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This
privacy statement covers the Douglas Owner's Group web site at WWW.Douglas32.Com.
Because I want to demonstrate my commitment to our user's privacy,
I agree to disclose its information practices. If users have questions
or concerns regarding this statement, they should contact Bill Garlinghouse
at bghouse@covad.net.
Information
Collection
The only way I collect information is if you send it to me via snail
mail or email. I employ no methods of gathering information from
folks who surf this site.
Registration
I require no registration. If you want to share information about
you and your boat, it is entirely voluntary. I hope that you do.
Orders
I sell nothing, and therefore take no orders. If you follow a link
to another site that does take orders, consult that site's privacy
statement for what they do with your information.
Information
Use
Any information you provide will be posted only with your permission.
If I've posted something with which you are uncomfortable, tell
me and I'll fix it.
Profile
I store no information online - except what you see, nor do I create
profiles. I do keep the emails you send me. I never share any information
you provide me with third parties.
Cookies
I don't use them. If you follow a link to another site, they might.
However, I have no access to that information, or any control over
that.
Third
Party Advertising
I don't do advertising. Well, I guess that Amazon Associates thing
is a form of advertising. Certainly Amazon uses cookies. Consult
their privacy statement for details of how they collect information.
They share no personal information with me.
Log
Files
I don't use them.
Clear
Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in
function to cookies, and are sometimes used to track the online
movements of Web users - and sometimes just as a graphic design
trick to position page elements. The main difference between the
two is that clear gifs are invisible on the page and are much smaller,
about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. I don't
use them either. If I ever do, it would be as a design element.
Legal
Disclaimer
Though I make every effort to preserve user privacy, I may need
to disclose personal information if required by law, when I have
a good-faith belief that doing so is necessary to comply with a
current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served
on my Web site.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that
I am not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
I encourage you to become aware of their policys by reading the
privacy statements of each Web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this web site. And like I said - this site does not
collect information.
Message
Boards, Email Lists and Public Forums
While there are no message boards integral to this site, I did set
up an email listserve on SailNet, and I encourage users to join
it to share information with the rest of us. Please keep in mind
that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online
- for example on message boards or through e-mail - that information
can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting personal
information online that is publicly accessible, you may receive
unsolicited messages from other parties in return. If you are concerned
about what SailNet might gather, consult their
privacy notice.
Notification
of Changes
If I decide to change my privacy policy, I will post those changes
to this privacy statement and other places I deem appropriate so
users are always aware of any information I collect, how I use it,
and under what circumstances, if any, I disclose it.
Bill
Garlinghouse
"Station Omega"
Last
Updated:
June 15, 2002
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