Somc Media Online Privacy Statement
Somc Media is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy
statement explains data collection and use practices of the Somc Media
(www.somcmedia.org) website; it also does apply to other online or
offline Somc Media sites, blogs, pod casts, video cast or products
or services. By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the information
collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you to provide
a service or carry out a transaction that you have requested such
as receiving information about Somc Media products and services, entering
a contest, ordering e-mail magazines, signing up for an event or training,
or when purchasing, downloading or registering Somc Media products.
The personal information we may collect may include your name, title,
company or organization name, work e-mail, work phone, work or home
address, information about your job function, information about your
company, and credit card information.
The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as
the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol
(IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time
you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and
the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly
to our site. This information is used to help improve the site, analyze
trends and administer the site.
Use of your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate
the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s)
you have requested or authorized.
In support of these uses, Somc Media may use personal information
to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve the
Site and any related Somc Media products or services. In order to
offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with Somc
Media, information collected by Somc Media may be combined with information
collected by other Somc Media services.
When you sign up for a magazine, newsletter or agree to receive promotional
e-mail, Somc Media may use customized links or similar technologies
to track e-mail links that you click. We may associate that information
with your personal information in order to provide you more focused
e-mail communications or purchase information.
Some services on Somc Media at times offer individuals the ability
to publicly display certain personal information, such as for a Somc
Media Sponsor/Advertiser who wishes to publish contact information
as part of offering a business service. Participation in such services
is always optional.
Somc Media may occasionally recruit other companies to provide limited
services on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, packaging, mailing,
special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies
the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are
required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are
prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Somc Media may disclose personal information if required to do so
by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to
(a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Somc Media or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of Somc Media and our family of Web sites; or (c) act
in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Somc Media
employees or agents, users of Somc Media products or services, or
members of the public.
Credit Card and Other Personal Information
At this point in time the only online payment services we accept
are through Pay Pal. Somc Media is not legally responsible for the
use of these services. Pay Pal being a third party service, which
requires on the user’s (you) part submissions of personal financial
information to activate an account, is legally responsible for the
secure handling of any transaction you choose to make or provide including
donations or purchases with Somc Media. You are legally bound to honor
those terms and conditions of utilizing Pay Pal’s services.
We do care about the safety and security of online transactions; therefore
soliciting Pay Pal services to handle all online financial transactions
we trust that Pay Pal does use the industry standard high grade encryption
and security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This
method makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the
credit card information you send to us. Third parties with which we
work process credit card transactions using high grade encryption
and security protocols.
Control of your Personal Information
Somc Media respects and protects the privacy of our online visitors
and donors. Somc Media does not disclose, give, sell or transfer to
third parties any personal information about our visitors without
their permission, unless required by law.
Somc Media may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service or security issues related to a product or service you requested,
or confirming you requested a product or service. You will not be
able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered
an essential part of the service(s) you have chosen.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
Somc Media does not knowingly collect any personal information from
children.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration
process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file
that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot
be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies
are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server
in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience
feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page,
or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your
specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on.
When you return to the Web site, the information you previously provided
can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline
cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features
of this or other Web sites you visit.
Links
This web site may contain links to other web sites. Please be aware
that Somc Media is not responsible for the privacy practices of such
other web sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our web
site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site
that collects personally identifiable information from you. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by the Somc Media
web site.
Enforcement of this Privacy Statement
If you have questions regarding this statement, please contact Somc
Media
This document was last updated March 31st, 2007.
© 2007 SOMC MEDIA