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last updated February 18, 2004 FAILUREMAG.COM PRIVACY POLICY Failuremag.com understands and respects your right to the privacy of the personal information you provide on this site. As such, we would like you to know how we use the personal information you disclose to us. All information is handled with the utmost discretion. Collection of Personal Information The only personal information collected through our Web site is information that is submitted to us voluntarily and knowingly by site visitors. When you simply browse our site, no personal information is collected by failuremag.com. Some functions and services offered on our site require that you provide certain personal information. For example, when you order a product, enter a contest or sweepstakes, or register for a mailing list, we may need your postal or e-mail address. Policy for Adult Users Information voluntarily submitted by users may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by failuremag.com. Unless you designate otherwise or we state otherwise in this policy or at the time the information is collected, information about individuals is not shared with any outside companies, although data may be aggregated to provide a general reader profile to advertisers. When we do present aggregated information to advertisers or potential advertisers, no one will be able to identify you or contact you. Policy for Minors Children should always ask parents or guardians for permission before providing any personal information online. No information should be submitted or posted to this site by any minor [a user under 18 years of age], without the consent of a parent or guardian. We do not provide any personally identifying information about minors, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. Minors are not allowed to participate in site contests. Opt-In E-mail/Newsletters If you sign up ("Opt-In") to receive a failuremag.com newsletter by e-mail, you will receive periodic announcements from failuremag.com. We collect subscribers’ e-mail addresses in order to distribute newsletters/announcements and do not share them with any outside companies. Users can choose to unsubscribe ("Opt-Out") from failuremag.com newsletters at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions found at the bottom of each e-mail or by sending an e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the Subject box to: enewsletter@failuremag.com.
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