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This
privacy policy was last updated on 8/25/04.
The New Castle News referred to as "We", "Us"
or "Our" as applicable, is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal
information that you provide to Us when Using Our Web site. This Privacy
Policy describes how We treat personal information received about you when
you visit The New Castle News Web Site. Information
Collected
Web
Site Usage Information: We automatically collect IP addresses and
web site usage information from you when you visit Our web site. This information helps
Us in evaluating how Our visitors use
and navigate
Our web
site on an aggregate basis, including the
number and frequency of visitors to each page of the NHI Web Sites,
and the length of their visits. Special
Features: When you use some of the special features of
Our web
site and at other times,
We may collect personally identifiable
information from you that may include your name, age, address,
e-mail address, credit-card number and facts about your interests
and similar information. Surveys
and Form: We may conduct occasional online surveys or ask you to
fill in forms. For example, when you are within
Our web
site,
you may see a pop-up window offering you the optional opportunity of
participating in a survey. These surveys and forms are entirely
voluntary and you may easily decline to participate. How
We Use Information Collected
We
may use information that you provide Us in the following ways: �
For
the purposes for which you specifically provided the information,
for example, when you request that additional information be sent to
you, We will use your personal information to process your request. �
To
send you e-mail notifications about Our new or existing services,
special offers, or to otherwise contact you. �
To
allow Us to personalize the content and advertising that you and
others see based on personal characteristics or preferences. �
To
enhance existing features or develop new features, products and
services. �
To
provide advertisers and other third parties with aggregate
information about Our user base and usage patterns.
We
may disclose and use personally identifiable information in special
circumstances where it is necessary to enforce Our Terms of Use (for
example, when necessary to protect Our intellectual property rights)
or when We, in Our sole discretion, believe it is necessary or
appropriate, in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of
Our assets in
Our web
site. We may also disclose personally
identifiable information when We, in good faith, believe that the
law requires Us to do so. As We develop Our business, We might sell
or buy businesses or assets. In transactions such as these, customer
information is generally one of the transferred business assets.
Moreover, in the unlikely event that We or one of Our publishing
lines are acquired, customer information may be one of the
transferred assets. Except
as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, We will not share
your personally identifiable information outside of
Our web
site unless you
"opt in" to having your personally identifiable
information shared with a company that is not affiliated with Us. Your
Ability to Choose
You can always decide not to provide your personal information to
Our web
site, however in some cases failing to provide such
information may limit your ability to use certain features available
at Our web
site. You can let
Us know that you do not wish to
receive information about special offers and new products and
features by opting out at the time you give Us your personally
identifiable information or after opting in by contacting Us at the
following e-mail address: Cookies
We
use cookies to allow you to move quickly through Our site, to
recognize repeat visitors and to allow you to take advantage of some
of Our site's special features. A cookie is a string of information
that is sent by a Web site and stored on your hard drive or
temporarily in your computer's memory. Cookies are small files (just
a few hundred bytes) and should not pose any significant disk-space
concerns. When you visit
Our web
site, or use some of the
features, We may pass cookies to your computer. Some of the cookies
that We pass to your computer are long term. Otherwise, We would
need to ask you for certain information with each new session, such
as your login information. Some cookies do expire after a short
period of time. Links
to Third Party Web Sites
We
may make third party content or services from other web sites
available to you from links located on
Our web
site. These
other web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend
that you review the terms of use and privacy policy at each such web
site to determine how that site protects your privacy. We are not
responsible for the content of those web sites or the actions of
third party web site operators. Security
The
personally identifiable information We collect about you is stored
in limited access servers. We will maintain reasonable safeguards to
protect the security of these servers and your personally
identifiable information. Exclusions
Any
submissions that you make to any public areas of
Our web
site
including but not limited to, chat services, bulletin boards,
reviews, letters to the editor (collectively "Public
Areas") will be public and will not be subject to this Privacy
Policy. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the actions
of other users of
Our web
site with respect to any information
you post in Public Areas. In addition, information that you submit
to Public Areas may be collected and used by others to send you
unsolicited messages and for other purposes. Policy
Modifications
We
may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any
changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. Comments
and Questions
If
you have any questions, comments or concerns about Our Privacy
Policy, you may contact Us by e-mail at
[email protected] or by
regular mail at: New Castle News, 27 N. Mercer St., New
Castle, PA, 16103 : Attn: Editor. |