MerchEngine Privacy Statement

MerchEngine.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site: MerchEngine.com. MerchEngine.com ("MerchEngine", "We", "Us" or "Our") is committed to respecting the privacy rights of visitors and subscribers to the MerchEngine.com web site (the "Site"). While visiting the Site, We may ask You ("You" or "Your") to register and/or provide information that personally identifies You ("Personal Information") for purposes of interacting with the Site. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information You submit to Us remains private, and is used only for the purposes as set forth herein. To further the protection of Your Personal Information, MerchEngine has adopted a set of information management guidelines (outlined below), which serve as the basis for our User and advertiser relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change.

Sites, which are linked to our site, may have different policies; please review the privacy policy notices on those sites for details.

Information Collected From All Visitors

There is a technology called "cookies" which can be used to provide You with tailored information from a web site. A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to Your browser, which may then be stored on Your system. This element of data is a piece of text, not a program. The Site can only access the information from a cookie sent by the Site. We cannot access other cookies sent by other web sites or the information contained therein. Additionally, We cannot learn your email address or any other information about You through the use of a cookie. The only way we would learn such information is if you specifically submit that information to us.

MerchEngine uses cookies to track usage of the Site and further customize Your experience when You are visiting the Site. By tracking usage, We can best determine what features of the Site best serve the users.

On those pages of the Site that do not require registration, You may decline to accept cookies sent by the Site by selecting an option on Your browser to reject cookies. However, some portions of the Site may require registration in order to access those areas. In such case, We ask that You register and provide Us with basic information on our registration page. Cookies enable our server to know, for example, that You are a registered MerchEngine user; therefore, our registration system requires that You accept the cookies from the Sites. Other sites linked to the Site may also send cookies; however We do not control such activities.

Overall, the use of cookies helps to give You a customized experience at the Site. Through the use of cookies, We will know what's working and what's not. That information is then used to keep our Site fresh and relevant to You the user. Cookies also allow You to avoid retyping Your MerchEngine username each time You access the Site, as well as personalize any online services We provide to You.

IP Address

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to Your computer whenever You access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. MerchEngine.com does log IP addresses for systems administration, troubleshooting, and identifying repeat visitors.

Use of Personal Information

MerchEngine primarily uses your personal information to customize your experience on the Site. We do not release personal information about You as an individual to third parties unless You specifically request. MerchEngine may however transfer information it collects, including any Personally Identifiable Information, in connection with a sale of all or most of the assets of the company.

It should be noted, however, that this Privacy Policy only addresses the use and dissemination of information that We collect from You. To the extent that You disclose any information to other parties, whether through, for example, email lists, message boards or the like, or through other web sites throughout the Internet, different policies may apply. Since MerchEngine does not control the privacy policies of third parties, You are subject to the privacy customs and policies, if any, of that third party, and MerchEngine shall not be responsible for the Use or dissemination of Your private information by that third party. Therefore, We encourage You to ask questions before You disclose Your personal information to others.

Opting-Out
MerchEngine does not share Your personal information with parties outside of MerchEngine, unless otherwise required by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement authority. Should You not want MerchEngine to send You any e-mail or postal mail about the Site and related services, besides pertinent updates, You also can opt out at the time of registration or information collection. If, at a later date, You choose to have Your name removed from our database, You can do so by contacting MerchEngine by clicking here. Residual personal information will remain with our archive records.

Security
Your MerchEngine account information is password-protected so that You and only You have access to this information. As a result, we recommend that you adequately protect your password and not provide anyone with access to same. MerchEngine will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or unsolicited e-mail. We also recommend that you sign out of your account completely and close your browser each time you visit the Site. This precaution is to prevent unauthorized access to your accounts by someone else who uses your computer or has access to same (e.g., public computers like Internet cafes or public libraries)

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about the Terms and Conditions of Service, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us by clicking here.