetology 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. Period."
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, Crochetology 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 www.howtocrocheting.com to communicate with you about your
registration and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and
privacy policy; services and products offered by
www.howtocrocheting.com and other topics we think you might find of
interest.
Personally Identifiable Information
collected by
Crochetology 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
Crochetology 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 a
www.howtocrocheting.com page, certain content that is actually created
or hosted by a third party. Also, through Crochetology you may be
introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features,
contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. Crochetology 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. Crochetology
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 Crochetology and this policy.
