The
policies below are applicable to the mwerks.com
web site. mwerks.com does not collect personal
information through this website. Registration
is required and information is collected in certain
portions of the web site in which guests specifically
and knowingly provide such information along with
content submissions, community postings (i.e.,
chat or bulletin boards). mwerks.com. may use such
information to track compliance with our web site
terms of use, or for editorial and feedback purposes
(to the extent that is explained when guests provide
the information).
Policies for Individuals
* mwerks.com. encourages parents and guardians to
spend time online with their children and to participate
in the interactive activities offered on the site.
* No information should be submitted to or posted
mwerks.com web site by guests under 13 years of age
without the consent of their parent or guardian.
* Unless otherwise disclosed during collection, mwerks.com.
does not provide any personally identifying information,
regardless of its source, to any third party for
any purpose whatsoever.
* Guests' e-mail addresses are never posted on the
mwerks.com. web site unless the guest chooses to
make their e-mail address viewable to the public.
About IP Addresses
mwerks.com. collects IP addresses when submitting
posts to the bulletin board and for the purposes
of system administration. An IP address is a number
that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever
you're connected to a network or connected to the
Internet. When guests request pages from mwerks.com.,
our web servers log the guests' IP addresses. We
do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.
This means that a user's session will be logged,
but the user remains anonymous to us unless issues
of security arise in which IP addresses may be turned
over to local, state and national authorities.
Use of Cookies - The mwerks.com. Cookies
Policy
What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information
that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard
drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing
easier for you by saving your passwords, purchases,
and preferences while you're at our site. The use
of cookies is an Industry standard, and you'll find
cookies at most major Web sites.
Examples of How mwerks.com Uses Cookies
The mwerks.com. bulletin board uses cookies to store
the following information: the last time you logged
in, your username and password, and your preferred "topic
view", if you set it in preferences. These cookies
are stored on your browser. Cookies are not used
to track your movement or perform any function other
than to enhance your use of the bulletin board. If
your browser does not support cookies, or you have
not enabled cookies on your browser, many of these
timesaving features will not work properly. Also,
you need to have cookies enabled in your browser
if you want to enter a private forum. mwerks.com.
also uses cookies to let the computer remember that
you've registered, which allows us to speed up your
future activities at our sites.
How mwerks.com. Does Not Use Cookies
mwerks.com. never uses cookies to retrieve information
from your computer that was not originally sent in
a cookie. Except as described below, mwerks.com.
does not use information transferred through cookies
for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is
that information shared with any third parties whatsoever.
Links
to Other Sites
Users should be aware that when you are on the mwerks.com
web site you could be directed to other sites that
are beyond our control. There are links to other
sites from mwerks.com that take you outside our service.
For example, if you "click" on a banner
advertisement, the "click" takes you off
the mwerks.com site. This includes links from advertisers,
sponsors and partners that may use mwerks.com's logo
as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites
may send their own cookies to users, collect data
or solicit personal information. Always be aware
of where you end up. Please keep in mind that whenever
you give out personal information online - for example,
via message boards or chat - that information can
be collected and used by people you don't know. While
mwerks.com strives to protect its user's personal
information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the
security of any information you disclose online and
you do so at your own risk.
Security
Policy
The importance of security for all personally identifiable
information associated with our Guests is of utmost
concern to us. We exercise great care in providing
secure transmission of your information from your
PC to our servers, utilizing encryption software.
Only those employees who need access to your information
in order to do their jobs are allowed access, each
having signed compressive nondisclosure agreements,
which provides explicit legal confidentiality protections.
Any employee who violates our privacy and/or security
policies is subject to disciplinary action, including
possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this site, you signify your assent to the
mwerks.com Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to
this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued
use of the mwerks.com site following the posting
of changes to these terms will mean you accept those
changes. You can send an e-mail to info@mwerks.com
with any further questions.
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