We would like to thank you for visiting Specialty Publishing and its sites. We value you privacy and your privacy is very important to us. To better protect your privacy, we are offering this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at any Specialty Publishing sites.

Information We Gather

From time to time, the Specialty Publishing sites give our visitors an opportunity to purchase magazines, products, enter contests, vote in quick polls or otherwise express an opinion, or subscribe to one of our services such as our online newsletters. The personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services.

At specific sections on some of our sites, only persons who provide us with the requested personal identifiable information will be able to order products, programs, and services or otherwise participate in the site's activities and offerings.

How the Information Is Used

The information you provide about yourself will be used to fulfill your requests for our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries, and to offer you other products or services that the editors believe may be of interest to you.

From time to time we will use the information you provide to communicate with you, such as to notify you when we are hosting an event, when we make changes to our editorial content, or when we make changes to our subscriber agreements, to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter, or to contact you about your account with us.

The information we collect in connection with our webforums or other online events is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online events and to provide you other products, programs, or services.

If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., a "letter to our editors"), we may publish your name, company name, and other information you have provided to us for use in publication.

It is important to note that we may be required to disclose personal identification information in response to a legal request, for example, a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or if we have reason to believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms of use, or as otherwise required by law. Your information may transferred if we are acquired by or merge with another company.

Agents and contractors of Specialty Publishing Co., who have access to personal identification information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice and must take reasonable efforts to protect such information. These agents and contractors, may not use the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Specialty Publishing Co.

Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that your personal identification information that is collected will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Notice.

It is important to note, that Specialty Publishing sites covered by this Privacy Notice will not use or transfer personal identification information that you provide in ways unrelated to the ones described in this Privacy Notice without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of any and all unrelated uses.

Updates

From time to time, we may update this privacy notice and add or delete specific information or to make necessary revisions. We will notify you about material changes in the way we treat personal identification information by placing a public notice on our site. It might be advisable to periodically review this policy so that you are aware of how we collect, use and disseminate the information we gather.

The Privacy Notice posted on this site was updated on or about April 8, 2006.