K3C is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the K3C Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the K3C website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

K3C collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. K3C also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by K3C. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by K3C for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the K3C Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through K3C public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: K3C does not read any of your private online communications.

K3C encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from K3C so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. K3C is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the K3C and K3C family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

K3C collects and uses your personal information to operate the K3C Web site and deliver the services you have requested. K3C also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from K3C and its affiliates. K3C may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

K3C does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. K3C may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, K3C may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to K3C, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

K3C does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

K3C keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within K3C, in order to determine what K3C services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within K3C to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

K3C Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 K3C or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of K3C; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of K3C, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The K3C Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a 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. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize K3C pages, or register with K3C site or services, a cookie helps K3C to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same K3C Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the K3C 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 the K3C services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

K3C secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. K3C secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

K3C will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. K3C encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how K3C is protecting your information.

Contact Information

K3C welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that K3C has not adhered to this Statement, please contact K3C at fseap@k3c.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.