THE ZONIE REPORT'S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
This document was last updated on June 25, 2008.
1. Acknowledgment and acceptance of terms
The Zonie Report is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing zoniereport.com, you acknowledge and fully understand The Zonie Report’s Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.
2. What are your policies for participating merchants?
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in ZonieReport.com services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.
3. What information do you collect, and how do you use it?
The Zonie Report collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
b. Use of Cookies
The Zonie Report may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small 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. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.
The Zonie Report reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies, but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging into ZonieReport.com a site that relies on third-party cookies).
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 reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.
Visitors to our website can register for a subscription. When you register, we will request some personal information such as name, email address, website or other relevant information. If you are purchasing a service, we will request financial information. Any financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the services you purchased. If you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider.
From time to time, reader surveys issued exclusively by and analyzed by TZR staff may ask for demographic information [i.e., city of residence, household income, etc.]. These surveys are VOLUNTARY for the sole purpose of providing general readership information to our advertisers, whose ads help keep the content free for readers. You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
4. Do you use Web beacons or GIF files? If so, how?
The Zonie Report’s Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that allow The Zonie Report to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. The Zonie Report may include Web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.
Some of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers to help determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email communications. These Web beacons may be used by these service providers to place a persistent cookie on your computer. This allows the service provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers to learn which advertisements and emails bring you to our website and how you use the site.
The Zonie Report prohibits Web beacons from being used to collect or access your personal information.
5. How can I access my information?
To ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current, you may review this information by contacting us in email to our support attendant – support@zoniereport.com. In the subject line, please include the word “My info.”
6. Is this Privacy Policy subject to change?
Yes. But if this occurs, we will notify readers and advertisers of those changes on this page so that you remain in the loop. If you are not happy with the terms, you have the right to retrieve your information from our website by email at any time.Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
7. What is your linking policy?
Our site’s links are not an endorsement of another site. They are merely intended to help readers gather more information about news topics by referring them to related stories, posts or websites with similar content. The Zonie Report is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. Contact them directly if you have concerns.
8. How may I contact you if I have questions/concerns?
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact us here or send your comments to :
ZonieReport.com
Attention: Privacy Statement Personnel
9716 E. Mariposa Grande
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
The Zonie Report will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve any problem or question.