Effective Date: April 10, 2008
The following Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices
of bayareapublishers.com ("we" or "us"). Specifically, it outlines the types of information
that we gather about you while you are using the bayareapublishers.com website (the
"Site"), and the ways in which we use and don't use this information. This
Privacy Policy, including our children's privacy statement, does not apply to
any information you may provide to us or that we may collect offline and/or
through other means (for example, at a live event, via telephone, or through the
mail). In addition, this Privacy Policy does not apply to any activities (online
or otherwise) of the printed publication.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using the Site, you
agree that your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by
this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. Because the Web is an evolving
medium, we may need to change our Privacy Policy at some point in the future, in
which case we'll post the changes to this Privacy Policy on this website and
update the Effective Date of the policy to reflect the date of the changes. By
continuing to use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the
Privacy Policy as modified.
- Your California
Privacy Rights?
- What Information is
Collected About Visitors?
- How is this
Information Used?
- Children's Privacy
Statement?
- Questions Regarding
Privacy?
You should acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our Site Terms of
Use, and by accessing or using our site, you agree to be bound by all its terms
and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use
this site.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Such changes,
modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice
thereof, which may be given by means of including, but not limited to issuing an
e-mail to the e-mail listed by registered users and posting the revised Policy
on this page. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to
maintain a valid e-mail address as a registered user, review this site and this
Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of
this site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgement of
the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified
Policy.
1. Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law,
permits our customers who are California residents to request and obtain from us
once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any)
we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding
calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the
categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses
of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately
preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make
such a request, please submit your request in writing to:
Online Privacy Coordinator
bayareapublishers.com
9955 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92126
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2. What Information is Collected About Visitors?
The information that we collect about you while you are using the Site falls
into two general categories:
1. Information You Provide to Us.
We may collect and store information, personal or otherwise, that you
voluntarily supply either while on the Site or in responding via email in
connection with a feature provided on the Site.
Some examples of this type of information include demographic information that
you electronically submit when you sign up for access to certain features on the
Site, information (such as your name or email address) that you electronically
submit when you register for requests on the Site and information contained in
search requests or questions that you submit to the Site. If you decline to
supply or provide us with certain information while using the Site, you may not
be able to use or participate in some or all of the features offered through the
Site.
2. Information that is Automatically Collected.
We also collect and store information that is generated automatically as you
navigate through the Site. For example, to enhance your experience on the Site,
we use a standard feature found in browser software called a "cookie." Cookies
are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for
record-keeping purposes. By showing how and when visitors use the Site, cookies
help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to
re-enter your preferences on certain areas of the Site where you have entered
preference information before. bayareapublishers.com also uses web beacons (single-pixel
graphic files also known as "transparent GIFs") to access cookies and to count
users who visit the Site or open our HTML-formatted email messages. Another
example of information that we automatically collect as you navigate the Site is
information about your computer's connection to the Internet. This information
allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you
and to measure traffic on the Site.
In addition, third party advertisers or third party ad servers that place and
present advertising on the Site also may collect information from you via
cookies, web beacons, clear .gifs or similar technologies. These third party
advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present
their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements'
effectiveness, or for other uses. The use and collection of your information by
these third party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third
party's privacy policy and is not covered by our privacy policy. Indeed, the
privacy policy of these third party advertisers and ad servers may be different
from our privacy policy.
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3. How is this Information Used?
We use the information we collect from you while you are using the Site in a
variety of ways, including using the information to customize features and
advertising that appear on the Site. We also may provide your information to
third parties, such as service providers, contractors, and advertisers, for a
variety of purposes. For example, we may provide our advertisers with
information about you and other visitors that will enable our advertisers to
better target ads to specific types of visitors.
We reserve the right to use and to disclose to third parties all of the
information that we collect online about you and other visitors in any way and
for any purpose. The Site includes links to other websites and provides access
to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do
not control. When you access another website or purchase third party products or
services through the Site, use of any information you provide is governed by the
privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider of
such products or services.
We also make some content, products and services available through our Site
through cooperative relationships with third party providers, where the brands
of our provider partner appear on the Site in connection with such content,
products and/or services. We may share with our provider partner any information
you provide, or that is collected, in the course of visiting any pages that are
made available in cooperation with our provider partner. In some cases, the
provider partner may collect information from you directly; in which cases the
privacy policy of the provider partner may apply to the provider partner's use
of your information. The privacy policy of our provider partners may differ from
ours. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of one of our
provider partners, you should contact the provider partner directlyfor more
information. In addition, certain affiliated divisions provide online services
that are separate from our Site and may be subject to privacy policies that are
different from ours. If you have any question about the privacy policy that
applies to the online service you are using, you should click on the relevant
link on the page of the service that you are using.
Be aware that we may occasionally release information about visitors when
release is appropriate to comply with law, to enforce our Terms of Service
agreement, or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the Site,
the public, or bayareapublishers.com.
Please also note that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets.
In the unlikely event that we sell some or all of our assets, or our site is
acquired by another company, information about our visitors may be among the
transferred assets.
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4. Children's Privacy Statement?
This children's privacy statement explains bayareapublishers.com's practices with respect
to the online collection and use of personal information from children under the
age of thirteen, and provides important information regarding their rights under
federal law with respect to such information.
- This Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen and we do NOT
knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the
age of thirteen as part of the Site. We screen users who wish to provide
personal information in order to prevent users under the age of thirteen from
providing such information. If we become aware that we have inadvertently
received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of
thirteen as part of the Site, we will delete such information from our records.
If we change our practices in the future, we will obtain prior, verifiable
parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information from
children under the age of thirteen as part of the Site.
- Because we do not collect any personally identifiable information from children
under the age of thirteen as part of the Site, we also do NOT knowingly
distribute such information to third parties.
- We do NOT knowingly allow children under the age of thirteen to publicly post or
otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information through the
Site.
- Because we do not collect any personally identifiable information from children
under the age of thirteen as part of the Site, we do NOT condition the
participation of a child under thirteen in the Site's online activities on
providing personally identifiable information.
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5. Questions Regarding Privacy?
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our privacy
practices, or your dealings with us, please contact us by writing to:
bayareapublishers.com
ATTN:Online Privacy Coordinator
9955 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92126