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* We will tell you: What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site.<br>
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== Ground Rules ==
* The organization collecting the information.<BR>
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* How the information is used.<BR>
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* We will tell you:  
* With whom the information may be shared.<BR>
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** What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site.
* What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.<BR>
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** The organization collecting the information.
* The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under PSUPedia control.
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** How the information is used.
* How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information<BR>
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** With whom the information may be shared.
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** What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
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** The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under PSUPedia control.
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** How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information
  
 
   
 
   
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== Information Collection and Use ==
 
== Information Collection and Use ==
  
PSUPedia is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.<br><br>
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PSUPedia is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
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== Cookies ==
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A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user.  Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.  Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates.  For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.  If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site.  The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.  For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).  However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
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== Sharing ==
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We won't share any demographic or personal information obtained by registration at PSUPedia.
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== Links ==
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This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we PSUPedia are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.  This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
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== Surveys & Contests ==
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From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.  Information requested may include contact information (e-mail address, and usernames.).
  
<U>Cookies<br></U>
 
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user.  Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.  Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates.  For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.  If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site.  The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.  For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.<br>
 
Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).  However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.<br><br>
 
  
<U>Sharing<br></U>
 
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.<br>
 
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.<br>
 
We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. <br>
 
These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.<br><br>
 
  
<U>Links<br></U>
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== Security ==
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we PSUPedia are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.  This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.<br><br>
 
  
<U>Surveys & Contests<br></U>
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This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.  When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both on-line and off-line.
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.  Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).  Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.  Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.<br><br>
 
  
<U>Security</U><br>
 
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.  When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.<br>
 
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is sent to cafepress.com, which is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.  While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just ‘surfing’.<br>     
 
If you have any questions about the security at our website, please view our staff profiles to contact us.<br><br>
 
  
  
<U>Choice / Opt-out</U><br>
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== Notification of Changes ==
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the e-mail or e-mail us at [email protected]  [Some sites are able to offer opt-out mechanisms on member information pages and also supply a telephone or postal option as a way to opt-out.]<br>
 
Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties.  We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.<br><br>
 
  
<U>Notification of Changes</U><br>
 
 
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.  If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail.  Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
 
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.  If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail.  Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Latest revision as of 23:37, 26 December 2006

Ground Rules

  • We will tell you:
    • What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site.
    • The organization collecting the information.
    • How the information is used.
    • With whom the information may be shared.
    • What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
    • The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under PSUPedia control.
    • How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information


Information Collection and Use

PSUPedia is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.


Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.


Sharing

We won't share any demographic or personal information obtained by registration at PSUPedia.


Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we PSUPedia are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.


Surveys & Contests

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (e-mail address, and usernames.).


Security

This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both on-line and off-line.


Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.