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Usage tracking
Reading Rugby tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our
sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data
about individual users.
Reading Rugby does break down overall usage statistics according
to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading
this information from the
browser string (information contained in every user's browser). Reading Rugby sometimes tracks and catalogs the search terms
that users enter in our Search function, but this tracking is
never associated with individual
users. We use tracking information to determine which areas of
our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those
areas. We do not track what
individual users read, but rather how well each page performs
overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for
you. |
SHARING OF THE
INFORMATION
Reading Rugby uses the above-described information to tailor our
content to suit your needs and help our advertisers better
understand our audience's demographics. This is essential to
keeping our service free. We will not share information about
individual users with any third party, except to comply with
applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal
safety of our users or the public. |
SECURITY
Reading Rugby operates secure data networks protected by
industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our
security and privacy policies are
periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only
authorized individuals have access to the information provided
by our customers.
OPT-OUT POLICY
We give users options wherever necessary and practical. Such
choices include:
Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.
Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which
completely alleviates the need to gather any personally
identifiable information from our users
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RIVACY
POLICY - COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
This site is owned and operated by Reading Rugby. Your
privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us.
At Reading Rugby, we want to make your
experience online satisfying and safe. Because we gather
certain types of information about our users, we feel you
should fully understand our policy and the terms and
conditions surrounding the capture and use of that
information. This privacy statement discloses what
information we gather and how we use it.
INFORMATION Reading Rugby GATHERS AND TRACKS
Reading Rugby gathers two types of information about users:
First, Information that users provide through optional,
voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to
receive our electronic newsletters, to participate in our
message boards or forums, and to email a friend. Second,
Information Reading Rugby gathers through aggregated
tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views
throughout our sites. This information allows us to better
tailor our content to readers' needs and to help our
advertisers and sponsors better understand the demographics
of our audience. Because Reading Rugby derives its revenue
mainly from sponsorships and advertising, providing such
aggregated demographic data is essential to keeping our
service free to users. Under no circumstances does Reading
Rugby divulge any information about an individual user to a
third party. |
Reading
Rugby Gathers User Information In The Following Processes:
Optional Voluntary Information
We offer the following free services, which require some
type of voluntary submission of personal information by
users:
1. Electronic newsletters policy (Dispatches)
We will offer a free electronic newsletter to users. Reading
Rugby gathers the email addresses of users who voluntarily
subscribe. Users may remove
themselves from this mailing list by following the link
provided in every newsletter that points users to the
subscription management page. Users can also
subscribe to the newsletters at the time of registration.
2. Message boards/forums policy
Users of the site's Message Boards and Forums must register
separately for these services (both are free of charge) in
order to post messages, although they
needn't register to visit the site. During registration the
user is required to supply a username, password, and email
address.
Children
Consistent with the Federal Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never
knowingly request personally identifiable information
from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental
consent.USE OF INFORMATION
Reading Rugby uses any information voluntarily given by our
users to enhance their experience in our network of sites,
whether to provide interactive or
personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare
future content based on the interests of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily
provide in order to send out electronic newsletters and to
enable users to participate in polls, surveys, message
boards, and forums. We send out newsletters to subscribers
on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter), and
occasionally send out special editions when we think
subscribers might be particularly interested in something we
are doing. Reading Rugby never shares newsletter mailing
lists with any third parties, including advertisers,
sponsors or partners.
When we use tracking information to determine which areas of
our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to
those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but
rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us
continue to build a better service for you. We track search
terms
entered in Search function as one of many measures of what
interests our users. But we don't track which terms a
particular user enters.
Reading Rugby creates aggregate reports on user demographics
and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners.
This allows our advertisers to advertise more effectively,
and allows our users to receive advertisements that are
pertinent to their needs. Because we don't track the usage
patterns of individual users, an advertiser or sponsor will
never know that a specific user clicked their ad. We will
not disclose any information about any individual user
except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process
or to protect the personal safety of our users or the
public.
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Reading Rugby. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. |
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