Roots of Freedom is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the Roots of Freedom Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Roots of Freedom
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Roots of Freedom collects personally
identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work
address or telephone number. Roots of Freedom also collects anonymous
demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code,
age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and
software that is automatically collected by Roots of Freedom. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Roots of Freedom for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the Roots of Freedom Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Roots of Freedom public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
Roots of Freedom does not read any of your private online communications.
Roots of Freedom encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Roots of Freedom so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Roots of Freedom is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the Roots of Freedom and Roots of Freedom family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Roots of Freedom collects and uses your personal
information to operate the Roots of Freedom Web site and deliver the services
you have requested. Roots of Freedom also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from
Roots of Freedom and its affiliates. Roots of Freedom may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
Roots of Freedom does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Roots of Freedom may, from
time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a
particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique
personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Roots of Freedom may share
data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you
email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except
to provide these services to Roots of Freedom, and they are required to
maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Roots of Freedom does not
use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Roots of Freedom keeps
track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Roots of Freedom,
in order to determine what Roots of Freedom services are the most popular.
This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within
Roots of Freedom to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
Roots of Freedom Web sites will
disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so
by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Roots of Freedom or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
Roots of Freedom; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of Roots of Freedom, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Roots of Freedom Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to
your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Roots of Freedom pages, or
register with Roots of Freedom site or services, a cookie helps
Roots of Freedom to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as
billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same
Roots of Freedom Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the Roots of Freedom features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you
may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the
Roots of Freedom services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Roots of Freedom secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Roots of Freedom secures the
personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption,
such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Roots of Freedom will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Roots of Freedom encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Roots of Freedom is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
Roots of Freedom welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Roots of Freedom has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact Roots of Freedom at
scott@rootsoffreedom.com. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.