This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, the Academy newsletter, chat rooms and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by Academy of Web Specialists LLC ("ACWS"). ACWS includes all the Web sites listed above.

Information Collected
Computers connected to the Internet are given a domain name and a set of numbers, serving as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the ACWS Domains, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, but do not collect and evaluate this information for individuals. Our Web servers do not record e-mail addresses of the visitors.

Cookies
From time to time, ACWS or its advertisers may send a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. This information is collected to identify your account with the source of advertising that brought you to the site.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

Other Information Collected
We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of providing additional services (for example, subscriptions to e-mail newsletters, announcement lists or information about seminars). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.

In addition, ACWS will not send e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new ACWS products and services.

If you are purchasing something from an ACWS domain, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number, and expiration date. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. This information may also be used by us to notify you of related product and services. Credit card and e-mail information will not be shared or sold to third parties for any purpose without your express permission.

Wherever ACWS collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.

Security
All data collected on our secure product order forms will be encrypted for your security and privacy.

ACWS uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. ACWS also links to a wide variety of other sites and contains advertisements of third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users. ACWS does not share any of the individual personal information you provide ACWS with the sites to which ACWS links.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Third Parties
ACWS will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Consent to Agreement
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by ACWS as specified above.