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.

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