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At Epilogue, we respect your privacy and take
the responsibility of protecting the personal information that you share with us
very seriously. To earn your trust and confidence in Epilogue, we are disclosing
our privacy practices and the uses of the information that we gather.
These links provide detailed information about Epilogue's
privacy policies:
If you have questions about this Privacy
Statement or believe that Epilogue has acted in a manner inconsistent with this
statement, please send email to webmaster@epilogue.net.
Epilogue reserves the right to amend this
Privacy Statement at any time without notice, and only the current Privacy
Statement may be deemed effective.
What general information does Epilogue
collect and how is it used?
When you visit Epilogue, we collect some basic
information about your computer, including:
- IP address (your computer's unique signature
on the internet)
- Operating system (e.g., Windows 95)
- Browser software (e.g., Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Netscape)
- Internet Service Provider (e.g., AOL)
The information we collect reflects the
population as a whole rather than focusing on individuals. We use it to help us
better understand the people who visit Epilogue. This information helps us
identify the most popular regions on our web site and determine the
effectiveness of our promotional activities. In addition, we disclose some of
this information to advertisers to inform them of the number of people who have
seen and clicked on their advertisements.
Cookie Usage
For security reasons, and to automate login and member profile management, we use a "cookie" to
store your Epilogue login information. Certain parts of this cookie will automatically expire 24 hours after login. All this means is that you will have re-enter your login information on the Member Login page if it has been more than a day since your last login.
A cookie is a small piece of information that a Web site stores in your Web
browser and on your PC. We leave the cookie on your PC so that you will not have
to re-enter your username and password on every page of your Member Home Page and Message Center.
You can set up your Web browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent
cookies from being set at all. However, if you prevent cookies from being set you will
not be able to login!
For more information on cookies, please visit http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19970226-2.html
What personal information does Epilogue
collect and how is it used?
When you sign up (or enter contests) at Epilogue,
we collect personal identifying information from you, which may include the
following:
- First and last name;
- Home or other physical address;
- E-mail address;
- Phone number;
- Any other information that identifies you as
a specific individual; and
- Any other information that, when tied to the
above information, may identify you as a specific individual.
Information collected by Epilogue is stored in
our database. Only authorized Epilogue employees have access to this
information, in a manner consistent with or exceeding industry standards.
Remember that third-party vendors also sell products and services on Epilogue,
and their policies may differ from those of Epilogue. Your address, phone number, and email address will NOT be accessible by the general viewing audience, but is required so we may contact you if necessary.
Other information about you may be accessible by visitors on your Gallery pages.
We use information about our members and
visitors for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to
maintain and improve our services. We reserve the right to use third parties to
provide these services. These third parties may receive certain personal
identifying information about you in order for them to perform their services.
How do I access, change or delete
information about myself?
When registering for Epilogue membership, we
require you to supply basic contact information including your email address.
This information is used to maintain and improve our services including
email-based services. We may also use this information to contact you with
information regarding special events, announcements, contests, etc.
If, at any time, you would no longer wish to
receive mailings from Epilogue, simply click on the 'Unsubscribe' link at the
bottom of the email. If this is not successful, please contact us at webmaster@epilogue.net.
We save your personal information until you are
no longer a member of Epilogue. If you would like to remove yourself as an Epilogue
member, please email support@epilogue.net.
Once you've left, we will delete your information from our active database.
However, residual information will remain on our archived database and records,
but it will not be used for commercial purposes.
3rd Party Served Advertising
Epilogue.net uses 3rd Party advertising agencies to handle selling and filling of advertising space on the web site.
Each 3rd party company has its own privacy practices and policies. Follow these links for more information:
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