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EBookFriends.com - Privacy Statement
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This privacy page is for information only
regarding the bulletin-board related privacy practices of this website.
The information on this page, is not intended as,
nor should be construed as, and does not, in any way,
change, alter, modify, clarify, waive or supersede, our
Website Terms and Conditions.
EBookFriends.com
has created this privacy
statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.
The following discloses the information gathering and
dissemination practices for this Web site:
EBookFriends.com
IMPORTANT:
The following additional policies apply only if you register, post or participate in
the bulletin board areas of this web site. In the event that you simply view the non-bulletin board
areas of this web site,
then the basic privacy policy as specified at
http://www.ebookfriends.com/privacy.html
shall apply.
This bulletin board will store a few details about you whilst you are using the bulletin board.
The board administrator takes all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorised access to the information is granted.
The following information is collected.
Cookies
The bulletin board software will set the following cookies:
- Membername: This is so the board can 'remember' your username when using the bulletin board. This cookie
is called 'amembernamecookie'.
- Password: This is so you don't have to re-type in your password everytime you wish to make a post
or use any of the member only features on the board. This cookie is called 'apasswordcookie'.
- Last Visit Data: So that you can be made aware of any new posts since your last visit, two cookies are
stored. One called 'templastvisit', the other 'lastvisit'. These only store data in a numerical format.
Additionally, we use outside ad companies to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies.
Cookies received with banner and other ads are
collected by our ad companies, and we do not have access to this information.
IP address
When you register and when you make a post - your IP address is stored on our server. This protects you as
a member and us as a company when identifying that the user who posted is indeed authentic. This information will
only be used if you misuse any features on the board or in any dispute. The board administrator is able to ban
by IP address.
We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information
such as visitor numbers and interests.
Your IP address may also be visible to our advertisers and third party visitor counter services that we may use (such as Sitemeter.com).
Advertisers
We use outside ad companies to display banner, text and other ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies.
Cookies received with banner or other ads are
collected by our ad companies, and we do not have access to this information.
You should also be aware that
some advertisers may utilise technology
such as cookies and web beacons (including in their ads on this site),
which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through
the Google AdSense program) information including your IP
address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and
in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. These types
of technology are
generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real
estate ads to a person in New York, for example) or selecting
which ads to show based on specific sites previously visited (such as showing
cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking and recipe sites).
We use third party visitor counter services (for example Sitemeter.com) to help operate, manage and monitor this site. These services may display adverts on this site (typically a button, graphic, or text link, although this may vary). Just like other advertisers, such visitor counter services may utilise technology such as cookies and web beacons, and may have access to information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.
You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies
or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing
preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security;
however, this can affect how you are able to interact with our
site as well as other websites. This could include the inability
to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or
accounts.
As described above under "Cookies", we do use cookies for various
functions on this web site.
We do not currently web beacons for any other function on this web site.
Registration Form
The registration process is designed so that you can keep a unique identity. The only required parts to the
registration process is the 'Membername' and 'Email address'. There is an option to keep this email address
private if you wish. The bulletin board administrator will take all reasonable measures to ensure that any
information you provide confidentially is kept confidential. You may change this information at any time by
editing your profile.
Postings
The board administrator(s) cannot be held responsible for the content of posted messages on the forums.
Please remember that any personal
information you choose to disclose (in your posts or public profile)
are potentially available to any person remember viewing this web site.
Bulletin Board Security
Ikonboard.com being the authors of this Bulletin Board software have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that
there is sufficient security in place to stop external misuse of any and all information that you provide.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Disclosure Of Information
In the event of your misuse of this bulletin board (including but not limited to:
violation of our rules, spamming the board, harassment of other members,
slanderous posts, etc.)
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion,
to disclose whatever information we have about you
to third parties. Such third parties may include (but are not limited to),
your web host, your affiliates/advertisers, your domain registrar,
your ISP, appropriate law enforcement or legal authorities, etc.
Do NOT register or post on this board, unless you
grant us such rights.
How to contact us
You are invited to email either Ikonboard.com at info@ikonboard.com or
the board administrator at webmaster@ebookcompiler.com
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