Westward Ho Forums is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Westward Ho Forums Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Westward Ho Forums website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Westward Ho Forums collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Westward Ho Forums also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Westward Ho Forums. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Westward Ho Forums for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Westward Ho Forums Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Westward Ho Forums public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Westward Ho Forums does not read any of your private online communications.

Westward Ho Forums encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Westward Ho Forums so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Westward Ho Forums is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Westward Ho Forums and Westward Ho Forums family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Westward Ho Forums collects and uses your personal information to operate the Westward Ho Forums Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Westward Ho Forums also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Westward Ho Forums and its affiliates. Westward Ho Forums may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Westward Ho Forums does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Westward Ho Forums may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Westward Ho Forums may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Westward Ho Forums, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Westward Ho Forums does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Westward Ho Forums keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Westward Ho Forums, in order to determine what Westward Ho Forums services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Westward Ho Forums to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Westward Ho Forums Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Westward Ho Forums or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Westward Ho Forums; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Westward Ho Forums, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Westward Ho Forums Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Westward Ho Forums pages, or register with Westward Ho Forums site or services, a cookie helps Westward Ho Forums to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Westward Ho Forums Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Westward Ho Forums features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Westward Ho Forums services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Westward Ho Forums secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Westward Ho Forums secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Westward Ho Forums will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Westward Ho Forums encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Westward Ho Forums is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Westward Ho Forums welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Westward Ho Forums has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Westward Ho Forums at jgjonola@cox.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.