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The SIPA Web site is a complimentary information service provided by SIPA as a convenience to users, with the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. SIPA reserves the right to change the User Agreement terms and conditions at any time, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement each time that you visit our Web site. Use of the SIPA Web site constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions below.
The information contained in www.sipaonline.com is presented in summary form only and intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of newsletter and specialized information publishing resources offered by SIPA.
All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for specific legal, financial or advisory services. This Web site should not be used in place of a consultation or advice of legal, financial, or other business advisory services. You should never disregard advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.
You agree that you will hold harmless SIPA and its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked. You also agree that SIPA or the contributors of information to this Web site shall NOT be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on information provided on the SIPA Web site or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Privacy Policy
The Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA), publisher of the SIPA web site is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that you provide to us when using our website. We do not share your credit card information with any outside party. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information received about you when you visit www.sipaonline.com. We may make content or services from other web sites available to you from links. These other web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the privacy policy at each such web site to determine how that site protects your privacy.
Information we collect
General
Your right to privacy is important to SIPA. SIPA believes that the personal information you choose to furnish online or otherwise should only be used to help us to provide you with the highest quality service and support possible. If you send us an email or contact us through the web site's feedback mechanism, we will collect such personally identifiable information as you provide through that email communication. Under no circumstances will we share your email address with third parties.
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, e-mail address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers.
SIPALERT E-Zine
When you supply your name and e-mail address at www.sipaonline.com to receive our free e-zine, we will use your name and e-mail address only to send you the free e-zine, plus occasional SIPA alerts and announcements. SIPA will not sell, rent or trade your e-mail address to any third party.
Surveys
We may conduct occasional online surveys. For example, when you're within our web site, you may see a pop-up window offering you the optional opportunity of participating in a survey. These surveys are entirely voluntary and you may easily decline to participate.
Web Site Usage
We automatically collect IP addresses and web site usage information from you when you visit our web site. This information helps us evaluate how our visitors and subscribers use and navigate our web sites on an aggregated basis, including the number and frequency of visitors to each web page, and the length of their visits.
Cookies
We employ cookie technology to help visitors and subscribers move faster through our site. When you sign on to our web site or take advantage of several key features, we may pass cookies to your computer. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer's memory.
Credit Card Transactions
For on-line purchases and transactions credit card information provided to us is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We do not share your credit card information with any outside party.
Security
For on-line purchases and transactions credit card information provided to us is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. Absolutely no use whatsoever is made of credit card information aside from purchases on this site and there is no disclosure to third parties except as required for the on-line credit card processing or as otherwise required under law. We also protect information by placing it on a secure portion of our Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of SIPA. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information. The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited access servers. We will maintain safeguards to protect the security of these servers and your personally identifiable information.
Policy Modifications
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at sipa@sipaonline.com. This policy was last updated on February 1, 2007.
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