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PRIVACY POLICY
At The Trades, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by The Trades and how it is used.

User Information/Log Files: As you visit our site, The Trades does not collect any personal identifying information about you without your consent. Your name, address, phone number, and email address all remain your private properties. Our server does, however, like may other Web sites, make use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Message Board Registration: There are instances where a user may provide specific personal information in a message to us or when registering for the message board. Information you enter on the registration form for the message board will be viewable to the public. You may, however, choose the option to not have your e-mail address be viewable to the public. This option is available at the time of registration or at any time by visiting the profile link at the message boards. We will not offer lists of e-mail addresses of our registered members to a third party. However, if you choose to have your e-mail public, there is a possibility of other Internet users contacting you.

Contact Forms: Should you use a contact form at The Trades to communicate with an author, your message as well as the name and e-mail address you have provided will be retained in our database. The message itself becomes the property of The Trades and may be used in any way. The user waives all rights to such messages.

Contests: When entering a contest at The Trades you will be asked to provide certain information. This information will be used only in the event that you are the winner, and only for mailing purposes. All information entered is deleted from the database 6 (six) months after the end of the contest.

Cookies: The Trades uses cookies to store information about visitor's preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitor's browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. These cookies are stored on your computer and are specific to your Web browser. If you wish to delete or disable cookies, you may do so through your individual Web browser options.

Third-Party Advertising Services: The Trades uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may collect information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites via cookies, web beacons, JavaScript or other technologies in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. The Trades has no access to or control over this information used by third-party advertisers. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here.

To find out more about the privacy policies of specific advertisers, click below:
  • Burst! Media
  • Google
  • Jambo Media

  • More Information: If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us.

    Posted: September 24, 2005
    Modified: June 17, 2006
    Last Updated: October 7, 2009
     
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