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Privacy Policy
August 15, 2006
In addition to reviewing this privacy policy, please read the VenusRisingMagazine.com Terms of Service. Your use of VenusRisingMagazine.com ("Website") constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions.
This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. Continued access to the Website by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.
1. Personal Information
The Website generally collects personally identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent. For instance, when you sign up to receive the newsletter (“VR News”), submit feedback, submit a story, or ask for astral advice, or any other portion of our services, you may be asked to provide information such as your e-mail address and name. Optional information such as your age, sun sign, or gender may also be requested.
Service Provider uses information you supply to the Website to provide you with the service that you have requested. We may also use the information to improve the services that we offer by tailoring them to your needs.
Service Provider does not sell our users' e-mail addresses. If you do not wish to receive future communications from us by e-mail, simply follow the unsubscribe instructions contained within the e-mail.
We also allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with services, such as technical maintenance, but only for the purpose of providing those services. We may also provide your information to our advertisers, so that they can create ads that meet your needs or match your interests. While Service Provider will seek to require such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies and will not authorize them to use this information except for the express purpose for which it is provided, Service Provider does not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties. There may also be occasion when we are legally required to provide access to our database in order to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only for that purpose.
While your individual information is protected as outlined above, we reserve the right to use, transfer, and share aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.
2. Cookies
We may use “cookies” to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the site, to deliver editorial content, and to record registration and personalized information. Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information and such cookies may be shared with other companies.
Some of our advertisers occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.
3. Information from Your IP Address
Your Internet Protocol, also known as an IP address, is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company, or your university. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, gather broad demographic information, and administer our website.
4. Age
This Website is not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums, and advice columns. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before using any service on this site.
If your children disclose information about themselves in publicly accessible areas of the Website, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Parents should warn their children not to do so.
