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We are committed to protecting the privacy and
security of the users of our sites. We will never sell, lease, or give
away your private information, including, and especially, your email address.
How NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com handles your private data
OiC, Inc and NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com is committed to protecting the
privacy of users of the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com site. We intend to
give you as much control as possible over your personal information, including
registration data. As part of the normal operation of the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
sites, we collect information from you. This Privacy Statement describes
the information we collect about you and how that information may be used.
Information Gathered through the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites:
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com will track the domains from which people visit
the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites in order to gain aggregate data that
may be analyzed for trends and statistics. Subject to the provisions of
this Privacy Statement, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com may use accumulated
aggregate data for several purposes including, but not limited to, marketing
analysis, evaluation of NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com's services, and business
planning.
Currently, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com uses personal information as a
basis for notifications to users. Generally, the user names, email addresses,
and any additional information that a user may choose to post are publicly
available on the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites. When users voluntarily
and publicly disclose personal information that may contain Registration
Data or otherwise post personal information in conjunction with content
subject to a license, such personal information necessarily will be disclosed
subject to the terms of the applicable license. An example of such a disclosure
includes, but is not limited to, a user's disclosure of personal information
as part of a message posted to a public message forum, or a publicly-released
software application.
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com may conduct surveys or other studies of its
user base and usage for marketing and planning purposes. Participation
in such surveys is at the user's option, but NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
does reserve the right to conduct mandatory surveys in the future. With
respect to information collected from such surveys or studies, and in
the event that responses are to be publicly disclosed, users will be notified
at the time they take the survey and NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com will disclose
only aggregate information regarding its users and not personal information
identifying any specific individual. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
cases where surveys allow users to submit written comments, and where
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com advises users of the possibility of such disclosure
at the time they take the survey, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com reserves
the right to disclose text information provided by any user through such
a survey, provided that no personal information identifying that user
is disclosed. Circumstances under which NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com would
publicly disclose aggregate information include, but are not limited to,
sharing survey results with the site population, providing data to NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
advertisers on user preferences and/or demographics, business planning,
and publicizing overall usage data in press communications.
Cookies: NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com employs "cookies" to provide
users with tailored information. A "cookie" is an element of
data that a website, when visited by a user, sends to that user's browser
which, in turn, may store that element on the user's hard drive or memory.
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com uses cookies to better serve users of our NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
sites; any cookies sent by x-mode will be marked so that they will be
accessible only by the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites subject to this
Privacy Statement. However, at his or her option and at his or her sole
expense and responsibility, any user may block or delete our cookies from
his or her hard drive. However, by disabling cookies, certain site features
and functionality may no longer work properly, or at all.
Other Notification: NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com may use user-provided
e-mail addresses to contact users on an individual basis. At no time,
unless such disclosure is required by law, a governmental agency, or specifically
authorized by the user, will NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com disclose individual
user personal information to unrelated third parties that is not publicly
available.
Links with other sites
The NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites contains links to other websites,
whether owned or controlled by NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com affiliates,
or unrelated third parties. Please note that the privacy policies of these
sites may differ from those of the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites. NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any linked
website. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any website
you may visit.
Choice
"Opt-in" Emails: Users may "opt-in" to receive site
notifications, newsletters, or other information via email. Users may
remove themselves from such services at their discretion. Any email sent
to an "opt-in" list will include directions for how a user may
remove himself or herself from the list, or a URL where the user may find
such directions.
Profile Display: In some cases, users' personal information may be publicly
available through a user's profile display. In such cases, users have
the option to opt out of publicly displaying their personal information,
including e-mail addresses. Users may also enlist this technique when
posing comments on the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites. In cases where
site profiles allow users to display optional information publicly, such
entry and display is at the user's discretion and may be changed at any
time by the user.
Email Display: In some cases, users may have the opportunity to use the
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites to send electronic mail to another user
or email list. In such cases, a user's valid email address and real name
will be included with such messages. In order to prevent abuse, users
may not opt-out of such a display, but may choose to refrain from using
the x-mode site to transmit an email message.
Access
On the NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com sites, users can view their data on
their personal profile page. Users are permitted to update their personal
information directly through NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com.
Security
To secure site integrity, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com employs measures,
including but not limited to security audits, use of encryption tools
and software, and other reasonable security measures and procedures.
Internal access to users' private and nonpublic personal information
is restricted to site administrators and individuals on a need-to-know
basis.
Enforcement
In the event that NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com becomes aware that site
security is compromised or nonpublic user information has been disclosed
to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including
but not limited to external security attacks, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
shall take reasonable measures which it deems appropriate, including but
not limited to internal investigation and reporting, and notification
to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other
provisions of this Privacy Statement.
If NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com becomes aware that a user's personal information
provided to NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com has been disclosed in a manner
not in accordance with this Privacy Statement, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
shall make reasonable efforts to notify the affected user, as soon as
reasonably possible and as permitted by law, of what information has been
disclosed, to the extent that NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com knows this information.
Updates to the Privacy Statement
To update the Privacy Statement, we will post both the changed version
and its effective date at www.NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com/privacy.html
No Guarantees For Factors Beyond NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com's Control
While this Privacy Statement expresses NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com's standards
for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee
that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com's
control (e.g., "script kiddies", "crackers and other malcontents")
that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com
disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or
nondisclosure of private information.
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