Privacy Statement

Larry Kraus, operator of this site, recognizes the confidentiality of information that may be disclosed by members in registering from our Website and I am firmly committed to protecting your privacy. The following discloses my information gathering and dissemination practices for this site.

Overview:
Personal information, such as name and email address, are required only to participate in our Discussion Forums. The information that is provided by individual site visitors is not provided to unrelated third parties except in rare cases involving possible legal statutes. Data that is collected, always with your knowledge and consent, is used to only enhance content to better meet the needs of our users.

Information submitted by you online (such as your name and e-mail address) will not be shared other parties without your knowledge and consent. Under no circumstances will I share with any other party your password.

The specifics of our Privacy Policy are best described in the answers to the following Frequently Asked Questions:

Do you ask for personal information?
Yes. During During Discussion Forums registration you will be asked  to enter limited information; your name, e-mail address, and password. Optionally, you may enter other personal information such as ICQ or instant messenger address, web site address, location, occupation and interests. This profile information is entered at your discretion and may be omitted. You can also add, change or delete this information at any time after registration by clicking Profile on the menu.

How do you use my personal information?
My goal is to provide you with the most personalized, relevant, user-friendly Web experience possible. The primary use of all your personal information is to efficiently provide you with relevant information.

Do you request or require any personal financial information?
No. Under no circumstances will users be required to supply financial information.

Will you disclose any of my personal information to third parties?
No. I will not disclose any of your personal information, except as may be required by law.

Will you use my information for direct mailings?
The site may send electronic mail to you, for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions, or to inform you of responses to discussion threads. These features are optional and you may turned them on or off at any time.

May I refuse to provide personal information to you?
Yes, you may access the site completely anonymously. The only function requiring personal information (name, e-mail address and password) is the Discussion Forums. If you choose to not register as a member of the Discussion Forums you may read messages but may not post messages or use advanced features such as electronic mail notification.

Do You use "IP Addresses" and cookies?
IP Addresses:
 I do use your IP address to help diagnose problems with my server, and to administer the Web site. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as geographic distribution of our visitors.

Cookies:
Contrary to popular myth, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer’s memory, but rather, record only information you volunteer upon registering or visiting the site. Cookies are tiny files placed onto the hard drive of your computer when you visit the Web site that enable our server to recognize or "remember" who you are each time you return. I may make limited use of cookies to deliver content specific to your interests. For instance, they may be used to retain your personal preferences or save your password so it doesn’t have to be re-entered each time you login to the Discussion Forums.

Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Website, you can contact:

Larry Kraus
4900 Marlborough Way
Durham, NC 27713