Privacy Policy
Suburban Newspapers of America 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 Suburban Newspapers of America Web site and governs data
collection and usage. By using the Suburban Newspapers of America website, you consent
to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Suburban Newspapers of America collects personally identifiable information, such
as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Suburban
Newspapers of America 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 Suburban Newspapers of America. This information can include: your
IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses.
This information is used by Suburban Newspapers of America for the operation of
the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics
regarding use of the Suburban Newspapers of America Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Suburban Newspapers of America public message
boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
Suburban Newspapers of America encourages you to review the privacy statements of
Web sites you choose to link to from Suburban Newspapers of America so that you
can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Suburban
Newspapers of America is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content
on Web sites outside of the Suburban Newspapers of America and Suburban Newspapers
of America family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Suburban Newspapers of America collects and uses your personal information to operate
the Suburban Newspapers of America Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
Suburban Newspapers of America also uses your personally identifiable information
to inform you of other products or services available from Suburban Newspapers of
America and its affiliates. Suburban Newspapers of America may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential
new services that may be offered.
Suburban Newspapers of America does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to
third parties. Suburban Newspapers of America 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, Suburban Newspapers of America 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 Suburban
Newspapers of America, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of
your information.
Suburban Newspapers of America does not use or disclose sensitive personal information,
such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Suburban Newspapers of America keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers
visit within Suburban Newspapers of America. This data is used to deliver
customized content and advertising within Suburban Newspapers of America to customers
whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Suburban Newspapers of America 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 Suburban Newspapers of America or the site; (b) protect
and defend the rights or property of Suburban Newspapers of America; and, (c) act
under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Suburban
Newspapers of America, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Suburban Newspapers of America 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 Suburban Newspapers of America
pages, or register with Suburban Newspapers of America site or services, a cookie
helps Suburban Newspapers of America 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
Suburban Newspapers of America Web site, the information you previously provided
can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Suburban Newspapers of America 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 Suburban Newspapers of America services or Web sites
you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Suburban Newspapers of America 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
Suburban Newspapers of America will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy
to reflect company and customer feedback. Suburban Newspapers of America encourages
you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Suburban Newspapers
of America is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Suburban Newspapers of America welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of
Privacy. If you believe that Suburban Newspapers of America has not adhered to this
Statement, please contact Suburban Newspapers of America at
david.lee@suburban-news.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts
to promptly determine and remedy the problem.