Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 12, 2008

ValleySpeak Privacy Policy.

We are always conscious and respectful of your personal privacy. At ValleySpeak, we recognize the importance of protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy will answer your questions about the kind of information we collect and how we use it. We have also included information on how to prevent your personal information from being collected or shared when you visit our web site, respond to our web-based advertisements, or send us e-mail. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. If we change or update our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy here, and any changes will apply to all information collected by ValleySpeak, including previously collected information.

If you have any further questions or comments, contact us using the Contact page.

What information do we gather and how do we use it?

We collect information about your visits, such as service provider, browser type, operating system, pages accessed on our web site and the date and time of access to optimize your user experience and enhance your time spent with us online. We also receive information telling us what site you came from.

When you send us an e-mail using the Contact page, we will retain the content of the e-mail, your e-mail address, and our response in order to handle any follow-up questions you may have. We also use this information to measure how effectively we address your concerns.

We retain your information name, and possibly other personal information, such as mailing address, e-mail address or credit card number when appropriate. We may ask you to voluntarily provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experience with our products, and contact preferences. This information may be combined with information about you which we gathered from other sources. We use the information to design offers customized to your interests.

Who do you share my personal information with?

We do not sell your name or other private profile information to third parties, and do not intend to do so in the future. When you purchase services or products through ValleySpeak that are to be provided by another party, we share your information with the third-party so that the third-party can provide the services or products you requested. We may also receive information about you from the third-party providers.

We may share anonymous, aggregated information about all our users with third parties.

Please note that security regulations may require us to provide government agencies access to data you disclose to us.

How do we use cookies and similar technologies?

ValleySpeak uses cookies, tags, and other similar technologies to improve your experience on our site. These technologies allow us to recognize your preference information, keep track of your purchases and facilitate effective site administration. We use the information we collect to enhance your visit to the ValleySpeak web site(s) and provide you with information tailored to your needs.

You may elect to refuse cookies. Please refer to your browser Help instructions to learn more about cookies.

How does ValleySpeak support the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule?

If a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian may e-mail us, and we will remove the information and unsubscribe the child from any promotional contact opportunities.

How do I tell ValleySpeak that I don’t want to be contacted for promotional purposes?

We only send promotional e-mail messages to you if you have voluntarily provided us with your e-mail address. Occasionally, a third party will act on ValleySpeak’s behalf and send an e-mail message for ValleySpeak. You may request to be removed from ValleySpeak’s e-mail subscription list. If you have questions about removing your name from our subscription list, you may contact us by using the Contact page.

How do I update personal information such as my address?

We ask that you keep your information as up-to-date as possible so you may get the maximum benefit from the ValleySpeak web site.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each site that collects information from you. ValleySpeak’s Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by ValleySpeak on ValleySpeak.com and ValleySpeak.net.