This web site is maintained by The 6th Estate Incorporated. By accessing or using the The 6th Estate Web site, you agree to the terms of the The 6th Estate Online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at privacy@The6thEstate.org.
The 6th Estate has established this Online Privacy Policy to help you understand how we intend to treat your Personal Information.
We at The 6th Estate Incorporated ("The6thEstate") are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of the personal identification information ("Personal Information") you share with us.
Personal Information includes any information that may be used to identify you, such as: first and last name, home or other physical address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other contact information that is provided to us by you, or any other party. In general, you may visit The6thEstate's web pages without disclosing to us who you are and without revealing any Personal Information about yourself.
You should be aware though, that if you choose to provide us with your Personal Information, we may transfer such information, within The6thEstate or to The6thEstate's third party service providers, across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world, subject to the limitations of this Privacy Policy.
The6thEstate strives to comply with all applicable laws around the globe that are designed to protect your privacy. Although legal requirements may vary from country to country, The6thEstate intends to adhere to the principles set forth in this Online Privacy Policy.
COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
When you visit The6thEstate.org, you may surf the site anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to analyze and improve our site, we use "cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. "Cookies" cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, therefore allowing you to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will not be able to access such pages.)
While The6thEstate uses cookies to track your visit to The6thEstate.org, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provide The6thEstate with Personal Information.
To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:
NOTICE:
The6thEstate collects Personal Information on its website in order to record and
support your participation in the activities you select. If you order a product,
for example, the information is used to register your license and rights, if
any, to ensure your eligibility to receive technical support, upgrade discounts,
or other benefits that may be made available to registered users. If you enter a
contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and contact you regarding
the contest or prize awards. The6thEstate also uses information that you provide
as part of our effort to keep you informed about the status of your
subscription, product upgrades, special offers, and other The6thEstate products
and services.
We will only collect Personal Information where it is relevant for the purposes for which we are collecting it. We will not process any Personal Information for any purposes that are incompatible with the purposes for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by you.
CHOICE
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to The6thEstate.
However, when you engage in certain activities on this site, such as ordering
products, downloading software, or entering contests, The6thEstate may require
that you provide certain information about yourself by filling out and
submitting an online form. It is entirely optional for you to engage in these
activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, The6thEstate may require
that you provide certain personal information, such as your name, mailing
address, e-mail address, and other personal identifying information.
SECURITY
Wherever your Personal Information may be held by The6thEstate or by a third
party on The6thEstate's behalf, reasonable and appropriate precautions, such as
encryption, firewalls and like technologies, are and will be implemented to
protect such Personal Information from loss, misuse or unauthorized access.
ACCESS/ACCURACY
To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information, The6thEstate
wishes to maintain it accurately and updated. Where we collect Personal
Information from you, our goal is to provide a means of contacting The6thEstate
should you need to access, update or correct that Information. If for any reason
you desire to review such information, please contact us at
privacy@The6thEstate.org and we
will make reasonable efforts to promptly provide you with such information.
Further, if you notify us that such information is incorrect, or you wish to
have such information removed, we will correct, amend, or delete your Personal
Information as soon as practicable.
THIRD PARTY SERVICES
In the interest of providing better service to its customers, The6thEstate is
represented in Canada and in some foreign countries by authorized
distributors and resellers who provide marketing, sales, and support services to
The6thEstate customers. When you submit personal information to The6thEstate,
you understand and agree that The6thEstate may allow The6thEstate's authorized
distributors and resellers access to your customer profile for the exclusive
purpose of providing you with marketing, sales, and support services for
The6thEstate products.
Your personal information will not be leased, sold, rented or otherwise made available to any other third party except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, police investigations, or in legal proceedings where such information is relevant. Occasionally, The6thEstate allows access to database information to bonded mailing houses only for the purpose of allowing for the printing of mailing labels that are used for The6thEstate's own direct mail and promotional purposes. In those instances, the third party is strictly bound by these terms.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby agree that The6thEstate may assign, sell, license, or otherwise transfer to a third party, your name, address, email address, member name and any other personal information in connection with an assignment, sale, joint venture, or other transfer or disposition of a material portion or essentially all of the assets or stock of The6thEstate or its affiliated entities.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
The6thEstate.org is not designed nor
structured to attract children. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect
Personal Information from anyone we know to be under 13 years of age. If we are
made aware that information is or has been submitted by or collected from a
child under the age of thirteen, we will promptly delete this information.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION
We do not collect Sensitive Information such as medical, health, racial, ethnic,
political, religious, philosophic, union membership or sexual orientation
information. If we are made aware that we have received such information, we
will promptly proceed to its deletion.
COMMITMENT
We, at The6thEstate, are committed to your right to privacy and we support
current industry initiatives to preserve the integrity of individual privacy
rights on the Internet. Protecting your privacy on-line is a rapidly evolving
area, and The6thEstate's web sites are continually evolving to meet these
demands.
If you have any comments or questions regarding our Online Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@The6thEstate.org.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this web site, you consent to the terms of our Online Privacy Policy
and to The6thEstate's processing of Personal Information for the purposes
outlined above. Should the Online Privacy Policy change, we will take reasonable
steps to ensure that these changes are brought to your attention by posting all
changes prominently on our web site for a reasonable period of time.
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