Checkmate-Boats.com -Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Checkmate-Boats.com Respects Your Privacy

Checkmate-Boats.com is committed to protecting user privacy online. We believe that strong electronic privacy is crucial for the ongoing success of the Internet. We pledge to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. Access to our databases is limited to individuals engaged in the administration of our website, as well as authorized third parties engaged in the maintenance and updating of our servers and website software. Checkmate-Boats.com utilizes professional hosting companies, who in our opinion use commercially reasonable computer security safeguards to protect our databases and servers against risks. These risks, however, cannot be completely eliminated, and Checkmate-Boats therefore cannot guarantee complete security. Also, Checkmate-Boats.com reserves the right to disclose your personal information, if required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of our administrators, other members, or the public.

Types of Information We Collect

Generally, you are free to browse most areas of the Checkmate-Boats.com web site without submitting any personal information. We do not collect any of your personal information (such as a name, address or e-mail address) when you visit our web site, unless you register as a user on our forums. However, Checkmate-Boats.com does collect some types of non identifiable types of information, such as the Internet Service Provider you use to connect to the internet, your browser type, your type of computer operating system (Macintosh or Microsoft Windows for example) etc. Some of this non identifiable information may be used for the purposes of targeting ads and or measuring ad effectiveness on behalf of our advertisers. Types of information collected on specific services on the Checkmate-Boats.com web site are described in more detail below.

Checkmate-Boats.com uses browser cookies to facilitate your experience on our website. These cookies are small sections of code that our server sends to your browser which it can then store on your hard drive. If you choose to accept these cookies, they enable us to recognize that your browser has previously visited and used our site, and, based on your browser's previous visits, assist us with tailoring the information and content, banners and promotions you view. These cookies also enable us to recognize you and to retain your username and password so you don't have to re-enter them each time you visit. These cookies do not collect, store or maintain your private, personally identifiable information. You do not have to accept these cookies to visit or use our site. You can choose to refuse our cookie, delete our cookie from your hard drive or turn off the cookie at any time by updating your user profile preferences.

Registration on Our Site

Checkmate-Boats.com requires users who want to participate in our message board and access certain areas of our web site to register. In order to register, you must provide us with a username (which does not have to be your real name), password and a valid e-mail address. This allows us to protect our community from abusive postings and provides a verifiable point of contact should legal questions arise. At any time, you have the ability to keep your e-mail address hidden from other users by selecting that option within your user profile. When you register, you have the option of providing some additional information such as occupation, interests, and homepage URL. This optional information is made available to other bulletin or message board users to foster a sense of community. If you have any concerns about providing this information, simply leave the fields blank and your registration will still be processed.

Postings on Message Boards

It is important for you to remain aware that when you provide personal information (e.g., last name, address, phone number) in a posting on our, or any message board, that information is available to any other person or user having access and use of that message board, and may be used by someone in a manner unintended by you. For that reason, we discourage you from offering any personally identifying information within a posting to any message board.

IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE you are not allowed to participate in the Checkmate-Boats.com forums, or to provide any personal information on our site.

Changing or Updating Personal Information

If you would like to update or change your user profile on our message boards, you may do so in the control panel at any time.

If you have questions regarding your information, you can contact our Privacy Administrator at the Webmaster@Checkmate-Boats.com, you can also use the email link located on our forums.

Right to Change Policy

As Checkmate-Boats.com is constantly innovating and enhancing our website and forums it provides to its users, this Privacy Statement will also continue to change to match the products and services we make available. As such, we reserve the right to change this statement to match the products and services we provide.

Policy Last Revised April 6, 2004

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