MyG3G's
PRIVACY STATEMENT
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| myg3g.org
is a division of the Golden Rule Society, Inc, a
non-profit corporation established in 1972 whose mission
is to establish trusting relationships based on respect
for personal identity and information by promoting the
use of fair information practices. This privacy
statement covers this site http://www.myg3g.org
. This program complies with the
Educational Exemptions of the Federal Trade
Commission’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Act of April 21, 2000. |
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We
will show all interested parties visiting: http://www.myg3g.org
1. What personally identifiable information we collect.
2. That NO personally identifiable information for third
parties is collected.
3. That only http://www.myg3g.org
collects the information.
4. How http://www.myg3g.org
uses the information.
5 That http://www.myg3g.org
will Not
share member information with anyone not part of our
support team.
6. What choices are available to members regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information.
7. What types of security procedures are in place to
protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information
under http://www.myg3g.org.
8. How members can correct any inaccuracies in the
information.
9. That http://www.myg3g.org
Children’s Privacy Program is intended to promote fair
information practices with regard to the collection of
Personal Information at this Web site in order to
promote the Internet as a trustworthy environment for
children of all ages. As such, the http://www.myg3g.org
Program requirements will be modified, as necessary, to
meet the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act. If members have questions or
concerns regarding this statement, they should first
contact http://www.myg3g.org,
by sending an email to our g3g leader Captain Leonard P.
Kaine, retired airline pilot. He will personally resolve
your concerns. His email address is lenkaine@grsmail.com
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| Information
Collection |
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| http://www.myg3g.org
may collect information from our members at several
different points on our Web site and is the sole owner
of the information collected.
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Registration
A member may give contact information (such as name
and email address). We use this information to contact
the member about services on our site for which the
member has expressed interest. It is optional for
members to provide demographic information (such as
gender), and unique identifiers (such as, username and
password), but are encouraged so we can provide a more
personalized experience on our site. We do not
require a member’s Social Security Number.
We request information from the member on our order
forms. A member must provide contact information (such
as name, email, and shipping address) and financial
information (such as credit card number, expiration
date). This information is used for billing purposes and
to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble
processing an order, the information is used to contact
the member. |
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| Information
Use |
Profile
We store
information that we collect to create a profile of our
members. A profile is stored information that we keep on
individual member that details their preferences.
Consequently, collected information is used to provide
offers and improve the content of the site for the
member. This profile is used to tailor a member’s
visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing
promotions to them. We do
not share member’s profiles with anyone not
part of our support team.
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Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's
computer tied to information about the member. Usage of
a cookie is not linked to any personal identifiable
information while on our site.
Some of our potential business partners use cookies on
our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no
access to or control over these cookies, once we may
have given permission for them to set cookies for
advertising.
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Third Party Advertising
The ads which may be appearing on this Web site may be
delivered to members by Web advertisers. Information
about members’ visit to this site, such as number of
times they have viewed an ad (but not user name,
address, or other personal information), is used to
specialize ads to members on this site.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by only
and does not cover the use of cookies by any
advertisers. |
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Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files.
This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser
type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses,
etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information. |
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Clear
Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
We may employ a software technology called clear gifs
(a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that help us better
manage content on our site by informing us what content
is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique
identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used
to track the online movements of Web users. The main
difference between the two is that clear gifs are
invisible on the page and are much smaller, about the
size of the period at the end of this sentence. Clear
gifs are not tied to members’ personally identifiable
information.
In addition, we may use clear gifs in our HTML-based
emails to let us know which emails the recipients have
opened. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of
certain communications and the effectiveness of our
marketing campaigns. If members would like to opt-out of
these emails, please see the Opt-out section. Again,
Clear gifs are not tied to members’ personally
identifiable information |
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| Communications from the Site |
Special
Offers and Updates
We may send all new members a welcoming email to verify
passwords and usernames. Established members may
occasionally receive information on products, services,
special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the
privacy of our members we present the option to not
receive these types of communications. Please see the
Choice and Opt-out sections. |
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Newsletter
If a member wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we
ask for contact information such as name and email
address. Out of respect for our member’s privacy we
provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please
see the Choice and Opt-out sections. |
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Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly
service related announcement. For instance, if our
service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we
might send members an email. Generally, members may not
opt-out of these communications, though they can
deactivate their account. However, these communications
are not promotional in nature. |
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Customer Service
We communicate with members
on a regular basis to provide requested services and in
regards to issues relating to their account may reply
via email in accordance with the members wishes. |
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Sharing
We DO
NOT Share Personal Information with Third
Parties not part of our support team unless dictated by
Law. |
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Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we
may need to disclose personal information when required
by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to comply with a current judicial
proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our
Web site. |
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Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We may share aggregated demographic information with our
partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any
personally identifiable information.
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Third Party Advertisers
We may share Web site usage information about members
with a reputable third party for the purpose of
targeting our Internet banner advertisements on this
site and other sites. For example, we may use cookies
and clear Gifs on this site, which allow them to
recognize a member's cookie when a user visits this
site. The information we collect and share through this
technology is not personally identifiable. |
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Third Party Intermediaries
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a
credit card processing company to bill members for goods
and services. These companies do not retain share, store
or use personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes. |
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Service Providers
We may partner with other third parties to provide
specific services. When members sign up for these
particular services, we share names, or other contact
information that is absolutely necessary for the third
party to provide these services. These third parties are
not allowed to use personally identifiable information
except for the purpose of providing these services.
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Business Transitions
In the event another company goes through a business
transition, such as a merger, acquiring http://www.myg3g.org
or selling a portion of its assets, members’ personal
information will, in most instance, be part of the
assets transferred. Members will be notified via email
plus a prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days
prior to a change of ownership or control of their
personal information. If as a result of the business
transition, the members’ personally identifiable
information will be used in a manner different from that
stated at the time of collection they will be given
choice consistent with our notification of changes
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Choice/Opt-out
Our members are given the
opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information
used for purposes not directly related to our site at
the point where we ask for information. For example, our
order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so members who
buy a product from us, but don’t want any marketing
material, can keep their email address off of our lists.
Members
who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and
promotional communications may opt-out of receiving
these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the
subject line in the email or email us at lenkaine@grsmail.com
Members of our site will always be notified when their
information is being collected by any outside parties.
We do this so our members can make an informed choice as
to whether or not they should proceed with services that
require an outside party.
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Links
This Web site may contain links to other sites. Please
be aware that http://www.myg3g.org
are not responsible for the privacy practices of such
other sites. We encourage our members 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
From time-to-time our site may request information from
members 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. The requested information typically
includes contact information (such as name and shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip
code). Contact information may be used or shared with
the contest or survey sponsors to notify the winners and
award prizes. Anonymous Survey information will be used
for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site. Members’ personally
identifiable information is not shared with third
parties unless we give prior notice and choice. Though
we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or
contests, they may not use members’ personally
identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
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Tell-A-Friend
If a member elects to use our referral service for
informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the
friend’s name and email address will automatically
send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit
the site. http://www.myg3g.org
stores this information for the sole purpose of sending
this one-time email and tracking the success of our
referral program. The friend may contact http://www.myg3g.org
at lenkaine@grsmail.com
to request the removal of this information from our
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Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our
members’ information. When members submit sensitive
information via the Web site, their information is
protected both online and off-line.
When and if our registration/order form asks members to
enter sensitive information (such as credit card number
and/or social security number), that information is
encrypted and is protected with encryption software.
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 users are
just “surfing the Internet”.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our members’
information, not just the sensitive information
mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only
individuals who need the information to perform a
specific job are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL our people
are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy
practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new
policies are added, our people are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and
what they can do to ensure our members’ information is
protected. Finally, the servers that store personally
identifiable information are in a secure environment.
If members have any questions about the security at our
Web site, members can communicate with us
Supplementation of Information
In order for this Web site to properly fulfill its
obligation to members, it may be necessary for us to
supplement the information we receive with information
from 3rd party sources.
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Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a member’s personally identifiable information
changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal
address), or if a member no longer desires our service,
we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate
members’ personally identifiable information. This can
usually be done by emailing our Customer Support at lenkaine@grsmail.com
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Notification of Privacy Changes
Because Golden Rule Society, Inc strongly believes in
protecting our members' personal information, you have
our assurance that you will be notified of any changes
made in our privacy practices. If we decide to change
our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this
privacy statement, on the homepage, and other places we
deem appropriate so our members are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use
information in accordance with the privacy policy under
which the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use members’ personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that
stated at the time of collection we will notify members
via email. Members will have a choice as to whether or
not we use their information in this different manner.
However, if members have opted out of all communication
with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account,
then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal
information be used in this new manner. In addition, if
we make any material changes in our privacy practices
that do not affect user information already stored in
our database, we will again post a prominent notice on
our Web site notifying members of the change. In some
cases where we post a notice we will also email members,
who have opted to receive communications from us,
notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices. |
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| Contact Information |
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members have any questions or suggestions regarding our
privacy policy, please contact us by e-mailing our
Customer support at lenkaine@grsmail.com
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Captain Len Kaine, US Navy-retired, President
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