Your privacy is important to us and PlatoandaPlatypus.com is committed to protecting it. We collect certain types of information about visitors to our websites, and here is an explanations about the types of information we gather and what we do with it. Information Collected by PlatoandaPlatypus.com.
PlatoandaPlatypus.com collects identifying information from users: personal data (such as names and e-mail addresses); and aggregated data (such as information about traffic patterns on our websites, for example how many users visit our websites on a daily basis). Personal Data
Personal data is collected when users voluntarily provide such information to PlatoandaPlatypus.com, for example in registering for electronic newsletters or other membership services, in answering surveys, and registering for online contests and other promotional opportunities provided by PlatoandaPlatypus.com or one of our imprints. Also, we collect the e-mail addresses of users who post messages to our message boards. Aggregated Information
Aggregated information, such as which pages users access or visit and information volunteered by users, such as survey information and/or site registrations, is collected through various methods. For example, PlatoandaPlatypus.com collects IP addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever one surfs the Internet. Web servers, the computers that "serve up" Web pages, automatically identify your computer by its IP address, and when you request a page from PlatoandaPlatypus.com, our servers log your IP address. PlatoandaPlatypus.com does not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, so although your session will be logged, you will remain anonymous to us.
Use of Cookies
PlatoandaPlatypus.com also uses "cookies" to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that most major Web sites write to your hard drive for record keeping purposes when you visit them. Cookies allow PlatoandaPlatypus.com to measure activity on our websites to improve your user experience. For example by remembering your passwords and viewing preferences, thus allowing you to visit various member-only parts of our websites without having to re-register. Cookies are used by PlatoandaPlatypus.com to measure activity on our websites to make improvements and updates based on which areas are popular and which are not. We do not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in a cookie. Except for personal information voluntarily provided by you (i.e., during membership registration or a contest), PlatoandaPlatypus.com does not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is that information shared with any third parties whatsoever.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some parts of our website(s), such as the member-only areas and shopping, contest and game areas, will not function properly if you do so.
Please remember that information posted to message boards becomes public information. We suggest using caution when posting. Users under the age of 18 should be especially careful not to provide any personally identifying information while using chat rooms or message boards. As set forth in PlatoandaPlatypus.com's "Terms and Conditions" of use, users of message boards must follow acceptable standards of behavior when posting messages online.
