Earth Peace Treaty Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 2, 2007
Commitment to your privacy
This Web site is owned and operated by Earth Peace Treaty, LLC. ("Earth Peace Treaty," "we," "us,"
and "our"). We understand you value your privacy. At Earth Peace Treaty ®,
we want to make your experience online satisfying and safe. This Privacy Policy
governs information you provide to us or we learn from your use of this Web site
and tells you how we may collect, use, and in some instances share this information.
This Privacy Policy only applies to personal information collected through the following
Web sites: www.earthpeacetreaty.org, developer.earthpeacetreaty.org, and download.earthpeacetreaty.org
(the "Site").
Information Earth Peace Treaty Collects
Earth Peace Treaty gathers two types of information about this the Site's users:
- Personal information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions,
such as e-mail and online registration forms to Earth Peace Treaty. Examples include your
e-mail address, Web site passwords, name, address, phone number, URL, and interests
you choose to share with us.
- Information Earth Peace Treaty gathers through aggregated tracking information derived
mainly by analyzing user use of the Site. This information allows us to better tailor
our content to the users' needs and ensure compliance with our Terms of Use.
Earth Peace Treaty gathers user information in the following processes:
- Personal Information Collection
To use certain parts of the services we ask the user for personal information to
register as a member of the the Site. This personal information submitted includes
your e-mail address, Web site passwords, name, address, phone number, and interests.
In addition, registered users may post personal information to the the Site through
messages, opinions, and other comments the user chooses to post at their discretion.
This information may be made available to other users when using the 'Site's forums.
- Usage tracking
We collect user traffic patterns throughout the Site, including monitoring of IP
addresses (or URLs) used by our site visitors. This information is collected to
help improve site flow and usability and to ensure compliance with our Terms of
Use.
- Cookies
We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer.
The cookie itself does not contain personal information, although it will enable
us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and
knowingly provided. But, the only personal information a cookie can contain is information
you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie
files created by other sites. Earth Peace Treaty may use cookies to track user traffic
patterns (as described above). You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your
browser. If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will
receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have cookies turned
on to use the Site. However, certain portions of the Site governed by this Privacy
Policy may not be accessible if the cookies are disabled. For example, you need
cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polls, and surveys.
- Children
You must be 18 years of age or older to register as a member and use the Site. We
do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information relating to children.
In the event that we learn that we have collected personally identifiable information
from anyone under 13 years of age without prior parental consent, we will take steps
promptly to delete such information. Any person who provides their personal information
to Earth Peace Treaty through the Site represents that they are 18 years of age or older.
Earth Peace Treaty information sharing policy
We do not share personal information collected on the Site with third parties for
their direct marketing purposes. Information provided by users during the Site registration
process may be displayed on the Site and viewable by any user or visitor to the
Site. Otherwise, Earth Peace Treaty does not permit access to the personal information
of users of the Site with third parties, unless doing so is appropriate to carry
out a user's request or it reasonably believes that doing so is legally required
or is in Earth Peace Treaty's interest to protect its property or other legal rights or
the rights or property of others.
Merger or Bankruptcy. If Earth Peace Treaty should ever file for bankruptcy or have its
assets sold to or merge with another entity, information Earth Peace Treaty receives from
you from the Site is a Earth Peace Treaty asset and may be transferred.
International Visitors and Customers
The Site is hosted in the United States and is generally intended for U.S. visitors.
If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing
data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are
transferring your personal data to the United States, which does not have the same
data protection laws as the European Union, and by providing your personal data
you consent to:
- The use of your personal data for the purposes identified above in accordance
with this Privacy Policy; and
- The transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.
Security
No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently,
we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us,
and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable
efforts to ensure security on our systems. We use secure server software (or SSL)
and firewalls to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration, or destruction. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that
such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach
of such firewalls and secure server software.
If Earth Peace Treaty learns of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you
electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Site
or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with
you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating
to your use of the Site. Earth Peace Treaty may post a notice on our Web sites if a security
breach occurs. If this happens, you will need a web browser enabling you to view
the www.earthpeacetreaty.org Web site. Earth Peace Treaty may also send an e-mail to you at
the e-mail address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on
where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach
in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw
your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at privacy@earthpeacetreaty.org.
Changes and updates
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise
the "last updated" date on the Privacy Policy. For changes to this Privacy Policy
that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information
you have provided to us, we will attempt to notify you. We encourage you to periodically
review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal
information we collect. Your continued use of this web site constitutes your agreement
to this Privacy Policy and any updates.
Contacting Earth Peace Treaty Captial Managment
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please
contact us:
If you have a privacy concern regarding Earth Peace Treaty or this Privacy Policy and if
you cannot satisfactorily resolve it through the use of the Site, you should then
write to privacy@earthpeacetreaty.org. In the event that we are still unable to resolve
your concerns, Earth Peace Treaty is committed to cooperating to achieve a proper resolution
of your privacy concerns.