What information
do we compile and use? And what methods do we use to collect information?
We give notice to everyone prior to collecting
any personally identifiable information. Such personally identifiable
information will be used only for the purposes stated at the time
of collection, and within this Statement on Privacy.
FreeSpeechStore.com does not share any personally
identifiable information with outside parties for commercial purposes,
unless stated at the time of collection. The option is given, at
the time of collection, not to allow FreeSpeechStore.com to share
such information with outside parties. If such an option is taken,
we will not share such information with outside parties; however,
we do reserve the right to release that information concerning a
member when the member partakes in an illegal activity, or for a
member who we believe is in violation of our content guidelines,
even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order. FreeSpeechStore.com
hopes that all third parties involved adhere to our policies regarding
the privacy of our members; however, TheFreeSpeechStore.com does
not assume any responsibility for any actions of third parties.
For everyone who visits the FreeSpeechStore.com
domain, we log IP addresses, the type of operating system that the
visitor's computer uses, and the type of browser software used by
the visitor. From the IP address, we can determine the Internet
Service Provider and the geographic location of the visitor's point
of connectivity. If a visitor wants to simply use FreeSpeechStore.com
in a generic way (i.e. reading, but no personalization and no posting),
they are not required to register. However, if a visitor wants to
take advantage of the personalized products and services offered
at FreeSpeechStore.com (i.e. automatic login, subscriptions, posting,
etc.), we require that the visitor become a registered member by
providing us with their name, zip/postal code, username, password
and valid email address.
We use the aggregate data we collect to perform
statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior
of our members and visitors, to measure overall patron demographics
and interests regarding specific areas of the FreeSpeechStore.com
domain and to analyze how and where to use our resources. We also
use the aggregate data collected to calculate and scrutinize the
number of people who have seen and clicked on our site. We also
use cookies to help us determine how long users view particular
content, which particular content (e.g. speeches) users view, which
content or sites users link to, and which FreeSpeechStore.com services
members and visitors use.
Currently, FreeSpeechStore.com is using cookies,
and, as with all online companies who do, we are continually evaluating
our use of this information. A "cookie" is a file transferred
from a web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the web
site may track your activities on the web site A cookie will not
let a web site know any personally identifying information about
you, such as your real name, address, etc., unless you previously
provided that information at the web site or have set your preferences
in your browser to provide that information. FreeSpeechStore.com
is not generally interested in any one individual and does not collect
personally identifiable information about any one person using cookies.
Cookies are a way for us to track who has seen what speech, etc.,
how often pages are visited, and what the most popular areas of
FreeSpeechStore.com are, so that we can improve our site and services
and can keep from showing you the same information too many times.
We do not monitor the use of free services,
unless prompted by a request from a legal authority or in instances
in which the activities of the user are interfering in the daily
operation of FreeSpeechStore.com. We do use the information provided
in the registration process as we have set forth within this Statement
on Privacy and within the scope of our community and content guidelines.
In our free speech forums, we do save all
posted messages. This speech content is kept for an indeterminate
amount of time and is accessible to all members and visitors at
FreeSpeechStore.com. All posted messages created by an individual
are accessible as a grouped listing via our author profile feature,
but this profile does not include personally identifiable information.
FreeSpeechStore.com may also choose to highlight some of the best
speeches offered on its web site If a member or visitor wishes to
remove one of his or her own posted messages from FreeSpeechStore.com,
he or she may do so by following our article nuking instructions.
We reserve the right to collect any and all
e-mail addresses of those who communicate with FreeSpeechStore.com
via e-mail. We use the information provided so that we may respond
to the e-mail and support our members and visitors. We do not allow
our members or visitors to use FreeSpeechStore.com for the purpose
of gathering personally identifiable information for commercial
or unlawful purposes.
FreeSpeechStore.com does not, however, control
the acts of its members and visitors. All members and visitors should
be aware that, when they disclose personal information such as their
actual name, member name, e-mail address, etc., the information
may be collected and used by others to send that person unsolicited
e-mail from other parties, outside FreeSpeechStore.com. In the event
that you encounter any FreeSpeechStore.com member who is improperly
collecting or using information about users, please contact us by
clicking
here.
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