PRIVACY, THE INTERNET, AND THE INDIALIAISON.COM

The Internet allows us to share a wealth of information one with another. Sharing information about the law, for example, is the primary purpose of indialiaison.com. Unfortunately, the Internet may also be used to share personal details about individuals that they don't want everyone to know. For example, one's real name (lots of people on the Internet use aliases, alter egos or nicknames), street address, phone number, or e-mail address. Also, for example, when you go online, sites you visit may be gathering information about you --- without your knowledge.

THE INDIALIAISON.COM POLICY

indialiaison.com's policy is to respect and protect the privacy of our visitors. indialiaison.com will not willfully disclose individually identifiable information about its visitors to any third party without first receiving that visitor's permission. This policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it. Using the Internet should be an informative and enjoyable experience and we want to help you make it so.

indialiaison.com shares information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. However, in most cases, we talk about our visitors in aggregate, not as individuals. For example, we will say indialiaison.com's audience is x percent females and y percent males. This data is used to customize indialiaison.com content and advertising for our visitors.

There are cases where indialiaison.com may ask you for personal information such as your name or address. We do this when you register for contests/promotions or services that require registration or subscription (for example, chat). indialiaison.com needs to collect this information for fulfilling prizes, tracking/verifying compliance with indialiaison.com policies as well as federal, state and local laws and/or for editorial and feedback solicitation purposes. When we intend to use your personal information, we tell you up front. This way you can decide whether you want to give us the information or not. For example, we may want to post the names of contest winners on our site or send you materials via e-mail or regular mail at your request. In case you change your mind or some personal information may change (such as your marital status), we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove the personal data you give us.

Policies Regarding Children

indialiaison.com encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate in the activities offered on the sites. No information should be submitted to or posted at indialiaison.com by visitors under 18 years of age without the consent of their parent or guardian.

Unless otherwise disclosed during collection, indialiaison.com does not distribute any individually personally identifying information, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. All registrants receive e-mail confirming their Registration. No information collected from guests under 18 years of age is used for any marketing or promotional purposes whatsoever, either inside or outside indialiaison.com except as explicitly stated during registration for contests or promotions.

Although guests under 18 years of age are allowed to participate in contests and promotions, if such a guest wins, notification and prizes are sent to the parents or guardians identified in the initial registration process. Publication of contest winners names and ages for individuals under 18 require parental or guardian consent during contest registration.

Use of Cookies

Upon your first visit to indialiaison.com, indialiaison.com sends a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a file that identifies you as a unique user. It stores personal preferences and user data (such as your zip code used at the "Consumer Law Guide" so we know which state law will be generally applicable to your inquiry). In no way does this tell us that you are "Sarah Jones."

indialiaison.com has two primary uses for its cookies. First, we use them to specify unique facts. For example, in indialiaison.com's Consumer Law Guide, visitors can specify their zip code. This way you don't have to tell us over and over again which jurisdiction you want to apply to a given inquiry. Secondly, we use cookies to track user trends and patterns. This helps us better understand and improve areas of the indialiaison.com service that our visitors find valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of a "cookie," visitors to indialiaison.com should have the option of disabling cookies through their browser preferences.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of the indialiaison.com service may not function properly if you refuse cookies. For example, without cookies, you may not be able to set customized searches in our law guides, set personalized news preferences, or set other customized preferences on the indialiaison.com site.

Links to Other Sites

Visitors should be aware that when you are on indialiaison.com, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are thousands of links to other sites from indialiaison.com pages that take you outside our service. We believe this is one of the strengths of our site. But, if you "click" on a banner advertisement or a indialiaison.com search link, the "click" takes you off the indialiaison.com site. This includes links from advertisers, law guide sponsors and partners that may use indialiaison.com's logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to visitors, collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware of where you are at all times!
Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online --- for example, via message boards or chat --- that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While indialiaison.com strives to protect its user's personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online and you do so at your own risk.

indialiaison.com's policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond indialiaison.com's control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.

We reserve the right at our discretion to make changes to this policy at any time. Please review this page periodically for changes.
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