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This privacy
statement discloses the privacy practices for CheckHouston.com (http://www.checkhouston.com)
and its affiliate web site CheckHouston.net (http://www.checkhouston.net).
Certain services outsourced in whole or in part by CheckHouston.com
may fall under the privacy policy of the company offering that specific
service.
Information
Collection and Use
DirectoryOne, Inc. is the owner of the information collected for its
web directory. DirectoryOne, Inc. collects information from our users
at several different points on the CheckHouston.com web site.
Free
Email Registration
In order to use a free email account offered under the CheckHouston.net
domain name, one must agree to the “user agreement” defined by Everyone.net
(http://www.everyone.net), the
third party vendor for this service. During registration a user is required
to give their contact information (such as name and address). They may
also be asked to voluntarily sign-up for other products/services offered
through Everyone.net. The use of such information falls under the policy
of Everyone.net.
Advertising
Orders
If you choose to advertise through banners or other means on the CheckHouston.com
web site, you will be asked for certain contact information. This information
is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have
trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get
in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. CheckHouston.com currently does not use
cookies on our site.
Log
Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
These IP addresses are stored on a third party site.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can
identify any individual person.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that CheckHouston.com
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We
encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by CheckHouston.com.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact
information such as name and email address. Members will occasionally
receive information on products, services, and special deals. Out of
respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive
our newsletter at any time (opt-out).
Surveys
& Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys
or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose
this information. Information requested may include contact information
(such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such
as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify
the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes
of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
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