At CitizenCenter.com (the "Site"), your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this Privacy Policy explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the collection and use of the personally identifiable information we collect at the Site. This Privacy Policy applies only to personally identifiable information collected at CitizenCenter.COM and does not cover, unless otherwise specifically stated, any information collected by any other web site and/or offline. Information Collection
To fulfill your requests for information, enable you to participate in our site offerings, and to provide you with opportunities to learn about other products and services in which we think you might be interested, we ask that you provide us with certain personally identifiable information during the registration process. To become a registered user you must be at least thirteen (13) years old. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at this site include: name, address, email address, date of birth, and information about your interests in and use of various products, political views, programs, and services.
We may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer or Firefox), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows or Mac OS), and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online or Earthlink), IP Address.
We use your personally identifiable information to provide the information or content you have requested, to contact you about products, features or services in which we believe you may be interested, or for other purposes disclosed at the time of collection. We also may use your personally identifiable information to contact you regarding your use of our Site or changes to our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, or other policies or terms that affect you and your use of our Site. In addition, we may use information collected about our users to improve the content and navigation of our Site, or for other internal purposes.
From time to time, we may combine the information we collect online with information available from other sources, including information received from promotional partners or other third parties.
Agents and contractors of the Site who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us.
In addition, with your permission, we may share personally identifiable information with unrelated third parties to enable them to provide you with opportunities to learn of products or services in which you may be interested.
We may disclose anonymous, aggregated user statistics to third parties for a variety of purposes. For example, we may disclose how many individuals visited certain areas of our Site, or demographic information about our users. In addition, we may disclose personally identifiable information collected about you at the Site in the following instances:
Legal Action: We may disclose information about our users, including personally identifiable information, when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Site and applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Site. We also may disclose user information whenever we believe disclosure is necessary to limit our legal liability; to protect or defend our rights or property; or protect the safety, rights, or property of our users.
Corporate Change: We may sell, transfer, or otherwise disclose user information, including personally identifiable information, to a successor entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of substantially all assets, or other corporate change respecting the Site.
The information we collect in connection with our online site and forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities. In addition, when you post content on our Site, you have the ability to post personally identifiable information about yourself. If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. If you choose to submit content for publication we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us.
Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites and Sponsors Some of our Web pages contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites' privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.
We may sometimes offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes, or promotions) that is sponsored by or co-branded with identified third parties. By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity. We have no control over these third parties' use of this information. We will notify you at the time of requesting personally identifiable information if these third parties will obtain such information.
We use a reputable third party to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at our Web pages. Our privacy notice does not cover any use of information that a third-party ad server may have collected from you.
The ads appearing on CitizenCenter.COM may be delivered to you by a third party ad service provider or by us. Our third party ad service provider may use non-personally identifiable information about your visits to CitizenCenter.COM and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. In the course of serving ads, the ad service provider may also place or recognize their own unique cookie on your browser, and may use non-personally identifiable information about your visit to CitizenCenter.COM, such as the number of times that you have viewed an ad.
To enhance your experience with our site, many of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies are small text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our Site (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site). We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services.
You may configure your browser to reject cookies from us or from any other web sites on the internet. Please consult the "Help" section of your browser for more information. However, certain areas of our site can be accessed only in conjunction with cookies or similar devices and you should be aware that disabling cookies or similar devices might prevent you from accessing some of our content.
We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.
To access the personally identifiable information that this site has collected about you online, or to correct factual errors in such information, please log into your account and edit your information accordingly.
We may, from time to time, update this privacy notice. We will post any material changes here, so be sure to check back from time to time.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this privacy notice, please contact us at Support@CitizenCenter.com.
This notice was updated on July 1, 2011