PRIVACY
POLICY
Because
your privacy is important to us, AfraidToAsk.com operates by the following principles.
Personal
Information About You
We
generally do not need to know (and do not ask you for) information that identifies
you personally. There are times, however, when we may need a limited amount
of personal information to provide you with services that are unique to you
or tailored specifically for you. If that is ever the case, we will ask you
explicitly for that personal information. Alternatively, you may wish to take
advantage of online purchase opportunities when we offer them. You will need
to provide some specific personal information (beyond just a name and address)
to make that purchase possible. This type of information is always sent to us
over an encrypted (or secured) connection that has been set up to keep anyone
else from gaining access to your information.
We may need personal information in order to inform you about new features,
services, or products available from us or our sponsors and partners. We will
always tell you if personal information is required for purposes like these,
and we will tell you how it is going to be used if different than outlined here.
Our site's registration and survey form may ask users to give us contact information
(such as e-mail address) and demographic information (e.g., age and gender).
This information is NOT shared with advertisers on an individual basis, though
the general demographics of all visitors may be shared on an aggregate basis
only. Finally, this site has security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse, and alteration of the information under our control to minimize the
risk of hackers gaining access to these data.
Public
Forums
This
site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available
to some users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these
areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding
to disclose any personal information.
Notes
on "Cookies"
Like
many Web sites, we sometimes use pieces of information called "cookies" to keep
track of how and when site areas are visited and by how many people. A cookie
is a text file that is sent to your hard drive where your browser files are
kept. This enables us to relate your use of the site with other specific information
that you have voluntarily provided. It is important to understand, though, that
the cookies themselves do not actually contain any personal information. (You
can "turn off" the ability of web sites to use cookies in your browser's
preferences or options section. )
Third
Party Advertising
We use Maxworldwide and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads
when you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including
your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to
this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and
other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you
would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about
not having this information used by these companies,
please click
here.
Choice/Opting
Out
This
site gives users the following options for removing their information from our
database to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service.
1.
You can send e-mail to remove@afraidtoask.com.
2.
You can send mail to the following postal address: AfraidToAsk.com, Inc.,
P.O. Box 322, Saunderstown, RI 02874.
Also,
you may be able to opt-out of some of our third party advertisement cookie placement
as noted above or by clicking
here.
Privacy
Precautions Specifically for Kids
AfraidToAsk.com
does NOT expressly collect online contact information from children. Any
online information collected will only be used to respond directly to the child's
request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental consent.
Though we do not require parental consent for access to our guides and information,
we encourage all children and young adults to surf responsibly with the help
of a mature adult. In addition, we do NOT collect personally identifiable
off-line contact information without prior parental consent. We do NOT
distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information without
prior parental consent. We do NOT entice by the prospect of a special
game, prize or other activity, to divulge more information than is needed to
participate in the activity. If
you are a parent, remember that our policy only governs our Web site. That means
that if your child shares personal information with other users during a chat
session or on a bulletin board, we cannot control how others may use it. For
this reason, we strongly encourage you to talk with your kids about being cautious
when it comes to sharing personal information online.
How
to Reach Us
If
you ever feel uncertain about whether this site is following the privacy policy
we have described here, please notify us by e-mail
(webmaster@afraidtoask.com).
We will make every effort to find and correct the problem promptly. If you have
any other questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site,
or your dealings with this web site, you can contact: Charles Schachter
at AfraidToAsk.com, Inc., PO Box 322, Saunderstown, RI 02874 or via e-mail at
charlie@afraidtoask.com. You can
also contact us anonymously through our
site.
