Privacy Policy
This is the internet privacy statement
of Steady Stream Publications, Inc. (Steady Stream). This
statement discloses the privacy practices for www.dentalguideusa.org, the
"Website").
Information Collection and Use:
Steady Stream is the sole owner of any
information collected on the Website. Steady Stream will not sell, share, or
rent this information to others in ways other than those outlined in this
statement. Personal information provided by users will be used by
Steady Stream to improve the site and to provide a more personalized experience for
the user. Any information which identifies a specific individual will
not be disclosed to other parties without the user's permission unless
necessary to provide services which the user has requested.
Registration: General use of the
Website does not require registration or the disclosure of any personal
information. However, additional or special services may, from time
to time, be offered on the Website and access to such services may require
registration and the submission of personal information. To use these
additional or special services a user may be required to provide us with
certain mandatory personal data (such as name and email address).
This information will be used to communicate with the user about the
requested service. Certain optional demographic data (such as gender
or income level) may also be requested and we would encourage users to
provide such information in order to give a user a more personalized
experience on the Website.
Cookies: A cookie is a piece of
data stored on a user's hard drive containing information about the user.
We may use cookies to allow users to more efficiently use the Website.
For example, by setting a cookie from the Website, a user of a Website
service that requires a password would not have to log in a password more
than once during a session, thereby saving time while using the Website.
Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users
as they visit different sections of the Website, thereby giving us useful
insight about how Website services can be improved. Usage of a cookie
is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on the
Website. Once the user closes the browser, a cookie simply
terminates.
Log Files: We use IP addresses to
analyze trends, administer the Website, track users' movement, and gather
broad information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to
personally identifiable information.
Links: The Website contains links
to other websites on the World Wide Web. Please be aware that Steady Stream is
not responsible for the privacy practices of any other such sites.
This privacy statement applies exclusively to the Website
(www.dentalguideusa.org). It is the sole responsibility of the user
to familiarize themselves with the privacy practices of any other website
they utilize.
Revising Personal Information and/or
Registered Services: If a registered user's personal information
changes (such as an email address), we will make a best effort to provide a
way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data from our
records. Registered users will also be given the opportunity to
"unsubscribe" from a registered service (such as email newsletters).
Users of the Website are always notified when their information is being
collected by any outside parties. We do this so users can make an
informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that
may require an outside party.
Site and Service Updates:
Registered users may periodically receive email service and/or site
announcement updates. Because these announcements contain important
information about the Website and the services contained therein,
registered users are not able to unsubscribe from service and/or site
announcement updates.
Notice of Changes: If we decide
to change our privacy policy and these changes involve the way in which we
use personally identifiable information, we will notify registered users of
these changes by email.
Third Party Advertisers: We may use
third-party advertising companies, including Google, to serve ads on the
Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other
websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest
to you. Google uses the DART cookie to enable it to serve ads to visitors
to the Website and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the
use of the DART cookie by visiting the
Google ad and content network
privacy policy.
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