PTC Benefits Privacy Policy

Overview

PTC Benefits(tm) respects your right to the privacy of the personal information you provide us on our Web site. To that end, unless you designate otherwise or we state otherwise in this policy or at the time information is collected, any personal information you provide to us online will be known only to two parties: you and PTC Benefits(tm).

The following policy is intended to explain how your personal information will be treated as you make use of our sites and their features. Personal information includes your name, street and e-mail addresses, billing information, click-through activity and any other personal information you may provide here. This policy may change from time to time, so please check back periodically.

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Each time a visitor requests a page from this Web site, our servers -- like most on the Web -- collect some basic technical information, including, for example, the visitor's domain name, referral data and browser and platform type (e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform).

We also count, track and aggregate the visitor's activity into our analysis of general traffic flows at our sites (e.g. tracking where traffic comes from, how traffic flows within the Salon.com sites, etc.). To these ends, we may merge information about visitors and visits into group data, which may then be shared on an aggregated basis with our advertisers; but we will not disclose your individual identity or personally identifiable data without your permission. When we do present aggregated information to outside companies, no one will be able to identify you or contact you.

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A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. We currently do not use cokies and do not require cokies enabled on your browser. In fact, no information, other than cached pages, is stored on your computer.

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Like many sites, we now offer an "e-mail a friend about this article" feature, allowing site visitors to send e-mail to friends, or employees, to inform them about an article they might be interested in reading.

In order for this feature to function, we ask for e-mail addresses from the sender and for the recipient. We do not store or save these addresses and you will not receive e-mailings or other communications from Salon or its partners as a result of having used this feature.

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PTC Benefits(tm) will from time to time conduct voluntary surveys of visitors to the site to obtain aggregate demographic information about them. Such information will not be shared or provided to third parties.

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PTC Benefits(tm) contains many links to other sites on the Web. We cannot control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other Web sites. For more details, please see our site disclaimer.

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PTC Benefits(tm) will not otherwise use or disclose your personal information without your consent except (i) as described in this privacy policy, or (ii) as required by law, court order or as requested by other government or law enforcement authority. This policy does not protect information you post to any on-line bulletin board, chat room, newsgroup or other public forum within our Web site.

Who can I ask if I have any additional questions?
If you have any further questions or concerns about our privacy policies and use of personal information, please send them to PTC webmaster.

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This information is not intended for use without professional advice. While we have attempted to make this site as accurate as possible, it is only a summary. For more information, see our disclaimer.

Last updated on:  Thursday, November 04, 2004  Page: 

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