THE
FOLLOWING PRIVACY STATEMENT APPLIES TO THIS MINI-SITE, WHICH IS OWNED,
OPERATED AND MANAGED BY MUSTARD SEED INVESTMENTS, INC. (MSI), OF COLORADO, USA,
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF AIDING PERSONS WHO SEEK WAYS OF PERFORMING THEIR WORK
TASKS IN A MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE OR EMPOWERED MANNER. YOU ARE FREE TO
USE. ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL OR QUOTES FOUND ON THIS SITE IN ANY WAY YOU WISH
- HOWEVER, YOU MAY NOT CONSTRUE OR ASSUME THIS INFORMATION, MATERIAL OR QUOTES
TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL, OFFICIAL OR ANY BINDING AGREEMENT UPON YOU IN THE DISCHARGE
OF YOUR DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES OR DAILY ACTIVITIES - IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR
CHOICE TO APPLY OR FOLLOW ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN THIS SITE, YOU WILL HOLD
MUSTARD SEED INVESTMENTS, INC., HARMLESS FROM ANY LITIGATION,LEGAL INFRINGEMENTS
OR COMPLAINTS CAUSED THROUGH YOUR USAGE OF THIS WEBSITE, INFORMATION,
MATERIALS OR QUOTES. HOWEVER IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THESE ITEMS, ADVICE OR TOOLS,
YOU DO SO COMPLETELY WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING, AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IN AGREEMENT
WITH THE ABOVE.
Privacy
Policy
We have created this privacy
statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy
of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web
site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. The
following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this
website.
MSI recognizes the
importance of protecting your privacyand our policy is designed to assist you in
understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you
provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site.
This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business
practices and our customers' needs.
What Information Do We
Collect? When you visit this web site you may provide
us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to
disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information
collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal
Information You Choose to Provide
Registration
Information
When you register for any of our
products, services or newsletters you will provide us information about
yourself.
Credit Card
Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may need to give personal information
and authorization to obtain information from various credit services. For example,
you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit
card
-Credit card billing
address
-Business and home phone number
Email
Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of
your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide
the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the
maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology
called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web server log
files to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered
through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the
pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and
just after our Web site.
How Do We Use the
Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use
personal information for purposes of administering our business activities,
providing the products and services you requested, to process your
payment,,to monitor the use of the
service,our marketing and
promotional effortsandimprove our content and service offerings,
and customize our site's content, layout, servicesand for other lawful
purposes.These uses
improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information
may be shared with others on an aggregate basis. Personally identifiable
information or business information will not be shared with parties except as
required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use
the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Website,
new services, and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us
at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link
provided on the newsletter.
What Are
Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique
identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer for
permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated
for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your
browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only
permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the
cookies sent to you by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies.
However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the
configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser
refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as
effectively when viewed by the users.A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from
your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.
How Do We Use
Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you
from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having to
log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web
server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting
our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather
feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our clients. Cookies
do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not
intentionally store any personal information that your browser provided to us in
your cookies.
IP
Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the
Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to
identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server
as part of demographic and profile data known as “traffic data” so that data (such
as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and Selling
Information
Wedo notshare, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely
identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone
except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services
that you have requested.
How Can You Access and
Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we
collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual
address.
What About Legally
Compelled Disclosure of Information? We may disclose information when legally
compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law
requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.We may also disclose account information when
we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our
Terms of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.
What About Other Web
Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from
our Web site or the information or content contained therein. Often links to other
Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be
useful to the users of our Web site.
Please remember that when you
use a link to go from our Website to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no
longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including
web sites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own
rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before
proceeding.
Your
Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal
information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this
privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Our
Commitment To Data Security:
Please note that your
information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States. The
laws on holding personal data in the United States may be less stringent than the
laws of your Country of residence or citizenship.To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data
accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place
appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure
the information we collect online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future
messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages
as soon as technically feasible.
Surveys &
Contests
From time-to-time our site
requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these
surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice
whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include
contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic
information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to
notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes
of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
A Special Note About
Children
Children are not eligible to
use our servicesunsupervised and we ask that
children(under the age of
18) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use
this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
Acquisition or Changes in
Ownership
In the event that the web site
(or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would be
considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are
transferred.
Policy
Modifications We
may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this
privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will
post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be
assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the
personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner
that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior
consent.
|