We, the Operators of this Website, provide it as a public service to our users.
Your privacy is important to the us. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized online experience that provides you with the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you.  This Privacy Policy has been written to describe the conditions under which this web site is being made available to you. The Privacy Policy discusses, among other things, how data obtained during your visit to this web site may be collected and used.  We strongly recommend that you read the Privacy Policy carefully. By using this web site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. 
If you do not accept the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the web site or any materials obtained from it.  If you are dissatisfied with the web site, by all means contact us; otherwise, your only recourse is to disconnect from this site and refrain from visiting the site in the future. The process of maintaining a web site is an evolving one, and the Operators may decide at some point in the future, without advance notice, to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy.  Your use of the web site, or materials obtained from the web site, indicates your assent to the Privacy Policy at the time of such use.  The effective Privacy Policy will be posted on the web site, and you should check upon every visit for any changes.

Sites Covered by this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all the Operators' maintained web sites, domains, information portals, and registries.

Children’s Privacy

You must be 13 years of age to register an account on this website.  The Operators are committed to protecting the privacy needs of children, and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests.  The Operators do not intentionally collect information from minors, and the Operators do not target its web site to children.  If a user reveals that they are under 13 years of age, the account will be deleted immediately in order to comply with COPPA laws.

Links to Non-Operators' Web Sites

The Operators's web sites may provide links to third-party web sites for the convenience of our users. If you access those links, you will leave the Operators'ss web site. the Operators do not control these third-party websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with this Privacy Policy. For example, other web sites may collect or use personal information about you in a manner different from that described in this document. 
Therefore, you should use other web sites with caution, and you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any web site before submitting personal information.

Types of Information We Collect

*Personal Information:
Personal information is information that is associated with your personal identity. Information you provide on Operators's registration page is used to create a member account to use this website. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages will include an e-mail address, user ID, and a password.  By providing us with your personal information on the membership application, you expressly consent to our storing and processing for these purposes.

*Non-Personal Information:
Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not directly associated with a specific personal identity.  The Operators may collect and analyze non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Operators web sites.

*Aggregate Information:
The Operators may gather aggregate information, which refers to information your computer automatically provides to us and that cannot be tied back to you as a specific individual.  Examples include, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet.  For example, when you request a page from one of our sites, our servers log your IP address for purposes of system administration.

*Log Files:
Every time you request or download a file from the web site, the Operators may store data about these events and your IP address in a log file.  The Operators may use this information to analyze trends, administer the web site, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use or for other business purposes.

*Cookies:
Our site may use a feature of your browser to set a “cookie” on your computer. 
Cookies are small packets of information that a web site’s computer stores on your computer.  The Operators's web sites can then read the cookies whenever you visit our site.  We may use cookies in a number of ways, such as to save your login token so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.  These cookies allow us to use the information we collect to customize your experience so that your visit to our site is as relevant and as valuable to you as possible.  Most browser software can be set up to deal with cookies. You may modify your browser preference to provide you with choices relating to cookies. 
You have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set or to reject all cookies.  If you choose to reject cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our web site may not work properly, and you will have to login manually with each visit.  Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar.  We do not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information without your permission.

Third Party Advertisers

In order to continue to provide a free service, this website will use third party ads to help pay server costs. 
These third parties may collect information about you and your online activities, either on the Site or on other websites, through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies in an effort to understand your interests and deliver to you advertisements that are tailored to your interests. 
Some of the advertisements you see on the Site are selected and delivered by third parties, such as ad networks, advertising agencies, advertisers, and audience segment providers. 
These third parties may offer you a way to choose not to have your information used for advertising purposes. 
If you choose to block ads, revenue to support server costs will be diminished, and we encourage users to follow this procedure instead:

For example, some of these companies are members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI"), which provides a single location where you can opt out of receiving targeted ads from member companies. 
To opt out, please visit the NAI's website at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. 
Please note that if you choose to opt out of having your information used to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests, you will continue to see advertisements on the Site, but these advertisements may not be as relevant to you. 

How We Use Your Information

The Operators may use non-personal data that is aggregated for reporting about the Operators's web site usability, performance, and effectiveness.  It may be used to improve the experience, usability, and content of the site. The Operators may use personal information to provide services that support the activities of the Operators's members and their collaboration on the Operators'ss standards and projects.  When accessing the Operators'ss members-only web pages, your personal user information may be tracked by the Operators in order to ensure authorized access.

Payment processing services may be provided by a third-party payment service, and a management company external to the Operators may provide support for the financial activities of the Operators. the Operators may share your personal information with its partners to facilitate these transactions.

Information Sharing

The Operators do not sell, rent, or lease any individual’s personal information or lists of email addresses to anyone for marketing purposes, and we take commercially reasonable steps to maintain the security of this information. 
However, the Operators reserve the right to supply any such information to any organization into which the Operators may merge in the future or to which it may make any transfer in order to enable a third party to continue its services.  We also reserve the right to release personal information to protect our systems or business, when we reasonably believe you to be in violation of our Terms of Use or if we reasonably believe you to have initiated or participated in any illegal activity.  In addition, please be aware that in certain circumstances, the Operators may be obligated to release your personal information pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or other orders.

Please remember that any information (including personal information) that you disclose in public areas of our web site, such as forums, chat, or even private messages, becomes public information that others may collect, circulate, and use.  Because we cannot and do not control the acts of others, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose information about yourself or others in public forums such as these.  We discourage the sharing of personal identifying information on our public pages.

Given the international scope of the Operators website, personal information may be visible to persons outside your country of residence, including to persons in countries that your own country’s privacy laws and regulations deem deficient in ensuring an adequate level of protection for such information.  If you are unsure whether this Privacy Policy is in conflict with applicable local rules, you should not submit your information. If you are located within the European Union, you should note that your information will be transferred to the United States, which is deemed by the European Union to have inadequate data protection. Nevertheless, in accordance with local laws implementing European Union Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 (“EU Privacy Directive”) on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, individuals located in countries outside of the United States of America who submit personal information do thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to its transfer to and/or storage in the United States of America.

If you do not want your personal information collected and used by the Operators, please do not visit the Operators'ss web site or apply for membership of any of the Operators' websites or email lists.

Security

The Operators make every effort to protect personal information by users of the web site, and the personal information you submit for registration is not publically displayed, but only used for account creation purposes.  No server, however, is 100% secure, and you should take this into account when submitting personal or confidential information about yourself on any web site, including this one. 
The Operator assumes no liability for the interception, alteration, or misuse of the information you provide.  You alone are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information.  Please use care when accessing this web site and when you provide personal information.

Opting Out

From time to time the Operators may email you electronic newsletters, announcements, surveys or other information.  If you prefer not to receive any or all of these communications, you may opt out by following the directions provided within the electronic newsletters and announcements.