BirdWatchingBook is committed to protecting the privacy of our customer's personal information. This Policy explains how we gather and use the information that we collect from the BirdWatchingBook website, located at http://www.BirdWatchingBook.com. This policy may change over time. Amendments to this statement will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

Collection & Use of Information

When users register on the BirdWatchingBook.com site, the site collects several types of information. The site collects contact information such as name and e-mail address.

How this information is used is summarized below:
      
    * Access Privileges:
      Information collected during registration is used to verify that users have the rights to access BirdWatchingBook member only content, and that users qualify for various BirdWatchingBook discounts and promotions.
      
    * Communications:
      BirdWatchingBook.com runs educational programs and events that may be of use to individual marketers to develop new skills or advance their careers. Information from registration is used to determine whom to contact, typically via e-mail, with an invitation to participate. Users can opt-out of such communications at any time at by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication from us.
      
    * Site Monitoring & Maintenance:
      Information from user registration is used to measure the user traffic of various sections of the site. This information is used on an aggregate level only, and the site does not record the specific content viewed by an individual user.
      
      We may also employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance (including direct and targeted marketing), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
      
      In certain circumstances, we may share your customer information with trusted service providers that need access to your information to provide operational or other support services. We also may provide information to regulatory authorities and law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable law or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it.

Your personal information collected during site registration will not be sold to third parties for e-mail marketing or telemarketing campaigns.

Use of IP Address

We may use your IP Address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

E-Commerce Transactions

BirdWatchingBook offers a wide variety of products and services which may be offered either directly or through an affiliate acting on behalf of BirdWatchingBook, or by third parties to whom we have established links from our Web site to make their products and services available to you.

    * Affiliate Sites:
      Affiliate sites are responsible for their own policies and procedures during e-commerce transactions. Review the vendor's policy regarding e-commerce transactions on affiliate sites. BirdWatchingBook is not responsible for products and services transactions that are consummated at third party Web sites.
      
    * Advertisers:
      Advertisers on BirdWatchingBook.com, which could include traditional banner-style ads, listings in directories or advertisements in the newsletter, are responsible for their own policies and procedures during e-commerce transactions. We recommend that you review the vendor's policy regarding e-commerce transactions on advertiser sites. BirdWatchingBook is not responsible for products and services transactions that are consummated at advertiser Web sites.

Use of Cookies

When you view our Web site we might store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your hard drive, not on our site. Cookies do not spy on you or otherwise invade your privacy, and they cannot invade your hard drive and steal information. Rather, they help you navigate a Web site as easily as possible.

We may use cookies to display registered user names on their Personal Home Page, to confirm users access rights to certain “access restricted” areas of the site, and their content preferences.  We also use cookies to track visitor traffic by visitor type (aggregated, not individual) for the purpose of understanding what content users find most valuable.

Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster service, consistent, updated results and a more personalized site experience. You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies. However, doing this will hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on our site.

Public Forum

This website may make public chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to you from time to time. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information.

Children

We do not specifically collect online contact information from children nor do we target or sell products for purchase by children.

Security

This Web site has industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. While there is no such thing as "perfect security" on the Internet, we will take reasonable steps to insure the safety of your personal information.

Links to Other Web Sites

This Web site contains links to other Web sites. BirdWatchingBook is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. If you want to know the privacy policies of the other websites, please refer to the organization sponsoring such Web site.

Consent

By registering on the BirdWatchingBook.com site, you expressly consent to the collection and use by BirdWatchingBook of personally identifiable information according to this Privacy Policy.

The information may be used by BirdWatchingBook, or designated site partners to send you information and services that we think will be useful to you.

Opting Out of Receiving Communications

You may opt-out of receiving communications from BirdWatchingBook by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication from us.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact us by visiting http://www.BirdWatchingBook.com/contact.html.