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We never disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about visitors to this Web site, unless required for law enforcement or by statute.

 

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will not collect any personal information about you when you visit our Web site (other than the standard information automatically collected and stored in the Web server's logs) unless you choose to provide it to us.

 

Detailed information regarding server logs, and voluntary submission of personal information, "cookies", security, and intrusion detection systems is provided below.

 

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

 

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. Our web server will automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

 

Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address. (An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you go on the Web.)

 

The domain from which you access the Internet.

 

The Internet address of the Web site, banner, or email from which you selected or entered a link that brought you to our site.

 

The date and time you arrived at our site and how long you spent visiting the site.

 

The name and version of your computer's operating system and browser: for example, Windows 2000/Netscape Navigator 5.0. (This information is supplied automatically by your computer and enhances your ability to view web pages.)

 

The pages you visit. We use this information to help us make the site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.

 

If You Send Us Personal Information

 

If you choose to provide us with personal information, either by phone, in writing, by E-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it to us through the Web site, this information will not be released, disclosed, sold, or transferred to any outside source unless required for law enforcement or by statute.

 

If You Send Us an E-mail

 

If you send us E-mail, we will collect and store your E-mail address and the content of the E-mail, including any personal information you chose to include, and will use it only to respond to your request quickly and accurately. However, E-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If you are worried because your communication is very sensitive, you can send it by postal mail or contact us via telephone.

 

Cookies

 

Some pages on this Web site employ "cookies." A cookie is a small file that a Web site transfers to your computer's hard disk to allow the server to "remember" specific information about your session while you are connected. Requests to send cookies are not designed to collect information about you, but only about your "browser session." The cookies make it easier for you to use the dynamic features of our Web site. The cookies and the information about your session are automatically destroyed after a certain period of time. The information is not permanently stored on your computer. We do not collect personal information about you except as described above.

 

Links to Other Sites

 

Our Web sites may have links to other organizations that are not owned or maintained by Exceptional Stories. Once you follow a link to any other site, you are subject to its privacy policy.

 

Your Consent

 

By using our Web sites, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Exceptional Stories as described in this document. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

 

Protection of Children's Privacy

 

We acknowledge that our Web sites may be visited by children under the age of consent. All material on our pages is deamed suitable for all ages. It is possible that a child under the age of consent may provide personal information to us by filling out a form and submitting that form to us through the Web site. Should we discover that we have received information from a child under the age of consent, we will immediately remove that information from our system.