PRIVACY POLICY - COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

This site is owned and operated by Terry MacCarthy. Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us.

Because we gather certain types of information about users that visit this site, we feel you should fully understand our policy and the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.

INFORMATION Terry MacCarthy GATHERS AND TRACKS

Terry MacCarthy gathers two types of information about users:

* Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to receive our electronic newsletters and from participation in polls and surveys.

* Information Terry MacCarthy gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our site. This information allows us to better tailor our content to readers' needs. Under no circumstances does Friends of Terry MacCarthy divulge any information about an individual user to a third party.

Terry MacCarthy Gathers User Information In The Following Processes:

1. Electronic newsletters policy (Dispatches)
   
   We will offer an electronic newsletter to users. Terry MacCarthy gathers the email addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe. Users may remove themselves from this mailing list by following the link provided in every newsletter that points users to the subscription management page. Users can also subscribe to the newsletters at the time of registration.

Children

Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

Usage tracking

Terry MacCarthy tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our site. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. Terry MacCarthy does break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).

SHARING OF THE INFORMATION

Terry MacCarthy uses the above-described information to tailor our content to suit your needs. We will not share information about individual users with any third party, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

SECURITY

Terry MacCarthy operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.

OPT-OUT POLICY

We give users options wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:

* Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.

* Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely alleviates the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users

YOUR CONSENT

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Terry MacCarthy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.