Privacy Policy
We at Meteorite Central realize your privacy is very important.
Meteorite Central collects personally identifiable information from our users at a few different areas on our site. For you to create a user account on Meteorite Central, you must complete a registration form by submitting to us a username and an email address. We will only use this information to create your account and contact you about our website. You have the option of providing us with a unique password, biographical information, picture, and other personal information. You may also be given the option to provide demographic information to us. Should you submit any such optional information; it will only be used in the aggregate and will not be associated with any specific individual. Note that other users will be able to see this information via your account profile.
Cookies
We use cookies as a unique browser identifier. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie makes it easier for you to navigate our site and expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Web browser’s “help.”
We set a persistent cookie to store your passwords and to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Generally a browser’s default setting is set to accept cookies. You are free to change this setting to disallow our cookies. However, some functions on our web site will not work with cookies disallowed.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by us. We have no access to or control over third party cookies.
Log information
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and other data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our Member base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.
Member Communications
Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password.
Occasionally you may send an email or other form of communication to us including comments, feedback data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or the like regarding the content of our site including any documents contained thereon or our statistical information (collectively “Feedback”). We retain these communications, and the information contained therein is used in order to respond or process your inquiry, maintain the technical functioning of our network, improve our services, develop new services, create marketing and advertising output. Such Feedback is non-confidential. We shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Feedback and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works and distribute the Feedback to others without limitation. Further, we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such Feedback for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products incorporating such Feedback.
We may send you strictly service-related announcements and Service update information when it is necessary to do so. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
Data Retention
Any and all data collected through the site will be retained for as long as necessary for us to provide service to its member or members and in accordance with applicable law.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may update or delete it by making the change on your account information page or by emailing us at community@meteoritecentral.com.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, send us an email at community@meteoritecentral.com.
Legal Disclaimer
A member’s contact information and any related stats will never be sold to or shared with third parties outside of any reasonable and necessary transactions in order to maintain the functioning of our network or our corporate affiliates, including but not limited to Drupal-powered websites. We do not provide your information to other groups or companies for the purpose of offering you products or services. We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us.
Business Transitions
In the event we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via a prominent notice on our Web sites for 30 days of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
Changes in this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email or by means of a notice on our homepage.
Contact us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us community@meteoritecentral.com.
Terms and Conditions
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updated: August 3, 2007