PRIVACY
POLICY
Last Updated: August 30, 2006
Eastwestqigong.org 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,
Eastwestqigong.org 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 Eastwestqigong.org
to communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences;
our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered
by Eastwestqigong.org and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by Eastwestqigong.org
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
Eastwestqigong.org 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 Eastwestqigong.org page,
certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party.
Also, through Eastwestqigong.org you may be introduced to, or be able
to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes
offered by other parties. Eastwestqigong.org 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. Eastwestqigong.org 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 Eastwestqigong.org and this policy.
Children
Eastwestqigong.org 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 Eastwestqigong.org has any information from
or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the address listed below.
Contacting Us.
We can be reached by contacting:
Email: admin@eastwestqigong.org