IH8MUD Wiki:Privacy policy

From IH8MUD Wiki

This legal statement discloses the practices for the websites and information hosted by IH8MUD Inc. and located at http://www.ih8mud.com and all related subdomains, including http://forum.ih8mud.com, http://wiki.ih8mud.com, http://gallery.ih8mud.com, and others..

IH8MUD Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

This website is for reference and entertainment purposes only. By the use of this site or by clicking any images, buttons or text links, you accept these terms and conditions and acknowledge that your use of IH8MUD.com and its related sites is subject to the terms and conditions outlined as follows. IH8MUD is in no way responsible or liable for any injuries or damages incurred because of the use of information provided or linked within these sites.

All content posted on the IH8MUD becomes the property of IH8MUD (unless otherwise stated) based on copyright law and may not be duplicated elsewhere without the written permission.

Registration

In order to fully utilize all aspects of this website, users must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and valid email address). This information may be used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. Demographic or other personal information is purely voluntary (such as occupation and vehicle). You agree not to use the message boards, membership list, email addresses contained herein as a way to gather data, request interviews, solicit, gather data, request interviews, etc.

This information will never be sold or given away and IH8MUD will take reasonable action to protect this information from outside entities. However, we will provide any and all information requested by law enforcement with proper documentation.

Freedom of Speech

Although the Constitution of the US guarantees that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech", IH8MUD is not Congress. Freedom of speech rights do not extend to this privately owned website. The Legal/Privacy Guidelines of this website govern the behaviors and activities of the members. If you choose not to follow the guidelines agreed to during registration, the result will be a disabling of your account.

Third Party Advertising

IH8MUD manages its own banner advertising campaign. Any information collected regarding visits or hits remains the property of IH8MUD and is used for strictly statistical purposes.

Cookies

In the course of serving advertisements to this site or during use of this site, a unique "cookie" may be placed on your browser. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.

Log Files

IH8MUD uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate statistical use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. IH8MUD 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 legal statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Surveys & Contests

Our website requests information from users via surveys and/or for contests. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. All information submitted must be correct or that person will be disqualified.

Security

This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. Online, our security policy is that only those people who have a need to know have access to the database, and a security policy is in place to prevent any unauthorized people from using this database. If and when our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with encryption software. While on a secure page, such as an order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'. If and when we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please email us at our contact web page.

Children's Online Privacy

If this web site pertains mainly to children under the age of 13, there will be a mechanism to collect age information and to obtain parental consent for the use of the website by the child. If parental consent is not granted, access to that child will be blocked, per (COPPA).

Special Offers

We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below. Correction/Updating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we do offer a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing us at our contact web page, where we offer email, and possibly mail and/or telephone methods of contact.

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information. Users who no longer wish to receive email from us may opt-out of receiving these communications by changing it in their profile.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will email those changes in a communication to all members, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

All corporate trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used to refer to those specific products or activities related to those products. IH8MUD's use of these trademarks in its stories in no way infers that any relationship exists between IH8MUD and the trademark owner.

Liability

Any or all activities and/or actions depicted in this site may be hazardous, the authors of this material only relate their personal experiences. This website does not endorse or recommend any particular activity or action. Use common sense and discretion before engaging in any activity.

IH8MUD assumes no liability for your use of the material contained within this site.

Forum/Bulletin Board/Wiki

Our site is visited by members of the general public. IH8MUD is in no way liable for actions direct or indirect, caused by people's posts and opinions.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or about your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: woody@ih8mud.com