Privacy Statement Effective 9/01/2007
World of Communications, Inc., d/b/a Valley Magazine respects your privacy. Please review this Privacy Statement to learn what information we collect and how the information is used. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement. We recommend that you check back from time to time for changes.
Collecting Information:
Our goal is to create website content that requires minimum collection of information from our visitors. We collect information on different parts of the site: (1) Circulation: If you fill out our electronic form for a subscription, we will request personally identifiable information at the time of registration, such as name, e-mail address, birth date, zip code and credit card information. You must be 18 or older to subscribe to Valley Magazine. Subscribers may receive newsletters, e-mail or special offers from Valley Magazine. (2) Contests and Surveys: From time to time, the site may feature voluntary contests or surveys, which may request personal contact information (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.). We will use the information provided in connection with the contest or survey conducted. (4) Cookies: We may use limited “cookie” technology. Cookies are used to store bits of information on your hard drive to remember pages you have visited in the past. We do not use cookies to collect or store personal information. (5) Log Files: We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing Information:
We do not disclose any personally identifiable information to third parties, except in the following two circumstances: (1) We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. We have agreements with these companies requiring that they keep this information confidential. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. (2) We may also partner with other parties, such as web hosting companies or marketing firms, to provide services related to the Valley Magazine website. These third parties will also have access to information submitted. We have agreements with these companies requiring that they keep this information confidential. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Links:
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware of when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website. World of Communications, Inc., d/b/a Valley Magazine is a separate entity with its own website that is located at www.valley-magazine.com. This Privacy Statement does not apply to sites owned by independent franchised restaurants and stores.
Security:
This website takes precautions to protect your information. When our order form asks you to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected by Secure Socket Layering (SSL) encryption. We also take precautions to maintain the security of information maintained off-line.
Access:
You may access the personal information that we have about you by contacting World of Communication, Inc., d/b/a Valley Magazine at the address below.
Feedback:
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement and/or our privacy practices, please contact World of Communications, Inc., d/b/a Valley Magazine at info@valley-magazine.com or World of Communications, Inc., d/b/a Valley Magazine 8210 Orion, Suite 2, Van Nuys, CA 94106