Privacy Policy

VINYL NEWS SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Vinyl News Service Web Site and governs data collection and usage. BY USING THE VINYL NEWS SERVICE WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE DATA PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS STATEMENT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.  YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS ALSO SUBJECT TO OUR WEB SITE TERMS OF USE.

Collection of Your Personal Information

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. may collect personally identifiable information in connection with your use of this Web Site, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Vinyl Institute, Inc. may also collect 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 the Vinyl News Service Web Site. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web Site addresses. This information is used by The Vinyl Institute, Inc. for the operation of the Vinyl News Service Web Site, to maintain quality of the Web Site, and to provide general statistics regarding Use of the Vinyl News Service Web Site.

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web Sites you choose to link to from the Vinyl News Service Web Site so that you can understand how those Web Sites collect, use and share your information.  The Vinyl Institute, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web Sites not owned by The Vinyl Institute, Inc..

Use of Your Personal Information

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. collects and uses your personal information to operate the Vinyl News Service Web Site and deliver the services you have requested. The Vinyl Institute, Inc. may also use your personally identifiable information to respond to your questions or requests for information and inform you of other products or services available from The Vinyl Institute, Inc. that may be of interest to you. The Vinyl Institute, Inc. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. The Vinyl Institute will use your e-mail address to send you news releases and other information only if you sign up to receive such information by clicking on the “Join VNS” link.

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. does not sell, rent or lease its mailing lists to third parties. The Vinyl Institute, Inc. 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, The Vinyl Institute, Inc. 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 The Vinyl Institute, Inc., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

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

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. keeps track of the pages being visited within Vinyl News Service to determine what Vinyl News Service information is the most popular.

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. reserves the right to disclose your personal information, without notice, if The Vinyl Institute, Inc. has reason to  believe that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Vinyl Institute, Inc.; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Vinyl Institute, Inc.; (c) protect the personal safety of users of Vinyl News Service Web Site, or the public; or (d) investigate violations of the Vinyl News Service Web Site Terms of Use.

Use of Cookies

The Vinyl News Service Web Site may 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. 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 Vinyl News Service Web Site pages, or register with the Vinyl News Service Web Site or services, a cookie helps Vinyl News Service 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 Vinyl News Service Web Site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Vinyl News Service 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 Vinyl News Service services or Web Sites you visit.

Changes to this Statement

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. may update, change, or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and from time to time.  Such changes will take effect upon posting.  The Vinyl Institute, Inc. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Vinyl Institute, Inc. is protecting your information.  Your continued use of the Vinyl News Service Web Site after any such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of such modifications and your agreement to abide and be bound by such modified terms.

Contact Information

The Vinyl Institute, Inc. welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. You may contact us at info@vinylnewsservice.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Dated: May 2008